
Newport News,
VA (February 4, 2019) –
The Virginia Living
Museum's 14th Annual
Bacchus Wine and Food
Festival – a 2018 Best of
Hampton Roads event –
returns on Friday,
February 8 presented by
Old Point National Bank.
The museum will close at
2pm that day to prepare
for the festival.
Guests are welcomed
by Bacchus the
god of food and vine.
Gods and goddesses
invite you to enjoy delicious
samplings of fine
wine, local restaurant
fare, and an eclectic mix
of live music and entertainment
as you mingle
with friends among the
beautiful museum galleries
and exhibits,
including the Museum's
current traveling exhibit
American Adventure,
during the nights Main
Event 7:00 to 10:00 pm.
The Virginia
Living Museum reserved
the best of the best for the
VIP Divine Reception an
hour prior to the main
event. From 6:00 to 7:00
pm enjoy exclusive samplings
and priority access
to all restaurants in a
relaxing atmosphere and
enjoy the music of Matt
Lockhart. The VIP glass
will be filled with highly
rated wines from
Zephaniah Farm
Vineyards. Zephaniah
was recently named one
of the top 25 wineries in
the United States. Also
from BreakThru Beverage
will be a wide variety of
wines including: Fess
Parker Marcella's White,
Jerman P. Grigio,
Chateau Souverain
Chardonnay, Berringer
Luminous Chardonnay,
Peter Lehman Barossan
Shiraz. Beringer
Waymaker Red. Ghost
Pines Pinot Noir, Louis
Martini Alexander Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon and
Anna Codorniu
Sparkling. Craft beer
from Sly Clyde, St.
George Brewing
Company, Capstan Bar
Brewing and Ozzlefinch.
From steaks,
seafood and global cuisine,
to sweet treats and
cakes, the Bacchus Wine
and Food festival will offer
something for all taste
buds. This year's participating
restaurants
include Bonefish Grill,
Culinary Institute of
Virginia, Jimmy Da
Greek's, Dock of the Bay,
Huntington House
Catering, Riverwalk
Restaurant, Smoke BBQ,
Starbucks, Trader Joe's,
Sinful Treats, Tucanos
Brazilian Grill, Whitley's
Peanut Bar, Saffron, The
Grey Goose, Indulge
Bakery and Bistro, James
River Country Club, Nest
Kitchen and Taphouse,
Nothing Bundt Cakes,
Schlesinger's and the
Museum's very own Wild
Side Café.
Let's not forget
our live music.
Headlining the event is
the Matt Lockhart Party
band and also a variety of
performances throughout
the evening by Louis
Vangieri, Paul Urban and
Friends, and Colonial
DJs. Get a one-on-one
card reading by Magickal
Attic's Melissa Kepley
and relish in a trick or
two by local magician
Hugh Koontz. A silent
auction, mystery wine
tasting and games round
out the night's entertainment.
The event's presenting
sponsor is Old
Point National Bank and
supporting sponsors
Consumer Litigation
Associates/Women' s
Executive Health Care,
Abbitt Realty, Distinctive
Event Rentals, Hampton
Roads Orthopedics &
Sports Medicine, Priority
Toyota/Hampton and Priority Chevrolet/Newport News, Jeff's Flower's Of
Course, and Virginia
Health Services,
Kaufman and Canoles,
The Neighbor Group at
Morgan Stanley,
Allstate/Katy Jones and
WMBG Radio. Board
Host sponsors: Jim
Burnett/W.M. Jordan
and Donald B.
Brown/Northwestern
Mutual, Philip J. Forbes
IV/ Mulkey, Forbes, Reid
and Barton, PLC., Rebecca
Aman and Tom Aman/RE/MAX Peninsula, and Randy Abbitt/National Exterminating. Divine
Reception Sponsors:
Mike Archuleta and Kelly
Smith, Waltz Engineered
Sales Inc., Scot W.
Wucher/Wuchtrade.
Tickets for the
Divine Reception are
$125 and Main Event $70
(after February 4) at
https://thevlm.org/visit/your-visit/tickets/Tickets are nonrefundable.
Must be 21 or over.
ID is required. The
Bacchus Wine and Food
Festival supports science
education at the
Museum. The community's
continuous support
enables the VLM to sustain
and strengthen the
institution.
The Museum is
located at 524 J. Clyde
Morris Blvd., Newport
News, I-64, exit 258A. For
more information visit
thevlm.org or call 757-
595-1900. You can also
find the Museum on
Facebook, Instagram, and
Twitter.