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Wine sale to benefit Rochester Area Heritage Festival
Written by Annette Kingsbury
Wednesday, 21 September 2011 22:43
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The Rochester Area Heritage Festival announces a new strategy to raise funds for the 33-year-old festival.

In conjunction with Rochester’s Fieldstone Winery, the festival is selling bottles of private-label Rochester Red and pinot grigio at $12.99 plus tax. Fifteen percent of each sale benefits the festival.

“It’s a new direction for us,” said the festival’s event coordinator, Alexis Shull. ‘We’re raising funds and helping support the local business community.”

Jordan Southard, manager of the 8-year-old Fieldstone Winery, said this is the first major signature label for the winery.  “It’s our standard bottle price for both of these wines. If someone buys the wine with the private label, there is no additional fee. We’re just helping the festival by giving part of the proceeds.”

Fieldstone makes all of its wines on premises from grapes, juices and fruits from around the world. The pinot grigio grapes are from Italy. “It’s a very nice pinot grigio,” Southard said. “It’s got the standard citrusy note. It’s a dry white.”

The Rochester Red is made from a blend of California cabernet, merlot and red zinfandel grapes and is Fieldstone’s house red. “It’s quite dry,” Southard said. “It’s got a lot of fruity tones to it. It’s a balanced mix of oak and tannins. It’s our most popular red. Blends are very popular in the United States right now. It hits that trend.”

The festival’s bottles carry a distinctive label designed by Rochester Hills resident Lois Golden. The label features a painting of the historic Eddy farm of Rochester Hills. Local artist Margaret Glinke, whose son once lived in the farmhouse, created the painting during last year’s festival and has donated the right to its use to the festival. Prints will also be for sale.

The wine is available at Fieldstone, 223 South Main Street in downtown Rochester, during business hours, (Tuesday-Thursday, noon-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, noon-11 p.m.; and Sunday, noon-5). Stop by for a bottle during downtown Rochester’s Girls Night Out on Oct. 6 from 5-9 p.m.

Vouchers can also be purchased from festival board members, but due to laws governing alcohol sales, the wine must be picked up at the winery.

The vouchers will be available Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Rochester Junior Women’s Club’s 13th annual Lobster Boil. For those who have already ordered lobsters, the lobsters will stay hot for up to two hours, plenty of time to swing by Fieldstone just a few blocks away and pick up some wine.

About the festival

The Rochester Area Heritage Festival is a 501c3 nonprofit, volunteer-run community event which receives no government funding. The festival strives to promote the appreciation and preservation of local heritage; to create a free, family-oriented festival atmosphere; and to provide unique fundraising opportunities for community not-for-profit organizations. For more information visit info@rochesterheritagefest.org or call (248) 601-0394.

 
Rochester Community House Pancake Breakfast in the Park
Written by AndreaW
Tuesday, 10 May 2011 10:58
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The annual “Breakfast In The Park” held on Memorial Day Weekend, May 29 and 30 is coming up again soon. Rochester Community House will sponsor the breakfast on Saturday May 28th and Sunday, May 29th during the Greater Rochester Heritage Days.

The Lions Club will once again have their huge Car Show in connection with the festival. When the Car Show participants come in for breakfast, they generally fill the Community House along with the community. The Five Star Connection will once again serve as staff for the Sunday breakfast.

Rochester Community House is located at 816 Ludlow in Rochester. For more information, call (248) 651-0622.

 
Rochester Area Heritage Festival looking to a Dynamic Future
Written by Annette Kingsbury
Wednesday, 04 May 2011 23:17
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The Rochester Area Heritage Festival has elected new officers and is making plans for the future.
Rather than holding a large, two-day festival this year, the focus in 2011 will be on long-range sustainability. This year the Board of Directors is focusing on restructuring the festival and considering ways of assisting other nonprofit community groups focus on local history.
The officers elected are: Chairman Steve Wolken, Vice Chair Lorraine McGoldrick, Secretary Andrea Rozman and Treasurer David Howarth. A new event coordinator, Alexis Johnson, has joined the nine-member Board. A volunteer coordinator is still being sought to add to the over 100 years of experience on the RAHF Board.
“The Festival Board of Directors has chosen to use 2011 as a year for reorganizing the infrastructure and redesigning the community partnerships to continue to meet and expand its ongoing mission of honoring our past, present and future,” McGoldrick said. “Festival volunteers will participate in community activities, especially those which emphasize history, preservation of historical resources and involve nonprofit organizations.”
“Based on the struggling economy, we felt a need to do something more than just a festival to help our community this year,” Rozman said. “We felt it was critical to spend the whole year working in a spirit of activism on several projects and activities rather than one festival. We will be more visible in the community this year, striving to support the historical education and preservation efforts that are happening in our area.”
The Festival’s mission is to promote the appreciation and preservation of local heritage, to create a free, family-oriented festival atmosphere and to provide unique funding opportunities for community nonprofit organizations. Planning for the 34th Festival in 2012 is already underway.
“After a short window last year when the Festival moved to a new date and location, we really do need to catch our breath and take time to plan,” Wolken said. “I think we have some new opportunities this year; so let’s take advantage of them. Let’s focus on things we haven’t had time to do.”
The Heritage Festival is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. It is entirely privately funded and has never used government funds. It is run by and staffed with volunteers. Admission, parking and a line-up of musical entertainment and cultural arts are always free.
The Festival’s collaborative model offers an opportunity for nonprofit organizations to raise money through the activities and concessions they bring to the festival. It is only through the participation and generosity of these groups that the Festival exists. The Festival Board is open to working with any nonprofit that would like to raise funds while bringing history to life for all ages.
To keep up with the developing programs for the 34th Heritage Festival and the board’s activities, visit the Web at www.rochesterheritagefest.org. To volunteer, become a sponsor, or for more information on how to participate, contact Lorraine McGoldrick at 248-601-0394.