November 1 - 2 -- Calistoga Downtown Jazz Festival
Festival, Live Music: Downtown Merchants hosting live jazz & wineries pour there outstanding wines from 11-4. Music continues through the night at participating restaurants. Downtown Calistoga
Fee: Call for information & tickets Time: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 942.6333

November 1 -- The Art of Cooking with Wine at St. Supery
Wine & Food Education: Discover the 'secrets' of cooking with wine. Join winery chef Ron Barber in the kitchen for a demonstration and discussion on the uses of wine in cooking including braising, wine reductions & pan sauces. Food & wine pairing basics will also be discussed. Seminar includes a tasting of our estate-grown wines. Reservations required. 8440 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford
Fee: $35 per person Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Phone Number: (800) 942.0809 ext. 58

November 5 -- Napa Valley Viticultural Fair
Wine Education: A must-attend trade show for the premium wine industry. Attendees learn about the latest services and products available and fulfill PCA credits at the various seminars. There are indoor booths for growers and suppliers and equipment exhibitor booths outside. Call for more information.
Fee: $10 Time: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 944.8311

November 6 - 7 -- 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Performing Arts: In the Tony Award-winning new musical comedy six young people in the throes of puberty—overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves—learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. Napa Valley Opera House. 1030 Main Street, Napa, CA 94559
Fee: $85/$90 Time: 8 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 226.7372

November 7 -- Napa Valley Wine Train Varietal Dinner - Pinot Noir
Food & Wine Education: Discover what makes a varietal unique. Wine Director, Ryan Graham explains how terrain, elevation, climate and even growing locations can have a dramatic effect on a wine's flavor and food pairing possibilities. Savor Chef Kelly Macdonald's inventive dinner, designed to perfectly compliment the selected wines. 1275 McKinstry Street, Napa, CA
Fee: $140 Time: Call for information & reservations Phone Number: (800) 427.4124

November 7 & 21 -- Napa Valley Wine Train Murder Mystery Dinner
Performing Arts, Dining: Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre features a complete five-course gourmet dinner aboard the lavishly restored 1915 Pullman dining and lounge cars, with actors attired in 1915 era costumes. Cocktails and wine are available at an additional price and are subject to service charge and sales tax. 1275 McKinstry Street, Napa, CA
Fee: $135 Time: 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Phone Number: (800) 427.4124

November 7 -- Red Cross Harvest Night
Benefit: Join us as the Castello di Amorosa comes alive with merriment and laughter. The evening will feature a silent auction, wine tasting and hors d'evours, a sit down dinner and live auction, benefiting the Napa County Red Cross.
Fee: $375 per guest Time: 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 257.2900

November 8 -- Bill Cosby at Lincoln Theater
Performing Arts: With hit movies and best-selling books, Bill Cosby is quite simply a national treasure with the unique ability to touch people's hearts. 100 California Drive, Yountville
Fee: $69 - $89 Time: 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 944.1300

November 8 -- Little Joe & La Familia
Live Music: Tex-Mex band Little Joe & La Familia bring orquesta Tejana, with its romantic attachment to native roots, and conjunto polkas to Country Western, blues, and jazz. Napa Valley Opera House. 1030 Main Street, Napa, CA 94559
Fee: $45/$50 Time: 8 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 226.7372

November 14 -- Cooking with Julie - Cooking Class
Food Education: This menu is perfect for a casual meal with friends. In this hands on class we cook over grape vine cuttings. Learn how to grill local grass feed beef and organic chicken. Green Lentil Salad Vineyard Grill Grape Pie with Lemon verbena Ice cream
Fee: $135 Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 227.5036

November 14 -- Napa Valley Wine Train Vista Dome Moonlight Escape Dinner
Food & Wine Education: Dine in "elevated elegance" under the moonlit vineyards with a 5-course specially crafted menu, welcome glass of champagne and an option for (2) glasses of private label Napa Valley Wine Train Chardonnay, Merlot or Cabernet bottled by Raymond Cellars. 1275 McKinstry Street, Napa, CA
Fee: $130 Time: 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Phone Number: (800) 427.4124

November 14 -- Napa Valley Wine Train Vintner's Lunch - Quivira Vineyards
Food & Wine Education: This weekly gourmet dining experience features a special Guest Vintner, Executive Chef Kelly Macdonald and Wine Director Ryan Graham as they join forces to plan a diverse four course gourmet lunch. 1275 McKinstry Street, Napa
Fee: $149 Time: Call for information & reservations Phone Number: (800) 427.4124

