Animale
Animale is a new ultra-premium winery that produces, by hand, small quantities of intense, full-flavored wines from grapes from family-farmed Yakima, Columbia, and Willamette Valley vineyards.

Elsom Winery
Elsom Winery uses grapes that are hand-crafted and carefully-nurtured from growers with proven consistency and pride. They offer exclusively bottled wines that offer distinctive flavours, borne of a singular desire, to create a great bottle of wine.

 Kana Winery
Kana is a native word for the spirit or the fire within a mountain. The Yakima and Columbia Valleys are awash with volcanic soil influences, providing terroir from the millennia of “Kana” escaping from nearby volcanic mountains, to lay resting as soil for our world-class vineyards.

Hollywood Hills
This family-owned winery in Woodinville produces small lots of elegant, balanced wines. A true Garagiste, they produce 1200 cases of Rhone-inspired and Estate Grown wines.

 Nardone Winery
Local Restaurater will feature a few of their family wines. The Nardone family has a history of discovering and producing fine wines. Wine Enthusiast Magazine named their Poggio Nardone 2006 Burnello absoluletly gorgeous.

Stina Cellars
Stina’s Cellars is a family owned and operated winery dedicated to producing affordable premium wine.

Ticket Reservations on line at
www.downtownissaquah.com
$20 in advance or $25 at the door
(includes six 2 oz. drink tokens and appetizers)

Nolan Garrett addition completes thelive music line up for March 2 Wine Walk

 As the winter months continue, there is an urgent need for men’s winter clothes for both the Union Gospel Mission and the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank. The collected clothes for men will be distributed to those in need to offset effects of the winter’s cold.

The Union Gospel Mission started in 1932 by a group of churches to assist in feeding those in need during the Great Depression. Today, the Union Gospel Mission also has programs for alcohol and drug abuse, dental and legal clinics, transitional housing, and women and children’s shelters. With their Rescue Vans, they distribute warm clothing to the homeless throughout the entire Puget Sound area.

Additionally, since 1982, the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank has been providing food, clothing and related services to individuals and families who find themselves in need of basic necessities. Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank strives to help people remain self-sufficient in their community and to maintain a sense of individual worth and dignity.

The 4-week long clothing collection is being conducted by four local churches throughout the Issaquah area.  Recently, this group of Issaquah churches completed the very successful annual food drive for the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank through their “Serve Issaquah” association.

 With the economy in a lengthy downturn, the effects of winter months are especially felt by those in need. An ample supply of warm clothing is a must just to get by each day.

 To assist those in need, UGM is reaching out to cities in the Puget Sound area to support their Winter Rescue program by offering urgent help during this difficult time. UGM estimates that there are over 8,900 homeless sleeping out throughout King County on any given night.

Eighty percent of those that are homeless are men, but 80% of clothing typically donated, is for women and children. This Winter Men’s Clothes Collection in Issaquah is designed to assist in expanding donations and needs for the men.

 The Men’s Winter Clothing Drive at the five churches will run for 4 weeks in February starting on Saturday the 4^th.  The men’s clothing donations can be left in barrels at the below listed churches. A receipt for tax purposes will be mailed to any donor that wishes to assign a value to their donation.

All items need to be new or gently-used with no torn or damaged goods. Warm clothing items, such as boots, hats/caps, gloves, pants, sweaters, tube-type socks, underwear in size 38-40 (or larger), ponchos, coats…all items need to be in larger sizes.

Participating churches:
Issaquah Christian Church,
10328 Issaquah-Hobart Rd SE, call 425.392.5848

Foothills Baptist Church
10120 Issaquah Hobart Rd. SE, call 425.392.5925

Mountain Creek Fellowship
165 Front Street N., call 425.391.3416 and 205 Mtn. Park Blvd. SW
(Barrels available in both locations)

Community Church of Issaquah
205 Mtn. Park Blvd. SW, call 425.392.6447

Contact:   Jim Rockstad, UGM Ambassador
425.392.5848
Rockstad@aol.com

Music Announced for March 2 Wine Walk

Bodacious Ladyhood – Village Theatre
Back by popular demand – Bodacious Ladyhood is a tantalizing trio of vibrant chanteuses whose     blend of sounds and choice of material have made them a must see in the Seattle cabaret scene. They are impressive, innovative and inimitable.

