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Shared Interest Group Announcements

Singles Wine Appreciation (WAG)

We're trying something new! Assuming we Wine Festival, and want to provide you with an update on their status.
still will not be able to dine out, we're going Many of the wineries are doing curbside pick up and still providing food
to have a Zoom Happy Hour. We'll do it on pairings.
our regular day and time, Sunday, June 28 Element 79 ~ Open for Take Out & Delivery and Food Pairings
at 5 pm. Bring your favorite beverage and Helwig ~ Open for Pick Up /Curbside Delivery and their Restaurant is
share what you've been doing the past open (for takeout)
couple of months! More information will Klinker Brick – Open for Pick up and you may go inside (set up for
be sent to members via email as the date gets closer. social distancing) to order or pick up wines.
Mount St. Joseph ~ Tasting Room is open for pick up
Team Trivia Secret Ravine – Open for purchase of wines and pick up (Friday-Sunday)
Fults – Was our scheduled winery for our March WAG. They are out of
Just a reminder to all our Team Trivia players: Lake County. If you are interested in more information and/or ordering
Now is the time to load your brain with useless information. Watch wines, our Club resident, Bonni Pavri is our local point of contact for the
Jeopardy and Cash Cab. Play Trivial Pursuit. Practice on trivia websites winery and can give you information and take your orders. Bonni can be
-- just google “trivia questions” and you will hit more sites than you reached at 707-228-6255
could possibly use up even if we are still “sheltering in place” well into
2021 – don’t even think about that! We have to warn you that not all I realize there are so many wonderful wineries we hold close to our
questions and answers that you read on the web are correct. Anyone can hearts – my suggestion is to contact your favorites and see what you can
publish trivia questions and continue to spread their inaccurate answers. do to continue supporting them during this unprecedented time.
On the other hand, most of the time they are correct.
Additionally, one of our favorite caterers, Smokey Oaks Tavern, is still
Practice all you want, but be aware that we never use questions from any open for take out and has specials they prepare daily. Give them a call to
websites. That would make it unfair if some people figured out one of order at 916-536-9330 (plus it’s a nice drive to Fair Oaks!).
our sources. Another hint – we never use questions from “Trivial
Pursuit” either. However, sometimes we notice that other sources just I’m looking forward to our Wine Club coming back and hopefully in the
happen to use the same question that we came up with! It happens not too distant future. Until then, “Wine is a Passport to the World”
frequently with Jeopardy. I guess there is just so much trivia out there.
Ye Olde WestPark Players - Drama Group
We hope everyone is doing their part to social distance and stay home. If
we all do that, we can get back to Trivia Night sooner rather than later. Ye Olde Westpark Players regretfully had to cancel a Spring show. We
We miss you all! Stay well. miss our wonderful audience and look forward to performing again when
the doors open. At that time we will begin work on new material.
Wii Bowling
Everyone is invited to participate onstage, off-stage or backstage. NO
Wii Bowling usually meets on the 1st Saturday of each month. We are EXPERIENCE NECESSARY………If interested, contact Audrey
on hold until after The Retreat re-opens and we get the go ahead to play Ehrlich (916-740-2610) the Asst.Director-In Charge of Everything.
again. We look forward to the day when we can get together, have some
fun and share some laughs. Until then, be safe and stay healthy! Thank you.
Rita De Matteis, Director
Wine Appreciation (WAG)

Hello WAG Members! Sincerely hope everyone is doing well! Trying
not to sound cliché, but “life is not the way it’s supposed to be, it’s the
way it is ~ the way we cope is what makes the difference!” I’m not sure
when our next Wine Club event will be, but hoping it is sooner than later.
In the meantime, many of our local wineries are attempting to hold on
and be creative in their marketing and selling of their wines. Sadly,
many wineries have lost memberships due to people not being able to
pay for the luxury of remaining a wine club member. I’ve checked with
some of our WAG visiting wineries, especially from our annual Food &

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