Time to fatten up the natives and get 'em drunk, too!
'Tis officially the season for all things sweet and tasty.
Girl Scouts have magically appeared outside many stores this past week, plying their wares liked seasoned hucksters, but they are mere harbingers of tonight's ArtCentric benefit at CH2M Hill's Alumni Center -- Chocolate Fantasy and Art Auction. From 7 to 10:30 p.m., you could be munching on creations by New Morning Bakery, Burst's Candies, Le Patissier and Kekau Chocolate. Plus, they serve wine and you can wander around bidding on the work of local artists. There is still time to pick up advance tickets and save yourself $15 off the $50 door price.
Next weekend, tummies still recovering from the chocolate orgy, you can drive the hour over to Newport for the annual Seafood and Wine Festival. Leave the kids at home, as you have to be 21 to get in. However, please be aware that just up the road, at Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City, Foreigner is performing on both February 24th and 25th. Don't indulge to the point of thinking that seeing them in person is a good idea.
Then, on March 4th, what might just be my favorite foodie event of the year, except that it's more of a wino event: Rhapsody in the Vineyard. For $5, you get a wine glass and ID bracelet and you can wander downtown, from store to store, drinking wines from various vineyards. (To whomever came up with this idea, I love you. Call me.) Last year, after the Inkwell store ran out of the official souvenir wine glasses, they started handing out their crystal. I ended that night drinking a glass of pinot noir in Robnett's Hardware store, giggling about police tape and power tools.
Girl Scouts have magically appeared outside many stores this past week, plying their wares liked seasoned hucksters, but they are mere harbingers of tonight's ArtCentric benefit at CH2M Hill's Alumni Center -- Chocolate Fantasy and Art Auction. From 7 to 10:30 p.m., you could be munching on creations by New Morning Bakery, Burst's Candies, Le Patissier and Kekau Chocolate. Plus, they serve wine and you can wander around bidding on the work of local artists. There is still time to pick up advance tickets and save yourself $15 off the $50 door price.
Next weekend, tummies still recovering from the chocolate orgy, you can drive the hour over to Newport for the annual Seafood and Wine Festival. Leave the kids at home, as you have to be 21 to get in. However, please be aware that just up the road, at Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City, Foreigner is performing on both February 24th and 25th. Don't indulge to the point of thinking that seeing them in person is a good idea.
Then, on March 4th, what might just be my favorite foodie event of the year, except that it's more of a wino event: Rhapsody in the Vineyard. For $5, you get a wine glass and ID bracelet and you can wander downtown, from store to store, drinking wines from various vineyards. (To whomever came up with this idea, I love you. Call me.) Last year, after the Inkwell store ran out of the official souvenir wine glasses, they started handing out their crystal. I ended that night drinking a glass of pinot noir in Robnett's Hardware store, giggling about police tape and power tools.
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