Chateau Montelena Winery
Covenant
Gamble Family Vineyards
Gargiulo Vineyards
I’M Wines
Laird Family Estate
Luna Vineyards
Newton Vineyard
Oberon Wines

WHEN: Friday, October 16th at 6:30pm

WHERE: Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

180 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94304
650/329-8457

1685 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
925/287-0297

PRICE: $45 including tax and gratuity

ABOUT NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS:
The Napa Valley Vintners is the non-profit trade association responsible for promoting and protecting the Napa Valley appellation as the premier winegrowing region. The organization celebrates its 65th anniversary this year. From seven founding members in 1944, today the association represents more than 350 Napa Valley wineries and collectively is a leader in the world-wide wine industry. To learn more about our region and its legendary American wines, visit www.napavintners.com.

ABOUT THE RESTAURANT:
The nationally acclaimed Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar offers the best in steakhouse dining – prime meats and chops, fresh fish and poultry, generous salads and side orders—with a unique wine list known as the “Fleming’s 100” that features 100 wines served by the glass. Fleming’s is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including Wine Enthusiast’s annual Awards of Distinction and Wine Spectator’s annual Awards of Excellence.

PHOTO CREDIT: Chateau Montelena by naotakem

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar has recently debuted this year’s Fleming’s 100, a collection of 100 wines by the glass which acknowledges the pleasure of discovering a great wine at a great value and features 30 wines available for $10 a glass or less.

The Napa Valley Vintners is the non-profit trade association responsible for promoting and protecting the Napa Valley appellation as the premier winegrowing region.

More details coming soon!

PHOTO CREDIT: It’s Holly

It was probably the best investment of time and money that our agency made to give us a better understanding of social media marketing and how to integrate it into our offline activities. We have continued to learn from WOMMA through out the year, made some great contacts and new friends. My partner and I will be attending again this year and we hope to see you there. Please check out the Summit site for more information. See you in Vegas, baby!

PHOTO CREDIT: Daquella

“Charitable organizations that serve our nation’s children provide invaluable services that enrich the lives of children and their families and our nation as a whole,” said Senator Richard Burr. “These charities help to provide a better future for our children and youth. I am pleased the Senate passed this resolution recognizing the hundreds of charitable organizations throughout the United States that work every day in the interest of our nation’s children.”

“Children’s charities provide important services to millions of disadvantaged youngsters to help better prepare them for the future,” said Senator Dianne Feinstein. “The invaluable work they do every day in communities in California and across the country — including afterschool tutoring, counseling services for at-risk youth, and outdoor and arts activities — should be acknowledged and praised, particularly in these tough economic times.”

The history behind the recognition of National Child Awareness Month can be attributed to Sandy Segerstrom Daniels, Founder & Executive Director of Festival of Children Foundation, who initiated this effort eight years ago and has been diligent in raising awareness of this issue through the local, state and federal political processes and by enlisting the assistance of charitable organizations nationwide. Bearing a striking resemblance to Festival of Children Foundation’s goals and objectives, National Child Awareness Month has been designated to promote awareness of children’s charities and youth-serving organizations across the United States and to recognize the charitable efforts on behalf of children and youth as a critical contribution to the future of our nation.

“Our children are the greatest legacy that our nation can invest in,” remarked Sandy. “I appreciate the continued support of Senators Burr and Feinstein and Congressman Ken Calvert and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez in making National Child Awareness Month an effective tool to increase awareness of the needs for children in our country.”

Although Festival of Children Foundation supports more than 400 member organizations, NCAM is meant to raise awareness for all children’s charities nationwide, and all are invited to take part in NCAM’s mission to focus America’s attention on four guiding principles:

Nurture one child. That’s all it takes to make a difference.

Children are the future of philanthropy. It’s our responsibility to teach them the importance of sharing and giving back.

Actions speak louder than words. Find a children’s cause that’s important to you and get involved.

Many hands make light work. So join forces with those who share your goals and dreams.

Daniels’ foundation will host the 8th Annual Festival of Children® in celebration of NCAM beginning September 4th at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA. The month-long Festival will offer over 100 free family activities and events, including: live music and dance performances, celebrity appearances, and arts and crafts, while showcasing several youth-serving organizations proudly serving children in the community.

