Words & Wine - An Author's Event
Saturday, Sep 06, 2008 through Sunday, Sep 07, 2008
Contact: Joe Serphillips
Email: info@drfrankwines.com
Phone: 800-320-0735
Website: http://www.drfrankwines.com/

Dr. Frank’s Vinifera Wine Cellars will be hosting Words and Wine – An Author’s Event! Offering a range of tastes and topics for all ages, local writers will be available to answer questions, discuss their works, and sell and sign copies of their books.

Admission is FREE and no reservations are required.

Hours of Operation: 10AM to 5PM Saturday; Noon to 5PM Sunday

Sean Madden (Saturday and Sunday) currently works as a counselor in the Byron-Bergen school district. As a counselor, he has worked with kids of all ages for over 20 years in schools and mental health centers. As an artist, his detailed pen and ink drawings and paintings have been published in the U.S., the U.K., Australia and Canada. As a jazz guitarist, he has entertained kids and adults in schools and coffeehouses. His character, Vito the Pig developed while Sean was entertaining kids in classrooms, long walks, and car rides. The story Vito and the Magic Bread naturally followed, and was a big hit with teachers and children as soon as they read it. Sean’s artistic and musical sensibilities developed while growing up in North Buffalo, New York. His lifelong love of children’s books developed in his neighborhood library, and was rekindled when he had two kids of his own. These days, he spends his time drawing and painting incessantly, playing guitar, and writing new Vito the Pig adventures! Email: smadden5@rochester.rr.com or Website: www.seanmaddenart.com

Mark Naples (Saturday) is Ithaca based, with a family run company Stress medicine, produces brilliant, versatile media from the Finger lakes, Waterfall Edition DVDs, VHS, and CDs are a fine accompaniment to wine, relaxing, entertaining, exercise, and more. The Mayo Clinic is utilizing Stress Medicine Finger Lakes Waterfall Edition DVD, for viewing by patients and Staff! Email: stressmedicine@aol.com.

James Armstrong (Sunday) brings to us Rock Hard: A Gentle Thriller. Someone has been trying to kill Fuzzy Grebbs since the day he was born. Yet, this drummer for a super-star rock band is so loved by the devoted fans in his hometown that they're willing to lay down their lives to thwart a diabolical serial killer and quell the terror. This nostalgic rock-it ride through the 20th Century explores the rock-and-roll business from the inside out, from barrooms to world tours, from family love to ruthless killers. As the village unites, and as Fuzzy blasts to world fame, the residents learn to overcome prejudice and find lasting peace. James Armstrong is recently retired from teaching at Finger Lakes Community College for 18 years, and is the author of three novels, The Asexuals (A Finger Lakes Fantasy), Subsect (A Finger Lakes Fantasy), and his latest book, Rock Hard. Email: armstrjf@bluefrog, net.

Emerson Klees (Saturday) is Editor/Publisher of Friends of the Finger Lakes Publishing and has written 10 books about the Finger Lakes Region including Wineries of the Finger Lakes. Website: www fingerlakes.com

Charles Benoit (Sunday) Franklin Award adventure-mystery debut, Relative Danger, was nominated for an Edgar T and Barry T, and the Denver Post called Out of Order -the kind of book Alfred Hitchcock would have filmed. His third mystery, Noble Lies, a post-Tsunami missing person adventure, earned a starred review in publishers Weekly -Benoit is at the top of his game, a rough and rollicking story of adventure and romance. Email: crbenoit@hotmail.com

Tom Holmes (Saturday and Sunday) is a co-founding, co-editor of Redactions: Poetry & Poetics. He is author of After Malaguena (FootHills Publishing, 2005), Negative Time (Pudding House, 2007), Poetry Assignments: The Book (Sage Hill Press, 2008), and Pre-Dew Poems (FootHills Publishing 2008). His work has appeared in over 40 literary journals.

Vicki Delany (Saturday and Sunday). In November 2007 Quill and Quire listed Vicki Delany as one of Ten Rising Canadian Mystery Writers to Watch. She is the author of In the Shadow of the Glacier (Poisoned Pen Press, 2007) the first traditional village/police procedural series set in a small town in the interior of British Columbia, as well as novels of psychological suspense: Scare the Light Away (Poisoned Pen Press, 2005) and Burden of Memory (Poisoned Pen Press, 2006). In April 2007, Vicki took an early retirement from her job as a systems analyst and sold her house in Oakville, Ontario. After traveling across North America, she is now setting down to the rural life in Prince Edward County. The second in the Constable Molly Smith series, Valley of the Lost, will be released in February 2009, and the first in a new series, Golddigger: A Klondike Mystery (Rendezvous Crime) in 2009. She is a member of Crime Writers of Canada and Sisters in Crime. Email: vicki@vickidelany.com.

