Wine & Film Festival
East Bay Real Estate Agents Support Community Service – All The Time!
April 7, 2008 by Jim Walberg · 8 Comments
The 18th Annual Blackhawk Film Festival is May 15th! Don’t miss it!
For the last 18 years the Danville/Sycamore Valley Rotary Club has hosted the Blackhawk Food, Wine, & Film Festival at the Blackhawk Car Museum. This is THE social event of the year that has raised over $500,000 to support the needs of East Bay community service needs. And, Realtor, Jim Walberg, plus many other Realtors have supported this important event. The format is elegant, from walking up the steps to the Blackhawk Car Museum to entering the front door and stepping into a gourmet lovers delight. There are only 900 tickets available each year, and it is always a sellout! The donation for an entry pass is $50 this year and it is THE bargain for these types of East Bay social 
events.
The event always has a movie theme and this year it is Marilyn Monroe! So, you will be watching some of the classic Monroe movies ever made. Before the movies begin there is a two+ hour food and wine reception in the Blackhawk Car Museum. Not only will you be previewing one of the most extensive classic car collection in the world, but there will be 30+ East Bay restaurants, plus over 25 wineries from Northern California pouring their best wines – such as Bodegas Aguirre Winery from Livermore Valley. It is a time for the culinary and wine communities to show off their “stuff”…and they have dazzled the guests each of the past 18 years.
Rotary International focuses on serving the needs of local communities and the world. They took on the project of eliminating polio in the world in 1985 and completed this daunting project by 2007! Each of the local Rotary Clubs focus on their local community service needs and the Danville/Sycamore Rotary Club has 
done such an outstanding job that they received the community service award from The Town Of Danville for several years since they were chartered in 1989.
At last year’s Blackhawk Food, Wine & Film Festival this Rotary club raised $80,000 to support local East Bay community projects. They expect to exceed this amount at their 2008 event on May 15th. They also feature local school entertainment groups. The last several years the San Ramon High School Jazz Band wowed all the guests. Besides the food, wine and entertainment, the Festival has a live auction, silent auctions, and raffle opportunities throughout the evening. These items range from charter sailing vacations, cases of premium wines, dining opportunities at your favorite restaurants in the East Bay, JEWELRY, and much more!
The event is always looking for corporate sponsors, businesses who want to feature their products, and restaurants and wineries. This is a “must” event for 2008! It is an unforgettable night of entertainment, gourmet moments, dazzling wines, auction opportunities, and non-stop fun. For more information contact me and I will send you information as to how you can be a part of this unforgettable night as a guest or as a sponsor. Stay tuned…I will keep you updated as to more specific details of this event in the next month.
