Events

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NEW YEAR'S PACKAGE AT THE RIVERSHORE BAR AND GRILL IN OREGON CITY
On New Year's Eve Rivershore has a great package to celebrate the New Year! For just $189 you get a riverfront hotel room at the Best Western in Oregon City. A party that includes a VIP reception with two cocktails, a dinner buffet with steaks and seafood, a Live Band, a champagne toast at midnight, party favors, breakfast in the morning with a Bloody Mary, and late check out. Best of all no drinking and driving. It will be a fun, safe way to ring in the new year. Call 503-655-7141 to book your reservation.

LOVER'S LUNCH & COOKING CLASS AT PORTLAND'S IORIO RESTAURANT
Event date: Saturday, February 14 2009 --- Time: Noon-1:30 pm --- Cost: $50.
Our Lover's Lunch & Class includes a three-course menu, personal instruction by
Chef Chris Thompson, a family-style lunch, take-home packet of recipes, and
wine tasting. Call 503.445.4716 for reservations. Iorio Restaurant --- 912 SE Hawthorne, Portland

33 RESTAURANTS, 58 WINEMAKERS, 5 CHARITIES... 25 YEARS OF GIVING TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN NEED
Reservations now available for the 2009 Classic Wines Auction Winemaker Dinner Series pairing chefs and vintners for intimate dining experiences

Reserve your seat at one of the 33 winemaker dinners and support five area charities as part of the Classic Wines Auction’s 2009 wine events leading up to the 25th anniversary gala auction. Mix and mingle with some of the most respected winemakers from Oregon, Washington and California, as well as Portland’s finest chefs, at the 2009 Classic Wines Auction Winemaker Dinner series.

This annual event features 33 Portland and SW Washington restaurants and 58 wineries. Each participating restaurant will prepare a gourmet meal paired with wines from one or two different wineries with all proceeds supporting charities benefiting families and children in Oregon and Southwest Washington. The dinners begin at 6:30 p.m. on the evenings of March 3-5, 2009.  Reservations are now being accepted online at www.classicwinesauction.com. Each dinner offers a varied number of seats depending on the venue and tickets are $150 per person (tax deductible portion is $65), including dinner, wine and gratuity. For more information, please call 503-972-0194.

Helping Children and Families
The Classic Wines Auction Board has selected five local charities to benefit from the 2009 auction and expanded series of events: Friends of the Children – Portland, Metropolitan Family Service, New Avenues for Youth, Trillium Family Services and YWCA Clark County. “Watching our community raise funds for programs that will impact children and families is the most memorable part of the annual auction,” said executive director Heather Martin. Classic Wines Auction, Inc. has raised more than $19.4 million since its inception in 1982.

33 Restaurants. 58 Winemakers. 3 Memorable Evenings.