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Creative Cuisine, Incredible Wines, Spectacular Art, and Breathtaking Views – The Kennebunkport Festival’s Grand Tasting and Art. Works.

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Since I have been talking so much about this exciting evernt, I thought you would enjoy seeing more of what is involved.

Creative Cuisine, Incredible Wines, Spectacular Art, and Breathtaking Views – The Kennebunkport Festival’s Grand Tasting and Art. Works.

Portland, Maine — The Events Team at Maine magazine released details for the Kennbunkport Festival’s Grand Tasting and Art. Works. event, sponsored by Huston & Company, that takes place on Saturday, June 9, at the Colony Hotel. This four-hour grazing event and art exhibition features more than 60 nationally acclaimed wineries, local restaurants, culinary establishments, and chocolatiers, and works from more than 60 artists at an iconic seaside hotel.

“Food, wine, and art are cornerstone features of the Festival ” said Leanne Ouimet, Director of Events and Sponsorships at Maine magazine. “And this year’s Grand Tasting & Art. Works. event brings some of the area’s most respected restaurants, food-related businesses, wine merchants, and artists together under one roof in a location with views that are nothing short of spectacular,” she added.

This year’s event features fare from:

98 Provence                                                       Academe at the Kennebunk Inn

Arrows Restaurant                                          David’s Restaurant

Grissini Italian Bistro                                    Kitchen Chicks Catering

Linda Bean’s Home Kitchen                      Nonantum Resort
Pedro’s Restaurant                                         Rococo Artisan Ice Cream

Sea Glass at Inn by the Sea                       Stonewall Kitchen

Stripers Waterside Restaurant                Sweet Marguerites

The Colony Hotel                                             Vignola | Cinque Terre

Willard Scoops                                                Zapoteca Restaurante y Tequileria

Wine and beer from:

A to Z Winery                                                     Banville + Jones Wine Merchants

Brown + Forman                                              Cannonball Wine Company

Cellardoor Winery                                           Constellation Brands

Croney Estates                                                  Dendor Wine Management

Friexenet USA                                                   Hall Wines

Kobrand Wines + Spirits                                Mason Marques + Domaines

Majestic Fine Wines                                       Moet Hennessy USA

One Hope Winery                                            Pernod Ricard

Purple Wine Co.                                               R.P. Imports

Rutherford Wine Company                         Sebago Brewing Company

Silver Oak Cellars                                              Southern Wine + Spirits

USA Wine West                                                                Villa Banfi

Zaca Mesa Winery + Vineyards

Among the Artists Featured:

Julie Freund                                                       Patrick Plourde

Phillip Frey                                                          Peter Ralston

Alex Gnidziejko                                                                Holly Ready

Edward Gordon                                                                Janis Sanders

Pamela Hansen                                                 Francine Shrock

Jill Hoy                                                                  Ann Sklar
William Hoyt                                                       Tom Stewart

Anne Ireland                                                      Kim David Tomlinson

Henry Isaacs                                                       Matthew Welch

Laura Tryon Jennings                                      David Witbeck

Craig Mooney                                                    Andrew Wyeth

Petrea Noyes                                                    Jamie Wyeth

Elizabeth Ostrander

The afternoon promises to be a treat for the eyes and palates of all attendees.

Tickets for the Grand Tasting and Art. Works. are just $55 per person and available online at kennebunkportfestival.com. The Festival producers strongly suggest advance purchase of tickets because last year’s event sold out.

Event Contact: Leanne Ouimet, louimet@themainemag.com207.772.3373

Media Contact: Angie Helton, nema@maine.rr.com207.653.0365

About Maine Magazine

Published 12 times a year by The Maine Media Collective, Maine magazine (themainemag.com) is the state’s definitive lifestyle publication, offering readers a fresh look at the incredible people, places, restaurants, artists, and business people who make today’s Maine such a vibrant place to live. The Maine Media Collective is also home to Maine Home+Design (mainehomedesign.com), Eat Maine, Art Maine, and The Brand Company – a marketing firm.

About Huston & Company

Huston & Company, designers and builders of fine custom furniture, are located on Log Cabin Road in Kennebunkport. Dedicated to design and function. Built on Maine Integrity. hustonandcompany.com.

Angie Helton

Northeast Media Associates

141 Brigham Street

South Portland, ME. 04106

www.nemediaassociates.com

207.653.0365

The Kennebunkport Festival 2012 Tickets Now On Sale

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Kennebunkport 2012

I’m delighted to be attending this fantastic event. I have checked out this program and it looks wonderful. MDH

Experience Art, Food, Wine, and Music – Start Your Summer Maine-Style

In a Quintessential Coastal Community

Portland, Maine — The Events Team at Maine magazine announced today that tickets for the 2012 Kennebunkport Festival are on sale and selling well. This five-day festival in Kennebunkport is truly a community celebration of the good life in Maine and runs from June 5 through 9, 2012.

“This year’s line-up of participants in the private Art of Dining dinners, special events, art exhibits, and concerts reads like a who’s who of creative talent in our state, including James Beard Award-winners Rob Evans of Hugo’s and Mark Gaier and Clark Frasier of Arrows Restaurant,” said Leanne Ouimet, Marketing Coordinator for the festival. “I can’t wait to show our guests – who come to Maine from as far away as California – an incredible 2012 festival experience,” she added.
Highlights for the 2012 Festival Include:

• The Art of Dining. A series of intimate dinners created by renowned Maine chefs in some of Kennebunkport’s most exquisite homes.

