North Market Food & Ohio Wine Festival This Weekend
Presented by National City, now a part of PNC
 The North Market will host its eighth celebration of Ohio’s finest wines and great foods to pair them with this weekend, July 10th-12th. Sponsoring organizations include National City/PNC, Ohio Grape Industries, Ford Motor Company, Master Clean and Columbus Alive.
The festi val will kick-off on Friday night with a special preview party from 7-10 p.m. Tickets to the event are $20 and include a customized wine glass, 10 tasting tickets and a $5 North Market gift certificate. Proceeds benefit the historic North Market. Columbus celebrities will serve as guest pourers for the wineries. The Inner City Blues Band will be on hand to get the party jumping and you boogying on Spruce Street. Discount coupons good for $5 off Preview Party admission are available at local National City Bank branches.
Throughout the weekend the following wineries from around Ohio will offer select wines  by the taste (50 cents to $2.00 each), glass, bottle and case: Chalet Debonne Vineyard, Madison; Ferrante Winery, Geneva; Firelands Winery, Sandusky; Henke Winery, Cincinnati; Laurello Vineyards, Geneva; Maize Valley Winery, Hartville; Markko Vineyard, Conneaut; Meranda-Nixon Winery, Ripley; Mon Ami Winery, Port Clinton; Raven's Glenn Winery, West Lafayette; Slate Run Vineyard, Canal Winchester; St. Joseph Vineyard, Thompson; Stoney Ridge Winery, Bryan; Troutman Vineyards, Wooster; The Winery at Wolf Creek, Norton; Valley Vineyards, Morrow; Viking Vineyards, Kent and Wyandotte Winery, Columbus.
There will be two fun additions to the festivities this year. First, Ford M otor Company will be offering test drives of their newly designed Ford Fiesta, due at dealerships next year. Second, cooking demonstrations will take place in the newly minted Ohio Proud mobile kitchen. The kitchen consists of a 24-foot trailer that has the look and feel of a home kitchen with three large screen monitors to display the demonstrations to the audience.
Festival hours are Friday, July 10, 7-10 p.m., Saturday, July 11, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 12, 1 – 6 p.m. Preview Party admission is $20 with $5 discount coupons available at local National City Bank branches. Saturday and Sunday admission is free. A $5 tasting fee includes a souvenir glass with tasting tickets available for purchase in any quantity for $.50 apiece. For additional information on the North Market Food and Ohio Wine Festival, please call 614-463-9664.
North Market Food and Ohio Wine Festival Schedule of Activities
Friday, July 10th - Admission $20 (includes souvenir glass, 10 tasting tickets, $5 North Market certificate)
Festival Hours, 7 – 10 p.m.
• 7 – 10 p.m. Ohio Wineries open for tasting, North Market remains open
• 7 – 10 p.m. Meet the winemakers, celebrity wine pourers, music by The Inner City Blues Band
• 7:00, 7:45, 8:30 p.m., Cooking demonstrations by Robin Davis in the Ohio Proud kitchen
Saturday, July 11th – Tasting admission $5 (includes souvenir glass)
Festival Hours, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
• 8 a.m., North Market merchants and Farmers’ Market, open for business
• 9 a.m. – 11 a.m., music by Folkwood Players on the porch
• 10 a.m., Ohio wineries open for tasting
• 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., music by One More Time String Band on the porch
• 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., calypso music by Island Breeze on the Spruce Street stage
• 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., face painting
• 11 a.m., culinary demonstration by Colleen & Bear Braumoeller of Slow Food Columbus
• 12 p.m., culinary demonstration by Joshua Cook of Barrio Tapas in the Ohio Proud kitchen
• 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., music by the Shaw Brothers on the porch
• 1 p.m., culinary demonstration by John Hard, CaJohns Flavor & Fire in the Ohio Proud kitchen
• 12 – 2 p.m., music by the Cowboy Hillbilly Hippy Folks on the Spruce Street stage
• 2 p.m., culinary demonstration, Janel Hedgepeth, Barley’s Brewing Company in the Ohio Proud kitchen
• 2 – 5 p.m., music by the Gipson & Fitz Trio on the Spruce Street stage
• 3 p.m., culinary demonstration by Richard Blondin of The Refectory in the Ohio Proud kitchen
• 3 – 5 p.m., Joy Unspeakable, the living statue, as the god of wine
• 3 - 5 p.m., music by Willie Phoenix on the porch
• 4 p.m., culinary demonstration by Chef Steve Lawrence, CaJohns Flavor & Fire in Ohio Proud kitchen
• 5 – 7 p.m., music by the Great Mad Hoax on the Spruce Street stage
Sunday, July 12th - Tasting admission $5 (includes souvenir glass)
Festival Hours, 12 – 6 p.m. (wine tasting begins at 1 p.m.)
• 12 p.m., North Market merchants, Ohio Proud and Artisan Market open for business
• 12 – 2 p.m., bluegrass music by Slate Ridge on the porch
• 12 – 2 p.m., music by Cowboy Hillbilly Hippy Folk on Spruce Street Stage
• 12 – 2 p.m., Joy Unspeakable, the living statue, as the god of wine
• 1 p.m., culinary demonstration by Sweet Louise Sauces in the Ohio Proud kitchen
• 1 – 3 p.m., face painting
• 2 - 4 p.m., CD101 prize wheel, you spin, you win!
• 2 p.m., culinary demonstration by Black Swamp Gourmet in the Ohio Proud kitchen
• 2 - 4 p.m., music by the Gadabouts on the porch
• 2 - 4 p.m., music by the Great Mad Hoax on the Spruce Street stage
• 3 p.m., culinary demonstration by Billy Jim’s BBQ Rub in the Ohio Proud kitchen
• 4 – 6 p.m., music by Eileen Howard Jazz Trio on the porch
• 4 p.m., culinary demonstration by The Jam & Jelly Lady in the Ohio Proud kitchen
4 – 6 p.m., music by Willie Phoenix on the Spruce Street stag
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