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Estate Vineyards & Award-Winning Wines OHIO WINE COUNTRY WINERY GUIDE 2 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | January 10, 2018 - February 7, 2018 North Coast Voice Geneva Winterfest 2018 is the cure for cabin fever Saturday, February 3rd Snowflakes and ice sculptures, chili The Giant Eagle Cookie Decorating Con- samples and snow queens, the 2018 Geneva test at the Geneva Community Center will Winterfest celebration has a full schedule of he held from 12:30 p.m. until the cookies wintertime fun. run out. “Winterfest was originally created to Start your Winterfest adventure with an break up the long winter months and get all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast at the people out of their houses,” Geneva Busi- United Methodist Church on South Broad- ness Association president Beth Cheney way from 9 a.m. until noon. Cost is $5 for said. “But over the years, it has become so adults and $3 for children for the breakfast. much more.” To-go orders will be available. Now a much-anticipated yearly event held The Winterfest parade will begin at noon in historic Downtown Geneva, Winterfest on North and South Broadway and will features the popular chili cook off, the Ge- include floats, fire trucks, marching bands, neva Miss Winterfest Pageant, and plenty of and the Winterfest mascot Lake Effect indoor and outdoor activities, including the Louie, and the outgoing and new Miss Win- NEW Big LEGO Build Off. terfest courts. Winterfest will also feature a Winterfest 2018 will be held Feb. 3 in the rummage sale at the Geneva Fraternal Or- downtown Geneva area. All events are free. der of Eagles headquarters on Depot Street. “One of our most exciting events is the Shoppers can enjoy free hot chocolate and Big LEGO Build Off,” Cheney said. “Kids coffee as they browse. can come in and build with LEGO’s to their Winterfest will also feature a craft and hearts’ content! We even supply all the vendor show at the Geneva Recreation LEGO’s, thanks to Be The City Church and Center. The show will be held from 10 a.m. Robot Zero Vintage Toys and Comics. to 4 p.m., and admission is free. The lot is The annual Chili Cook Off will be held also the pick-up and drop-off point for free in the Depot Street parking lot from noon horse-drawn wagon rides through the city. until the chili runs out. The cook off has The Geneva Community Improvement become a signature event for Winterfest, Corporation will host hot dogs and a raffle organizer Mike Goddard said. Registra- at the Geneva Community Center from tion for this contest to find the best chili noon to 4 p.m. The Geneva Fire Station chef in northeast Ohio is available at www. will be open to the public for tours, a fire genevawinterfest.com. extinguisher simulator demonstration, free “This year Geneva-on-the-Lake businesses Dunkin Donut Munchkins and hot cocoa are participating with hot chocolate at the and coffee, and warming stations. Chili Cook Off. Painesville Speedway will The Geneva Veterans of Foreign Wars bring a race car to show off and people can post on Depot Street will host a spaghetti bring canned goods to ‘stuff the race car’ for dinner from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets will be the Geneva Food Pantry. Each canned good sold at the door. A craft show will be held gets you a raffle ticket for a great prize!” at the Geneva Community Center on West The Kids Talent Show, presented by Main Street from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Coldwell Banker, begins at the Geneva Com- The Old Mill Winery on South Broadway munity Center with Jungle Terry at 1 p.m. will host a wine tasting and entertainment and a talent show at 2 p.m. Kids can show from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wine is 50 cents per off their talent for the chance to win prizes taste and the kitchen will be open and tak- and trophies. The talent show also features ing orders. a Kids Vendor Fair, sponsored by Xtreme The festival also has a new website for Cheer All-Stars, full of things to do and 2018. For a schedule of events, list of spon- places to go for kids. sors, and registration for contests, visit “It’s all about encouraging people to www.genevawinterfest.com or call 466- get out of the house and have some fun,” 4675 if you don’t see what you’re looking for Cheney said. on the website. North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | January 10, 2018 - February 7, 2018 3 North Coast Voice Jan. 10, 2018 - Feb. 7, 2018 • VOLUME 18 • ISSUE 1 •••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • • • CONTENTS • • TA K E II • We would like to thank all of our sponsors and • Playing 50-60-70's • encourage our readers to patronize the fine • Favorites and Much More • businesses appearing in the North Coast VOICE. GENEVA WINTERFEST 2018 3 WINTER READS 17 • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Publisher WINE 101 5 DVD REVIEW 19 Saturday, Jan. 13 • 7-10 PM LCS Communications COOKING WITH WINE 6 Tragically Hip V Benny Vino Winery Editor ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sage Satori BLUESVILLE 8 KICKIN IT 20 [email protected] Saturday, Jan. 20 • 8-11 PM WHAT ABOUT JAZZ 11 MIND, BODY, SPIRIT 21 Sky Lounge Advertising & Marketing Rt 82 • Garrettsville Hunter Eric Darius at Tangier, MOVIES 23 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sales/Social Media/Events & Promotions 440-813-3336 Ikembe Jazz quartet at Lady Bird, Darkest Hour, The Sunday, Jan. 21 • 2-5 PM [email protected] Benny Vino Shape of Water, Molly’s Game, Hartford Hill Winery Trenda Jones ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Mentor, Willoughby, Chardon area ROCK HALL INDUCTEES 12 Wonder Wheel, The Disaster Saturday, Jan. 27 • 7-10 Staff Writers Artist, All the money in the Greene Eagle Winery Sage Satori • Cat Lilly ON THE BEAT 13 Cortland, OH Snarp Farkle • Don Perry world Patrick Podpadec • Helen Marketti Fun things to see & do ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• STAY IN TUNE 25 Saturday, Feb. 3 • 8-10 PM Film Editor BREW NEWS 15 Goddess WineHouse Westside Steve NOW WE’RE TALKING 16 TALKIN SHOP 26 For booking call Ellie Contributing Writers 330-770-5613 Chad Felton • Mike Edgerly Lanigan In The Morning Patti Ann Dooms • Pete Roche www.takeii.com Tom Todd • Donniella Winchell Trenda Jones • Alan Cliffe Circulation Manager James Alexander Circulation Bob Covert • Dan Gestwicki Trenda Jones • Jim Ales Graphic Design Linde Graphics Co. • (440) 951-2468 Vandy Linhart • [email protected] Please Note: Views and opinions expressed in articles submitted for print are not necessarily the opinions of the North Coast VOICE staff or its sponsors. 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