Tickets to Beaujolais Nouveau celebration
UPDATE: The drawing is closed. We have a winner. Congrats, Coleen.
This Thursday is the annual release of the Beaujolais Nouveau and the annual AIDS Council Beaujolais Nouveau celebration here in the Capital Region.
In addition to the wine tasting at the event, 20 Capital Region restaurants will be offer samples of all kinds of foods, including Angelo's Tavolo, New World Bistro Bar, Central Steak, Nicole's and Dutch Desserts. They're also planning a French fashion "red carpet experience," silent auction, music and dancing.
This year the Beaujolais Nouveau event is at the Rensselaer Banquet & Conference Facility at the Hilton Garden Inn on Hoosick Street in Troy. And we're giving away a pair of tickets. To enter the drawing, you just need to answer the question below in a comment:
Beaujolais Nouveau is released once a year and it's celebrated all over the world. What do you look forward to every year in the Capital Region?
It could be an event, a food, a season -- just something that happens annually that you enjoy. We'll draw one comment at random.
The event is this Thursday night, November 17. Here's how to get tickets.
Important: All comments must be submitted by 10 am on Wednesday (November 16, 2011) to be entered in the drawing. You must answer the question to be part of the drawing. One entry per person, please. You must enter a valid email address (that you check regularly -- seriously, if you win, we want to give you the tickets) with your comment. The winner will be notified via email by noon on Wednesday and must respond by 9 pm Wednesday (November 16).
Yep, AOA is a media sponsor of this event.
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I always look forward to fall in the Capital Region, the fall beers, festivals, and beautiful fall colors!
... said Jessica on Nov 15, 2011 at 12:09 PM | link
Every year I look forward to the summer season, spending the long days on my back deck with a glass of wine and my beautiful wife!
... said John on Nov 15, 2011 at 12:11 PM | link
After a long, hard winter I look forward to Spring!!!
... said Ron on Nov 15, 2011 at 12:27 PM | link
After a long and hard winter I look forward to the first beautiful day of spring where I can get on my bike or go for a long run, dodging melting snowbanks. With the winters in upstate New York I really feel like I earned it.
... said Pete on Nov 15, 2011 at 12:35 PM | link
I look forward to what my hubby and I call "festival season." For us, it begins on the day of the St. Patrick's Day parade (which is the unofficial beginning of spring for us) and ends with Lark Fest, though there is still plenty of stuff to do in October.
... said Summer on Nov 15, 2011 at 12:36 PM | link
Saratoga Food & Wine fest
... said Chad on Nov 15, 2011 at 12:54 PM | link
Pine Bush Triathlon!
... said J Mac on Nov 15, 2011 at 1:02 PM | link
Fall and apple cider donut season!
... said C on Nov 15, 2011 at 1:11 PM | link
oddly, i look forward to winter. i like the cold. i like wearing fuzzy pajamas and snuggling under a blanket with my fabulous self.
... said colleen on Nov 15, 2011 at 1:19 PM | link
Apple season! It signals the start to my favorite part of the year in upstate and also means that ski season is right around the corner.
... said Lola on Nov 15, 2011 at 1:30 PM | link
I look forward to the tulips blooming every year. They are my favorite flower, and they just scream spring.
... said Emily on Nov 15, 2011 at 1:32 PM | link
Apple Cider donuts. I was just in the Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania) over the weekend - the locals had never heard of such a thing! I was dumbstruck.
... said Alex on Nov 15, 2011 at 1:49 PM | link
That first wondrous trip up the Northway to Gore Mountain.
... said Jason on Nov 15, 2011 at 1:49 PM | link
The Victorian Stroll in Downtown Troy!
... said Nyssa on Nov 15, 2011 at 2:14 PM | link
I am a very corny person...I look forward to holiday shopping at Stuyvesant Plaza, walking outdoors from store to store in brisk weather with a gingerbread latte in my hands from Starbucks and Bing Crosby in my ears. I have traditionally done this with my little sis who is now a Chicago resident...so I'll do it alone this year. Of course there are many other annual treats to enjoy in this area but with Thanksgiving fast approaching this is one I'm dreaming about now.
... said Kizzi on Nov 15, 2011 at 2:21 PM | link
I look forward to the Christmas light tour in Washington Park
... said Tori on Nov 15, 2011 at 2:48 PM | link
I look forward to Christmas with my family!
... said Drew on Nov 15, 2011 at 2:49 PM | link
Memorial Day weekend -- the true start of summer!
... said Colleen on Nov 15, 2011 at 3:06 PM | link
Opening day at Jack's Drive In!
... said cmm2581 on Nov 15, 2011 at 3:07 PM | link
First crocuses in the spring. There is only about 120 days left!
... said Lu on Nov 15, 2011 at 4:02 PM | link
I look forward to Spring..Tulips, warm air, and longer days :-)
... said JD on Nov 15, 2011 at 4:21 PM | link
I always look forward to the annual Beaujolais Nouveau! To me, it's the official kick-off to the holiday season! It's a great event.
