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Fall
Harvest & Art Festival Slated for Sept. 25-26
Celebrating
the fruits of their labor, Galena Cellars Vineyard & Winery
and the Galena Cultural Arts Alliance are excited to announce
their partnership in planning a new Fall Harvest & Art Festival.
The
first annual two-day event will take place at Galena Cellars
Vineyard, 4746 North Ford Road, Galena Saturday and Sunday,
September 25th and 26th, with activities spanning from
noon until 6 p.m. both days.
Nestled
in the vineyard clearing will be tents of area artists, each
demonstrating their talents. Artist wares will range from watercolors
to pottery, textile arts to exotic wooden pens. "We think this
partnership will create a great weekend for everyone. Our artists
participate in our shop 'Hello Galena!', as well as in galleries,
museums and art fairs through the year, but to be able to exhibit
and sell in such a beautiful setting is a real treat," said
Toni Klingler, Galena Cultural Arts Alliance president.
"In
addition to showcasing the amazing work of our local artists,
we have a full weekend of fun for the entire family: hayrides,
pumpkin painting and grape stomping," said Rob Steger, events
and tours coordinator for Galena Cellars. And of course, there
is always the opportunity to sample wine, explore "tasting"
through all of your senses and tour the vineyard.
Visitors
are also invited to "kick up their heels and have a little fun"
as the vineyard barrel room comes to life with music-rags, waltzes
and hoe downs-with more local talent, the Fever River String
Band.
Admission
to the event is free. Vineyard tours are $5 each and include
a sensory tour and wine tasting. An art auction will be held
a 5 pm on Saturday, with proceeds benefiting the Galena Cultural
Arts Alliance.
For
more information, visit www.galenacellars.com/harvest.htm.
Galena
Cellars, a Lawlor family winery, offers more than forty varietals
of wine produced in Galena, Illinois. Many Galena Cellars wine
utilize Illinois-grown grapes from the recently appointed Upper
Mississippi River Valley Area Viticulture Area, the largest
designated AVA in the world. Galena Cellars Vineyard & Winery
is proud to offer three tasting room locations: 515 S. Main
and at the Vineyard, 4746 N. Ford Road in Galena, as well as
at 477 S. Third Street, Dodson Place in Geneva, Illinois.
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