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Travel around the world with GROOVY GRAPES
LA VENDEMMIA PREMIUM ITALIAN
WINE TASTING
Celebrate the fall harvest with a tribute to La Vendemmia and Italy. Explore special Italian wines with a focus on those that have cellaring potential and renown from different regions around Italy. The tasting will be hosted by a Groovy Grapes Sommelier and the experience includes 6 wine samples, tasting notes along with water and baguettes to keep your palate sharp during the tasting. Love Italian Wine? Explore La
Vendemmia Ottawa's Celebration of Italian Wine and Food. Attend this workshop and save $10pp
on tickets to Sep 26 Taste of Little Italy at Sala San Marco.
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Tuesday, Sept 21
7:00- 8:30pm
$68 |
THE WHISKEY TUTORED TASTING
Compare and contrast 3 scotch whiskey samples vs. 3 whiskey samples from other parts of the world head to head in the Whisk(e)y Tutored Tasting. The tasting will be hosted by a Groovy Grapes Whisk(e)y Expert and the experience includes 6 whisk(e)y samples, tasting notes along with water and baguettes to keep your palate sharp during the tasting.
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Tuesday, Oct 19
7:00- 8:30 p.m.
$68 |
AROUND THE WORLD IN WHISKEY
Craft breweries are popping up all over the world with a focus on smaller production and local flavour. Get to know some tried and true as well as some up and coming craft brews available in Ontario. The tasting will be hosted by a Groovy Grapes Beer Expert and the experience includes 8 beer samples, tasting notes along with water and baguettes to keep your palate sharp during the tasting.
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Tuesday, Nov 16
7:00- 8:30 p.m. $51
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Baking workshops with Alice Hinther
BREAD MAKING WORKSHOP (14 years - adult)
Join Alice Hinther for a fun afternoon of breadmaking. Participants will learn the basics of breadmaking and how to make several types of bread, including Alice's basic bread dough, French bread, cheese bread, cheese sticks, whole wheat bread, pizza dough, cinnamon rolls, “pizza pockets”, novelty breads such as Alice's alligator bread, freezer dough, and much more. Bring baking sheets or a large tray to carry your creations home. Don't eat before you come - lunch is on us!
Sunday, Nov 28 1:00 - 5:00 p.m $56
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PASTRY & PIES WORKSHOP (14 years - adult)
Does the thought of making a pie from scratch scare you? Join Alice Hinther for an afternoon of baking and learn how to make her no-fail pastry, as well as more traditional forms of pastry. You will learn how to make both sweet and savoury pastries, including lemon meringue pie from scratch, fruit pies, tarts, quiche, stuffed phyllo pastry and more. Bring a tray andmore. Bring a tray and containers to carry your goodies home. Lunch is on us!
Sunday, Dec 12 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. $56
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CHRISTMAS COOKIES (8 years - adult)
Is your mouth watering thinking about the delicious treats of the festive season? Join Clare Rogers for an afternoon of home baking and go home with 3 different cookies to share with your friends and family; the choices are endless, shortbread, chocolate crinkles, rugalach or chocolate bark. Register and find out which of these goodies we'll be making. Don't forget your plastic containers to take your goodies home!
Sunday,Dec 5 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. $42
SOAP & BATH BOMB-MAKING (10 years - adult)
Nourish your skin after a wet summer. Learn how to make soaps infused with soothing, healing and cleansing herbs. Over the course of the afternoon we will make several beautiful glycerine-based soaps for all skin types. Bath bombs are relaxing, invigorating, fun and easy to make! These are perfect gifts for teachers before the holiday break. You will take home several hand made soaps, bath bombs and a recipe book to enjoy. Additional supplies are available at the workshop. Instructor: Clare Rogers
Sunday, Nov 7 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. $42
BUYING YOUR FIRST HOME
Join Helen Buday (Real Estate Agent), Luc Barrick (Real Estate Lawyer) and Christine Earl (Mortage Consultant) in the step-by-step process of finding and purchasing your very first home. Learn the ins and outs through these professionals who can take the mystery out of your first home purchase. Financial and legal aspects, closing costs, building inspections, and learning to work with a Realtor, are just some of the points that will be covered in detail. You will walk away with the knowledge and understanding of what is entailed in your next exciting move!
Monday, Sept 20 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
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Monday, Oct 18 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
FREE! (call 613-564-1058 to register)
PREPARING YOUR HOME FOR SALE
A comprehensive workshop on how to present your home in the best light
to potential buyers. With the advice of Helen Buday (Real Estate Sales
Representative), John Claremont (Building Inspector) and Luc Barrick
(Real Estate Lawyer), you will learn how to prepare your home for sale.
