Introducing The Old World Wine Dinner and Fall Winefest & Market!

Bethlehem, PA, July 31, 2023 – ArtsQuest announces a new Old World Wine Dinner and Fall Winefest & Market coming this fall! The Old World Wine Dinner will be held on Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Fowler Blast Furnace Room, located on the second floor of the ArtsQuest Center. The two-session Fall Winefest & Market will be on Sunday, Oct. 29 at the Banana Factory.

The Old World Wine Dinner

The Old World Wine Dinner, on Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m., is produced in partnership with Jay Nee of Juniper and Grain. This four-course dinner, provided by our partners at Levy Restaurant, will be paired with an excellent selection of wines from around the greater Mediterranean Sea region. To view the menus of each course visit the SteelStacks website!

“I’m so excited to explore these wines and food from Greece, Austria, Lebanon and Portugal,” Jay Nee, Founder and Consultant of Juniper and Grain, said. “These lesser-known wine regions have a wonderful, rich history that should be explored by anyone who likes wine. The culinary team has put together a series of great dishes which will allow our guests to themselves to experience different cultures.”

This event is 21+. Tickets are currently are $99 and are available for ArtsQuest Members and Circle Donors today and the general public on Aug. 3 on the SteelStacks website!

Fall Winefest & Market

The Fall Winefest & Market on Oct. 29 will have two sessions, one beginning at 12 p.m. and a second session starting at 3 p.m. Come and enjoy wine samples from wineries across Pennsylvania and purchase bottles or glasses of the wine you sample throughout the day!

Participating wineries include:

• Cellar Beast Winehouse
• Clever Girl Winery
• Easton Wine Project
• Mount Bethel Farms
• Renegade Urban Winery
• Rowan Asher Winery
• Sleepy Cat Urban Winery
• Sorrenti Family Estate
• Tolino Vineyards
• And more to be announced!

“We are thrilled to be working with some of our region’s best wineries again! After selling out this year’s Winter Winefest, we have put together an event that celebrates both the time of year and the hard work that these vintners do day in and day out,” said Ryan Hill, Senior Director of Programming.

Fall Winefest and Market is a 21+ event. Tickets go on sale July 25 for Early Bird which are $19 for ArtsQuest Members and Circle Donors and $24 for the general public. Early Bird sale begins on July 25 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 20. Regular on sale begins on August 21, ending on Oct. 22 at 11:59 p.m. Tickets for ArtsQuest Members and Circle Donors are $24 and for the general public $29. Week of show ticket prices for ArtsQuest Members and Circle Donors are $29 and for general public $34, starting on Oct. 23 until the event. Tickets can be purchased at SteelStacks.org.

In addition, you can purchase an add-on to your general admission ticket for a Mini-Wreath Craft. Create your own unique and beautiful mini wreath from a mixture of dried and faux flowers and greenery. The Mini-Wreath Craft will have two sessions. Session one begins at 1:15 p.m. and session two begins at 4:15 p.m.

Tickets for the Mini—Wreath Craft sessions are $19 in addition to the general admission ticket for the event and can be purchased on the SteelStacks website. The ticket price includes all supplies for the project and instruction from a Banana Factory Resident Artist. Wine is not included in the ticket, but you are more than welcome to bring a glass of wine from Fall Winefest & Market to sip while you craft!

Come and enjoy all different varieties of wines as well as get crafty at our Fall Winefest & Market! Visit the SteelStacks website for more information!

About ArtsQuest 

ArtsQuest’s mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest™ supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the Banana Factory Arts Center; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest’s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization’s programs and events, of which over 50% of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.

 

Information provided to TVL by:
Abigail Wolf
http://www.artsquest.org/

 

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