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 Party with A Purpose!
Choose from nine festive dinner parties
featuring superb food and wine
— prepared by talented local cooks in
beautiful homes. All dinners are reasonably
priced — and the cost is partially
tax-deductible! Have fun as
you make new friends and meet your
neighbors in gracious, casual settings
to benefit a wonderful community organization
— Hospice Volunteers of
Hancock County.
Party Calendar
1.
Minster, Ohio German Supper Party
($65 per person) Saturday, May 19, 6-9 pm.
Hosted by Gina and Tom Grogean, Newbury Neck, Surry.
Traditional German hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and Minster’s own Wooden Shoe beer,
smoked sausage served with sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, Surry applesauce and
dessert looking east over Union River Bay to Cadillac Mountain.
2. Elegant Dinner Picnic at Camp
($65 per person) Saturday, June 2, 5:30 pm.
Hosted by Cookie & Bill Horner, Jackie Bachman & Andy Horner, Pretty Marsh,
Mount Desert Island.
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres on the rocks at Pretty Marsh, and a divine salmon
dinner in the cozy log cabin.
3. Simple French Cooking
($65 per person) Sunday, June 3, 5-8 pm.
Hosted by Joel Frantzman with Ken Schweikert
and HVHC staff, Sullivan, with views of Frenchman’s
Bay.
Local saumon fumé and
rosé wine on the lawn , Coquilles
St. Jacques
(scallops), Panade a
l’Oignon (best onion soup
ever) and Sabayon au Muscat
(rich and creamy dessert).
4. Sunset over Blue Hill Bay
($75 per person) Friday, June 8, 6:30 pm.
Hosted by Victor Stanley and
Howard Monroe, Bernard, Mount Desert Island.
Cocktails and caviar tart, lobster cakes and
grilled leg of lamb and preacher’s pie (sans sermon!)
to end the night.
5. A Trip to Tuscany
($75 per person) Friday, June 8, 6 pm.
Hosted by Toni and Joe Smith, with
Diane and Frank Bianco, Brooklin.
Cookbook author Diane Bianco
brings back ideas from her recent
trip to Tuscany: warm olives
with garlic, wild mushroom
crostini, homemade shrimp ravioli,
tenderloin of beef and chocolate
tiramisu with wines expertly
matched by Max from the Blue
Hill Wine Shop.
6. Italian-inspired Fresh and Local
($65 per person) Friday, June 22, 6 pm.
Delicious organic ingredients,
fresh from the garden
and barnyard, make for a
delectable Italian-inspired
feast. Hosted
by Lydia Cassatt & Philip Osgood, Brooksville.
7. Lakeside Dining on Hopkins Pond
($65 per person) Saturday, June 23, 5:30-9:30 pm.
Hosted by new HVHC volunteer
Molly Kealy & gourmet chef Harvey Walters,
Hopkins Pond, Mariaville.
Relax with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres on the
dock with the haunting call
of the loons before retreating
to intimate dining overlooking
the lake. Refreshing
gazpacho followed by
beef tenderloin in chile butter
sauce with seasonal fresh
vegetables and salad accompaniments and wine
pairings.
New this year…
Two Autumn Dinners
For those whose summer
calendar is already full,
a perfect way to wind down as the
colors begin to turn.
Register and pay now to reserve
your place.
8. Basque Bistro
($75 per person) Sunday, September 23, 4 pm.
Hosted by Wendy and HVHC
Board member Ken Schweikert, Sunflower
Farm on Salt Pond, Blue Hill.
Casual, friendly, old-world
style with tapas, fresh greens
& figs, shellfish, and turkey
stuffed with chestnuts & chanterelles
accompanied by wines
of the region as the sun sets
over the Salt Pond.
9. Classic Downeast Supper
($65 per person) Sunday, October 7, 6-9 pm.
Hosted by David Chalfant
and John Edwards, Sedgwick.
Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres by a cozy
fire in a vintage 1920's cottage followed by
lobster corn chowder, local greens and bread,
double apple crisp with homemade ice cream.
Wines included. |
