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Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   A few miscellaneous notes post-holiday weekend to start off what will hopefully be a pleasant and mellow September here in the desert Southwest, at least with respect to the weather:   After a few weeks delay, the city has gotten around to closing off 3rd Street between Gila and…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This Friday evening, August 31st, the Yuma Jazz Company Quintet will liven things up down the street at Lutes’ Casino with the final installment of the 2018 Lutes’ Summer Jazz Series.  The Quintet’s special guest performer will be vocalist Jennifer Wayman, who has performed locally with the Arizona Western…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Road Work Update (hopefully the last one):  I’m happy to announce that Maiden Lane, the street directly east of the Wine Cellar which most folks use to access the public parking lots behind the Cellar, is now finished and paved and was open to traffic as of last week. …

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   We’re in the home stretch of summer in Yuma – we know that because the first Block Party of the season in Historic Downtown will take place this Friday evening, August 17th from 6-10 PM.  Celebrate the Heat on Yuma’s Main Street!, put on by Yuma Heritage Festivals, is…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   All this week, Tuesday August 7th through Saturday the 11th, The Yuma Art Center here in the heart of Historic Downtown (254 S. Main Street) and The Humane Society of Yuma present Pawblo Pawcasso, an Animal Art Experience.  It’s a unique dog-friendly exhibition that will feature artwork just for…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   ROADWORK UPDATE:  The city had indeed now closed off Maiden Lane between the Wine Cellar and the public parking lots (east side), and is currently digging big holes in the street.  Hey, it’s infrastructure.  As promised, they have provided for a pedestrian crossing through the barricades, which I had…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   As we endure levels of summer heat lately that are downright breathtaking, even by Yuma standards, I wanted to pass the word about a great way to beat the heat for at least a little while by enjoying a nice cold brew in our nice cool Wine Cellar.   This…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   The Lutes’ Summer Jazz Series is back on again this week just down the street at Lutes’ Casino (221 S. Main), with the Yuma Jazz Company Quintet in concert Friday evening from 7-9 PM.  This week’s show features another “Trumpet Summit” with guest performances by Randy Wright, Amanda Dallabetta,…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Road Work Alert:  The City of Yuma has notified affected downtown businesses that beginning this week, Maiden Lane (the street immediately between the Wine Cellar and the large public parking lots behind the shop) will be CLOSED to vehicular traffic between 2nd and 3rd Streets until the end of…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Just a quick update this week to let everyone know that the Wine Cellar will be CLOSED on Wednesday, July 4th for the Independence Day holiday.  Therefore, this month’s Wine, Women & Networking event normally held on the first Wednesday of the month will be postponed to the following…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Summer is flying by – the 4th of July holiday rolls around next week.  This year the 4th falls on Wednesday, making it a bit tougher to work into a weekend summer getaway but still a fine occasion to do some backyard grilling, enjoy some nice wines and craft…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   The Lutes’ Summer Jazz Series continues this week just down the street at Lutes’ Casino (221 S. Main) with the Yuma Jazz Company Quintet in concert Friday evening at 7 PM.  This week’s show will feature a “Trumpet Summit” with guest performances by Amanda Dallabetta, Michael Harig, Bryan Stewart…