Harvest Fest: Food Tasting Event

Combine generous portions of food and drink, a dash of local flavor, and two worthwhile causes and you have the recipe for the 8th annual Harvest Fest culinary celebration.

Tickets are available now for the event, set for 5:30-7:30pm Tuesday, October 1 at the American Legion Hall in Warsaw Village Park.

Harvest Fest uses a food sampling format to spotlight local restaurants, growers, and culture. For one low price of $10, attendees can taste a variety of local food and drink in a farm-market atmosphere that also includes raffles and family friendly activities. The money raised benefits two area not-for-profits: The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming and the Wyoming County Business Education Council (BEC).

Some of the participating vendors are Barilla (penne and fire roasted garlic sauce), Big Tree Inn (butternut squash bisque with toasted maple pepitas/roasted vegetables with timbale with tomato ragu), Castile Cider Mill (fresh apples), Decisions Catering, Finger Lakes Cookie Company, Gordon and Karen Almeter (fresh popcorn), Hawley's Lumber Yard Restaurant (pork ribs), HLW Acres Poultry (chicken with maple BBQ), Honeygirl Gourmet (white bean chili and Sea salt caramels), KidStart Chef Marlos Norman (roasted vegetable bisque), Majestic Hill Coffee Roasters, New York Chips, Once Again Nut Butter (hazelnut spread), Perry Central School District (apple salad and cheese potatoes), Pioneer FFA (cider and donut holes), Scott Kamakaris (pulled chicken/pork), The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming Community Connections (chili), The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming Day Habilitation (cornbread), Wegmans, Wyoming County Dairy Princess, and Yummies (pumpkin ice cream).

Live vocal music will be provided by the " Whatever Four Quartet" of the Warsaw Barbershop Chorus, the oldest barbershop chapter east of the Mississippi.

Harvest Fest is made possible through a sponsorship from Person Centered Services, a Care Coordination Organization serving more than 17,000 people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in 18 counties. Additional support is provided by M&T Bank, Genesee Valley Federal Credit Union, Farm Credit East, Sheldon Wholesale, DiMatteo & Roach, Summit Family Dental, J. Rutowski & Sons Inc. (Sinclair Pharmacy), Attica Veterinary Associates, and Rivellino Realty. Admission is $10 per person, and children age 10 and under are free.

For tickets or more information, call Marianne Miller at 658-2828 ext. 139, or purchase tickets online at www.lwarc.org.