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Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This Friday evening, July 22nd, the Yuma Jazz Company Quintet gets together again just down the street at Lutes’ Casino with the fifth installment of the 2016 Lutes’ Summer Jazz Series.  The special guest performer this time will be trumpeter Brian Stewart.  Brian has played with a number of…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   We here at the Wine Cellar will be the first to admit that as we advance further into July, days here in Yuma tend to get REALLY hot.  But a good way to actually enjoy our local summer and not completely wilt from the heat is to consider doing…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This coming Saturday, July 9th, the Old Town Wine Cellar will present another of our celebrated Saturday Afternoon Beer Tastings.  We’ll get things started at noon and go all the way until 6PM, with a selection of our extensive lineup of great American craft beers and imported brews available…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Fourth of July Weekend 2016 is coming up on us fast, and I just want to let everyone know that for once, there will be no changes to make note of for the Wine Cellar.  July Fourth falls on Monday this year, when the Cellar is closed as a…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Just a quick note this week about a temporary change in business hours here at the Old Town Wine Cellar that will be in effect from Friday, June 17th through the following Thursday, June 23rd.  The Wine Cellar will be open from 1PM to 7PM, rather than our normal…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This Friday evening, June 10th, the Yuma Jazz Company Quintet will stir things up just down the street at Lutes’ Casino with the second installment of the 2016 Lutes’ Summer Jazz Series.  This time the Quintet’s special guest will be vocalist Jennifer Wayman.  Jennifer has performed locally with the…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This first week of June kicks off here in Historic Downtown Yuma with a “non-St. Paddy’s Day” performance on Friday, June 3rd by local favorites the Chuckawalla Rhythm Kings just down the street at Lutes’ Casino (221 S. Main St.).  Most folks think “Irish music” when it comes to…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Memorial Day Weekend is almost upon us, heralding the beginning of our renowned summer season here in Yuma, and once again the Yuma Jazz Company is all set to jazz up the summer here in Historic Downtown with the 4th Lutes’ Summer Jazz Series.  As always, the summer series…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This coming Saturday, May 21st, the Old Town Wine Cellar will present another Saturday Afternoon Beer Tasting.  The tasting fee is just $5, and all of the beers will be available by the glass.  We’ll go from noon to 6 PM, so make your way down to Old Town…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This Saturday, May 14th, the Yuma Orchestra Association is will present the “Orchestral Classics” Concert at downtown’s Historic Yuma Theatre (254 Main Street) in celebration of their 40th Anniversary season.  This live performance of great classical music will feature Yuma’s String Ambassadors groups and the Yuma Civic Orchestra, conducted by…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This Thursday, May 5th, we’re celebrating National Nurses Week at the Wine Cellar with a special invitation to all of the dedicated and hardworking nurses here in Yuma to enjoy our wine tasting free of charge from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, courtesy of Yuma Investment Group, a locally owned,…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   We thought we’d do another of our occasional Saturday Afternoon Beer Tastings this week, but then just in time we found out that the Fort Yuma Rotary Club is putting on their 3rd Annual Penitentiary Pint Fest at the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park right here in Historic…