Sunday, July 15, 2012
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A hot summer day morphed into a perfect summer evening for a lakefront wine festival and by several accounts, up to 1,500 people showed up for the city's first wine festival at Veterans Memorial Park. The event, which featured five Lorain County wineries and numerous local restaurants, was so popular, several food vendors ran out of food. The occasion also marked a first for the city, allowing alcohol sales and use in a park. The city received a one-day only permit to allow spirits in Veterans Memorial Park, which has since returned to "dry" status. The wine festival is the second of three city-supported festivals held this summer to highlight the city and spur economic development. Were you at the event? Avon Lake glass artist Judy Kean …
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Friday, July 13, 2012
Don't miss the much-anticipated Avon Lake Wine Festival and sign up to meet a clairvoyant.
Here's a roundup of 5 fun things to do this weekend. Avon Lake Wine Festival We’ve been talking about it for months. Friday, starting at 4 p.m., meet down at Veterans Memorial Park in Avon Lake for the first Avon Lake Wine Festival. Plenty of food, wine and live entertainment will be on hand. In the park’s Lake House, enjoy an art show. *Not a child friendly event. Westlake Relay for Life Help fight cancer at the American Cancer Society’s signature event, the Relay for Life. This year’s relay is at the Westlake Recreation Center. The 10th annual Westlake Relay For Live will feature the luminary ceremony, a reception and ceremony for survivors, movies, treats and fun. See website for details. Free Rockabilly Concert in the Park…
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Music and an art show are also on tap.
The second of three lakefront festivals, the Avon Lake Wine Festival, begins at 4 p.m. on Friday, July 13 at Veterans Memorial Park until dusk. Five local wineries and nine eateries will be serving during the festival that will include music. Attendees can enjoy the sunset over Lake Erie while sampling wine from five local wineries, eating delicious food from Avon Lake's finest restaurants, strolling through a nautical art exhibit, and listening to smooth acoustic music. The festival is being touted as "not child friendly." Wine will be sold in 1 oz. sampler cups. Bottles will be available for purchase, unopened and must remain closed until after leaving the park. The Lake House will be hosting an art show during the festival. The theme …
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Council votes 6-1 to allow a one-day alcohol permit in the park.
The July 13 Avon Lake Wine Festival in Veterans Park received a nod of approval from city leaders June 11 and will go on as planned, weather permitting. Councilman Dan Bucci, who has helped organize the festival through the non-profit Avon Lake Waterfront group, reiterated to council that alcohol consumption, generally prohibited in all city parks, will limit consumption to 2-ounce samplers of wine for July 13 only. Bottles of wine from area wineries will be sold, but the bottles must remain unopened while on park property. “(Alcohol) Prohibition in the Lake House will remain,” Bucci said. Current plans call for an art show in the Lake House while the festival, which runs from 4 p.m. to dusk, is going on. Council approved by a 6-1 vote …
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Dan Bucci
7:45 am on Monday, July 16, 2012
Thank you to everyone who helped make this a great event, especially the sponsors: Commerce Benefits Group, Busch Funeral Home, Thogus Products, Ford, GenOn, Fifth Third Bank, Learwood Square, PolyOne, Lubrizol and St. John Medical Center. To be clear, the city support referenced in the article was not financial. These events are put on by Avon Lake Waterfront, a private non-profit organization … more ›