From home maintenance and small repairs to staging your home to
accentuate its beauty, these professionals know what buyers are looking
for. Even legal implications and costs will be covered. Walk away with the knowledge of how you get more for your home, by following some simple
steps to enhance your property.
Monday, Nov 8 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. FREE! (call 613-564-1058 to register)
BUYING INVESTMENT PROPERTY THAT WORKS FOR YOU
This seminar will explore the “ins and outs” of purchasing investment properties. Let Helen Buday (Real Estate Sales Representative), Christine Earle (Mortgage Specialist) and Kevin Vroom (Accountant) walk you through finding the investment property and reviewing the tax implications and financing. Learn how to purchase investment properties that work for your specific needs.
Monday, Nov 22 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. FREE! (call 613-564-1058 to register)
HOW TO BUY A DIGITAL CAMERA (adult)
Thinking about buying a digital camera? Want to cut through the buzzwords and pick the camera just right for you? What are “mega-pixels”, “shutter lag”, “CCD”, “ISO”, “data compression”, “digital zoom”? Don't be disappointed with your purchase or waste your money. Spend a couple of hours with Tom Alföldi and learn which camera features are significant, how to comparison shop and what quality you can expect in your pictures.
Tuesday, October 5 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. FREE
POI SPINNING WORKSHOP - ALL LEVELS (adults)
Do you want to learn to spin poi or to build on what you can already do? The poi workshops are for both first time spinners and experienced poi enthusiasts. The goal is to inspire you in this ever growing and morphing art form and for you to challenge yourself and get out and play more. Poi takes its roots in the Polynesian indigenous activity of spinning weights on the end of strings and has become a very contemporary form of expression and movement that is practiced for fun, exercise and/or performance with many different types of poi including LED lights and fire. Poi are provided for class use and for sale. Classes are bilingual, French and English. Sign up for one or more of the following workshops.
Sundays, Sept 12, Oct 24, Nov 28 or Dec 12
10:00 a.m. - Noon
$55 per workshop
ATELIER DE POI-POUR TOUS LE NIVEAUX (adultes)
Avez-vous déjà voulu apprendre à faire tournoyer le poi ou améliorer vos habiletés? Le Poi prend ses racines dans l'art polynésien de faire tournoyer des poids sur le bout de cordes et est devenu un art très contemporain de mouvement, de dance et de cirque. Vous apprendrez les figures de base et des variations sur les mouvements du poi; nous vous aiderons à développer vos talents peu importe votre niveau. L'important, c'est de s'amuser tout en découvrant son propre style dans le tournoiement du poi. Les cours sont bilingues, français et anglais. Les poi sont fournis ainsi que disponibles pour l'achat. Visitez www.fireweavers.ca pour découvrir plus au sujet de l'instructeur.
les dimanche 12 sept, 24 oct, 28 nov, ou 12 déc
10:00 a.m. - Noon
le coût est 55$ par atelier
Catherine McLenaghan is a Donna Eden Energy Medicine Practitioner and Energy Psychotherapist. She is also a Board member of The Canadian Association of Integrated Energy Therapy. For more specific information look at www.energywellspring.com or call Catherine at 613-730-0411.
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A Basic Energy Medicine Class
Opening up to the Power in Your Hands to Heal Are you curious about how to heal someone using your own hands? Have you felt the healing touch of someone else's hands and been interested to know more? Are you open to learning how to heal physical and emotional issues in yourself and others using your own energy as medicine? Join Catherine for this fascinating exploration of energy work. This is an informative and experiential class where you will learn how to access the healing power in your hands. Everyone and anyone can learn to do this, including those with no prior experience.
Thursday, Sept 30 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. $30
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Emotional Fredom Technique EFT
Are you struggling with physical or emotional pain? Are you thinking there has to be an easier way to feel better? Have you tried to change limiting beliefs that are holding you back? Here is an easy way to get acquainted with a new modality that is changing people's lives. Come and learn about the Emotional
Freedom Technique EFT which targets unresolved negative emotions where they are rooted, in the subtle energy patterns of the body. These negative emotions can cause physical and emotional pain that once released can have a huge impact on your well being. Come join Catherine McLenaghan for this informative and experiential class to learn these simple effective techniques that can change your life for the better. This class is for everyone!
Thursday, Nov 11 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. $30
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