Entertainment Schedule | Great Grapes! Wine, Art, & Music Festival

Reston, VA Cockeysville, MD Annapolis, MD Charlotte, NC Cary, NC

Live Music Schedule!*
Saturday, April 19th
11am	DJ/House Music	Pull out your chairs and blankets and come secure your space on the lawn to enjoy a day full of live entertainment, great wine and good company!

11:30am-3:30pm	Bull City Syndicate	In the classic 'Horn Band Tradition', of such super groups as Tower of Power, Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, and Earth Wind & Fire, The Bull City Horns - Clarke Egerton, Vhondy Strickland, Rodney Ogden and Steve Baker - are the unit that sets Bull City Syndicate apart from the rest, and keeps your event going. The Bull City Horns will amaze and entertain you with their power and presence. A lot of bands have horns, but only Bull City Syndicate has the Bull City Horns!
3:30-4:30pm Grape Stomp! Come have a rompin', stompin' good time and help celebrate the grape harvest with the 1st Annual Stomp Off! Watch as media personalities, local celebrities and festival attendees face off against each other as they dip their toes into barrels full of juicy grapes. The winner will be determined by the amount of juice created from each contestant's barrel after five minutes of stopping. (Don't worry- we won't be bottling the juices!) All are welcome to join in on this nostalgic and jovial affair. Entry fee is only $25 and will be donated to a local charity. So, take off your shoes, roll up your pant legs and get ready to be splattered with purple and green! Winner will receive an festival t-shirt, wine opener and a bottle of wine! Contact Susan at surbanek@mooreamarketing.com to enter!
4:30-7:00pm	Gypsy Drug Store	Classic Rock: Peter Carlson (Bass), Dan Hodges (Drums), John Maynard (Vocals/Harp) and Brent Moore (Guitars/Vocals) team up to in this classic rock band covering songs like "Ain't To Proud To Beg", "American Girl", "Play That Funky Music" and much more.

*Schedule Subject to Change

Gourmet Live Schedule!*

11:30-12:30pm	Jane Cones Wines For Humanity www.winesforhumanity.com	“The 5 S’s of Wine Tasting” Would you like to really savor the wine you are drinking? Then come and learn the 5 simple “S’s” of Wine Tasting! The main aims of wine tasting are to: assess the wine’s quality detect the aromas and flavors discover the many facets of the wine, so as to better appreciate it!*
1:00-2:00pm	Todd Mohr Savor Hospitality www.savorhospitality.com	"Cooking Creativity - Using Cooking Method Over The Recipe" Join Todd Mohr, Founder of Savor Hospitality, as he leads a demonstration on basic knife skills followed by a demo on the methods of sautéing using cold liquids (like wine) to deglaze, reduce and create pan sauces.
2:30-3:30pm	Laurie Forster The Wine Coach® www.thewinecoach.com	“Weird Science: Wine and Food Reactions” Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach® will help you discover how wine reacts with common food components like salt, acids, and fats. Taste your way to understanding how to create great food and wine pairings every time!
4:00-5:00pm	Greg Nivens	"Wine 101" Presented by Clear Channel Wine 101 for Dummies- everything you need to know about wine so you won’t be embarrassed when ordering your next bottle of wine and attending your next wine tasting. Find out why the experts sniff, swirl and sometimes even spit, what types of food to pair with your favorite vintage and much more!
5:30-6:30pm	Laurie Forster The Wine Coach® www.thewinecoach.com	“Demystify That List: Secrets to Outsmarting Any Wine List” Join Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach®, for a seminar that demystifies restaurant wine lists. Understand the ways wine lists are organized as well as the secrets to ordering a great (and affordable) bottle every time. After this seminar you’ll find selecting a wine for dinner a breeze, even if the list is thicker than the phone book!

*Schedule Subject to Change