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Sep. 2, 2010
The sixth annual Deep Creek Lake Art & Wine Festival will be held the weekend of Sept. 10–12, benefiting the American Red Cross, Western Potomac Chapter. The fest will feature wine pairing dinners, handcrafted works by local and regional artisans, wine tasting from over 200 Maryland and national wineries, live music, children’s activities, brunches, lodging packages, and more.
The festival begins Friday night with area restaurants offering special pre-fix wine pairing dinners, teaming up with national wineries to pair pre-selected wines with specially prepared dinner courses. The menus appear on www.-deepcreekwinefest.com. Reservations are suggested.
The weekend continues on Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. at the Garrett County fairgrounds, McHenry. Over 30 professional artisans and craftsmen will display and sell their art, from handcrafted jewelry and wood carvings to oil paintings and hand-painted furniture and accessories. National distributors and Maryland wineries will offer samplings of a variety of over 200 wines, which guests may purchase at the retail store open until 7 p.m., with net proceeds donated to the American Red Cross.