Chuck Pettibone (Saturday and Sunday) will have his fourth book in the series, The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II: Volume IV - The Japanese, His works have been reviewed by World War II Quarterly, an academic journal. Robert van Maier, Managing Editor of World War II Quarterly, states -...the series was a much needed one, since extensive work into the middle echelons of command have not been done. His other books in the series will also be available. Volume I - Germany; Volume II - The British Commonwealth; and Volume III - The United States. Volume V (2 books) - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is at press and may be available. Chuck is a retired Special Education Teacher and Administrator from Monroe #1 BOCES and presently an Ad Hoc Instructor at St. John Fisher College in the Education Department. Email: cpettib3166@yahoo.com

Harvest Tour of Food & Wine
Saturday, Sep 13, 2008 through Sunday, Sep 14, 2008
Contact: Keuka Lake Wine Trail
Email: info@keukawinetrail.com
Phone: 800-440-4898
Website: http://www.keukawinetrail.com

A new twist on an old event! Harvest is that special time of year in Finger Lakes Wine Country when warm days and cool nights are a buzz with activity. The vineyards have changed color, blanketing the landscape in red and gold. Scents of ripened fruit surround you and the echoes of celebration from a hard year's work fill the air. Plan to join our celebration!

Purchase your tickets now by calling 800-440-4898 or visit www.keukawinetrail.com. Tickets are also available at Wegman's. Tickets are $25 per person in advance; $30 at the door.

Hours of Operation: 10AM to 5PM Saturday; Noon to 5PM Sunday

Designated Driver tickets are available at a 25% discount.

Keuka Holidays I
Saturday, Nov 15, 2008 through Sunday, Nov 16, 2008
Contact: Keuka Lake Wine Trail
Email: info@keukawinetrail.com
Phone: 800-440-4898
Website: http://www.keukawinetrail.com

Hearty winter foods are featured with our award-winning wines! Each ticket holder will receive a grapevine wreath at their starting winery and an ornament from each participating winery. Each attendee will receive a free holiday wine glass, food and wine pairings. Come see the wineries decorated for Christmas. An early sell-out, tickets are advance sale only. Sorry, groups larger than 20 not accepted.

Purchase your tickets now by calling 800-440-4898 or visit www.keukawinetrail.com. Tickets are also available at Wegman's. Tickets are $35 per person in advance; $55 per couple.

Hours of Operation: 10AM to 5PM Saturday; Noon to 5PM Sunday

Designated Driver tickets are available at a 25% discount.

Keuka Holidays II
Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 through Sunday, Nov 23, 2008
Contact: Keuka Lake Wine Trail
Email: info@keukawinetrail.com
Phone: 800-440-4898
Website: http://www.keukawinetrail.com/

Hearty winter foods are featured with our award-winning red wines! Each ticket holder will receive a grapevine wreath at their starting winery and an ornament from each participating winery. Each attendee will receive a free holiday wine glass along with food and wine pairings. Come see the wineries decorated for Christmas. An early sell-out, tickets are advance sale only.

Purchase your tickets now by calling 800-440-4898 or visit www.keukawinetrail.com. Tickets are also available at Wegman's. Tickets are $35 per person in advance; $55 per couple.

Hours of Operation: 10AM to 5PM Saturday; Noon to 5PM Sunday

Designated Driver tickets are available at a 25% discount.

Holiday Wines & Pines, A Seasonal Sale-abration
Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 through Sunday, Dec 07, 2008
Contact: Joe Serphillips
Email: info@drfrankwines.com
Phone: 800-320-0735
Website: http://www.westside-wineries.com

Holiday Wines and Pines is sponsored by three national award-winning Keuka Lake wineries:

*Dr. Frank’s Vinifera Wine Cellars
*Heron Hill Winery
*Hunt Country Vineyards

Enjoy a relaxing, stress-free wine and holiday shopping getaway! Bring in the holidays without the rush and stress. Shop in relaxation without the crowds! All three wineries are just 10-15 minutes apart on the beautiful western flank of Keuka Lake. How about a wonderful shopping getaway to the heart of the gorgeous Finger Lakes? Taste wines and browse a wide and wonderful array of gifts. Check out our Red and Green Tag Sale, and gift baskets. Find the perfect presents and stocking stuffers for family and friends. Stock up on wine for the holidays. Let the beautiful scent of pine follow you home.

Admission is FREE and no reservations are required.

Hours of Operation: 10 am to 5 pm on weekdays and Saturdays, Noon to 5 pm on Sundays.