April showers may bring May flowers, but they also brought disappointment last Friday night, as the torrential downpour forecast for that day resulted in the cancellation of Altadena's first Food Truck Friday of the season. Not to worry, though, as the trucks will be back next month, and we've got our monthly wine pairing event scheduled for this Saturday. Not just a wine pairing - although Mike Holland and Anne Bannon of OddBallGrape.com sure make them enjoyable - but a reception for local artist Fei Liu, too! Be sure to mark your calendar so you won't miss this fun evening of great wine, food and art!
Starting at 4:00 pm, we'll be tasting some fine Italian white wines with goodies prepared by local restaurant Amy's Patio Cafe. Anne and Mike will run down the basics and the not-so-basics on the varietals we'll be trying, while we all indulge in Caprese skewers and stuffed mushrooms caps. Stay for the reception for Fei and admire her whimsically beautiful creations - we'll even pour some Italian bubbly for the occasion. The store will be staying open until 7:30 pm Saturday night so this will be an easy starter to your weekend festivities....don't miss it!
In other news, there's been some scary stuff happening in Altadena during the past few days. Gun shots, robberies and now a burning body found on the sidewalk of Windsor Drive - what are we all to think? Happening at a time when Altadena is coming together to discuss major quality of life issues, I'm hoping that these incidents bring us closer together as a community. Know that our hearts go out to all of our friends who live in the neighborhood, whose serenity was so harshly impacted. Our prayers go out to the unnamed man whose life was so horribly cut short, and to his family, whomever they are. Things like that shouldn't happen anywhere, let alone in Altadena - it's not what we're about and it's not what we want to be known for. Let's all work toward making our town safe and prosperous for all by attending the Altadena Visioning Meetings, the next of which is on Wednesday, April 25th at Loma Alta Park's gymnasium.
Enjoy your week, friends, and we'll talk again in two weeks (we're taking an end of tax week no blogging holiday)!
Lori and Scott
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