Larry Murante – Thrive Naturopathic
Larry Murante’s beautifully woven stories about every day folks, set to song combine compassionate, socially conscious lyrics and an upbeat, joyful, folk/rock style.  2009 Grand Prize Winner of the International John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2009 Kerrville Grassy Hill Newfolk Finalist

Simply Strings – ArtByFire
This string quartet is a group of four women who take pleasure in making music for themselves and performing for public and private events. The musicians are Shirley Herridge on 1st violin; Mimi Fielding, 2nd violin; Linda Herrick, viola; and Merrie Reardon on cello. These ladies are also members of the Gig Harbor Peninsula Civic Orchestra.

Uptown4 – Museo Art Academy
The Uptown 4 are accapella group seeking to bring the joy of harmony to people of all ages while proving that accapella music will continue to be the best form of live entertainment for generations to come. Their set list spans a range of styles from Fifties Doo-Wop and Standards to modern-day Top 40 hits and a growing list of originals. If you think “a capella” means “barbershop quartet”, prepare to be proven wrong.

Violet Oroboros – Illuminate
Charles and Malena McCrone are Violet Oroboros, an acoustic duo performing an eclectic blend of folk, pop, jazz and rock . Malena McCrone performs on vocals, bass, guitar and Charles McCrone plays guitar, banjo and vocals.

Open Mic Night – Mills Music
Strut your stuff at Mills Music for Open Mic Night. Call 425-392-1000 for more information.

Angelo Pizarro – Vino Bella
Angelo Pizarro, guitar virtuoso and composer, writes and performs brilliant, improvisational acoustic and electric guitar music, mining the traditional sounds of his Fillipino heritage with the electrified funk and rock of his youth.

March 2 and April 6 – Downtown Issaquah Wine Walk
Get your tickets now! Rain, Snow or Shine event

Beautiful weather and the opportunity to drink some tasty local wines, hear some great music and experience fabulous art happening brought out the crowds last month for the inaugural Downtown Issaquah Wine Walk. Issaquah Wine Walk is a new First Friday evening event this winter in Downtown Issaquah that is fun and supports the community. Enjoy live music, art and wines from small, local boutique wineries poured in various designated tasting locations up and down Front Street. All ages welcome. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Downtown Issaquah Association (DIA) and valued non-profit partners. Stay tuned for March wineries and art happenings.

Ticket Reservations on line at
www.downtownissaquah.com
$20 in advance or $25 at the door
(includes six 2 oz. drink tokens and appetizers)

Check in starts at 4:00 – Must check in at the Hailstone Feedstore – 232 Front Street
You must be 21 to purchase wine tasting tickets
will call for pre-paid tickets require identification for the name tickets were purchased under
maps of tasting locations, plastic wine glass, tokens and wristband provided at check in.

Thank you to our Sponsors
ArtByFire, Artitudes, Boehm’s Candies, Eastside Audiology, Fischer Meats, Flying Pie Pizza, Hilton Garden Inn, Illuminate Electrical, Montalcino, Vino Bella and Watts Properties

Beautiful weather and the opportunity to drink some tasty local wines, hear some great music and experience fabulous art happenings brought out the crowds last Friday night for the inaugural Downtown Issaquah Wine Walk. Issaquah Wine Walk is a new First Friday evening event this winter in Downtown Issaquah that is fun and supports the community. Enjoy live music, art happenings and wines from small, local boutique wineries poured in various designated tasting locations up and down Front Street. All ages welcome. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Downtown Issaquah Association (DIA) and valued non-profit partners. Stay tuned for March music guests, wineries and art happenings.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR MARCH 2 AND APRIL 6
Ticket Reservation on line at
www.downtownissaquah.com
$20 in advance or $25 at the door
(includes six 2 oz. drink tokens and appetizers)

Check in starts at 4:00 – Must check in at the Hailstone Feedstore – 232 Front Street

A rain, snow or shine event!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers needed for March 2 Wine Walk. We had a lot of fun at the last wine walk. Please join us in March. We need people to help at the venues from 5-8,, set up from 3-5 and clean up 8-9. Please contact events@downtownissaquah.com if you are interested. Fu

ArtWalk Issaquah is a lively, festive event with a variety of artistic styles and live music in multiple locations. The artists are paired with a participating Front Street area business and set up inside the business using wall space, easels, tables or other display arrangements. The artist must be able to set up before the 5:00 start time and be present with the artwork throughout the event. The artist can have an assistant to help with the show but the artist must be present for most of the event.
In most cases, the unsold artwork will need to be removed at the end of the evening.