... said Joslyn on Nov 15, 2011 at 4:49 PM | link
I always look forward to the time of year in early spring when the rhododendrons and azaleas come into bloom followed by the shadblow, the redbud trees and the forsythia. The climate and soil is perfect for these shrubs and trees to absolutely glow each year.
... said Larry Sombke on Nov 15, 2011 at 4:49 PM | link
Hm. For winter, specifically, I always look forward to the Santa Speedo race. (Maybe this year I won't finish last.) It is just such a crazy and fun event for such a great purpose.
... said bonster on Nov 15, 2011 at 4:50 PM | link
I look forward to the Troy Turkey Trot!
... said Jessica on Nov 15, 2011 at 4:51 PM | link
I look forward to snow days where I can't/won't leave the house.
... said Sita on Nov 15, 2011 at 4:53 PM | link
Apple Cider Donuts!
... said Jenna H. on Nov 15, 2011 at 4:53 PM | link
At this time of year, Honey Crisp apples!
... said Crystal on Nov 15, 2011 at 4:55 PM | link
Saratoga's Chowderfest! Such a great way to beat the winter blahs.
... said Elle on Nov 15, 2011 at 4:58 PM | link
The Glens Falls Brewfest at the Queensbury Hotel!
... said Matte on Nov 15, 2011 at 5:00 PM | link
Albany Last Run 5k through Washington Park
... said Erin on Nov 15, 2011 at 5:04 PM | link
Indian Summer. That one last day of summer warmth...which always reminds me of:
Breakfast in cemetery
Boy tastin wild cherry
Touch girl, apple blossom
Just a boy playin possum
We'll come back for Indian Summer
And go our separate ways
What is that cheerful sound?
Rain fallin on the ground
We'll wear a jolly crown
Buckle up, we're wayward bound
We'll come back for Indian Summer
And go our separate ways
Motorbike to cemetery
Picnic on wild berries
French toast with molasses
Croquet and Baked Alaskas
We'll come back for Indian Summer
And go our separate ways
Cover me with rain
Walk me down the lane
I'll drink from your drink
We will never change
No matter what they say
-Luna
... said Jamie on Nov 15, 2011 at 5:25 PM | link
in the winter, the santa speedo sprint! in the spring, tulips. in the summer, my birthday. :) in the fall, EVERYTHING!
... said karen. on Nov 15, 2011 at 5:28 PM | link
I look forward to the first warm, sunny day and having a drink on Lark St.!
... said Jennifer on Nov 15, 2011 at 5:35 PM | link
The Troy Turkey Trot!
... said OKW on Nov 15, 2011 at 6:26 PM | link
I love Tulipfest: the flowers, the music, the craft-ish goods, the (assumed) beautiful Spring weather....
... said capgirl on Nov 15, 2011 at 8:34 PM | link
Snowmans to open in the summer
... said JB R on Nov 15, 2011 at 8:42 PM | link
There is nothing better than the gates flying open, the bell going off, the horses charging into the first turn and Tom Durkin leading the crowd in the first "they're off!" of the Saratoga track season. Sure it draws a lot of out of townera but nowhere else in America has the deep tradition we have.
... said Alison on Nov 15, 2011 at 9:11 PM | link
The first day the food vendors invade the Capiol park. Sure it's a minor tradition but for is who traverse the deathly hallows of the empire state plaza concourse every workday between December and April it's a welcome and necessary sign of survival.
... said Nick on Nov 15, 2011 at 9:13 PM | link
I look forward to the Goold Orchard Apple Festival every year. Cider and homemade hot donuts on a crisp, sunny day are the perfect way to ring in Autumn!
... said Shannon M. on Nov 15, 2011 at 10:45 PM | link
I look forward to the Workforce Team Challenge race in May, thousands of people out in the streets and you know summer is right around the corner.
... said Al on Nov 16, 2011 at 8:38 AM | link
Fall beers on tap everywhere!!
... said Matt Kelly on Nov 16, 2011 at 8:52 AM | link
It's a tie between the first cider donuts of the season and lights in the park.
... said lauren on Nov 16, 2011 at 9:33 AM | link
The Turkey Trot!!
... said Camilo Jimenez on Nov 16, 2011 at 9:37 AM | link
I look forward to snowplows blocking my driveway so it takes me an hour longer to get to work every morning!
... said alyssa jung on Nov 16, 2011 at 9:38 AM | link
I look forward to singing a Cantata in a Christmas Choir for the very first time this year!
... said donna s on Nov 16, 2011 at 9:45 AM | link
I always look forward to the Latin Festival in Washington Park every September!
... said Katherine on Nov 16, 2011 at 9:45 AM | link
Track Season in Saratoga.
... said Cass on Nov 16, 2011 at 11:30 AM | link
Taking Free School Kids apple picking! Nothing like inner-city kids running around in the leaves picking apples for homemade pies!
... said Caroline on Nov 16, 2011 at 10:35 PM | link