An Intimate Evening at The White Barn Inn. A limited seating dinner at this AAA Five Diamond- and Forbes Five Star-rated restaurant hosted by Executive Chef Jonathan Cartwright.

• Pop the Kennebunks. A very special evening experience presented by Cellardoor Winery, with a Maxim de Paris theme.

• The Grand Tasting and Art Show at The Colony Hotel. A grazing event that showcases the talents of Maine chefs and artists.

• Brews and Tunes. A free outdoor concert experience for all.

• An Evening at Earth. A limited seating meal at the latest gem in James Beard Award-winning chef Ken Oringer’s culinary crown.

In addition, the Kennebunkport Festival features special after parties and a host of other experiences that will give guests a real taste of Maine and Maine hospitality. Tickets and a complete listing of festival events can be found at kennebunkportfestival.com.

Media Contact: Angie Helton, 207.653.0365 or nema@maine.rr.com

Festival Contact: Leanne Ouimet, 207.772.3373 or louimet@themainemag.com

ABOUT MAINE MAGAZINE

Published ten times a year by The Maine Media Collective, Maine magazine (themainemag.com) is the state’s definitive lifestyle publication that gives readers a fresh look at the incredible people, places, restaurants, artists, and business people who make today’s Maine such a vibrant place to live. In addition, The Maine Media Collective is home to Maine Home+Design (mainehomedesign.com), Eat Maine, Art Maine, and The Brand Company – a marketing firm.

Angie Helton

Northeast Media Associates

141 Brigham Street

South Portland, ME. 04106

www.nemediaassociates.com

207.653.0365

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Summer in Phoenix Offer Value at Resorts

Sunday, June 5th, 2011

Resort deals, vacation giveaways signal summer’s arrival in Phoenix

PHOENIX (June 2, 2011) – In the northern hemisphere, the start of summer is marked by the summer solstice. But in Greater Phoenix, there’s an even surer sign summer is here: Resplendent resorts become as affordable as roadside motels.

All across metropolitan Phoenix, $199 rooms are morphing into $99 rooms, and $379 rooms are suddenly $179 rooms. At some resorts, the reduction from peak rates is as much as 60 percent.

To help savvy vacationers (and Arizona “staycationers”) find these summer values, the Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau has partnered with the Arizona Republic to produce the newspaper’s annual SummerScapes insert. SummerScapes also is distributed in the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson, and a digital version is available online.

SummerScapes showcases summer specials at nearly 30 properties across Greater Phoenix, from romantic resorts with secluded swimming pools to family-friendly hotels with lazy rivers and waterslides. Among the values:

  • Rates start at $99 at Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, which is also offering a $50 resort credit for guests who stay two nights or more.
  • Rates start at $109 at the stately Arizona Biltmore, which is bringing in musical acts such as Jeff Bridges (performing songs from the Oscar-winning film Crazy Heart) during its “Hollywood & Wine” series of summer events.
  • Rates start at $109 at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, an all-suites property with a private water park.
  • Rates start at $179 – with a nightly $50 resort credit - at the Montelucia, which recently was ranked as the “Top Resort in Arizona” by readers of Travel + Leisure magazine.

“These rates are a steal any summer,” said Doug MacKenzie, director of communications at the Greater Phoenix CVB, “but they are especially attractive to fans and families who are considering a trip to Phoenix for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week.”

Greater Phoenix plays host to the 2011 MLB All-Star Game on July 12. The game caps five days of events, including the XM All-Star Futures Game, the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game and the State Farm Home Run Derby.

All-Star FanFest, the most fan friendly of All-Star Week’s activities, will be open to the public from July 8-12. This interactive experience will transform the Phoenix Convention Center into a baseball lover’s fantasy land, with life-sized video batting and pitching cages, clinics taught by Major League legends, and free autograph sessions with MLB legends.

Also, the first-ever All-Star Charity Dance Party will take place July 9 at the convention center. Zach Woodlee, the acclaimed choreographer from the hit TV show Glee, will preside over a Saturday night dance-a-thon and judge a dance contest open to all party attendees. Net proceeds from the event will be donated to three charities supporting the fight against cancer - Stand Up To Cancer, the Prostate Cancer Foundation and Susan G. Komen for the Cure - and the winner of the dance contest will win a meet-and-greet visit to the set of Glee.

“I think All-Star Week will prove to a worldwide audience what locals and seasoned summer visitors have known for years - that Phoenix’s beauty and value transcend the heat,” MacKenzie said. “You’d be surprised how cool you feel sitting in a poolside cabana with a frozen beverage in your hand.”

The Greater Phoenix CVB is upping the ante for summer values with its Summer Sweepstakes, which gives entrants the chance to win multi-night stays at eight resorts. Entry into the Summer Sweepstakes is available online at VisitPhoenix.com.

The participating resorts are Arizona Biltmore, Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Four Seasons Resort at Troon North, Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch, Montelucia, Pointe Hilton Resorts, Radisson Fort McDowell and The Wigwam.















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