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Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This Saturday evening, December 8th, Yuma’s Yuletide season officially gets underway with the 10th annual Dorothy Young Memorial Electric Light Parade.  As in years past, the parade kicks off at 6:00 PM at 10th St. & 3rd Avenue, and makes its way downtown via Orange Avenue and Giss Parkway to…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This Friday, November 30th, Arizona Classical Ballet will do their part to get you in the holiday spirit with a presentation of A Christmas Carol at the Historic Yuma Theatre here in Old Town.  The classic story is enlivened with ballet, live voice and strings.  I probably don’t need to…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: Just a reminder to everyone this week that the Old Town Wine Cellar will be closed this Thursday, November 22nd, which is of course Thanksgiving Day.  We’ll be back open for business as usual on Friday and Saturday, so come by the Cellar and get an early start on your…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: Plenty happening here in Old Town this week:  Friday, November 17th, Historic Downtown Yuma will be the scene of yet another North End Art Walk.  It’s a recurring downtown event featuring Yuma-area artists, downtown merchants & property owners and the City of Yuma’s Arts & Culture Commission, with up to…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: Interesting happenings lately in our beautiful Paseo here in Old Town:  my good friend Carla Reneé has sold her restaurant!  The new incarnation will be known as the Pint House, and according to new owners Nathan and Amy, they’ll be ready to open for business this weekend on Saturday, November…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: Happening this week:  it’s nowhere near Old Town, but certainly worth a shout anyway – this Saturday, November 3rd from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM, the Humane Society of Yuma hosts the 6th Annual Walk & Wag at the brand new HSOY facility at 40th Street and 4½ E out…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: Halloween-oriented happenings here in Old Town this week:  Friday and Saturday, October 26th & 27th,  Jazz of Yuma presents “The Witches of Westwick” at the Historic Yuma Theatre here on Main Street.  It’s an original dance production based on the 80’s movie “The Witches of Eastwick“, described as a “supernatural…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: If you haven’t yet heard, let me pass on some good news.  Beginning Sundary, October 21st and continuing every Sunday through early May, the Yuma Sunrise Farmers Market will take place on the grounds of the Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park here in Old Town.  Their mission, according to…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: Just a quick reminder that this Saturday, October 13th at 6:00PM, Yuma Fine Arts presents the 4th Annual Oktoberfest celebration at the Yuma Art Center Museum here in Old Town (254 S. Main Street).  It’s a beer tasting party that will go until 9:00 PM, with all of the standard…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: October has finally arrived (with at least the promise of cooler weather!) and with it comes Oktoberfest.  On Saturday, October 13th at 6:00PM, the Yuma Fine Arts Association’s 4th Annual Oktoberfest celebration takes place at the Yuma Art Centre here in Old Town (254 S. Main Street).  The party will…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This Saturday, Sept. 29th, something new comes to Yuma:  The Toro Loco Challenge! According to the Yuma Visitors Bureau press release, it’s “a mud-filled, exciting, dog-and kid-friendly adventure obstacle course race with two challenging courses running along the banks of the Colorado River, along with free parking, free photos, free…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This week, in addition to our regular Thursday/Friday wine tasting, the Old Town Wine Cellar will present another of our special Saturday beer tastings.  We’ll do a sampling of some of our over 50 great American craft and imported beers and ales all afternoon on Saturday, September 22nd from 2:00…