Jersey Shore Wine Festival: June 2-3
The event runs each day from 12 noon to 5 pm; admission is $15 in advance or $20 at the gate for adults 21 years and older. A two-day ticket option is also available. Those under 21 years of age or designated drivers are free. The Jersey Shore Wine Festival is sponsored by TD Bank and O'Meara Financial Planners.
The centerpiece of the festival will be wine tasting by 10 New Jersey wineries from around the state; participating wineries include Auburn Road Vineyards, Cava Winery, Cream Ridge Winery, DiMatteo Vineyards, Four Sisters Winery, Plagido's Winery, Tomasello Winery, Unionville Vineyards, Valenzano Winery, and Wagonhouse Winery.
Each paid admission includes a commemorative wine glass to use for the tasting.
Advance tickets are now on sale and can be purchased in-person at the BlueClaws Box Office or on the phone at 732-901-7000 option 2.
Attendees can sample each of the varieties that the wineries have available and purchase individual bottles or cases on the spot. Festival goers are also encouraged to bring lawn chairs or a blanket to sit and enjoy the live bands lined up for the event.
The Saturday stage will feature Dave Clive and the Nawlins Funk Band. A veteran of the New York music scene for more than 25 years, Clive has performed and/or recorded with Iguazu, The Impalas, Paquito D'Rivera, Neil Diamond and many others. He is currently on the music faculty at both Wagner College and the College of Staten Island. The band also features veteran singer/guitarist John Putnam, bassist Jeff Philips, pianist Frank Antico and saxophonist Mike Trombeta.
Performing Sunday will be singer/songwriter Eryn Shewell and her five piece band. Shewell is well known on the local club scene, performing regularly throughout the shore and at the Highlands Jazz & Blues festival. She also has two albums and is working on her third. Sunday afternoon will feature the blues/soul sound of The Christopher Dean Band. Both lead singer/guitarist Christopher Dean and his brother, bassist David Foti have spent time touring world-wide with Mississippi blues man Big Jack Johnson and The Oilers. Dean decided to go solo with his own band, and enjoys success touring the East Coast. The Christopher Dean Band has produced three albums which have been well received in the blues community.
A portion of the proceeds from the festival will benefit Sylvia's Children, a 501(c)3. Sylvia's Children was founded in 2003 after Sylvia Allen returned from a humanitarian trip to Uganda, Africa. The children at the Mbiriizi Primary School "adopted" her as their honorary grandmother. Allen saw the ravages the AIDS pandemic had on the community and was compelled to help her newly adopted grandchildren. She founded Sylvia's Children to feed, clothe and house orphans in Masaka and provide education for as many children as possible. For more information please visit www.sylviaschildren.org.
Tickets to all 2012 BlueClaws home games are now on sale with Opening Day for the team's 12th season which starts on April 12th.
The BlueClaws have led the South Atlantic League and New Jersey in attendance in all 11 years of existence. For more information or to order tickets, call 732-901-7000 or visit BlueClaws.com.
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