About Festival of Children Foundation
Festival of Children Foundation is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that serves to bring together and coordinate the efforts of charities, companies and individuals who actively work to improve the lives of children. Festival of Children Foundation gives a voice, guidance and support. 100% of the administrative costs are covered by designated funding, allowing donations to go further in direct support of programs and services that improve the lives of children. For more information, please visit Festival of Children

Woodland Hills, California, April 2009 Music legend and winemaker, Mick Fleetwood invites wine and music enthusiasts to join him at Flemings Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in Woodland Hills to learn about Mick Fleetwood Private Cellar wines, each perfectly paired with his favorite Fleming’s menu, from the host himself. Guests will be treated to a cocktail reception and meet and greet, and will have the opportunity to pose for photos with Mr. Fleetwood. Each guest will take home a copy of the evenings soundtrack, Mick’s new album Blue Again.

The Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer, is himself a Friend of Flemings, and proudly calls Fleming’s his favorite restaurant and local place when he is at his Southern California home. Fleetwood is proud to share his wines, music, and a memorable evening with Fleming’s guests.

The Mick Fleetwood Wine Dinner will take place on Monday, April 13. The meet and greet will begin at 7pm, and will feature Mick Fleetwood Private Cellar Riesling, which will be followed by a three-course seated dinner beginning at 7:30pm in the Fleming’s private dining room. Guests will enjoy the Mick Fleetwood Private Cellar Chardonnay and Cabernet with Mick’s favorite Fleming’s menu; the Shrimp Cocktail to start, followed by the Filet Mignon served with Sauteed Mushrooms, Mixed Vegetables, and French Fries, and finished with Mixed Berries and Vanilla Ice Cream.

Mick Fleetwood Private Cellar entered the marketplace in 2001 with Micks single vintage 1998 Cuvee. The offering has since grown to include seventeen wines, and Fleetwood’s red recently garnered a Best Wine mention from theWall Street Journal, while his Riesling earned a bronze medal from the San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition. To learn more about Micks wines please visitwww.MicksWine.com.

This intimate dining experience is $95 per person, excluding tax and gratuity. Seating is limited. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling (818) 346-1005. Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Woodland Hills, is located at 6373 Topanga Canyon Boulevard.

About Micks New Billboard Charting CD: BLUE AGAIN
Mick Fleetwood, the iconic co-founder of Fleetwood Mac, celebrates his blues heritage with his new CD BLUE AGAIN, by The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band. On the week of release, this album hit the Billboard Blues Charts at #4, the iTunes Blues Chart at #1 and had rave reviews by such respected entities as AMG (All Music Guide).

The band features a tribute to the original Fleetwood Mac, the all-male blues band that started it all in 1967. This powerhouse blues project features versions of early Peter Green-penned hits such as ‘Black Magic Woman,’ ‘Albatross’ and ‘Rattlesnake Shake’ as well as original material composed by Rick Vito (with a rollicking version of Elmore James’ ‘Shake Your Moneymaker’ included for good measure).

BLUE AGAIN is both an original musical tour de force and a respectful tribute to Fleetwood Mac (in the midst of celebrating their 40th Anniversary), initiated by the sole member of the band to be in every incarnation from the beginning.

About Mick Fleetwood
Mick Fleetwood, legendary drummer and co-founding member of Fleetwood Mac was born June 24, 1947 in Cornwall, England. He began his professional drumming career at the age of 16 and has remained at the forefront of the music industry for over 40 years. In 1967, Fleetwood, along with Peter Green and John McVie formed the original Fleetwood Mac, a band that subsequently became one of the leading blues bands of that era. A later incarnation of Fleetwood Mac including Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie released the bands 1977 multi-Grammy Award winner RUMOURS, which remains one of the biggest selling albums in music history. In 1998 Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. From 2003 through 2004 the band once again embarked on a world tour and released their critically acclaimed album Say You Will. Mick and his band, Fleetwood Mac, plan to continue making great music long into the future.

