BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20210213T230000Z DTEND:20210214T020000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Winter Delights: Bringing Valentine's Home DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, February 13\, Winter Delights: Bringing Valentines Home promises to be a memorable night of wine\, chocolates\, cooking\, music\, and other fun experiences for attendees from the comfort of their living room through connected devices of all types.\n\n \n\nThe evening begins at 6 pm with an optional interactive cooking demonstration led by Chef Luis Amado. At 7 pm\, the first of five guided wine tastings will take place\, conducted by Michael Moyer\, director of the LMC Wine and Viticulture program at Lake Michigan College. Between wine tastings\, participants will enjoy a virtual guided tour of the Lake Michigan College Welch Center for Winter & Viticulture\, gourmet chocolate samplings\, and live music from Alex & Erin. \n\n\n\nDuring the week of February 8\, wines\, chocolate\, and recipes can be picked up at the Welch Center or they will be shipped to each registrant for an additional fee. \n\n \n\nThe evening's wine tasting guide\n\nMichael Moyer is the Director of the Wine and Viticulture program at Lake Michigan College\, currently in its fifth year. He has 20 years of commercial winemaking experience and holds a Master of Science in Viticulture and Enology from the University of California\, Davis. He comes to Michigan most recently from Figgins Family Wine Estates in Walla Walla\, Washington. Prior to that\, Moyer worked as Instructor of Wine Science and Winemaker for College Cellars of Walla Walla. His early industry experience was gained in Amador\, Napa\, and Sonoma counties\, as well as the Willamette Valley.\n\n \n\nThe evening's culinary guide\n\nA native of Guadalajara Mexico\, Chef Amado began his career at the age of 14 as a pastry cook. He moved to the US to Study culinary arts and Graduated from GRCC in 1992. He then traveled to Europe and worked in Spain and Belgium to develop his knowledge of classical European Pastry. He was the program director for The Culinary Institute of Michigan at Muskegon\, Michigan for 22 years. He is currently the Culinary Management Program Chair at Lake Michigan College since 2016. In the summer months he travels internationally to teach workshops and masterclasses to other professional chefs in Europe and Latin America.\n\n \n\nThe evening's musical entertainment\n\nAlex Holycross (The Native Howl) and Erin Zindle (Erin Zindle & The Ragbirds) have joined forces\, from vastly different musical backgrounds\, to perform as a new duo. Their fresh sound\, dubbed 'Outlaw Americana'\, splices Alex's heavier bluegrass/metal style with Erin's sultry songwriter/world music influences. The guitar/fiddle driven performance showcases a new take on story-telling by drawing lyrical parallels between folklore and the current state of the world.\n\n \n\nAlex & Erin video teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NlcI1RF0uA\n\n \n\nRegistration is $25 per person at www.TheMendelCenter.com or by calling the box office at 269-927-8700\, option 1\, Mondays through Thursdays from 2 to 6 p.m. This event is open to attendees 21 and older. \n\n \n\nEach $25 package includes:\n\n Five\, 50ml wine samples from Lake Michigan Vintners (Hard Cider\, Chardonnay\, Riesling\, Cabernet Sauvignon\, and Red Hawk Red (sweet red blend)\n Gourmet chocolate sampler\n Special Valentine's weekend entr e and dessert recipes\n Virtual tour of the Lake Michigan College Welch Center for Wine & Viticulture\n Live music from Alex & Erin\n\n \n\nThis activity is supported by The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:On Saturday\, February 13\, Winter Delights: Bringing Valentines Home promises to be a memorable night of wine\, chocolates\, cooking\, music\, and other fun experiences for attendees from the comfort of their living room through connected devices of all types.
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\nThe evening begins at 6 pm with an optional interactive cooking demonstration led by Chef Luis Amado. At 7 pm\, the first of five guided wine tastings will take place\, conducted by Michael Moyer\, director of the LMC Wine and Viticulture program at Lake Michigan College. Between wine tastings\, participants will enjoy a virtual guided tour of the Lake Michigan College Welch Center for Winter &\; Viticulture\, gourmet chocolate samplings\, and live music from Alex &\; Erin.
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\nDuring the week of February 8\, wines\, chocolate\, and recipes can be picked up at the Welch Center or they will be shipped to each registrant for an additional fee.
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\nThe evening&rsquo\;s wine tasting guide
\nMichael Moyer is the Director of the Wine and Viticulture program at Lake Michigan College\, currently in its fifth year. \;He has 20 years of commercial winemaking experience and holds a Master of Science in Viticulture and Enology from the University of California\, Davis. \;He comes to Michigan most recently from Figgins Family Wine Estates in Walla Walla\, Washington. \;Prior to that\, Moyer worked as Instructor of Wine Science and Winemaker for College Cellars of Walla Walla. His early industry experience was gained in Amador\, Napa\, and Sonoma counties\, as well as the Willamette Valley.
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\nThe evening&rsquo\;s culinary guide
\nA native of Guadalajara Mexico\, Chef Amado began his career at the age of 14 as a pastry cook. He moved to the US to Study culinary arts and Graduated from GRCC in 1992. He then traveled to Europe and worked in Spain and Belgium to develop his knowledge of classical European Pastry. He was the program director for The Culinary Institute of Michigan at Muskegon\, Michigan for 22 years. He is currently the Culinary Management Program Chair at Lake Michigan College since 2016. In the summer months he travels internationally to teach workshops and masterclasses to other professional chefs in Europe and Latin America.
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\nThe evening&rsquo\;s musical entertainment
\nAlex Holycross (The Native Howl) and Erin Zindle (Erin Zindle &\; The Ragbirds) have joined forces\, from vastly different musical backgrounds\, to perform as a new duo. Their fresh sound\, dubbed &lsquo\;Outlaw Americana&rsquo\;\, splices Alex&rsquo\;s heavier bluegrass/metal style with Erin&rsquo\;s sultry songwriter/world music influences. The guitar/fiddle driven performance showcases a new take on story-telling by drawing lyrical parallels between folklore and the current state of the world.
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\nAlex &\; Erin video teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NlcI1RF0uA
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\nRegistration is $25 per person at www.TheMendelCenter.com or by calling the box office at 269-927-8700\, option 1\, Mondays through Thursdays from 2 to 6 p.m. This event is open to attendees 21 and older.
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\nEach $25 package includes:\n\n \;
\nThis activity is supported by The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. LOCATION:Virtually UID:e.1569.9455 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260912T204654Z URL:https://business.smrchamber.com/events/details/winter-delights-bringing-valentine-s-home-9455 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR