‘DennyMike’ elected to national BBQ board

Dennis “DennyMike” Sherman, creator of the Maine-based DennyMike’s line of award-winning sauces and rubs, has been elected to the board of the directors of the National BBQ Association.

Sherman joined the NBBQA when he launched his business in 2006. He will serve as vice president on the board of directors for the New England Region for the next three years.

Maine Brew Bus to launch Sunday series at Oxbow

The Maine Brew Bus will visit Oxbow Brewing Co. in Newcastle for the first of its “Sunday Funday” series. The trip will last from 3 to 8:30 p.m. April 28.

The price of $39 per person includes a private tour and tasting at the brewery. The bus will also stop at The Lion’s Pride, a pub in Brunswick, for beers and pub fare.

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Call 200-9111 or go to themainebrewbus.com.

Master preserver training program to start in June

University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County is offering a master food preserver training course beginning June 13. The 10-week program will feature hands-on classes related to all aspects of safe home food preservation. It will be held on 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays in Falmouth and Gorham.

A master food preserver is a volunteer for the Extension who receives 35 hours of practical training in basic food preservation methods. After the training, each master food preserver agrees to volunteer 20 hours over a 12-month period in community-based projects. The projects might include teaching workshops; staffing educational displays and demonstrations at farmers markets, county fairs and other food-related events; and working with community groups and individuals to promote food preservation.

Participants are selected through an application process. To request an application, call the Cumberland County office at (800) 287-1471. Applications can also be downloaded at extension.umaine.edu/cumberland. The deadline for submitting applications is May 3.

For more information or to request a disability accommodation, contact Lois Elwell at lois.elwell@maine.edu or 781-6099.

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YARMOUTH

Gather Restaurant to host dinner to benefit Share Our Strength

A special dinner will be hosted to support Share Our Strength’s campaign to end childhood hunger in Maine on at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Gather Restaurant, 189 Main St. in Yarmouth. Participating chefs for this limited seating event will include Chad Conley from Gather, Rob Evans from Duckfat and Lee Skawinski from Cinque Terre/Vignola.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Cultivating Communities, Good Shepherd Food Bank, the Opportunity Alliance and the Preble Street Teen Center.

Only 50 tickets, at $95, are available. Reserve them at sos-gather-es2005.eventbrite.com.

PORTLAND

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Chocolate Lovers’ Fling features tasting, auction

The 2013 Chocolate Lovers’ Fling, a benefit for the Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine, will be held on at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Holiday Inn By the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland.

The event will include a multi-course chocolate tasting menu prepared by 15 local chocolatiers. All attendees will have the opportunity to participate in the judging process. A silent auction will round out the day’s events. Tickets are $50. For tickets and info, go to chocolateloversfling.org.

Toast on the Coast to aid Easter Seals programs

Easter Seals Maine will host its annual Toast on the Coast wine tasting and silent auction benefiting its programs for children and adults at 6 p.m. April 11 at the Ocean Gateway Pier in Portland. Some of the local restaurants featured include David’s, Farmer’s Table, Nosh and Vignola.

Grand Tasting tickets are $50 per person. Tickets for the Private Wine Tasting, which also provides access to the Grand Tasting, are limited and cost $75 per person. Both tickets include all food and wine for this 21-plus occasion.

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Go to eastersealsme.org/events.

 

– Compiled by Wendy Almeida and Meredith Goad, staff writer

 


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