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Tickets are selling fast for the annual community wide food and wine festival, presented by Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance, Local First Arizona & Tucson Botanical Gardens With less than two weeks left before Tucson's largest locally-focused culinary festival, tickets are expected to sell out! The 6th Annual SAVOR Southern Arizona Food and Wine Festival is set to deliver a premiere Culinary Arts celebration highlighting Southern Arizona as a serious culinary destination for foodies across the country. SAVOR will once again bring together over 60 restaurants, breweries, wineries, and distilleries to the lush and historic Tucson Botanical Gardens on Saturday, February 2, 2019 from 11 AM to 3 PM.
Presented in partnership with the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance, Local First Arizona, and Tucson Botanical Gardens; all three non-profit organizations strive to educate and promote the beauty and culture of Southern Arizona in their own unique way. "The Savor Food and Wine Festival not only showcases the rich and delicious culture of the region, but highlights the importance of supporting these local food businesses in our daily lives," said Kimber Lanning, Founder and Executive Director of Local First Arizona. "Much of Southern Arizona's local economy is driven by those in the dining, culinary, and local foods industries. Without them, we wouldn't have the diverse culture and economy that we see today in Tucson and beyond." The Festival will bring together stars of Tucson’s culinary scene with acclaimed regional chefs, wine and spirits experts, and leaders in the local Heritage Foods movement. Attendees will also get the chance to enjoy live educational food demos, live musical performances, unique arts experiences, a signature event raffle and admission to Butterfly Magic and the "Out of the Woods" on tour from the New York Botanical Garden exhibit at the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Now in its sixth year, the SAVOR Southern Arizona Food and Wine Festival continues to grow in both featured talent and attendees. Last year’s sold-out event brought over 1,300 guests to SAVOR, making it the largest Food & Wine Festival in Southern Arizona. Tickets for the 6th Annual SAVOR Southern Arizona Food and Wine Festival are now available for purchase at www.saaca.org. Tickets are $79 each and include menu and libations samplings from over 60 local chefs, restaurants, wineries, breweries, distilleries and food purveyors. This is a 21+ event. SAVOR: SOUTHERN ARIZONA FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL ● Date: Saturday, February 2, 2019 ● Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM ● Location: Tucson Botanical Garden, 2150 N Alvernon Way ● Cost: $79. ● Online: https://www.saaca.org ● Phone: (520) 531-9227 TALENT The 2019 SAVOR Southern Arizona Food & Wine Festival is bringing together over 60 of the largest names in local culinary and libation talent and achievement from around the state. Some of the confirmed restaurants, wineries and breweries in the 2019 Festival include: Restaurants Alfonso Gourmet Olive Oil & Balsamics Lime Olive Oil Cupcakes & Coconut, Pineapple and Lime Shrub Lime Olive Oil Cupcakes made with Alfonso Persian Lime Olive Oil paired with non-alcoholic Coconut, Pineapple & Lime Shrub--infused vinegar mixed in sparkling water Angie's Gourmet To Go Smoked Gouda Macaroni & Cheese topped with Applewood Smoked Bacon Delectable & Savory Smoked Gouda Macaroni & Cheese topped with Applewood smoked bacon Beyond Bread Chicken Curry Salad Chicken Curry Salad served on mixed greens and topped with toasted almonds. Comes with a seasoned pita chip Boca Tacos Y Tequila Mini Chile Rellenos Brother John's Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Slow Smoked Pig Smoked Pork and BBQ Pit Beans paired with a Whiskey Cocktail Brushfire BBQ Menu TBA Café Botanica Menu TBA Casino Del Sol Short Rib Dumplings and Cherry Blossom Zen Garden Cocktail Double Check Ranch short rib, tamari-caramel sauce, edamame, cilantro Strongbow Hard Cider, Galangal Infused Japanese Whiskey, Lemon, Maurin Quina Le Puy Liqueur Chef Chic Bastila Traditional Moroccan Chicken Pie- Filo filled with