2012 Dates: First Friday of the month May-September
May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7
5:00-8:00pm

We are accepting submissions for all shows.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 1
Fee is only $25 per event and is due upon confirmation of participation
Artists will be placed in venues at presenter’s discretion
Please provide the following information to events@downtownissaquah.com
Name
Address
Age
Phone
E-Mail
website or facebook url or photos if no url is availble
months available to show art

May 4
June 1
July 6
August 3
September 7

Artwork will be juried and artists will be notified by April 1 if they have been accepted. Thank you for your interest. We are looking forward to a great ArtWalk this year in downtown Issaquah.

DownTown Issaquah Association
232 Front Street N
Issaquah, WA 98027

TICKETS
Ticket Reservation on line at
www.downtownissaquah.com
$20 in advance (includes six 2 oz. drink tokens and appetizers)
$25 at the door
$50 for all three events
Check in starts at 4:00 at the Hailstone Feedstore – 232 Front Street

Issaquah Wine Walk is a new First Friday evening event this winter in Downtown Issaquah that is fun and supports the community. Enjoy live music, art happenings and wines from small, local boutique wineries poured in various designated tasting locations up and down Front Street

LOCAL RESTAURATEUR and WINE PRODUCER MONTALCINO
WILL FEATURE THEIR BRUNELLO at WINE WALK.
Wine Walk, February 3 – 5-8 pm

Local Restaurateur Fernando Nardone, owner of Montalcino Ristorante will feature a few of his family wines at the February Wine Walk. Wine Enthusiast magazine named a wine produced by Montalcino Ristorante as a top wine.  The Nardone family has a traditional history of discovering and producing fine wines. In addition to their honored wine and other fine wines, the Nardone family also imports Italian food products and uses many at their Issaquah restaurant Montalcino Ristorante.

Issaquah Wine Walk is a new First Friday evening event this winter in Downtown Issaquah that is fun and supports the community. Enjoy live music, art happenings and wines from small, local boutique wineries poured in various designated tasting locations up and down Front Street.

TICKETS

Ticket Reservation on line at
www.downtownissaquah.com
$20 in advance (includes six 2 oz. drink tokens and appetizers)
$25 at the door
$50 for all three events
Check in starts at 4:00 at the Hailstone Feedstore – 232 Front Street

THE WINERIES

Nardone Winery
In its December issue, Wine Enthusiast praised Poggio Nardone 2006 Brunello Di Montalcino as “an absolutely gorgeous Brunello with incredibly smooth, rich and beautiful aromas of mature blackberry, coffee, tobacco and smoky barbecue sauce. The wine topped a list of 100 wines from around the globe in the magazine’s Top 100 Cellar Selections 2011.

Lodmell Winery-Walla Walla
This winery uses “best practices” and knowledge of farming has been passed down two generations to create some of Walla Walla’s finest Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Smasne Cellars – Woodinville
Built on the foundation of family, farming heritage, love for the valley and passion for wine, their mission is to handcraft limited-release, world-class wines from the heart of Washington Wine Country.

Castillo de Feliciana
Castillo de Felciana produces Spanish and Latin American style wines while never forgetting what grows well regionally. Their line of wines consists of Tempranillo, Malbec, Cabernet-Malbec blends, and limited amounts of Pinot Grigio.

Kana Winery – Yakima
Kana is a native word for the spirit or the fire within a mountain. The Yakima and Columbia Valleys are awash with volcanic soil influences, providing terroir from the millennia of “Kana” escaping from nearby volcanic mountains, to lay resting as soil for our world-class vineyards.

Zerba Cellars
Voted 2011 Winery of the Year by Wine Press Northwest, Zerba Cellars is a family-owned, estate winery located in the heart of the Walla Walla Valley. They own three estate vineyards in three of the appellation’s most exciting viticultural zones.

Issaquah Wine Walk is a new First Friday evening event this winter in Downtown Issaquah that is fun and supports the community. Enjoy wines from small, local boutique wineries poured in various designated tasting locations up and down Front Street. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Downtown Issaquah Association (DIA) and valued non-profit partners.

First Friday Wine Walk February 3

MUSIC ON THE STREETS

ANGELO PIZARRO at Vino Bella
www.angelopizarro.com
Angelo Pizarro, guitar virtuoso and composer, writes and performs brilliant, improvisational acoustic and electric guitar music, mixing the traditional sounds of his Filipino heritage with the electrified funk and rock of his youth. In the past several years he has focused on the acoustic sound of the Spanish guitar, blending it into the mix and creating a beautiful eclectic style.

