Restaurants and wineries come together for free Capitola Art & Wine Festival

The 2012 Capitola Art and Wine Festival, offering a variety of food from many restaurants plus wine, beer, and art, takes place on Saturday September 8 and Sunday September 9 from 10am-6pm.

The event, held at The Esplanade in Capitola Village, has free admission and includes live entertainment such as musicians and dancers. Visit event site to view entertainment schedule and information on parking and free shuttles from the Capitola Mall. More than 150 artists will be displaying juried art including ceramics, glass, metal art, and mixed media. For more information call the Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce at (831) 475-6522.

The 29th annual festival features wine from 21 Santa Cruz area wineries (see list below) and food from many venues. There will be two “food court areas” with items available for purchase such as honey-infused burgers and ribs, artichokes, crabcakes, steak sandwiches, crab-stuffed mushrooms, deep-fried ravioli, coconut milk soup, falafel, meatloaf sandwiches, pizza, rice bowls, crepes, and Greek, Indian and Mexican fare.

Participating restaurants/caterers include
Artichoke Connection
Café Carlos
Café Cruz
Crown Cafe Catering
Delk Bees Honey Café
E & J Catering
Falafel of Santa Cruz
Grandma Catherine’s Homemade Meatloaf
India Gourmet
Michael’s on Main
Pizza Gypsy
Rainbow Girls BBQ
Simply Sue’s Kitchen
Souza’s Ice Cream
Surf City Distributing Frozen Fruit Juice Bars
Sweet Pea’s Café
Taste of Mexico
True Olive Connection

Participating wineries
Bargetto Winery
Beauregard Vineyards
Bruzzone Family Vineyards
Burrell School Vineyards & Winery
Chaucer’s Cellars
Cinnabar Winery
Domenico Winery
Hallcrest Vineyards & Organic Wine Works
Heart O’ The Mountain
Hunter Hill Vineyard & Winery
Martin Ranch Winery
Naumann Vineyards
Nicholson Vineyards
Pelican Ranch Winery
Roudon-Smith Winery
Silver Mountain Vineyards
Storrs Winery
Thomas Fogarty Winery & Vineyards
Trout Gulch Vineyard
Zayante Vineyards

The festival, hosted by the Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce, features a children’s art area with ongoing crafts. No pets are allowed. A portion of festival proceeds will be donated to community groups including Soquel High School Sports Foundation and Music Foundations, Pacific Collegiate Fusion Dance Team, and Harbor High Leadership.

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