a spiced chicken mixture served with a dessert and a drink Dominicks Real Italian Dominicks Meat Lasagna or Vegetable Lasagna with Caprese Sticks and Mini Cannoli El Cisne Cocina de Mexico Pollo en caldo de chile rojo, garnish with "cilantro arroz mexicano." Diced chicken breast en Chile Rojo de Cananea- Cubed all natural chicken breast stewed in red chile cooked with onions and spices, served with a cilanto mexican rice. Fermented Tea Company Kombucha FTC Prickly Pear and Hemp CBD Kombucha Prickly Pear Kombucha-Shoumei Tea, Chamomile, Rosehips, Hibiscus, and dried Prickly Pear Fruit. Hemp CBD Kombucha-Chillax Experience. Our best Kombucha flavors, enhanced with LEGAL Hemp CBD Gourmet Girls Bakery/ Bistro Dill Pickle Soup and Mesquite Prickly Pear Cheesecake Bar Award winning soup, featuring dill pickles, potatoes and carrots- deliciously different! For dessert, a mesquite prickly pear cheesecake bar. Mad Batter Bakery Succulent Madness Mad Salsa Bagels- Sonoran Chai Pear Scones with Spicy Chai Drizzle. Dark Chocolate Merlot Cupcakes. Prickly Pear Cookies Merkin Vineyards Pizza Wagon Farm-to-table, hand-tossed gourmet pizza Cinghiale: wild boar sausage, Merkin Orchard tomatoes, mozzarella, charred spring onion, chive Formaggio: tomato, goat milk mozzarella, Merkin smoked mozzarella, pecorino Crucifixen: lacinato kale, rapini, romanesco cauliflower, onion, Merkin smoked mozzarella Noah Mi Amore Custom Catering Tamale with Roasted Chilies, Veggies and Red Quinoa with a Fresh Sonoran Salsa Tamale (Corn masa, agave nectar, vegetable shortening) Roasted vegetables, ancho and poblano chilies, garlic, bulb onion, seasonings Nook Nickel and Lox Local pumpernickel, dill cream cheese, lemon oil, capers. House cured lox, red onion, tomato, hard-boiled egg, seeds Obon Sushi+ Bar+ Ramen Cajun Asian Bao Bun and Smoke on the Water Cocktail Cajun Pork sweetened with Hoisin on a bed of grilled Serrano, lime, and Shiso slaw. Topped with house made Sunomono pickles. White rum, house-made watermelon syrup, fresh squeezed lime and spearmint tincture topped with a smoked paprika foam. Rich and savory on the front end, with a crisp and refreshing finish. Omni Tucson National Iberico Jamon & Dry Aged Ribeye Ibericus Jamon & Lentils- Tender Beluga Lentils with Frisee & St. Agur Bleu Dry Aged Beef Ribeye- Raclette Melted Swiss & Sea Salted Bruschetta Pastiche Modern Eatery Pork Posole Traditional pork posole with shredded cabbage, cilantro, lime and fresh made tortilla chips Peppersauce Kitchen Wood Fired Artisan Breads Olive and cheese artisan loaf wood-fired onsite with pesto butter [POPPED] Artisan Popcorn Artisan Popcorn Prickly Pear Caramel Popcorn & Bourbon Mesquite Caramel Popcorn Queen Ceviche Hibiskey Whiskey Organic hibiscus syrup, whiskey, "you'll like it, it's sweet"... Reilly Craft Pizza & Drink Crostini with Burrata and Tomato Barrio Bread crostini with house-made burrata cheese and tomato Renee's Organic Oven Lettuce "Taco Board" and Desert Dweller Cocktail Lettuce "Taco Board" A crisp lettuce wrap filled with chilled black-bean hummus,fresh salsa, zoodles and avocado. This dish features local Zucchini, tomatoes, black beans. Desert Dweller Cocktail - Prickly Pear, lime, vodka & our lemonade . Rigo's Restaurant Menu TBA Seis Kitchen Puerco Verde Taco Slow-roasted, green chile pork Taco topped with Avocado Crema & Queso Fresco The Parish Dragula Pale Ale Pretzel Baby arugula infused Dragoon Pale Ale pretzel with local mesquite flour, smoked mesquite maldon & choice of sauces: Parish fermented hot sauce, smoked Dragoon Pale Ale mornay, cholla bud Dragoon mustard Tohono Chul Garden Bistro Chul Smoked Salmon Salad and Prickly Pear Lemonade House-Smoked Salmon, Crispy Wontons, Local Greens, Cucumber, Tomato, Pickled Onions, Mandarin Oranges, Sesame Seeds, Cream Cheese Miso Dressing Villa Peru Modern Peruvian Cuisine Ceviche de Pescado- seasonal fish, aji rocoto pepper, red onions, sweet potato, choclo, classic leche de tigre. Aji de Gallina- Peruvian classic shredded chicken with creamy aji amarillo sauce. Pisco Sour- La Caravedo Quebranta Pisco, egg white, lime, Pur Wild Tonic Wild Tonic Kombucha Variety of flavors of kombucha Yellow Brick Coffee Single Origin Craft Coffee Chemex - Ethiopia (Natural). Nitro Cold Brew - Honduras: Mi Tazita. Shaken coffee with lavender infused coffee blossom honey Wineries, Breweries & Distilleries 3 Amigos Tequila Menu TBA Adventurous Stills Menu TBA Angry Orchard Angry Orchard Rose Cider and Truly Rose Spiked Seltzer Barrio Brewing Barrio Blonde and Rae's Ruby Red IPA Button Brew House Volstead Pilsner Marzen- German Style Amber Lager Caduceus Cellars Nagual de la NAGA and Dos Ladrones Deep Sky Vineyard Aurora 2016, Orbit 2014, Big Bang 2015 wines Dragoon Brewing Company Refraction Pale Ale- our newest year-round beer offering (SAVOR will be the first time this product is available, as it will be a sneak peak before it is released in the taproom on 2/9 Four 8 Wineworks Four 8 Red and Four 8 Pink Huss Brewing Papago Orange Blossom vanilla Mandarin wheat, Scottsdale Blonde German style Kolsch, Koffee Kolsch and Copper State IPA Laramita Cellars 2016 Dos Hermanas, 2016 Mourvèdre Rosé, 2017 Pinot Noir, 2016 Syrah Maynards Market & Kitchen Private label red Merkin Vineyards Chupacabra and Chupacabra Blanca Mother Road Brewing Company Tower Station IPA, Kolsch Style Ale, Lost Highway Double Black IPA Mudshark Brewing Co Full Moon Belgian White, Candle Burner IPA, Scorpion Amber Ale, Vanilla Caramel Porter Pillsbury Wine Company Rose 17, WildChild Red 16, WildChild White 15 PRP Wine International Chevalier de Bayard Roger Clyne's Mexican Moonshine Tequila Silver, Reposado, Añejo Sand-Reckoner Sand-Reckoner Wine The Grand Canyon Brewing Company + Distillery Light Session IPA, Prickly Pear Vodka mixed with lemonade The Shop Beer Co. Church Music - Juicy IPA, FYITM - Imperial West Coast IPA, Coffee Brown - American Nut Brown Ale Whiskey Del Bac Whiskey Del Bac Dorado, apricot brandy, meyer lemon juice, ginger beer Wilhelm Family Vineyards Wilhelm Wines Exhibitors Compost Cats Food Conspiracy Co-Op Green Living Magazine The Garden Kitchen Tucson City of Gastronomy Tucson CSA NOTE TO MEDIA: Photos available About Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance (SAACA) is a not-for-profit organization that exists to ensure that, through engagement in arts and culture, our communities produce strong, inspired citizens. SAACA enlists artists, businesses, governments, and individuals to expand artistic and cultural opportunities in their respective communities. To enhance access to the arts and to promote cultural awareness in the communities it serves, SAACA presents large-scale festivals, events and other programs. The Alliance also promotes educational opportunities in the arts and culture for all ages. Visit https://www.saaca.org for more information. About Local First Arizona Founded in 2003 by Director Kimber Lanning, Local First Arizona (LFA) is a statewide non-profit organization working to strengthen communities and local economies through growing, supporting, and celebrating locally owned businesses throughout the state of Arizona. LFA seeks to promote, support, and celebrate a vibrant and sustainable Arizona economy by educating consumers, stakeholders, business leaders, and policymakers about local business ownership, social equity, cultural diversity, environmental kinship, and collaboration. Visit www.localfirstaz.com for more information and a directory of more than 3,000 locally owned businesses. About Tucson Botanical Gardens Tucson Botanical Gardens, designated as America's Best Secret Garden by Reader's Digest, is an urban oasis in the heart of Tucson, featuring a 5 ½ acre collection of 17 specialty gardens. Voted Tucson's "BEST Public Garden" in the Tucson Weekly's BEST of issues for 12 years and awardee of the 2014 Copper Cactus Award for a Non-profit business. The Tucson Botanical Gardens has a seasonal tropical butterfly exhibit, an on-site café and a gift shop. The Gardens is located at 2150 N. Alvernon Way. For more information on classes, rotating exhibits, events or anything else, call (520) 326-9686, Ext. 10, email info@tucsonbotanical.org or visit www.tucsonbotanical.org. Fine Artists and Live Demos set to enchant one of Tucson’s most exquisite outdoor shopping centers1/7/2019
"Watercolors became my preferred medium because I traveled so much as a scientist. I could easily fit them on an airplane in my backpack," explains local water color artist, Margarethe Brummermann.
