Southern Nevada Public Television to Host
the 26th Annual “Splendor in the Glass” Wine & Beer Tasting Event
Benefiting Splendor in the Glass
Event will feature celebrity chef Hubert Keller
Southern Nevada Public Television will host its 26th Annual “Splendor in the Glass” Wine & Beer Tasting event from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino Ballroom. The event benefits programming and community outreach initiatives for Vegas PBS. Also, Chef Hubert Keller will be presenting a cooking demonstration with some of his favorite dishes. Chef Keller is the owner of Las Vegas restaurants Fleur and Burger Bar. This celebrity of the cooking world is featured in Vegas PBS’ “Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef.”
“This annual wine tasting event is a great opportunity to bring our supporters together to celebrate the success of Vegas PBS in the community and raise the funds needed to support programming and outreach in the year ahead. In fact, this is as our signature fundraising event,” Southern Nevada Public Television Board President Lori Lea said.
At the event, guests can sample from a wide variety of wines and beers from 60 wineries and breweries courtesy of Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada, enjoy hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, participate in both a live wine auction and silent auction, and listen to the music of the Woody Woods Jazz Combo.
Tickets are $85 for advance purchase and $100 the day of the event. Tickets can be purchased online at VegasPBS.org/winetasting, at the Vegas PBS Educational Technology Campus located at 3050 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, or at all locations of Lee’s Discount Liquor, Total Wine & More and Whole Foods Market.
Sponsors for the 26th Annual “Splendor in the Glass” Wine & Beer Tasting event include Southern Wine & Spirits of Nevada, Bordeaux sponsor Cashman Equipment Company, Chardonnay sponsors Wells Fargo and NV Energy, Aperitif sponsors Marydean Martin & Charlie Silvestri and United Healthcare, and Audio Visual sponsor Encore Productions.
Guests must be 21 years or older to attend. For more information on the “Splendor in the Glass” Wine & Beer Tasting event including ticket purchases and sponsorships, please call 702-799-1010 ext. 5344.
About Vegas PBS
Dedicated to enriching the lives of those who call Southern Nevada home, Vegas PBS Channel 10 is one of America’s most watched PBS stations on a per capita basis. Five additional channels are available over the air or on cable and satellite including Create, Vme, Worldview, Rewind and Jackpot!
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