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TRUFFLES, TIDBITS & WINE TASTING - Wine Stroll

Truffles, Tidbits and Wine Tasting” will be held on Thursday, February 3, 2011 from 6 - 9pm at participating downtown Pleasanton businesses. 

Wine strollers will receive a commemorative wine glass and map. 

This year's event will kick off at Chase Bank, 561 Main Street. Tickets must be redeemed by 7:30pm. 

Pre-sale tickets are $25. If there are any tickets available the day of the event, they will be sold at Chase Bank beginning at 5:45pm for $30. 

Wineries will be pouring red and white wines, ports, dessert wines and champagnes. Each participating business will feature sweet treats and/or hors d’oeuvres to pair with the selections being poured. 

Don’t wait until the last minute to purchase your tickets! Only eight hundred (800) tickets will be offered for this event and will be available for advance purchase beginning Thursday, January 6, 2011 for $25 at the following locations:

Clover Creek (670 Main Street)

Studio 7 Fine Arts (400 Main Street)

Towne Center Books (555 Main Street)

Rose Hotel (807 Main Street)

WANT TO WIN FOUR TICKETS TO OUR SUMMER WINE STROLL?

Complete your passport card (provided to you when you redeem your ticket) and you will have a chance to win FOUR tickets to our Summer Wine Stroll on July 14th, 2011!

**WINE-HOSTING LOCATIONS and WINERIES**

A Touch of Health Day Spa, 377 St. Mary Street - Cuda Ridge Wines

Aldrin A. Adamos, DDS, 219 Division Street - Fenestra Winery

Berry Patch, 350-A Main Street - Westover Winery & Vineyards

Cazinha Portrait Studio, 551 Main Street - Murrieta's Well

Clover Creek, 670 Main Street - Cuda Ridge Wines

Comerica Bank, 600 Main Street, Suite A -Fenestra Winery

Disney & Studio Animation Art on Main Street, 608 Main Street - Palomares Vineyard & Winery

Divine Skin & Body Care, 87 W Neal Street - Palomares Vineyard & Winery

First Republic Bank, 249 Main Street - Little Valley Winery

Gourmet Works, 420 Main Street - Crooked Vine Winery

Jewelers Gallery, 614 Main Street - Goodfellow Winery

La Lu European Spa, 780 Main Street - Stony Ridge Winery

Little Valley Winery, 739 Main Street

MD Laser Spa, 531 Main Street - Page Mill Winery

Murphy's Paw, 410 Main Street - White Crane Winery

Pans on Fire, 310-B Main Street - Miramont Estate Vineyard at Tesla Vintners

Rick's Picks, 719 Main Street - Marr Cellars at Tesla Vintners

RPM Mortgage, 30 W Neal Street #105 - Ryhan Estate Vineyards

Savvy Seconds, 550 & 560 Main Street - Longevity Wines

Sincerely Yours Cards & Gifts, 711 Main Street - Wente Vineyards

Studio Seven Arts, 400 Main Street - Ryhan Estate Vineyards

TheCyclePros, 728 Main Street - Garre Winery

Towne Center Books, 555 Main Street - Elliston Vineyards

US Bank, 749 Main Street - Westover Winery & Vineyards

Valley Plumbing Home Center, 272 Rose Avenue - White Crane Winery

VisionOne Optometry, 63 W Angela Street - Bodegas Aguirre Winery

Yolatea, 600 Main Street #F - Tamas Estates

**ALTERNATE FOOD/DRINK LOCATIONS** (non-alcoholic)

Museum on Main, 603 Main Street

State Farm Insurance, 320 St. Mary Street

*Please note this event is not recommended for children*

Promoter: Pleasanton Downtown Association contact at 925.484.2199 or Events@Pleasantondowntown.net

Location: Downtown Pleasanton

Date: February 3, 2011 to February 3, 2011

Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM 

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YEAR ROUND SATURDAY FARMERS' MARKET

Visit the Pleasanton Farmers Market every Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Located on East Angela Street between Main and First Street.

The Pleasanton Farmers' Market is open every Saturday, year-round, rain or shine to provide you and your family with the season's freshest fruits and vegetables, all California-grown and sold to you by the very farmers that planted, nurtured and harvested the crop. The Farmer's Market is located on East Angela Street between Main and First Street.

