Friday, September 16 the acclaimed singer-songwriter Rebecca Pidgeon joins author and wine company founder Deborah Brenner at the Avalon Theatre for an intimate evening of music, wine tasting, and readings from Deborah’s book Women of the Vine: Inside the
World of Women Who Make, Taste, and Enjoy Wine.
In the 1990s, Rebecca released a noted collection of alluring albums on Chesky Records. Praised for her instinctual ability to mesh styles, it wasn’t until her first full-blown collaboration with Larry Klein, on the playful nocturne Tough On Crime (2005), /and again on her highly regarded 2008 album, Behind the Velvet Curtain,/ that she begin to merge her captivating presence with character-driven songwriting.
A success in both film and music, Pidgeon recently drew rave reviews in the much-lauded movie Red, starring Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman. She also had a recurring role on the hit CBS television series,The Unit. As an actress, Pidgeon has garnered critical acclaim in film, TV, and theater. Rebecca co-wrote one of her new songs on Slingshot – the country-tinged ‘Baby Please Come Home,’- with her husband, writer/director/playwright David Mamet.
“Nuanced and assured…Rebecca Pidgeon is one of those rare singers who conveys emotion purely…”Rolling Stone Magazine
While writing Women of the Vine, Deborah Brenner created the first-of-its-kind winery. Featuring hand-crafted, limited production wines, Women of the Vine Cellars unites award winning women winemakers from around the world under one brand. It is the first art gallery of artisan women winemakers designed to showcase their individual styles and nuances of their regions.
Women of the Vine was selected in December 2007 by Wine Spectator as Critical Reading, the best new books of the year for any wine lover’s library. Ms. Brenner was recently awarded the University of Delaware Presidential Citation Award for Outstanding Achievement and the “Rising Star” Award by Women for WineSense at their annual conference at the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, CA.
In addition to a night of fine wine, great music, and empowering stories, the price of admission includes signed copies of Deborah’s book and Rebecca’s new CD Slingshot.
Friday, September 16th 8pm $30
Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach® has partnered up with the Avalon to create an exclusive VIP Ticket to Wine, Women and Song. Laurie Forster, an Easton resident, is the author of the award winning book The Sipping Point: A Crash Course in Wine, a sought after national speaker and regular guest on Martha Stewart radio.
Ticket holders who purchase tickets at www.WineNWomen.com will sit in reserved seating and are invited to the VIP After Party, where Laurie has paired a few of her favorite wines with mouthwatering Salazon Chocolates. Salazon Chocolate is a locally Maryland made salted chocolate.
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