ST. HELENA IS NAPA VALLEY’S MAIN STREET: FIRST WEEKEND IN MAY
This May 5th, 6th and 7th from 10am – 5pm, St. Helena’s downtown merchants participate in the annual Sidewalk Sale. Situated in the center of Northern California’s legendary wine country. St. Helena, Napa Valley offers sophisticated experiences including boutique wineries, highly-acclimated restaurants, luxury lodging and spas, agro-tourism adventures, and refined shopping-the town and its environs epitomize the romantic version of authentic, charming Napa Valley. Here is everything you love about being in the wine country all tied up with a bow.
SIDEWALK SALE PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS INCLUDE:
After you’ve spent the day shopping consider staying a bit longer. From it’s Main Street that entices you with its unique and inviting shops, restaurants and galleries, that also boosts a 100-year-old move theater, to the surrounding mountains rich with fir and redwood forests rising over some of the world’s most prized vineyards, St. Helena stands above the rest.
Within a short distance to downtown are dozens of wineries offering insider access to their cellars and gardens. Of the hundreds of wineries in the State of California, Food & Wine Magazine ranked the top 75 for the best wine tasting experiences and found twenty percent of these were right here in St. Helena!
The St. Helena Chamber of Commerce is the official visitor information and access organization for the city. More information can be found at StHelena.com, on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter@StHelenaCA
19th Annual Cinco de Mayo Golf Classic at Silverado Resort & Spa
May 5 @ 6:30 am – 3:00 pm
| $75 – $2,500
NONSENSE AND VERSE
- 100 California Dr.
- Yountville, CA
- (707) 944-9900
Get ready for a crowd pleasing one-man show, a genuine tour deforce as Dan Goodman, celebrated showman and five-star author of pun and wit, treats his audience to an eclectic menu of delectable gibberish, brisk musical numbers, satirical reflections, stunning visuals and gripping recitation.
PETE ESCOVEDO ORCHESTRA
- 1030 Main Street
- Napa, CA
- (707) 880-2300
Legendary Percussionist Pete Escovedo is an artist who broke down the barriers between Smooth Jazz, Salsa, Latin Jazz and contemporary music. His name has been synonymous in the music industry for more than 50 years. Pete is known worldwide for his live performances, session work and solo albums.
As a young boy he would sit on the steps of nightclubs and watch musicians play. Music became his outlet. When he was 15 years old he began to also sketch and paint on wood or cardboard. Anything he could get his hands on, he would start to draw.
Two Showtimes (7p and 9:30pm)
ST. CLAIR BROWN WINERY | THE SPEAKEASY MUSIC SESSIONS
- 1605 Action Avenue
- Napa, CA
- (707) 255-5591
St. Clair Brown Winery presents “The Speakeasy” Music Sessions. First Fridays, March 3rd, April 7th, and May 5th, 9 pm – 12 am, come through for a glass of wine or beer, and grab a table or hit the dance floor as we host live DJ sets from some of the Bay Area’s top artists. Look for the lit peace sign, knock twice, say the password…get in the door. Follow the peace sign icon on our website www.stclairbrown.com to get the password. Our wine and beer will be available for purchase by the glass or bottle throughout the evening.
THE GRAND BARREL PARTY
- 4045 St Helena Hwy
- Calistoga, CA
- (707) 967-6274
Winemaker of the Year Brooks Painter and taste your way through our newest releases and future vintages at The Grand Barrel Party – Barrel Tasting & Futures Release Party!
- Over 40 Castello wines available for tasting
- Last chance to taste select wines from the acclaimed 2015 and 2016 vintages from the barrel
- “Guess the Wine” – Blind tasting station
- Music and dancing
- Enjoy classic Italian foods like hand-pulled mozzarella, pizza, pasta, and braised meats to pair with current release wines
- “Death by Chocolate” by Le Belge Chocolatiers
- Chocolate, wine, and Nespresso pairings
- Barrel making demonstration by Nadalie Cooperage
- Complimentary shuttles to Downtown Calistoga
THE RHYTHM METHOD 4
- 530 Main Street
- Napa, CA
- (707) 251-5833
Three intrepid lead vocalists equip TRM4 to cover a stunning range of hits. From Queen to Etta James, Steely Dan to Michael Jackson, Fleetwood Mac to The Police, The Beatles to Toto this band plays it all….very well!
Napa Farmers’ Market Saturday
- 6525 Washington St.
- Yountville, CA
- (707) 531-7053
V Wine Cellar will be celebrating the 9th annual Sense Yountville. The event will be held at the V Wine Cellar in the historic V Marketplace. Please join them from 11am-2pm on Saturday May 6th for cult wine tasting and tasty snacks. Enjoy tasting some of the best Napa Valley has to offer when you join them and sample exciting wines from an all-star cast. All of the V Wine Cellar experts will be in one area to help guide you to the wines of your dreams.