While shopping the market, take a moment to help your friends and neighbors in need by participating in the Open Heart program. The Pleasanton Farmers’ Market and Open Heart Kitchen have partnered to collect donations of fresh produce for the 3,500 meals Open Heart serves each week. Open Heart Kitchen is a non-profit meal service dedicated to providing nutritious prepared food to those in need in Livermore, Dublin and Pleasanton.

Simply purchase some extra fruits or vegetables and ask the farmer to bag them separately, and then drop that bag into any of the collection boxes located throughout the market.

The farmers at the Pleasanton Farmers' Market bring you the freshest locally-grown fruits and vegetables. Click here to learn more about the farmers and other producers in the market. 

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Firehouse Arts Center to Host “Cabaret”

The Firehouse Arts Center will be the setting for Cabaret, the musical based on the book by Joe Masteroff, weekends January 21-30, 2011. The cast of Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre will perform the familiar music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb at 8:00 p.m. on January 21, 22, 27, 28, and 29, 2011 and at 2:00 p.m. on January 23 and 30, 2011. The Firehouse Arts Center is located at 4444 Railroad Avenue in downtown Pleasanton, Calif.

Set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power, Cabaret focuses on nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub and revolves around the English cabaret performer, Sally Bowles, and her relationship with young American writer, Cliff Bradshaw. A sub-plot involves the doomed romance between boarding house owner, Fraulein Scheider, and her suitor, Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit vendor.

Overseeing the action is the Emcee at the Kit Kat Klub who serves as a constant metaphor for the tenuous and threatening state of the late Weimar Republic throughout the show. Best known songs include Wilkommen, Don’t Tell Mama, Two Ladies, Why Should I Wake Up, Tomorrow Belongs to Me, If You Could See Her and Cabaret.

“What better way to highlight the Firehouse Arts Center Cabaret Series than with Cabaret itself,” says Theater Supervisor Rob Vogt. “Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre promised a top-notch professional theater experience for our audiences, a wonderful way to chase away the winter chill.”

Tickets are Adult-$17, $27 and $32; Child and Senior-$17, $24 and $28. They may be purchased online at www.firehousearts.org  up to three hours prior to the performance, by phone at (925) 931-4848, or in person at the Firehouse Arts Center Box Office. Box Office hours are Wednesday-Friday, 12 noon-6:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., and for two hours prior to the performance. Group discounts are available. More information is available at www.firehousearts.org . Entrance to free parking is available on Spring Street near First Street.

About the Firehouse Arts Center

The Firehouse Arts Center, owned and operated by the City of Pleasanton, opened in September 2010. The facility incorporates portions of the city’s first fire station, built in 1929 with bricks from a local foundry. Highlights of the new downtown arts venue include a 227-seat flexible studio theater, 2,000 square feet of high-quality art exhibit space in the Harrington Gallery, two large arts classrooms, and a spacious lobby for receptions and events. A full schedule of arts experiences at the Firehouse Arts Center include music of all genres, drama, comedy and youth programming as well as visual arts exhibits. Detailed information is available at www.firehousearts.org 

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HOLIDAY MANSION WINETASTER DINNER AT ELLISTON VINEYARDS

Elliston Vineyards will host its Annual Holiday Mansion Winetaster Dinners on Saturday, December 11th and Saturday, December 18th. Cost is $85 per person, which includes a gourmet 4 course dinner with wine pairings, tax and gratuity. Reservations can be made online at www.elliston.com or by contacting the Elliston office at (925) 862-2377 or info@elliston.com. 

Mansion dinners begin at 6:30pm with a champagne/hors d’oeuvre reception and tour of the first two floors of the historic Elliston mansion. An elegant four-course dinner with wine pairings follows at 7:00pm. Enjoy either an intimate table for two or choose from one of our private rooms for groups from 6 to 20 guests. 

Elliston also still has holiday dates available for both its Holiday Mansion Lunches and the Terrace Room for larger private parties of up to 150 people. Please visit www.elliston.com or contact the office at (925) 862-2377 or info@elliston.com for more information.