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to-trv fall wine festivals
■ Saratoga (New York)
Wine and hood
Festival
(September
10-12) What's better than
a primo wine and food
festival? A primo wine
and food festival paired
with a Ferrari show.
Now, that's a combo
guaranteed to get your
motor running
■ Grapevine (Texas)
GrapeFest
(September
16-19) The grapes are
Lone Star grown and the
wine is internationally
known at the Southwest's
largest wine festival,
featuring local music acts.
■ Colorado Mountain
Winefest
(September
16-19) Kelly Liken of Vail
(you saw her on
Iron
Chef America
and Top
Chef D.C)
will be the
headline chef for this
festival, high in the Rocky
Mountain town of
Palisade. She'll participate
in demonstrations,
seminars, and V.I.P. events
throughout the weekend.
■ Niagara Wine
Festival
(September
17-26) Take in tastings,
plus winery tours,
concerts, Niagara cuisine,
wine seminars, and one
of Canada's largest street
parades at this fest, based
in St. Catharines, Ontario.
■ Chesapeake Bay
Wine Festival
(September 25-26) Live
music and local delicacies
(think Southern barbecue
and fresh crab cakes)
flavor this annual
celebration of great wine,
in Stratford, Virginia
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R u b ik 's C u b e
The cube turns 30 this
year. So maybe it's time
you solved the puzzle
(wink). Visit the online
portal with a step-by-step
solution guide.
youcandothecube.com
good read
The Widower’s Tale
Author Julia Glass spins a
suspenseful, moving tale
about multigenerational
loyalties, family secrets,
and falling in love again,
all seen through the eyes
of a reclusive father
whose life abruptly
changes at the age of 70.
good deed
Firstbook.org
Put a new, age-
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appropriate book in the
hands of a child in need.
Visit the site to select and
buy a great kids’ read or
to make a donation in
your community.
eating up
Leftovers are looking good as a thrifty ans
lg good as a tnritty answer
to that eternal question: What's for lunch? In
fact,
56
percent of full-time workers now brown-
bag it. Do it in style (and with no health worries
about the chemical BPA) with a snazzy new
lunch set. Box Appetit lunch box (microwave-
and dishwasher-safe), $
22
;
black-blum.com.
And
when leftovers get a little, well, old, try the
make-ahead lunch ideas at
BHG.com/easylunch.
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BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
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