Born and raised in Dortmund, Germany, Brummermann developed her passion for painting hand in hand with her career in biology. She worked as a researcher and teacher at universities and field stations across Europe and the United States while also dedicating time to her artistic studies at the Academy for Photography and Design in Dortmund and eventually the Scottsdale Artists School. "I often use my paintings as backdrops for my PowerPoint slides. I hope to make my scientific topics beautiful and thus more approachable," says Brummermann. In 2002, she settled in the pristine deserts of the Tucson Mountains now working for Sky Island in the field of diversity research in SE AZ and Sonora Mexico. Brummermann was immediately inspired by her new home and the unique and unexpected community of welcoming creative minds she found here. Margarethe Brummermann will be one of over 50 of Southern Arizona’s finest artists that will be filling the pristine garden courtyards at the annual La Encantada Fine Art Festival on Saturday, January 19 from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday, January 20 from 11 AM to 4 PM. Nestled at the base of the breath-taking Catalina Mountains, this iconic festival will once again bring together a collection of the region’s finest artists to meet and sell directly with the communities that support them at La Encantada shopping center, 2905 E. Skyline Dr In addition to Brummermann’s paintings, festival attendees can expect to see a variety of artistic mediums ranging from handcrafted metalwork and pottery to delicately stitched clothing and home décor. New to this year’s festival, attendees can partake in a series of Live Educational Art Demos throughout both days of the event. Demonstrations include scratchboard art from Paul Hopman, clay wheel throwing from Hirotsune Tashima, weaving from the Visual and Textile Arts of Tucson, tapestry-style mosaic with Andrea Edmundson and many others. A panel of judges will award top marks for Best In Show Overall, Best In Show 2D, and Best in Show 3D. La Encantada Fine Art Festival When: Saturday, January 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, January 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: La Encantada Shopping Center, 2905 E. Skyline Dr. Cost: Free admission Online: www.saaca.org Phone: (520) 797-3959 NOTE TO MEDIA: Photos of past shows and artwork available About Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance (SAACA) is a not-for-profit organization that exists to ensure that, through engagement in arts and culture, our communities produce strong, inspired citizens. SAACA enlists artists, businesses, governments, and individuals to expand artistic and cultural opportunities in their respective communities. To enhance access to the arts and to promote cultural awareness in the communities it serves, SAACA presents large-scale festivals, events and other programs. The Alliance also promotes educational opportunities in the arts and culture for all ages. Visit https://www.saaca.org for more information. Roche Tissue Diagnostics Community Gallery - Healing, Inspiration and Art Exhibition Roche Tissue Diagnostics (RTD) is an innovator of tissue-based diagnostic solutions for patients worldwide. They are also committed to the arts, and through their relationship with the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance (SAACA), have made art a part of the daily work experience through quarterly gallery exhibitions at their Ventana gallery.
In the first quarter of 2019, the Ventana Gallery will host - Healing, Inspiration, and Art: An exhibition highlighting how grief can inspire creative expression. The exhibit showcases work from over 35 different artists encompassing multiple mediums, including photography, drawing, painting, sculpture and more. This diverse assortment of work finds common inspiration in exploring the relationship between creative arts practice and the emotions of trauma, loss and grief. The exhibit offers a meditation on what it means for artists to delve into the shadows of what hurts, disturbs and stultifies and offer something back that reveals, transforms and restores. Healing, Inspiration, and Art shares an impressive body of work alongside deeply felt and personal stories. Diane Haug, who will be exhibiting a selection of her paintings spoke to their creation saying, “My grown son was killed by a car last year. Since that time most of my paintings have exhibited climbing out or stairs leading somewhere. They aren't typically depressing but I felt my son in each one. I am happy to say that I am now painting sunny paintings again, but these five paintings are all part of my emotional climb.” Another artist Karen Samson will be exhibiting work created surrounding her cancer diagnosis and treatment. Her pieces show an arc of emotions with some pieces such as Acceptance, with its impulsive wildness, reflecting a darker reaction to the imposing medical regiment, to another piece like The Jewel which strikes a brighter note, expressing hopefulness. Healing, Inspiration, and Art will be on display from January 11th – April 9th, 2019 at Roche Tissue Diagnostics, 1910 E. Innovation Park Dr. A public opening reception for the exhibit will be held on January 17th from 5 PM -7 PM. The Ventana Gallery is open to the public, by appointment, Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM and on the first and third Saturday of each month from 10 AM to 2 PM. To schedule an appointment, call SAACA at (520) 333-4087. All appointments must be made 48 hours in advance. Campus Exhibition Opening Reception Exhibition Dates: January 11th - April 9th, 2019 Opening Reception: Thursday, January 17th, 2019 5 PM -7 PM Where: Roche Tissue Diagnostics 1910 E. Innovation Park Dr. Cost: Free Online: https://www.saaca.org/ventanagallery Phone: (520) 333- 4087 NOTE TO MEDIA: Photos available About Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance (SAACA) is a not-for-profit organization that exists to ensure that, through engagement in arts and culture, our communities produce strong, inspired citizens. SAACA enlists artists, businesses, governments, and individuals to expand artistic and cultural opportunities in their respective communities. To enhance access to the arts and to promote cultural awareness in the communities it serves, SAACA presents large-scale festivals, events and other programs. The Alliance also promotes educational opportunities in the arts and culture for all ages. Visit https://www.saaca.org for more information. |
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