Mick manages his own wine enterprise, Mick Fleetwood Private Cellar. As with everything else in his life, Mick uses a hands-on approach to selecting, blending, critiquing and ultimately creating any wine that earns the distinction Mick Fleetwood Private Cellar. Fleetwood explains. I find so many parallels between the wine blending and creating music. Just a little change to either mix can make all the difference. Its so much about really caring and paying attention in the process.

About Flemings Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
The nationally acclaimed Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar offers the best in steakhouse dining Prime meats and chops, fresh fish and poultry, generous salads and side orders with a sophisticated and unique wine list that features over 100 wines served by the glass. Flemings was launched in Newport Beach, California in 1998 by successful restaurant industry veterans Paul Fleming and Bill Allen. Today there are more than 60 restaurants nationwide. Fleming’s is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, includingWine Spectator magazines annual Awards of Excellence, and Wine Enthusiasts annual Awards of Distinction. For more information about Flemings Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar and the Flemings 100, please visit FlemingsSteakhouse.com,VineVoyage.com or m.flemings100.com from your mobile phone.

WHERE: Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
Please visit FlemingsSteakhouse.com for your local restaurant

COST: $29.95 per person*
*does not include tax or gratuity

MENU:

Choice of One Starter

The Wedge, Celery Root and Spring Onion Soup, or Fresh Fruit Medley

Choice of One Entrée

Filet Mignon Benedict, Crab Cake Benedict, Applewood Smoked Pork Chop, or
Smoked SalmonQuiche

All entrees served with loaded mashed potatoes and sautéed green beans, served family style

Choice of One Dessert

Berry Cobbler, Crème Brûlée, or Walnut Turtle Pie

RESERVATIONS: Reservations are recommended and may be made online or by calling your local Fleming’s.

ABOUT FLEMING’S:

The nationally acclaimed Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar offers the best in steakhouse dining – prime meats and chops, fresh fish and poultry, generous salads and side orders—with a sophisticated and unique wine list that features over 100 wines served by the glass. Fleming’s is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including Wine Spectator magazine’s annual Awards of Excellence, and Wine Enthusiast’s annual Awards of Distinction.

WHEN: Beginning Friday, March 20 through June 20, 2009

WHERE: Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
Please visit flemingssteakhouse.com for your closest restaurant.

COST: $35.95 per person (tax and gratuity not included)

MENU:

Choice of one of three entrées and the option of Butter Lettuce Salad or Beach House Garden Soup, one side dish, and dessert. To take the guesswork out of the dining experience, Director of Wine Marian Jansen op de Haar provides suggested wine pairings for each course.

Steak Caribe Jerk rubbed hanger-style steak, parsley-garlic sauce and red onion salsa

Suggested wine pairing Rutherford Ranch, Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, 2006

Kingston Banks Roast Chicken Half spring chicken marinated in coconut milk and island ginger, roasted tropical sweet potatoes and plantation bacon

Suggested wine pairing Solaire by Robert Mondavi, Chardonnay Sta. Lucia Highlands, 2006

Salmon Citron Broiled salmon steak marinated in citrus-pepper garlic sauce, black bean cassoulet

Suggested wine pairing MacMurray, Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast, 2006

Dessert Pineapple Tart with Vanilla Ice Cream and Caramel Sauce

ABOUT FLEMING’S:

The nationally acclaimed Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar offers the best in steakhouse dining – prime meats and chops, fresh fish and poultry, generous salads and side orders—with a sophisticated and unique wine list that features over 100 wines served by the glass. Fleming’s is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including Wine Spectator magazine’s annual Awards of Excellence, and Wine Enthusiast’s annual Awards of Distinction.

WHAT:
After a day of wheeling and dealing at the office, some of Orange County’s most prominent residents are coming together to each raise $4000 as they go round and round and up and down on the herd of Carousel Bunnies at South Coast Plaza.

Armed with the century’s most valuable tool, the cell phone, the select group will test the value of their address book in a final push to collect the remaining capital needed to fully fund the commitment to The Season of Caring presents The Possible Dream.

Because the current economy has dramatically affected charitable giving, Festival of Children Foundation has had to think outside the black tie fundraiser to generate excitement to drive donations.

Participants will not be allowed to hop off the carousel until they have reached the $4,000 minimum donation. 100 percent of funds raised will go directly to the ten children’s charities selected to receive funds from The Season of Caring presents The Possible Dream.