OTHER ART HAPPENINGS

ArtByFire
http://www.artbyfire.com/
Witness goblet making at its finest.  Master glass blower, Leonard Whitfield, shows off his collection of hand blow wine goblets.  In the studio,  Tyler Stupich, and Chuck Jensen will demonstrate how goblets are created utilizing traditional Italian glassblowing techniques that are over 300 years old. Goblets are the most difficult and stressful items that glassblowers make  so be prepared to watch some beautiful goblets be born while others experience a fatal confrontation with the concrete floor!!!! (Don’t try this at home boys and girls) .

artEAST
http://arteast.org
artEAST is hosting a jewelry trunk show for the evening of the February 3 Wine Walk as part of their Collective Works exhibit Love Songs.  Love is in the air at this exhibition and sale running January 20-February 29. Opening night reception is Friday, January 20, 6-8.  Admission is free and open to the public.

• ArtByFire -  195 Front Street North
• artEAST Art Center – 95 Front Street North
• First Stage  - 120 Front Street North
• Illuminate – 147 Front Street N
• Museo Art Academy – 111 Front Street North
• Thrive – 48 Front Street North

THE WINERIES

Lodmell Winery-Walla Walla
This winery uses “best practices” and knowledge of farming has been passed down two generations to create some of Walla Walla’s finest Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Smasne Cellars – Woodinville
Built on the foundation of family, farming heritage, love for the valley and passion for wine, their mission is to handcraft limited-release, world-class wines from the heart of Washington Wine Country.

Castillo de Feliciana
Castillo de Felciana produces Spanish and Latin American style wines while never forgetting what grows well regionally. Their line of wines consists of Tempranillo, Malbec, Cabernet-Malbec blends, and limited amounts of Pinot Grigio.

Ticket Reservation on line at

http://www.downtownissaquah.com/events-and-music/wine-walk/

• $20 in advance (includes six 2 oz. drink tokens and appetizers)
• $25 at the door
• $50 for all three events
• Check in starts at 4:00 at the Hailstone Feedstore – 232 Front Street

Important Ticket and Check-In Information:

• You must be 21 to purchase wine tasting tickets.
• Pre-paid check-in starts at 4:00 at the Hailstone Feedstore – 232 Front Street.
• Will call for pre-paid tickets require identification for the name the tickets were purchased under.
• Walk-up tickets subject to availability
• Admission requires valid WashingtonState identification.
• Maps of tasting locations, plastic cup, tokens and wristband provided at check in.

Questions? Contact Karen Donovan:
events@DowntownIssaquah.com 

February 3, March 2, April 6 – 5:00pm-8:00pm
A rain, snow or shine event!

Issaquah, WA – Issaquah Wine Walk is a new First Friday evening event this winter in Downtown Issaquah that is fun and supports the community. Enjoy wines from small, local boutique wineries poured in various designated tasting locations up and down Front Street. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Downtown Issaquah Association (DIA) and valued non-profit partners. 2012 recipients include ArtEast, FISH and Village Theatre.

Main Street shops and restaurants are open to the general public of all ages during the wine walk and those under 21 may attend the tasting areas. You must be 21 to purchase wine tasting tickets. Tasting areas are unrestricted but wine is not permitted outside of designated areas. The tasting is available only to those with tickets and valid event bracelets.

Tickets:
$20 in advance (includes six 2 oz. drink tokens)
$25 at the door
$50 for all three events
Check in starts at 4:00 at the Hailstone Feedstore – 232 Front Street

Tickets available on line at www.downtownissaquah.com or at the Hailstone Feedstore  night of event
Additional Token purchase will be $6.00 for 2 tokens with a wristband.

BUY TICKETS NOW

February Front Street Locations:
ArtByFire
artEAST Art Center
First Stage
Illuminate
Museo Art Academy
Thrive

Thank you to our Sponsors Vino Bella, Montalcino, and Fischer Meats.

Media Contact:  Karen Donovan
Downtown Issaquah Association
Phone: (425) 391-1112
Email: events@downtownissaquah.com

The undead overrun downtown Issaquah en route to the Issaquah Library for a 'Thriller' dance routine Saturday. By Warren Kagarise

Undead, unreal and unbelievable attendance for the Zombie Walk today!  If you were there, you saw it for yourself – and if you were working as a 911 emergency dispatcher, you got the call about Zombies stopping traffic on Front Street today.

Literally our wandering zombies couldn’t be held to the sidewalks – they ended up in traffic and were a real site to see.  Some had branches sticking out of their bike helmets, raw meat hanging out of their mouths and there was blood everywhere – it was crazy! Apologies to our 911 operators – we will definitely be prepared for the large numbers and provide better zombie wranglers next year…