Locally Owned and Operated Est. 2000 FREE! Vol. 20 - Issue 11 • Nov. 4 - Dec. 9, 2020 Read online at www.northcoastvoice.com INSIDE: WINERIES • LIVE MUSIC • DINING • EVENTS & FUN! North Coast Voice OLD FIREHOUSE WINERY 5499 Lake Road East Geneva-on-the Lake, Ohio Sun. - Thurs. Noon – 7pm Fri. - Sat. Noon - 8pm Hand Crafted Award-Winning Wines (see inside back cover) FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND V EVENTS, SEE OUR AD ON PG. 7 Mon. & Tues. closed, Wed. & Thur. 12-8, Fri. & Sat. 12-9, Sun. 12-5 6451 N. RIVER RD., HARPERSIELD, OHIO 4573 Rt. 307 East, Harpersfield, Oh Hours: Wed. and Thurs. 3-7 440.415.0661 Fri. and Sat. 12 - 8 • Sun. 12 - 6 www.laurellovineyards.com Closed Mon. and Tues. [email protected] WWW.HUNDLEY CELLARS.COM Weekend Entertainment see our ad on pg. 7 Hours: 1520 Harpersfield Road Geneva • Monday - Thursday Closed 440-466-1248 Friday & Saturday Noon to 10 pm, Sunday Noon to 6 pm Geneva Exit off I-90, S. on SR534 • 2/10 mile 834 South County Line Road Hours: Sun-Thurs: 11:30-8pm Harpersfield, Ohio 44041 Fri & Sat: 11:30-10pm 440.361.3049 www.deersleapwine.com www.bennyvinourbanwinery.com [email protected] Estate Vineyards & Award-Winning Wines 636 State Route 534 Harpersfield Hours: Mon. - Closed • Tues. - Thu. 12-6 pm • Fri. - Sat. - 12-8 pm • Sun. 12-6 pm 440.361.4573 Pavilion Open Year Round kosicekvineyards.com Happy Thanksgiving November Wine Sale! Stop by and pick up your favorite KV wine to pair with your Purchase any case of wine and Thanksgiving feast, your guests will be Thankful! receive a 10% discount PLUS receive a FREE hooded, Thanksgiving is a great time for us to thank all of our loyal long sleeve KV sweatshirt customers, You are the Best! ($30 Value while supplies last). There will be no live music until the weather permits or inside capacity limits are lifted by the State of Ohio. Please follow us All COVID19 updates can be found on our website. At this time, we are unable to accept shuttles, busses or Limos. on Facebook! OHIO WINE COUNTRY WINERY GUIDE 2 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | Nov. 4 - Dec. 9, 2020 North Coast Voice NEWS & EVENTS Thanks for Giving Trail in the Grand River VValley Helps Support Local Food Banks The very popular Grand River Valley Thanks for Giving Trail came to be.” Turkey Trot has been cancelled this year Out Of The Box” Live- due to Covid 19. However, members Thanks for Giving Trail Progressive Food Streamed Concert of the Valley Wine Group; made up of & Wine Tasting Menu: Debonné Vineyards, Cask 307 Winery, Series Debonné Vineyards- Grand River Cellars Winery & Restau- rant, South River Vineyards and Red Turkey Meatballs with Cranberry Chutney Music America has partnered with Cleve- land’s premiere music venue – The Music Eagle Distillery, have joined together Cask 307 Winery- Box Supper Club – to launch a monthly, to offer another option to help stock the Butternut Squash Soup live-streamed concert series that will be shelves of our local food banks. called the “Out of the Box”. The first show The Thanks for Giving Trail is a drive Grand River Cellars Winery & Restaurant- streamed live on October 30th featuring yourself progressive food and wine Cornbread, Bacon & Cheddar Stuffing Carlos Jones & the PLUS Band. With most tasting event which will be held from live shows being canceled, the band has South River Vineyards- turned to doing live streamed events in November 1st through November 25th Pumpkin Roll conjunction with Music America and has from 12-6 pm daily including Sundays. averaged 12,000 – 14,000 views per show. Patrons can stop at any, and /or all, of the Red Eagle Distillery- five participating establishments in any The streams are free to watch. They will Pumpkin Spice Martini with Cider Donut Wild Winter Nights at order they choose and enjoy 3 samples run from 8-10pm, streaming from the Mu- sicBox Facebook page as well as the band’s paired with Thanksgiving themed appe- Many of the wineries will have their gift Penitentiary Glen Facebook page. tizers, featuring each winery’s (and don’t shops full of great holiday gifts ideas Join in on a night-time journey through forget the distillery) picks for the holiday for those that are hard to buy for. Wine The next 2 shows to be live-streamed are: an enchanted winter forest as you hear the tale of a tiny bird’s quest to unravel a win- season. specials for the holidays will also be a November 25th with Armstrong-Bearcat ter mystery. Experience this naturalist-led highlight. All mandates set forth by Governor Mike December 26th with Carlos Jones adventure first-hand and explore all that DeWine must be followed, including Please help us stock the local food banks! (Due to COVID restrictions, there are a the story has to tell. Along the pathway, meet animal