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L'Italo-Americano PAGE  16 THURS DAY,   MAY  9,   2013 WineArt: an exhibition-tasting to discover Puglia "Puglia Meets the Bay" represents a series of initiatives organized by the Movimento Turismo del Vino Puglia with a strategic communication plan called "Puglia Top Wine Destination," in link with the article about the Puglia region published by the The Official Poster of the event "WineArt" Wine Enthusiast magazine's list "Top Wine Travel of Destinations 2013." These new events were created to enhance the Puglia wine tourism image at the national and international level. The first event in the program will be "WineArt," an exclusive tasting of the wines of Puglia, the jewel of Southern Italy. While sipping and chatting with others from the San Francisco Bay Area, attendees will enjoy an exhibition of beautiful paintings by the rising artist and Puglia native Gabriella Legno (www.gabriellalegno.com). The event will be held Tuesday May 14, 2013, at the City Club of San Francisco. The exhibition space in the center of the City, will be transformed for one day into an exclusive art gallery. The Puglia wine labels, combined with the paintings of Salento artist Gabriella Legno will be presented to an audience consisting of members of the press, traders, and opinion leaders. During the evening there will be a mini-seminar about the Puglia wine areas, with a focus on the main grape varieties, followed by a wine tasting led by an expert from the Movimento Turismo del Vino Puglia. The wines will be paired with finger food made with typical Pugliese products. The event is being held in collaboration with the Food Resources Department of the Puglia Region. The participating wine producers are: Apollonio (Monteroni Le) , Carvinea (Carovigno - Br), Castello Monaci (Salice Salentino – Le), Menhir (Minervino di Lecce - Le), Mottura (Tuglie Le), Paolo Leo (San Donaci - Br), Rivera (Andria), Tormaresca (Minervino Murge - Bt), Vigne & Vini (Leporano – Ta), Palamà (Cutrofiano - Le), Masseria Altemura (Torre Santa Susanna Br). The target of this project is the U.S. market, the most important in the world in terms of wine quality production. This is especially true of the Californian market, due to its ability to act as a trendsetter because of its place as one of the largest wine producers, and the most active in marketing and wine tourism. "Thanks to the collaboration with the Agri-Resources Department, the Movimento Turismo del Vino Puglia, California will partner with some of the most dynamic Puglia wineries. We are confident that our wines will capture the attention of a curious and demanding audience with two events that aim to raise the awareness about the brand Wines of Puglia and, why not, to attract them to our beautiful land as wine tourists. " The Movimento Turismo del Vino Puglia, federated association with MTV Italy, is a non- profit organization with the aim of promoting visits in the wine production place, to enhance their prestige and culture and to create prospects for economic development for areas particularly viticulture. You recognize the wineries of Movimento from the tile positioned at the structures entrance. This symbol stands for courtesy, professionalism and quality of wine tourism welcome. Also, you can sign up on the Movimento Turismo del Vino Turismo del Vino Puglia, the organization that represents the participating producers, will give an overview of the region, the territory and indigenous grapes of one of the most interesting regions in Southern Italy. Hors d'oeuvres will be served throughout the tasting. WineArt Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 from 5:00pm − 7:30pm City Club of San Francisco 155 Sansome Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA Movimento Turismo del Vino Puglia Puglia's website and enter a contest in order to get the chance to win a tour in Puglia. Members of Movimento 94104 415-362-2480 Courtesy of Movimento Turismo del Vino Puglia May 09, Thurs. - A Night with Emergency Usa, Open Heart: a film by Kief Davidson Please RSVP to sf@emergencyusa.org by 5 pm on May 13. Suggested donation is $10 May 10, Fri.- Italian American Club of Rossmoor Annual Fellowship Dinner, Golden Rain Road Walnut Creek, CA. For information (925) 988-7700. May 13, Mon. - Boys' & Girls' town of Italy Man of the Year Gala 6:00 pm cocktail - 7:00 pm Dinner. St. Francis Hotel San Francisco reservations: Maggie Ragusin email: BGTI@comcast.net, phone:(925) 705-7571 May 16, Thurs. - Movie Screening of a shortened version of the film C'era una volta la citta' dei matti Bancroft Hotel, 2680 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. For information (510) 5491000 May 16, Thurs. - Valerio Magrelli... Meeting the Poet Italian Cultural Institute 814 Montgomery street, 94133, San Francisco. For information (415) 788-7142 or contact.sanfrancisco@esteri.it May 17, Fri. - Cal Performances: San Francisco Opera Orchestra - Puccini: Capriccio Sinfonico (piano concerto). Rota: Piano Concerto (with pianist Giuseppe Albanese), Brahms: Symphony n. 3 in F Major, Op. 90. Cal Performances, University of California , Berkeley . For information http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/performances/201213/chamber-orchestra/san-francisco-opera-orchestra.php May 17-19, Fri.-Sun.- Food Revolution Day May 17 Food and wine tasting at Italian Cultural Institute: 6:30 - 8:30 pm. May 19 A Tavola con le Forchette Tricolore, at Consolate General of Italy in San Francisco. For information http:// www.jamieoliver.com/foundation/ May 20, Mon. - The Italian Center of the West The Italian Center of the West Salt Lake City, Utah. Salt Lake City/Torino Sister Cities, PO Box 3802, Salt Lake City, UT 84101-3802, http://www.italiancenterofthewest.com/ May 23, Thurs. -Italian Cultural Institute. Walking Together Opening 814 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. Runs through June 14, 2013. For information (415) 788-7142 orcontact.sanfrancisco@esteri.it May 24, Fri. - "The Explorer": symphonic composition by Francesco Traversi, Bing Concert hall in San Francisco . For information http://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/201213/SFS-at-Bing-Concert-Hall.aspx

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