Wines from around the World!

At our upcoming Wine Tasting/Auction on Feb 6th, we will be presenting Wines from around the World.The selection of white wines includes: DaVinci Pinot Grigio from Italy, Martin Codax Albarino from Spain and Whitehaven Sauvignon Blank from New Zealand.
Domestic whites include a Select Riesling from Washington's Chateau Ste.Michelle and Frei Brothers Reserve Chardonnay from California.
As for Red wines, we'll have a McWilliams Merlot from Australia (yeah Auzzie-land!), LasRocas Garnacha from Spain and Alamos Malbec from Argentina. There will be two Washington Reds: Columbia Crest Grand Estates Shiraz and Chateau Ste.Michelle's Indian Wells Cabernet.
For Beer lovers, we'll have a 'Beer Tasting'. Of course, we'll also provide soft-drinks, teas and coffee.
As I've said before, there will simply be something for everyone at this auction!

Thursday's Dancers

While moms and dads are busy fundraising for Australia, the dancers are dancing. Of the 14 girls traveling to Australia, 3 are in highschool. Colleen, Jessie and Emma are 11th graders who've been dancing together since 2nd grade. They dance ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, M.T., tap and hip hop. Colleen's favorite style is Lyrical, Emma's is ballet and Jessie's loves Musical Theater and Tap. These girls have plenty on their plates! They're already thinking beyond high school, worrying about SAT scores and senior projects. Colleen volunteers at a Special Ed Preschool, Jessie loves to sing and act and Emma is a WCC Running Start student.
Hosting an aussie dancer got them excited for their upcoming trip! What are they looking forward to in Australia? The white sand beaches of Port Stephens, hangin' with their aussie friends again, and "seeing Kangaroos and Koalas!" What special items are they taking with them? two moms, one dad and a blankey! What will they miss? Their dogs! (of course, friends and family too!)

Something for Everyone !!!

Our Wine Tasting/Auction on February 6th will have SOMETHING of Interest FOR EVERYONE !!! Take a look at the list of Donors to the left, below: from A to Z, we got the goods!!! Golf, Nights out on the town, Weekends Away, Pampering, Treats, Art Objects, Clothes .... you name it, you can get it here!!!

New items are being donated everyday. Want to know more? Call The Dance Studio at 360-734-1595. It's gonna be fun! (Oh! Of course, there is also the Wine!)

Hot Stuff at our Wine Tasting / Auction

How does homemade pizza, piping hot from a Wood Stone Pizza Baking Slate in your own kitchen sound! Good huh? Wood Stone products are top of the line wonderful! and we'll have two of their Baking Slates up for bid at our Feb 6th Auction at Northwood Hall in Bellingham, starting at 6pm. There will be lots of other unique items as well, due to the generosity of many Whatcom County Businesses. So stay tuned and reserve your place in the fun by calling The Dance Studio at 360-734-1595. Tickets are $25.00 per person, one of the best deals in town!

Katie's Cupcakes & UWD Wine Tasting/Auction

One of the cutest and tastiest new spots in town is Katie's Cupcakes. We went there with our Auzzie dancer's and they were as impressed as I! News Flash! Katie is a tap dancer too! And while she is an enthusiastic dancer, she is an even better baker! Every one of her cupcakes taste great (although I've yet to taste every variety... I'm working on it!).
Katie is also one of our sponsors at the UWD Wine Tasting & Auction held on February 6th at Northwood Hall here in Bellingham. When it comes time to win a dessert of your choice in the Dessert Dash, a platter of Katie's cupcakes will be one of the delicacies waiting for you!!!
Other auction events include: a hosted wine tasting, hearty hor d'oevres, silent auction, live auction and raffle. Of course, there will also be live entertainment by our dancers and MORE!
BTW, there will also be some great buys. It's simply a win-win situation: you get to have fun and support cross-cultural exchange and the arts; we get to have fun and help our dancers make this wonderful opportunity a reality!

Aussie's are here!!!

The dancers from the Robyn Yvettte Dance Studio in Port Stephens, Australia are here!!! They've been performing in area Elementary Schools. I spoke with 18 yr. old Madalynne, who is on her second trip to the U.S. She's been dancing, shopping, touring and just basically enjoying B'ham.
What's the weirdest thing you've experienced? The North Fork Beer Shrine that served Pizza and was also a Wedding Chapel. Pumpkin Ice-cream is a close second.
What are the biggest differences? The weather (freezing!), the houses and how BIG everthing is... (we didn't even take her to McDonalds for a Supersizer).
What did you like the best about Bellingham? How friendly everyone is.
What was a cool, funky, fun thing to do? Go to Everyone's Store in Acme.
What will you miss the most about Bellingham? Meeting people and getting "rugged up" (i.e. putting on layers, hats, scarves, etc) and my host family.
What do you miss from home? Vegemite (yeast spread), milo (kinda like Ovaltine)and definately the beach! Also my family!
What's the funniest thing that happened while you were here? Well, it was fun talking to the little kids after the performances and also to the sales clerks at Zumiez ... especially one in particular!!!

Rebecca's Flowers

Many thanks to Rebecca's Flowers on Harris Avenue in Fairhaven!!! She helped us with our Flower Sales Fundraiser and also donated to the Event. It's local businesses like this that make our town such a great place to live. Visit her "Flower Shoppe" at 1003 Harris Ave, located between the Bead Bazaar and Katie's Cupcakes. It's a charming store with beautiful plants, flowers and gift items. BTW, the Flower Sales were a big success and the Nutcracker performances were OUTSTANDING! We are so grateful for all the hard work and energy that went into this event!
Rebecca's Flower Shop: www.rebeccasflowershoppe.com