Event for Spirtus Wines: "30 Year Celebration is Still On"

Grand Anniversary Tasting @ The Hartford Club
Thursday, November 1st from 6:00 to 9:00 PM
$55 per person all inclusive
Come out and join us for a special celebration of our 30 year milestone of serving fine wines throughout central CT and beyond. This Grand Tasting will feature more than 50 wines from around the world in a broad range of prices, plus food by the Hartford Club's Executive Chef Christopher Kube including freshly carved prime rib and a delicious array of Mediterranean meats, cheeses, grilled vegetables, caprese salad and more.
We would love to share this party with as many of our loyal customers (old and new) as possible! Martin and Barrie Robbins-Pianka, founders of Spiritus Wines, will be in attendance as our special guests. Come out to share a toast, recount some memories and of course sample some great wines!
To further add to the celebration, Spiritus will donate a portion of the ticket proceeds to Hartford's local culinary school, Lincoln Culinary Institute, to provide scholarships for the future chefs in our community. And by partnering with the international, gourmet food and wine society, the Chaine des Rotisseurs, our contribution will be matched 100%, thereby doubling its impact. Purchase your tickets today by calling Spiritus at 860.247.5431.

Event: "Food Stamped" showing at the Hartford History Center

I am pretty excited to check out this film that has been named Best Documentary by the Lighthouse International Film Festival, and was a winner of the Jury Feature Prize at the San Francisco Independant Film Festival. It was produced by Shira and Yoav Potash, and my feeling is that is going to inspire activism and creative solutions rather than getting depressed over a sobering issue. My enthusiasm is especially peaked since Hartford has taken the initiative of accepting food stamps at the local farmers markets that are open around the city from May to October. So progressive!

This film, "Food Stamped is an informative and humorous documentary film following a couple as they attempt to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet on a food stamp budget. Through their adventures they consult with members of U.S. Congress, food justice organizations, nutrition experts, and people living on food stamps to take a deep look at America’s broken food system."

The film is being shown for free at the main branch of the Hartford Public Library in the Hartford History Center on October 24th from 6-8pm. Included with the screening will be a panel discussion with Grace Damio from the Hispanic Health Council, Lucy Nolan from End Hunger CT and Martha Page from Hartford Food Systems. It will be moderated by Stuart Parnes of the Connecticut Humanities.

Check out the trailer below and hope to see you there!