The afternoon will come to a grand conclusion with their popular Kentucky Derby party from 2p.m-4pm. For your viewing pleasure they will have multiple TV’S to watch the 143rd running of the storied race. Dress in your finest seersucker or summer frock and chapeau and simulate the experience of Churchill Downs by sipping a specialty wine and cheering on your favorite thoroughbred as they run for the roses. Montecristi Panama Hats will be on site with their pretty Kentucky Derby hats for women and wonderful Panama hats for both men and women.
Again this year you may feel good knowing that proceeds from the event and your V Wine Cellar purchases will benefit the Pathway Home, a nationally-acclaimed Yountville-based residential program serving veterans of current wars. For more information about this wonderful organization please go to www.thepathwayhome.org.
SHADYBROOK ESTATE WINERY GRAND OPENING – KENTUCKY DERBY EVENT
- 100 Rapp Lane
- Napa, CA
- (707) 255-5661
Time to S A V E the D A T E ! ! !
Our property grand opening will take place on May 6th, 2017 and you all are invited! Early bird tickets are available —-> www.shadybrookestate.com
Grand Opening Daytime Derby event passes @ $75 per person
Evening Dinner and Dancing Extravaganza @ $150 per person
Full Day access passes @ $200 per person
Guided Vineyard Horseback Rides (30 minutes) @ $50 per person
Kentucky Derby Party at Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch
May 6 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
| $15
Join the team at Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch to celebrate the Kentucky Derby. To cheer on the 143rd Running of the Roses, Farmstead will have a big screen viewing party, complete with Southern eats and drinks, a betting pool for charity, and live music. Guests are encouraged to dress the part, fabulous hats & seersucker and there will be prizes awarded to the “Best Dressed” and “Best Hat.”Tickets are available for $15/each and include one Mint Julep (for attendees 21 years of age or older) and special Southern dishes from chef Stephen Barber. Additional beverages will be available for purchase. Children are complimentary and the viewing party will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with the big race beginning at 3:34 p.m. PT sharp. They’ve included the seasonal, Southern-inspired menu for The Kentucky Derby Party below.
SIP & SUPPORT WITH TEAM SWIFT
- 709 Main Street
- St. Helena, CA
- (707) 968-0625
Sip & Support with Team Swift
Saturday, May 6th
8AM Breakfast
9AM Saddle Up – 41 Mile Pope Valley Loop
(Route Preview: https://www.strava.com/routes/3786568)
Noon – Lunch provided by Clif Family
Join us we Sip & Support with Team Swift on Saturday, May 6th.
We will begin our day with a light breakfast and espresso, then saddle up for the 41 mile Pope Valley Loop ride. Post ride enjoy a buffet style lunch provided by the Clif Family Bruschetteria Food Truck and a splash of wine on the Clif Family Patio.
20% of sales from the Clif Family Tasting Room and the Bruschetteria Food Truck from 11AM -2PM will be going back to Team Swift.
Team Swift Junior Development is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community based youth bicycling organization. Our Mission is to develop elite bicyclists from beginners.
Riders of Team Swift range between 10-18 years old. We help move them through the different stages during development as junior cyclists by bringing them many resources including equipment, coaching and technical advice.
Team Swift also teaches the rules and etiquette of cycling to help create good ambassadors for our sport as well as good community members. The team members also learn life lessons and these skills serve them no matter what they do later in life. To purchase tickets to ride: teamswift.brownpapertickets.com
VOENA: VOICES OF NOW
- 100 California Dr.
- Yountville, CA
- (707) 944-9900
Experience a musical celebration with VOENA in their new concert season, “Voices of Now!” This inspiring collection of songs arranged by Annabelle Marie draws out original songs’ complexities in a new and exciting way. Renditions of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and unique vocal harmonies of “Life On Mars” by David Bowie make their debut arrangements, with added flavors from our special percussion group, VOR (Voices of Rhythm), led by world percussionist Jeff Campitelli.
WSET LEVEL 1
- 2501 Oak Street
- Napa, CA
- (855) 513-9738
No prior knowledge is required to take this course. Teaching you is our job! Access to our Online Wine Academy is included with enrollment and includes interactive study aids, quizzes, videos, and mock exam. Price includes all course materials, exam fees, and wines tasted in class.
PLEASE NOTE:
- This is a single day 8-hour class
- All course materials, textbooks, and wines, along with any test fees, are included
SANDY CRESSMAN
- 1030 Main Street
- Napa, CA
- (707) 880-2300
Sandy Cressman celebates her love for Brazilian jazz on her new CD “Entre Amigos”. As founder and leader of the group Homenagem Brasileira, San Francisco-based vocalist/educator Sandy Cressman has had many opportunities over the last 20-plus years to forge creative partnerships with like-minded musicians from the Bay to Brazil.
Though the new CD is her first new recording since 2005’s Brasil—Sempre no Coração,Cressman never stepped away from music. “For a long while I concentrated on mining the treasures in the existing Brazilian music repertoire,” says Cressman. “But at a certain point I started writing and asking people to collaborate, and Entre Amigos collects many of these amazing connections.”
Significantly, “Entre Amigos” opens a new chapter for Cressman as a tunesmith; she contributed lyrics, in both Portuguese and English, for every track on the album.
Two Showtimes (7p and 9:30pm)
