Today is the last day to get the advance ticket price of $15.00 for Historic Downtown North Wilkesboro’s (HDTNW) Fourth Annual Shine to Wine Festival to be held in North Wilkesboro on Tenth Street, between Main and D Streets, on Saturday, May 3rd from 12pm – 6pm. Tickets can be purchased online until 11:59pm today to get the advance ticket price.
General admission is FREE, and wine tastings are only $15 in advance until April 25; after April 25, the price is only $20!!
This year's event will feature 15 area wineries. They are Allison Oaks Vineyards, Benny Parsons Rendezvous Ridge, Brushy Mountain Winery, Cerminaro Vineyard, Chateau Laurinda Vineyards, Childress Vineyards, Duplin Winery, Ginger Creek Vineyards, Lake James Cellar Winery, Native Vines Winery, Stony Knoll Vineyards, Thistle Meadow Winery, Uwharrie Vineyards, Weathervane Winery, and WoodMill Winery.
Festival goers can purchase Tasting Tickets that will allow them to sample wines from each of the vineyards and wineries. Ticket holders will also receive a souvenir Shine to Wine wine glass. Tasting Tickets are just $15 in advance. Advance tickets can be purchased at Ivy Ridge Traditions at 813 Main Street, North Wilkesboro; Four Oaks Wine at 310 9th Street, North Wilkesboro; Key City Grille at 211 10th Street, North Wilkesboro; Applewood Bistro at 3600 W NC Hwy 268, Wilkesboro; Holiday Inn Express at 1700 Winkler Street, Wilkesboro; Vintage Home at 107 West Main Street, Wilkesboro; and online at www.DowntownNorthWilkesboro.com.
Along with showcasing North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County and the burgeoning wine industry in our area, this year’s event will feature a unique Culinary Chef Challenge, where regional chefs representing surrounding restaurants will compete for the title of Best Chef, as well as other prizes to be determined. These chefs will display their cooking and presentation talents for a jury of judges and critics.
We are currently selling raffle tickets to the public for the exciting opportunity to be one of 3 (three) People's Choice judges for the competition. The People's Choice judges will get to taste the foods from all the chefs and decide which is the winner for the People's Choice award. If you are a food connoisseur, this competition is right up your alley!.
Raffle tickets are $1 and available at the HDTNW office at 207 Tenth Street, North Wilkesboro. The drawing will be held at 12:30 on the festival day. Gate opens at 12 noon. Must be present and show ticket to win. Chef awards will be given at the finale of the competition.
There will also be free musical performances throughout the entire festival by The Brooks Wood Band, Matt Bizzell and the Red Belly Dance, and Neu-Tan! These bands are sponsored in part by Grassroots funding from the NC Arts Council, a state agency through the Cultural Arts Council of Wilkes, the local arts council. The scheduled time slot for each performance is as follows: 12 Noon - Neu Tan, a jazz band from Statesville; 2:00 - Matt Bizzell and the RedBelly Dance, back by popular demand. They have a contemporary style of original music that everyone is sure to enjoy; and 4:00 - Brooks Wood Band, this band creates a unique blend of music by moving across genres.
Local and regional artists will display and sell their arts and crafts during this year's festival. Merchandise will include arts, crafts, clothing, wine racks, food and more. Anyone interested in being an arts/crafts vendor or food vendor, may contact our office at 336-667-4875. Deadline to apply is March 31, 2008.
Gold Medal sponsor for the event is Wilkes Regional Medical Center. Silver Medal sponsor is Keowee Land & Development. Bronze Medal sponsors are Four Oaks Wine, Brame-Huie Pharmacy, Midtown Plaza Shopping Center, TW Stamper Construction, and GoWilkes.com.
For more information, visit us online at www.DowntownNorthWilkesboro.com or call 336-667-4875.
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