guests, enjoy luminaries and masks being warn prior to entering the Fall foliage is at its prime in Ohio’s Wine limited number of tickets available for warm fires, see the Kevin P. Clinton Wild- buildings. The cost for the trail is $6 per Country in the Grand River Valley Wine in-person seating at the venue.) person at each stop but, if you bring in a life Center yard ablaze with twinkle lights, Region. While visiting the area the group Music America is an entertainment promo- and take home a special keepsake. This non-perishable food item, $1 will be tak- encourages travelers to take a mini-va- tion company led by Jones’ manager – Larry unique hour-long program is designed for en off the price. Price includes samples, cation and spend their weekend in wine Koval and his team, which looks to put on small groups to provide a comfortable, appetizer, and recipes. country. There are lots of shops to visit unique events at various venues throughout safe and enjoyable experience for all. The Valley Wine Group was formed and beautiful covered bridges to check out the area with live music as the focal point. Time slots for your hike are selected upon Their first event was “Reggae on the Water” during the onset of the shut-down from in the area. There are also many lodging registration. Hour-long strolls leave every locations available, including the two in June of 2019 on the Good Time III. They ten minutes. Last hike leaves at 8:50 pm. Covid 19 to offer a local delivery service have now moved into the Live Stream / Vir- brand new hotels at the Madison exit, No strollers. Registration required. of wines and specialty items direct to tual Event production area as an alternative your front door in Ashtabula, Lake, Holiday Inn Express and Hampton Inn. channel to promote live entertainment. Dec 03 - Dec 05, 2020 6 PM - 10 PM Geauga, and Cuyahoga Counties. For those looking for other things to do Dec 10 - Dec 12, 6 PM - 10 PM in the area contact the Ashtabula County “We have also developed a show called The “The Winegrowers of the Grand River Cleveland Beat which we are bundling with Conventions & Visitors Bureau Dec 17 - Dec 19, 6 PM - 10 PM the Music Box/Out of the Box series for Valley established the Turkey Trot 13 All ages, Fee: $7 per person Register by www.visitashtabulacounty.com or the added interest and value to sponsors. It fea- years ago and our food banks have come calling 440-358-7275 or 1-800-669-9226 Lake County Conventions & Visitors tures interviews with artists, businesses and to rely on the donations this time of from 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Bureau www.mylakeoh.com non-profits on each episode.” Koval said. year,” says Cindy Lindberg, owner of Friday. Grand River Cellars. “Understandably For more information about the Thanks For more information or sponsorship oppor- Penitentiary Glen Reservation 8668 Kirt- for Giving Trail call 440-466-3485 or go tunities, contact Larry Koval the group did not want to continue with land-Chardon Rd. Kirtland, Ohio 44094 the event for this year but people are still to www.grandrivercellars.com ([email protected]). looking for safe and fun options so the Continued on Page 5 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | Nov. 4 - Dec. 9, 2020 3 North Coast Voice CONTENTS MITCH LARSON We would like to thank all of our sponsors and encourage our readers to patronize the fine busi- nesses appearing in the North Coast VOICE. NEWS & EVENTS 3 NEW READS 13 Editorial Director & Publisher Sage Satori [email protected] COOKING WITH WINE & BEER 6 MIND BODY SPIRIT 15 11/7 • 3:30 -7:30 Debonne Vineyards Assistant Editor Bob Moore ROOTSVILLE 16 BOOSTING THE BRAIN Protest Music, Part Six: The Power 11/8 • 2-5 Hundley Cellars w/Melissa Advertising & Marketing HAPPINESS 8 of Celebrity [email protected] 11/14 • 6-9 Trenda Jones TRIBUTE 9 Sparky’s Place w/Melissa Mentor, Willoughby, Chardon area MOVIE REVIEWS 19 Eddie Van Halen Spell, The Honest Thief, Creem: Staff Writers 11/21 • 3:30-7:30 Sage Satori • Cat Lilly America’s Only Rock and Roll Maga- Debonne Vineyards Patrick Podpadec • Helen Marketti PEDESTRIAN RAMBLINGS 11 zine, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm 11/25 • 6-9 Film Critic - Westside Steve www.westsidesteve.com WATERFRONT FRONTLINE 12 528 Tavern w/Melissa A time to be thankful KICKIN' IT 21 Contributing Writers 11/28 • 6-9 Pete Roche • Bob Moore • Tom Todd Buccia Winery Donniella Winchell • Trenda Jones w/Melissa Alan Cliffe • James Onysko • John Stoker Steve Madewell • Nikki Vinyl 216-513-0529 for bookings Facebook.com/MitchLarsonAcousticMusic Circulation Bob Covert • Dan Gestwicki • Jim Ales Trenda Jones • Charleen Perry The Most Fun Radio on Radio LOST with The Most Fun Music! 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