BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1@globaltiesakron.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220313T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220313T200000 DTSTAMP:20220312T221759Z URL:https://globaltiesakron.org/events/passport-to-wine-and-dine/ SUMMARY:Passport to Wine and Dine 2022 DESCRIPTION:Thank you to all who purchased tickets to attend Passport to Wi ne &\; Dine 2022 to benefit the programs of Global Ties Akron!\nOur eve nt registration is closed at this time.  Our raffle tickets and online au ction bids are still open until Sunday\, March 13 at 7:00pm.\n\n  \n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\nPassport to Wine &\; Dine 2022 is a fundraiser and a celebrati on of 46 years of building bridges between Akron and the world and honorin g our Citizen Diplomat of the Year\, Rosemary Reymann.   \n\nThe evening includes international wines from Spain\, Italy\, Portugal\, France\, and Moldova curated by Bottle to Glass\, an Akron-based small batch wine dist ributing company.  Wines will be matched with small gourmet plates prepar ed by Chef John Bahas (Winner of 330 Flavor Award-2021 Caterer of the Year ) to take you on an international culinary and wine adventure.\n\n\n\nThro ughout the evening\, guests will continue to be transported internationall y with a selection of music\, dance\, and entertainment representing world cultures that enrich our Akron community.\n\nGuests will have an opportun ity to purchase wines by the bottle or case\, additional global coffees\,  chocolates\, raffle tickets\, and items from our Global Threads Fair Tra de Social Enterprise Store.\n\nEntertainment will include cultural dance p erformances by Hsa Win of the Karen refugee community and Samantha Byake o f the Congolese refugee community.  Both are multi-talented and have part icipated in Global Ties Akron's Global Threads Online Magazine project in 2021 with the APS-iPromise School.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n[caption id=" attachment_2465" align="alignright" width="300"] Rosemary Reymann\, Citize n Diplomat of the Year[/caption]\n\nFor four decades\, Rosemary Reymann ha s been an essential part of welcoming and embracing the world as she has o pened her door and heart to individuals from over 87 countries to Akron\, Ohio\, through Global Ties Akron.  Her genuine warmth\, kindness\, and fr iendship are the purest Citizen Diplomacy example.  She has met with part icipants as a professional resource\, hosted students\, and leaders in her home overnight\, and as guests around her table\, she has organized compl ete programs and events to benefit local and global connections and has be en an essential part of the leadership of our non-profit organization for decades.  We hope you can join us and offer up a toast on Sunday\, March 13\, 2022\; as we celebrate our Citizen Diplomat of the Year! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://globaltiesakron.org/wp-content/uploads/2 022/02/Passport-to-Wine-and-Dine-logo-GTA.png CATEGORIES:Passport to Wine and Dine LOCATION:Bounce Innovation Hub\, 526 S Main Street\, Akron\, Ohio\, 44311\ , United States GEO:41.0719;-81.527003 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= 526 S Main Street\, Akron\ , Ohio\, 44311\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bounce Innovatio n Hub:geo:41.0719,-81.527003 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR