CORKER OF AN EVENT WINE CLASSIC SET FOR JUNE 5.Byline: Daily NewsVALENCIA - The 16th annual Wine Classic promises to be the biggest yet for wine connoisseurs and music lovers, offering a huge variety of wines from both wineries and merchants, gourmet food from some of the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Valley's best restaurants and catering services, and live orchestral music. In addition to the latest releases poured by wineries, more than 50 library wines will be uncorked during the fund-raiser for the SCV SCV Santa Clarita Valley (California) SCV Sons of Confederate Veterans SCV Santa Clara Vanguard SCV Singapore Cable Vision SCV Special Category Visa (Australia) SCV StarHub Cable Vision Youth Orchestra and Santa Clarita Symphony, taking place from 7 to 10 p.m. June 5 at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. , 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Valencia. The event has relocated from its longtime home at California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. to accommodate the significant growth in attendance in recent years. ``The Wine Classic has become so popular and well-attended that we had no choice but to find a larger facility,'' said Sue Bozman, executive co-director of the Wine Classic committee. ``The main room is much larger, with more space for people to spread out. It was not only a necessary transition, it was a good one.'' The SCV Youth Orchestra is a three-tiered instrumental educational program that was founded at CalArts in 1969 and moved to College of the Canyons in 1989. The program provides a positive and creative outlet for hundreds of young musicians throughout the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. . The other beneficiary of the event is the Santa Clarita Symphony, which is dedicated to maintaining a professional symphony orchestra that will attract local audiences to symphonic sym·phon·ic adj. 1. Relating to or having the character or form of a symphony. 2. Harmonious in sound. Adj. 1. music, strengthen music education in our schools, and inspire young and old to appreciate orchestral literature. A silent auction will feature a wide selection of current and rare vintage wines vintage wine n → vino añejo vintage wine vintage n → erlesener Wein m vintage wine n → vino d'annata , professional musicians will perform for guests and vintage library wines will be available for tasting. All guests will receive souvenir glasses and trays. Tickets to the Wine Classic are $70 each and $130 a pair in advance, or $80 each and $150 a pair at the door. For information or to order tickets, call (661) 362-3415, (661) 362-5604 or visit www.scvwineclassic.org. |
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