Whole Foods Cooking Calendar; Oct. 21-25

Tuesday, October 21st
Fall Wine and Food Pairing
6:30 to 8:30pm
$50
Demonstration
Menu: Wild Mushroom Bruschetta with Goat Cheese Crumbles; Smoked Turkey Breast with Roasted Fall Vegetables; and Winter Squash Soup with Red Pepper Purée.
Instructors: Melanie Armstrong & Merijoy Lantz Rucker

Wednesday, October 22nd
Let's Talk Thai
7 to 9pm $35
Demonstration
Menu: Shrimp Spring Rolls with Chile Sauce; Soba Noodle Salad with Soy-Peanut Dressing over Watercress; and Coconut Tapioca Pudding with Spiced Mango.
Instructor: Cindy Chambers

Thursday, October 23rd
Oktoberfest Feast
7 - 9pm $40
Demonstration
Celebrate Oktoberfest with traditional German fare! Home cooks in Germany are passionate about their food, and you’ll learn how they use seemingly humble ingredients to create tasty masterpieces. Students learn the techniques for some of the most famous German specialties, and discover German favorites perfect for enjoying this Fall. Tastings of German Beer will be served.
Menu: Braised Sausages with Sauerkraut; Weiner Schnitzel with Herbed Spaetzle; Braised Red Cabbage with Apples, and Pear and Currant Strudel.
Instructor: Merijoy Lantz Rucker

Friday, October 24th
German Beer Tasting
6:30 to 7:30pm $10
Demonstration
In addition to tasting German beers (as well as beers that are produced in German style) sample cheeses that go well with them and learn to sort out hops & malt, fermentation, and the traditional German beer making styles like Pilsner, Weisse, Hefe Weizen, Bock, and more.
Instructor: Derek Petrella

Saturday, October 25th
Spooky Delights
10:30am to 1:30pm $40
Hands-On
For ages 6 to 9
Menu: Old-Fashioned Popcorn Balls; Merinque ‘Bones’; and Pumpkin Squares with Chocolate Chips.
Instructor: Cindy Chambers

Learn about more upcoming events and classes on the Whole Foods calendar.

Wine Tasting: Exploring France- Bordeaux

Whole Foods
4021 Hillsboro Pike
Nashville, TN 37215
615-440-5100

$40.00; $70.00 as a two class series
Thursday, October 16
7-9pm

Instructor: Melanie Armstrong

Wines of France Tasting at Whole Foods in Green Hills

$15
Friday, Oct 10
6:30-7:30pm

Taste, learn and discuss French wines with Melanie Armstrong. A representative wine from each of the major grape growing regions will be tasted.

Whole Foods
4021 Hillsboro Pike
Nashville, TN
615-440-5100

Visit Melanie Armstrong to find out more about this lady of the wine.

Bluebird Cafe calendar July 6-12

July 6
6:30
Sunday Spotlight with Eryn Shewell
no cover

8:00
Writers Night with special guest Steven Dale Jones
no cover

July 7
6:00
Open Mic hosted by Barbara Cloyd
no cover
9:30
Mike Henderson Band with Willie Domann and Kevin McKendree
$7.00

July 8
6:00
Closed for a Private Event

9:00
In The Round with Smokin’ Grapes Music: Billy Yates, Wil Nance, Billy Ryan, David Kroll and the Broussards
$8.00

July 9
6:00
ASCAP Presents Washington Street Publishing: In The Round with Mercy Stevens, Scott Lindsey, Amy Holt, Moe Loughran, Lisa Palas and Robin Welty
no cover

9:00
In The Round with Molly Reed, Nicole Galyon, Keith Follese and Sam Tate
$8.00

July 10
6:00
In The Round with Dylan Altman, Eric Paslay, Matt Warren and Carey Ott
no cover

9:00
In The Round with Jamie Teachenor, Kevin Denney, Tim Johnson, and Kerry Kurt Phillips $10.00

July 11
6:30
In The Round with Matt Ramsey, Billy Dean Trevor Rosen and Clara Oman
no cover

9:30
In The Round with Angela Kaset, Marc Beeson, Allen Shamblin and Karen Rochelle
$12.00

July 12
6:30
In The Round with Lisa Hentrich, Chris Caminiti, AJ Masters and Chas Sanford
no cover

9:30
In the Round with Thom Schuyler, Fred Knobloch, Don Schlitz and Jelly Roll Johnson
$12.00

Bluebird Cafe; January 23-26

January 23

6:00 PM

In The Round with Brice Ash, Thomas Flanery, Connor Rand and Shantel Adams

no cover

9:00 PM

In The Round with Vince Gill, Amy Grant and friends

A Benefit for Alive Hospice

$60.00

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January 24

6:00 PM

In The Round with Dylan Altman, Billy Falcon, Rodney Clawson and Eric Paslay

no cover

9:00 PM

In The Round with Tim Nichols, Rodney Clawson, Kim Carnes & Josh Leo

A Benefit for Alive Hospice

$12.00

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January 25

6:30 PM

In The Round with Pam Gadd, Tanya Savory, Terri Corker and Cindy Finkle

no cover

9:30 PM

In The Round with Thom Schuyler, Fred Knobloch, Don Schlitz and Jelly Roll Johnson

A Benefit for Alive Hospice

$12.00

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January 26

6:30 PM

In The Round with Adie Gray, Dave McKenzie, Fred James and Mary Anne Brandon

no cover

9:30 PM

In The Round with Marc Beeson, Michael Johnson, Hugh Prestwood and Dennis Matkosky

A Benefit for Alive Hospice

$12.00

See Garth Brooks at the Movies

Garth Brooks' Nov. 14 concert in Kansas City, Mo., will be simulcast live to more than 300 theaters, including Regal Theaters at Opry Mills and Green Hills at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $10 and will go on sale Friday at noon with a 10-ticket limit per person at www.garthbrooks.com. and the theaters' Web sites. The concert will be rebroadcast to theaters the next night.

I found this in Beverly Keel's column today.