November 14 - 16 -- 36th Annual "Gifts 'n Tyme Holiday Faire"
Holiday, Fair: Napa's most well-known Holiday Faire is held at the Napa Valley Expo, 575 Third St, Napa,in Chardonnay Hall. Featuring 82 booths of crafts, art & gourmet foods. The Greater Napa Valley Lion's Club will again have their homebaked goodies annual sale. A great time to get your Christmas shopping done early with the personal touch!
Fee: Free Time: Fri: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sun: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Phone Number: (925) 372.8961

November 15 -- NVOH Gala: Beach Blanket Babylon
Celebration, Performing Arts: Napa Valley Opera House Gala 2008: Reception at the Cafe Theater; Performance of Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon "Does Napa"; Dinner and Live Auction at the new Westin Verasa Napa. Napa Valley Opera House. 1030 Main Street, Napa, CA 94559
Fee: Call for Pricing Time: 4:30 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 226.7372

November 15 -- St. Supery – Behind the Scenes Tour
Wine Education: Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at a world class winery? Here is your opportunity to see first hand. Explore our cellar with a wine educator and learn about the entire winemaking process from crushing to bottling. Tour concludes with a barrel tasting of our estate grown reds. 8440 Hwy 29, Rutherford.
Fee: $30 per person Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Phone Number: (800) 942.0809 ext. 58.

November 16 -- Italian Festival
Live Music: The Napa Valley Symphony presents pianist Joseph Kalichstein playing Rossini, Beethoven & Mendelssohn. Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville
Fee: $30 - $55 Time: 3 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 226.8742

November 17 -- The Country Rat Pack Tour at Lincoln Theater
Performing Arts: The Country Rat Pack, comprising three of Country Music's top male vocalists, have been enthralling audiences with an up close and personal acoustic show starring Tracy Byrd, Tracy Lawrence and Richie McDonald. 100 California Drive, Yountville
Fee: $49-$69 Time: 8 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 944.1300

November 21 -- Napa Valley Wine Train Vista Dome Appellation Dinner - Lodi
Food & Wine Education: Award-winning, Executive Chef Kelly Macdonald and Napa Valley Wine Train Wine Educator, Brent Trojan, join forces to plan a diverse 5-course gourmet dinner menu. Each month the menu is specially developed to complement the evening's wines choices. 1275 McKinstry Street, Napa, CA
Fee: $150 Time: 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Phone Number: (800) 427.4124

November 21 -- Cooking with Julie - Cooking Class
Food Education: Hanging out at the border of France and Spain - learn what it takes to make the best pork chops. Also learn an easy way to make a Charlotte and perfect your ice cream. Comfort food that is company worthy. Warm Piquillo Crab Dip, Roasted Pork Chops with Grapes and Skillet Apple Charlotte with Cinnamon Ice-cream
Fee: $135 Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 227.5036

November 22 -- Blending Seminar at St. Supery
Wine Education: A tutored tasting of Bordeaux varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Learn about the virtues of classic Bordeaux grape varieties and what they contribute to a Meritage blend. Each participant experiments, creates a blend, and corks up a bottle to take home. Reservations required. 8440 Hwy 29, Rutherford.
Fee: $75 per person Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Phone Number: (800) 942.0809 ext. 58.

November 22 -- East Village Opera Company
Live Music: You've heard opera, and you've heard rock, but you've never heard opera rocked like the East Village Opera Company. This extraordinary group brings opera into modern times with its inventive arrangements of popular scores from Carmen, Turandot, Rigoletto and more. Napa Valley Opera House. 1030 Main Street, Napa, CA 94559
Fee: $45 Time: 8 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 226.7372

November 27 -- Thanksgiving on the Napa Valley Wine Train
Holiday, Food & Wine Education: Celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the Napa Valley Wine Train. Bring family or friends - leave the cooking and cleaning behind! Price includes a pre-boarding wine tasting seminar in the Wine Train station, your gourmet meal, service charge, sales tax and train fare.
Fee: varies Time: Lunch or Dinner Excursions Phone Number: (800) 427.4124

November 30 -- The Temptations at Lincoln Theater
Performing Arts: For more than 40 years, the Temptations have had a series of smash hits and sold-out performances throughout the world. The history of the Temptations is the history of contemporary American Pop music as they are an essential component of the original Motown machine. 100 California Drive, Yountville
Fee: $49-$79 Time: 5 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 944.1300

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