BOARDMAN, Ohio – The Winter Wine Affair, featuring products from 11 Ohio wineries, will take place from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at Mr. Anthony’s Banquet Center, 7440 South Ave.

Guests will be able to sample wines from each producer, purchase bottles to go and shop at unique vendors. The event also includes live entertainment.

Tickets are $45 in advance at OhioWines.org or by calling 440 446 4417, and $55 at the door, and include a wine glass, a six-bottle tote, 15 wine samples, assorted cheeses, spreads, meats, crackers and two kinds of pasta bowls.

A VIP ticket is available for $55 in advance and includes a lanyard, early admission at 1 p.m., extra wines at each table, a wine and food pairing wheel, a free wine tote bag and assorted cheeses. Nondrinker admission is $25 and includes food sampling only.

Participating wineries are:

  • Buccia Vineyards, Conneaut.
  • D and D Meadery, Mentor.
  • Emerine Estates, Jefferson.
  • Ferrante Winery, Geneva.
  • Greene Eagle Winery, Cortland.
  • Lincoln Way Vineyards, Wooster.
  • Old Firehouse Winery, Geneva-on-the-Lake.
  • Silver Crest Cellars, Madison.
  • The Winery at Spring Hill, Geneva.
  • Ugly Bunny Winery, Loudonville.
  • Wishmaker House, Bellville.

Restaurant Group Sounds Alarm on Tariffs

WASHINGTON – In a letter to President Donald Trump, the National Restaurant Association said a 25% tariff on food and beverages imported from Mexico and Canada would cost U.S. restaurants more than $12 billion and would cut the average small restaurant operator’s profits by 30%. 

“These numbers are staggering to an industry that deals in real time with fluctuations in commodity prices,” Michelle Korsmo, CEO of the National Restaurant Association, said in the letter. “Restaurants aren’t like other small businesses. They run on tight pre-tax margins that average 3% to 5% and they have, on average, 16 days cash on hand. Significant cost increases are not sustainable for most restaurants.” 

Korsmo urged Trump to exempt food and beverage products from any plan to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

Westminster Wind Ensemble in Concert

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – The Westminster College Wind Ensemble will present its winter concert, “Old World, New World,” at 7:30 p.m. March 21 in Orr Auditorium.

The concert is free and open to the public. 

Sherlock Holmes Movies at Warner Cascade

NEW CASTLE, Pa. – Historic Warner Cascade Theatre Museum is presenting a free series of Sherlock Holmes films featuring the best portrayals of Holmes and Watkins by actors Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.

Seating is limited. Here is the schedule:

  • March 13, noon and 7 p.m.: “Sherlock Holmes in Washington” and “Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon.”
  • March 20, noon and 7 p.m.: “Dressed To Kill” and “Woman In Green.”

Music, Arts Lessons at the Hoyt

NEW CASTLE, Pa. – Arts & Education at the Hoyt has partnered with Ford Music Center to offer music classes with one-on-one instruction in drums, piano/keyboard, voice and acoustic, bass and electric guitar for adults and youths (age 5 and up) with owner Antonio Ford. 

There will also be a new eight-week class in songwriting.

Students can pay by the lesson for instrumental lessons or buy groups of lessons at a discounted price. Lessons are in the digital media lab by appointment between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturdays beginning April 5, offering privacy and access to work stations for future expansion into music production.

Ford is a Christian/gospel singer-songwriter, producer, musician and minister. His latest release, “Live Worship Experience,” came out in 2022. Lessons are also available in country, hip-hop and jazz. 

Other new courses to consider are Sticker Making for Teens with Paige Kleinfelder; Digital Greeting Cards with Cassidy Tonks Hatch; Ceramic Charms with Skyler Campbell; Drawing & Illustration with Jason Naelitz; and Digital Cartoon Strips for ages 9 to 12 with Hatch. Scholarships are available. Member discounts apply.

For information on the class schedule, go to HoytArtCenter.org.