Ciao! Apr/May 2016 Digital Issue | Page 10

ciao!news • Apr 24-30: The 15th annual Winnipeg Wine Festival celebrates good vino, with a spotlight on wines from California, this year's theme region. Sip on 149 wines from 40 wineries at the public wine tastings (Apr 29 & 30), and find a new favourite vintage. Proceeds go towards Special Olympics Manitoba. RBC Convention Centre, 375 York Ave, winnipegwinefestival.com • Apr 24: The 6th annual Garden Party Fashion Show held by Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build features fashions from local boutiques like Gravity Lingerie, Out of the Blue, Style Bar, and bellaBALAS. Proceeds go towards building a home each year for a working low income family. Individual tickets $50. 11:30 am-2:30 pm. Delta Winnipeg, 350 St Mary Ave, habitat.mb.ca • Apr 25: Meet some of the city's culinary talent as they plate up to eradicate poverty at Share our Strength's Taste of the Nation (pictured), the hospitality industry's annual fundraising event for local hunger relief efforts. Tickets $100, visit ce.strength. org/winnipeg to purchase. The Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place • Apr 30: The 29th Annual Starry Starry Night Gala features an elegant dinner, silent auction and entertainment. Pro- ceeds go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Fund-ACure donations go directly to type 1 diabetes research. Champagne reception 6:00 p.m. RBC Convention Centre, 375 York Ave, astarrystarrynight.com Coming this Spring! The NEW Food Hall at The Forks Market. theforks.com #MeetMeAtTheForks 8 ciao! / apr/may / two thousand sixteen