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Tuesday, May 3, 2005

Tasting for a Cause; Clarion Riverside Hotel; 5 – 8:30 p.m., $30 in advance, $35 at the door; Gourmet food and wine tasting featuring 100 tables of great food and wine; Over 400 wines and an incredible international cheese table; All proceeds to benefit InterVol; For more information, visit www.tastingforacause.org or call 922-5810.

Saturday, May 7, 2005

Zonta 2005 Kentucky Derby Fest; To benefit the Zonta Rochester Foundation; Picnic Pavilion Finger Lakes Gaming and Race Track, 2 – 6 p.m.; Sport a great hat, and enjoy an afternoon with live and simulcast Kentucky Derby races, a silent auction and a hat contest; Mint juleps are featured with an authentic Kentucky Derby southern buffet; Tickets available at Wegmans Food Markets video department; The cost is $50 for adults, $15 for 6 – 12-year-olds, and free for children under 6; For more information, call Annette Fantanzo at 781-4953.

Thursday, May 19, 2005

2nd Annual Gala in the Park; Presented by the Lilac Festival; Treat your senses from 5 – 8 p.m. to benefit Foodlink Inc., the food bank for 550 charities; The gala will feature regional cuisine and wines at the Lamberton Conservatory; Front-row seating for jazz performance by Grammy-nominated Shemekia Copeland at 7 p.m. at the ESL Lilac Stage with an opportunity to meet the artist; Also featuring raffle prizes, VIP parking; Starbucks gourmet desserts and coffee; Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased by calling Foodlink at 328-3380, ext. 114, or by e-mail at [email protected].

Wine Tasting and Silent Auction; To benefit Alternatives for Battered Women Inc.; Robach Community Center at Ontario Beach Park; 6 – 9 p.m.; Join us for an exciting evening of wine, food and fun; Come bid on the many exceptional silent-auction items while benefiting a great cause; ABW’s services and programs help victims of domestic violence; Tickets are $35; For more information or to purchase tickets, please call Deb or Dawn at 232-5200, ext. 265 or 223.

Saturday, May 21, 2005

24th Annual “An Evening Out at Home”; Rochester Area Community Foundation’s black-tie-optional gala to benefit early-childhood development, quality after-school care and promotion of community involvement throughout Greater Rochester; Hosts from across the region graciously open their homes for spectacular dinner parties at 7 p.m. followed by a reception at the Bausch & Lomb Wintergarden; Gap Mangione’s combo provides the dancing music while the area’s finest restaurants and bakeries provide desserts; $125/person or $250/patron; Visit www.racf.org or call 271-4100 for reservations and more information.

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

10th Annual Andy Meloni/Compeer Golf Tournament; To benefit Compeer’s volunteer-based programs; The tournament will feature great golf at Bristol Harbour Golf Club in Canandaigua, lunch, after-golf cocktails, dinner, giveaways, raffle prizes and a silent auction; Registration begins at 11 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.; The cost is $250 for a single golf package; To sign up or to get more information about golf and sponsorship packages, call Compeer at 546-8280; The registration form is also available online at www.compeer.org.

Monday, June 27, 2005

11th annual Veterans Outreach Center Golf Tournament; Penfield Country Club; Registration and lunch begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m.; The price includes lunch, golf, giveaways and dinner; $175 per player or $750 per corporate foursome; Proceeds support programs and services for local veterans, their families and returning servicemen and women; Call 546-1081 to register or for more information; Special thanks to Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 20 for returning as the title sponsor; Dominion Transmission Inc. and Preferred Care, platinum sponsors; and PaeTec Communications Inc. and Rochester Gas and Electric Corp., gold sponsors.

04/29/05 (C) Rochester Business Journal