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Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Memorial Day Weekend is past, so I guess summer in Yuma is really and truly here.  But that doesn’t mean things are slowing down here in Old Town!  For instance, this Friday, May 31st, the NexGen Leadership Council is putting on another “Movie & a Beer Night” at the…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Time  marches on, and before you know it another holiday weekend is upon us.  As for instance this week, which brings us Memorial Day Weekend of 2013.  Lots of folks take off for the long weekend, but plenty more stay around town, get together with friends and family and…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This Friday, May 17th, The North End Art Walk strolls back into Historic Downtown Yuma with another fun and eclectic evening of experiencing the best of local Yuma artists.  Over 30 galleries, businesses and studios are participating in this year’s North End Art Walk.  It’s a recurring event involving local…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: National Train Day will be observed Saturday, May 11th, and this historic railroad town will be celebrating with its own event at the Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park (201 N. 4th Avenue).  It will be the 6th annual nationwide celebration of National Train Day in the United States, but…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This Saturday, May 4th, Historic Downtown Yuma will host Cinco de Mayo Menos Uno.  The Main Street Plaza will have bands, food vendors, salsa and flan contests, and of course a beer garden.  The festivities get started at 5:00 PM and keep going until 11:00.  Also Saturday evening at 7:00 PM, the…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: In addition to our ever-popular Thursday & Friday wine tastings, this week the Old Town Wine Cellar will offer another of our occasional Saturday beer tastings.  We’ll pour a selection of our more than 50 great imported beers & ales and American craft brews, commencing at 2:00 PM and continuing…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This Saturday, April 20th, the Yuma Art Center hosts ARTbeat 6, a juried art show and sale here in Old Town on the Main Street Plaza.  ARTbeat is an eclectic mixture of recognized and emerging local, regional and international artists who work in a variety of artistic mediums and styles,…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This Saturday, April 13th at 7:00 PM, the Historic Yuma Theatre (254 S. Main Street) presents FATS: A Salute to Fats Domino.  According to the press release:  “Internationally known pianist, singer and recording artist Eric-Jan Overbeek (aka Mr. Boogie Woogie) brings his salute to the music of the legendary Fats Domino…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: It’s springtime in Yuma, and the weather’s glorious!  That’s something to celebrate, and the best way to do that is to come down to Old Town Thursday or Friday and sample some of the great new wines that have come in to the Wine Cellar this year (at least that’s…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This Saturday, March 30th, the City of Yuma, Yuma Heritage Festivals and downtown merchants present the 2nd Annual “Lettuce Entertain You” festival in Historic Downtown Yuma.  This basically wraps up another great winter season here in Old Town, and it’s going to be a fun day filled with music, dance…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: A couple of fun options are on the table this weekend here in Old Town Yuma as we enjoy another beautiful spring in the desert:  On Saturday, March 23rd, Yuma Parks & Rec is offering canoe trips on the Colorado River.  The trips commence at 9:00 AM at Gateway Park…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: St. Patty’s Day arrives this weekend, and doubtless a few parties will result.  One of particular note here in the Old Town area will take place Saturday evening, March 16th at the Pivot Point Conference Center adjacent to the Riverfront Hilton Garden Inn, when Yuma Rotary presents their annual St.…