WHERE:
South Coast Plaza Carousel
3333 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, Level One, Carousel Court

WHEN:
Tuesday, March 24, 2009, Begins at 4pm
Riders will stay on the carousel until their funds have been raised

MEDIA I/V & VISUALS:
• South Coast Plaza Carousel will wear its “Easter Best,” participants to ride Easter Bunnies
• Charity members and supporters, friends, family and baffled bystanders encouraging carousel participants
• Celebration of first and last riders to achieve donation goal

MORE INFO:
The Possible Dream
Festival of Children Foundation

ON SITE CONTACT:
Christina Manzur, Ink Foundry Public Relations
Cell: (909) 214-5874

The three-course dinner opens with the Double Platinum Champagne Cocktail, created by mixologist Kim Haasarud, author of 101 Champagne Cocktails. This original creation is followed by Mick Fleetwood Private Cellar Riesling and Doobie Red, made by Doobie Brothers manager and winemaker B.R. Cohn. Each is perfectly paired with Executive Chef Russell Skall’s rockin’ menu.

Rock star and winemaker, Mick Fleetwood partners with different wineries and winemakers to create varietals he personally likes to drink and share with friends. For the Riesling featured in the Vintage Rock Wine Dinner, Fleetwood partnered with Firestone Vineyard —using grapes from the cool, Riesling-friendly marine climate of Santa Barbara and Monterey Counties. With its bright, off-dry flavors of apricot, melon and honeysuckle, the slight sweetness of his 2005 Riesling balances its acidity, for a wine as accessible as a catchy tune.

“My signature wines are mellow and easy to drink,” Fleetwood says. “Wine should always be fun, never challenging.”

Mick Fleetwood Private Cellar began in 2001 with his single vintage 1998 Cuvée. The winery has since grown to include seventeen wines, and Fleetwood’s Riesling recently garnered a “Best Wine” mention from the Wall Street Journal, as well as a bronze medal from the San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition.

Doobie Red, North Coast Collectors Series, was created by Bruce Cohn, who, in addition to having managed The Doobie Brothers for 35 years, is also owner of the acclaimed B.R. Cohn Winery Sonoma Valley. Cohn created Doobie Red in memory of Keith Knudsen, who had been the drummer for The Doobie Brothers from 1974 until his death in 2005 at the age of 56. The proceeds from Doobie Red benefit the National Veterans Foundation, an organization that was important to Keith, and close to the hearts of everyone involved with the band.

The Vintage Rock Wine dinner is $55 per person, not including tax and gratuity. This one night performance will take place on either Tuesday, March 10, or Friday, March 13, at 6:30pm. Reservations are recommended for this event. Please visit www.FlemingsSteakhouse.com for your nearest Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar location and to view event dates by location.

The Valentine’s Weekend Sharing Menu Offers:

Saucy Glazed Porterhouse Steak, Double-thick cut with a cognac mushroom glaze, served with haricot vert amandine and parmesan cheese mashed potatoes
Served with choice of Fleming’s, Caesar, or Wedge Salad
$98.00 for two**
Suggested wine pairing: Chateau Montelena, Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, 2005

Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb and Lobster En Fuego, Coarse mustard and fresh herb crusted lamb rack, paired with generous chunks of Maine lobster prepared with shallots, sriracha chile-soy sauce, orzo, served with winter ratatouille and fondant potatoes
Served with choice of Fleming’s, Caesar, or Wedge Salad
$89.00 for two**
Suggested wine pairing: Artezin, Zinfandel Mendocino County, 2006

Dark Chocolate Frangelico Fondue, Almond sponge cake and assorted fresh fruit slices ready to dip into a warm dark chocolate Frangelico fondue
$9.50 for two**
Suggested wine pairing: Yalumba, Tawny Port Barossa Museum Release Antique Australia NV

Reservations are recommended for this popular weekend. Please visit www.flemingssteakhouse.com for your closest restaurant and to make a reservation.

*$25 Valentine’s Card offer is available for visits occurring on 2/13/09-2/15/09 only;$25 Valentine’s Card will be delivered at the end of the meal and will be valid from 2/16/09 through 3/31/09; one gift card per couple
**not including tax and gratuity