Local Weekend Events!

Red Wine and Chocolate

Wineries throughout the Tri-Cities, Red Mountain, and Yakima Valley

Saturday & Sunday, 

February 18 & 19

The natural affinity between dark chocolate and red wine is no secret. The Red Wine and Chocolate weekend provides a distinctive and elegant offering of gourmet chocolate and fine wine. Each participating winery pairs sumptuous chocolate desserts with their very own remarkable red wines.       

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  Art Exhibit 2012Esvelt Gallery at Columbia Basin College, Pasco

Thursday & Friday, February 16 & 17

Thursday:

8 A.M. - 8:30 P.M.

Friday:

8 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

A variety of painting, sculpture, ceramics, drawing, photography, and styles from realistic to abstract to non-representational will be featured.

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  Live Music: "The Village - Acoustic"J. Bookwalter Winery, Richland

Thursday, February 16

6 P.M. - 9 P.M.

Enjoy fine wine, live music, and distinctive culinary fare at J. Bookwalter Winery. Performing this Thursday night is "The Village - Acoustic."

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A Lumberjack's Prayer

Richland Public Library

Thursday, February 16

7 P.M.

As a composer with an interest in Western history, Wayne Horvitz will talk about how he has used music to learn about and "feel" history as well as the role of social movements in the evolution of art and vice versa.  With a personal family history of labor union involvement, and a passion for the American West, Horvitz crafts his historical music with a love and appreciation that his audience immediately understands.

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  Open MicMezzo Thai Tapas, Richland

Friday, February 17

6:30 P.M. - 10:30 P.M. 

Local musicians are welcome to take a turn playing every Friday night.

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  Fellowship of the TableCol Solare Winery, Benton City

Thursday, February 16

6 P.M. - 9 P.M.

Gather around the table each month and experience a cozy evening of fantastic wines, feasting and fellowship. Savor select fare chosen specifically for that evening and for the featured vintages of Col Solare wine.

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  Barnard Griffin's Exquisite Red Wine & Chocolate MeltdownBarnard Griffin Winery, Richland

Friday - Sunday, February 17 - 19

10 A.M. - 5 P.M. 

While swooning over pairings of gourmet chocolate and fine wine, you can also view and buy beautiful fused glass art created by winery owner & artist, Deborah Barnard.

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  Red Wine and Chocolate at Smasne CellarsSmasne Cellars, Kennewick

Friday, February 17

12 P.M. - 10 P.M.

Smasne Cellars will be featuring chocolates made from scratch by Le Fournier of Tri-Cities.  Sample award winning wines with perfectly paired truffles created exclusively for Smasne wines.

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  Dinner Party with Milbrandt VineyardsMilbrandt Vineyards, Prosser

Friday, February 17

6:30 P.M. - 9 P.M.

Enjoy appetizers and main courses all paired with Milbrandt wines. Reservations required.

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  Live Music: Faith Martin & Tony WoodsThomas O'Neil Cellars, Richland

Friday, February 17 

7 P.M. - 10 P.M.

Enjoy a glass of wine and delicious cuisine while taking in the music of Faith Martin and Tony Woods. No cover charge.

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  Live Music: "Bluestone"J. Bookwalter Winery, Richland

Friday, February 17

8 P.M. - 11 P.M.

Enjoy fine wine, live music, and distinctive culinary fare at J. Bookwalter Winery. Performing this Friday night is "Bluestone."

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  Battelle Film ClubBattelle Auditorium, Richland

Friday, February 17

8 P.M.

The Battelle Film Club is devoted to bringing quality cinema entertainment to the Tri-Cities. Documentary, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, will be featured this Friday night.

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  Library Wine TastingHedges Family Estate, Red Mountain

Saturday & Sunday, 

February 18 & 19 

11 A.M. - 5 P.M.

Experience the early season majesty of Red Mountain by celebrating with the Hedges Family Estates 25 years of doing business, by offering a Limited Library release. Enjoy exceptional wines in the tasting room, and tour the potting shed full of blooming bright red geraniums.

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  Love in the HillsMcKinley Springs, Prosser

Saturday, February 18 

11 A.M. - 5 P.M.

Sample decadent chocolates prepared by Chef Big John Caudill along with their signature wines.

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  Wine, Wit & WisdomCol Solare Winery, Red Mountain

Saturday and Sunday,

February 18 & 19

12 P.M. - 4 P.M.

Relax and enjoy wine and appetizers while a featured speaker reads from selected poems, passages, sonnets, and songs. All to inspire you to contribute your own creative brilliance to be considered for publication in Col Solare's Compendium of Cleverness Volume II, an exclusive book created by, and compiled for, the guests of Col Solare.

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  Terra Blanca's Estate Tour & TastingTerra Blanca Winery and Estate Vineyard, Red Mountain

Saturday and Sunday,

February 18 & 19

1 P.M.

A trained wine educator will guide you around the facility and then escort you to a private area to taste through Terra Blanca's Signature Series wines. This tour includes a visit to Washington's first barrel caves.  Reservations required.

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  Live Music: Ariel CollinsSmasne Cellars, Kennewick

Saturday, February 18

6:30 P.M.

Purchase wine by the glass and appetizers.  Ariel Collins will be performing Saturday night.

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  Live Music: "Wayman Chapman"Thomas O'Neil Cellars, Richland

Saturday, February 18

7 P.M. - 10 P.M.

Enjoy a glass of wine and delicious cuisine while taking in the music of "Wayman Chapman."  No cover charge.

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Tri-City Americans HockeyToyota Center, Kennewick

Saturday, February 18

7:05 P.M.

The Tri-City Americans take on the Spokane Chiefs this Saturday night.

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  A 10 Cent TreasureZinful Wine Bar, Kennewick

Saturday, February 18

8 P.M.

Jay Frank's performance of this one man show has the audience solving mysteries that lead Frank on his seven year investigation for answers.  The story is told by candle light and takes place over 100 years ago.

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  Live Music: "The Dara Quinn Project"J. Bookwalter Winery, Richland

Saturday, February 18

8 P.M. - 11 P.M.

Enjoy fine wine, live music, and distinctive culinary fare at J. Bookwalter Winery. Performing this Saturday night is "The Dara Quinn Project."

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  Wine Experience: ONYXTerra Blanca Winery and Estate Vineyard, Red Mountain

Sunday, February 19

1 P.M.

Terra Blanca's Signature Blend, ONYX, is a Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Malbec. This Wine Experience is dedicated to learning about the varietals that make up the ONYX Blend, and how they work together to craft a beautifully balanced blend. 

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