Malibu Family Wines Grape Crush & Harvest Festival including 15 restaurants on 9/ 25/11
Malibu Family Wines Hosts Family-Friendly
Grape Crush & Harvest Festival for City Hearts
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 12:30 pm
Celebrities Including “Glee” Stars Max Adler (Dave Karofsky) and Josh Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel)
& Singer Inara George Support Food & Wine Event with a Green Heart…and Purple Feet
MALIBU, CA – (September 20, 2011) – The 11th Annual Malibu Family Wines Grape Crush & Harvest Festival “City Hearts Goes Green for the Arts,” benefiting Los Angeles-based non-profit City Hearts: Kids Say Yes to the Artshappens Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at Saddlerock Ranch, the spectacular, private Malibu estate at 31727 Mulholland Highway, which visitors can only experience by attending a wedding or one of three annual events including this one.
Celebrities slated to attend include “Glee” star Max Adler (aka “Dave Karofsky), Glee’s Josh Sussman (aka “Jacob Ben Israel”), Nic Harcourt of MTV and KCSN Radio as Emcee, and Indie music sensation Inara George of The Bird and the Bee and The Living Sisters in a Special Live Performance. Sponsors include HSBC Private Bank, Beverly Hills Porsche, GreenTow Mobile Solar, O.N.E. Coconut Water, The Water Guys, Topanga Film Festival and Family Magazine.
Guests will enjoy sampling signature dishes from more than 15 local gourmet restaurants including Four Seasons Westlake Village, Longshot Coffee, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Padri Restaurant, Rosa Mexicano, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Sam’s by the Beach, Smoke City Market, Sweet Butter Kitchen, Topanga Catering Company and Wolf Creek Restaurant & Brewing Company and Beanfields Snacks; and taste Malibu Family Wines’ heralded Semler and Saddlerock wines.
With the eco-friendly theme of “City Hearts Goes Green for the Arts,” the event will feature Gourmet Restaurant Row, Wine Bar, Barefoot Grape Crush, Green Art Show, kids’ games & crafts, Beauty Row featuring Fred Segal Salon Foot & Nail Spa (foot scrubs, nail art and goodie bags), Shades Natural Hair Color Studio in Beverly Hills (hair extensions, color strands and massages and goodie bags) and NewDo4U (application of hair ribbons or feathers); and Luxury Silent Auction — items have included Richie Sambora’s hat, Bon Jovi’s guitar, a painting by Pierce Brosnan, art classes with Jane Seymour, “American Idol” Finale tickets with limo, and Paul Mitchell Hair Care products from John Paul DeJoria. With glassware, bamboo utensils and dinnerware, the event will be nearly zero-waste and powered by a solar trailer! Beverly Hills Porsche will display their sexy, new Panamera and Cayenne hybrid vehicles.
Admission (including on-site parking) is $85 for adults; $35 for children (age 5-20); $125 for VIP Tickets; $195 for the Family Pack (2 adults and 2 children). The event is expected to sell out. FOR TICKETS, call City Hearts at (310) 455-2898,or click on Malibu Family Wines or www.cityhearts.org.
Tickets are also directly available at this link:
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e4h2tkda708be5cc&llr=iefvarcab
About Saddlerock Ranch: In a Tuscany-like setting in the Malibu hills, Saddlerock is the home of Malibu Family Wines and features 1,000 acres of grape vines and shaded grassy areas, as well as camels, llamas and zebras. More than 100 movies and TV shows have been filmed there.
About City Hearts: All festival proceeds and sponsorships benefit City Hearts: Kids Say Yes to the Arts, the 26-year-old Los-Angeles-based non-profit that transforms the lives of Southern California’s most underprivileged and critically at-risk children aged 5-18 through after-school and other Arts programs of the highest caliber. Founded by juvenile public defenders Bob and Sherry Jason, City Hearts has provided life-changing classes in Shakespeare, playwrighting, dance, photography and more to 30,000 kids, helping to break the cycle of poverty, gangs, drugs and illiteracy. City Hearts is a government-sanctioned 501c3 nonprofit organization (Tax ID #: 95-4036895). For more information, or for tickets, please visit www.cityhearts.org.