Oxnard Rotary, along with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oxnard and Port Hueneme’s Young Professionals Network, will hold its 3rd annual “Wine/Art Trail — Rediscovering Downtown Oxnard,” on from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 17 in Oxnard. Presented by Alert Real Estate Services, the event benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs After-School Music Program.
Amigos805.com is one of the media sponsors.
The event will start in downtown Oxnard’s Heritage Square and feature an eight-stop walking tour. The trail will take participants through a fun tour tasting fine local wines and food offerings while enjoying the unique artists’ exhibits at each location. The tour will include Heritage Square, Rancho Ventavo Cellars, Downtown Center for the Arts, Carnegie Museum, Alert Management, Tomas Café, The Kitchen, Sugar Beets, and Fresh & Fabulous. The official wine sponsor of the event will be the wineries of the Ventura County Wine Trail.
“In our third year of the Wine and Art Trail, we are looking forward to raising even more money for the Boys and Girls Club music program,” said Kate Koslosky, Oxnard Rotary member and event co-chair. “The money provides funds to continue their vocal and instrumental programs through purchasing instruments and hiring teachers. This year we are excited to be partnering with the Ventura County Wine Trail and also to bring 3 additional wine tasting locations to our Trail for a total of 8 locations. The Rotary Club of Oxnard is really interested in the promotion of the downtown Oxnard area and this has been a very productive event to spotlight the city.”
Participating restaurants include: Dominick’s Italian Restaurant, BG’s Café, Fresh & Fabulous, The Kitchen, Sugar Beets, Verona Trattoria, La Dolce Vita, & Tomas Café. Participating wineries include: Rancho Ventavo Cellars, Herzog Winery, Cantara Cellars, Four Brix Winery, Magnavino, Malibu Sundowners, Sunland Vintage Cellars, San Vicente Cellars, and Calabasas Peak Vineyard. Featured Artists include: Paulo Ruvalcaba, Andrea Vargas, Jose Zuniga, Rolando Camarena, Anna Karakalou, Brianna Brainbridge, & Virga Siauciunaite.
The event will conclude back at Heritage Square where participants will be treated to a performance by the “Voices of Hope” Choir and Orchestra. “Voices of Hope” is an important after-school educational opportunity and a collaborative effort with the Rio School District and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oxnard and Port Hueneme. The performance consists of an orchestra and choir. There are currently 85 students participating in each. Over 500 children have auditioned. Many students have been waiting outside the music classroom eagerly asking when they will have the opportunity to take music lessons. For at-risk youth, music education can make all the difference.
The performance will be followed by a raffle offering fabulous prizes. Individual tickets are $50.
Tickets are available online at http://winearttrail.eventbrite.com/ or at The Boys & Girls Clubs, Oxnard Chamber of Commerce, Herzog Wine Cellars, Oxnard Downtown Management District, and The California Welcome Center.
The trail would not be possible without the support of our sponsors, organizers said. Title Sponsor: Alert Real Estate Services, Event Sponsors: Oxnard Rotary, Sam’s Club of Oxnard, and Santa Barbara Bank & Trust. Location Sponsors: Steve Lee, Oxnard Downtown Management District, Young Professional Network, Verizon Fios, TWIW.
Friends of Trail Sponsors: FM Covarrubias Construction, Plaza Development Partners, McCarthy Companies, Photon Concepts, EDCO, Dr. Manuel Lopez,
Media Sponsors: Besides Amigos805.com, other media sponsors include the Ventura County Star, Pacific Coast Business Times, Vida Newspaper, and Cumulus Media. In-Kind Partners: David Zamudio, Not Just Printing, Securitas, City of Oxnard, Heritage Square, & Oxnard Chamber of Commerce. For further information or questions please contact the committee at winearttrail@yahoo.com
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