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Greetings from the Wine Cellar: Father’s Day is this coming Sunday, June 17th, and we all know he’s hard to buy for.  Oddsare he would really enjoy a nice bottle of wine from the Wine Cellar.  Or how about a gift certificate?  That’s even easier.  I’m just sayin…  And speaking of Father’s Day, my neighbor…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: Yes, it is summer in Yuma.  It’s finally upon us.  But there are still things to do, especially here in Old Town.  For example:  this Friday, June 8th, NexGen Yuma (Yuma’s young professionals organization) presents their Summer Kick-Off “Movie and a Beer” series with a free screening of the cinematic classic…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: It’s officially summer in Yuma, and as always the Yuma Art Center / Historic Yuma Theatre (254 S. Main St.) has arranged for a six-pack to help you through the hot weather.  That would be the 2012 “Summer Six Pack” of great entertainment in historic downtown Yuma.  The Old Town…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This Friday, May 18th, Historic Downtown Yuma will be the scene of another North End Art Walk.  The Art Walk is a recurring event involving local artists, downtown merchants and property owners and the City of Yuma’s Arts and Culture Commission. As many as 50 artists will team up with…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Just a quick reminder that this Saturday evening, May 12th, Planned Pethood of Yuma  presents their 4th Annual Yappy Hour Wine Tasting here at the Old Town Wine Cellar from 6:00 to 9:00 PM.  Planned Pethood is a local non-profit, all-volunteer organization that raises funds to support spay/neuter services…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: Spring concert alert:  This Saturday, May 5th at 7:00PM, the Yuma Orchestra Association presents “Orchestral Classics” at downtown’s Historic Yuma Theatre (254 S. Main Street).  Musical selections will include Beethoven’s “Symphony #3,” Sibelius’ “Finlandia,” Faure’s “Pavane,” Grieg’s “Holberg Suite” and traditional folk songs.  Tickets are available in advance at the…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: April is disappearing quickly, so I want to give everyone out there a little advance notice about this year’s Yappy Hour.  In just a little over two weeks from now, on Saturday evening, May 12th, Planned Pethood of Yuma will present the 4thAnnual Yappy Hour Wine Tasting Event here at…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: It’s almost here!  The Wine Cellar’s upcoming first-ever beer tasting takes place this Saturday, April 21st, from 2:00 to 6:00 PM.  We’ll be sampling at least six of our world-class foreign and domestic brews (and maybe even more) along with plenty of food to go with them.  The cost for…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: Everyone is pressing me for more details about the Wine Cellar’s upcoming first-ever beer tasting next week, so here’s what we’ve got so far.  The tasting will go from 2:00 to 6:00 PM Saturday, April 21st, with six of our world-class brews on offer along with an array of beer-friendly…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   I want to give everyone a little advance notice this week about the 2012 Taste of Fine Art.  On Friday evening, March 30th, Yuma Fine Arts Association presents their 9th annual wine tasting extravaganza from 6:00 to 9:00 PM in the beautiful Art Center Museum located in the Yuma…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This area’s premier homegrown celebration, Yuma Lettuce Days kicks off this weekend at the Yuma Quartermaster Depot Historic Park on the Yuma riverfront.  This year’s event features the green theme “from our fields to  your table.” Hours have been expanded to run from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM Saturday and…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: Happy Arizona Centennial!  100 years of statehood as of today, February 14th, 2012, aka St. Valentine’s Day.   Here’s hoping the second hundred years are even better for our great state. Mardi Gras alert:  I want to let everyone know that the Fort Yuma Rotary Club’s annual Mardi Gras Block Party…