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SUMMARY:Oregon Cheese Festival 13th Annual
DESCRIPTION:13th Annual Oregon Cheese Festival\n\nFriday\, March 17th - Dinner\n\nCentral Point\, OR (11/16/16)   Oregon-inspired culinary events\, including a farmer's market-style artisan food\, beer and wine festival\, will kick off with the Meet the Cheesemakers and Winemakers Dinner @ the Oregon Cheese Festival during the third weekend in March. For tickets go to http://oregoncheesemakersdinner.bpt.me/\n\n \n\nTo commence the festival\, a sumptuous meal introducing guests to participating guild cheesemakers will be held Friday night at the Inn at the Commons in Medford\, OR on March 17th from 6:00 P.M.   9:00 P.M. The dinner is held for the benefit of the non-profit 501(c)(6) Oregon Cheesemakers Guild. Each course will spotlight a cheese made by one of the festival's artisans\, paired with a local wine or beer. \n\n \n\nSaturday\, March 18 & Sunday March 19th - Festival\n\nAt the festival on Saturday March 18th & Sunday March 19th from 11 A.M. - 5 P.M.\, thousands of visitors will sample cow\, goat and sheep cheese from Oregon creameries\, including Pholia Farm\, Ancient Heritage Dairy\, Oregon State University\, Ochoa Creamery\, Tillamook County Creamery\, Willamette Valley Cheese Co.\, Fern's Edge Goat Dairy\, Oak Leaf Creamery\, Rivers Edge Chevre\, Briar Rose Creamery\, Face Rock Creamery\, Portland Creamery\, Rogue Creamery\, and many others.\n\n \n\nThe Oregon Cheese Festival will be open to the public Saturday\, March 18th & Sunday March 19 th from 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. at Rogue Creamery\, 311 North Front St. (Hwy. 99)\, Central Point\, OR. Held under 2 large tents\, 15\,000 sq. ft. of space\, at Rogue Creamery's Central Point facility\, the thirteenth annual festival will invite guests to shake hands with cheesemakers & other artisans. There will also be baby cows on site to showcase the beginnings of great milk producers!  Activities will also be provided for children including games\, activity sheets\, coloring\, face painting and more.\n\n"The farmer's market format will present an interactive experience between makers and visitors\, giving everyone an opportunity to talk about the product\, the process and learn each individual cheesemaker's story\," says David Gremmels\, President of Rogue Creamery. "It's a way to truly be connected with the source of the cheese being presented."\n\n \n\nSouthern Oregon & other local culinary artisans and beverage providers who are expected to participate include Lillie Belle Farms\, Gary West Meats\, Applegate Valley Artisan Breads\, Ledger David Cellars\, South Stage Cellars\, Serra Vineyards\, Caprice Vineyards\, Willamette Valley Vineyards\, David Hill Winery\, La Brasseur Vineyard\, 30 Brix Winery\, Wandering Aengus Ciders\, Hot Lips Soda\, Clear Creek Distillery\, Bend Distillery\, Wild River Brewing\, Sierra Nevada Brewing and Rogue Ales. Samples and /or sales will be offered at each booth. \n\n \n\nA $15 entry fee includes tastings and demonstrations\; tickets purchased at the door will be $20. Entry tickets can be purchased in advance at http://oregoncheeseguild.org/event/13th-annual-oregon-cheese-festival/ .  In addition\, a $10 wine\, beer and spirit tasting fee is available and includes a commemorative glass with the Oregon Cheese Guild logo. For more information contact the Oregon Cheese Guild website @ www.oregoncheeseguild.org\, Rogue Creamery at 866-396-4704\, or www.roguecreamery.com. \n\n \n\nThe festival would not be possible without the generous support of the City of Central Point\, the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council\, Oregon Department of Agriculture\, Rogue Ales\, Culture Magazine\, Travel Medford\, Cheese Connoisseur Magazine\, Wandering Aengus Ciderworks\, Umpqua Bank\, Haggen Northwest\, Face Rock Creamery\, Rogue Credit Union\, and the members of the Oregon Cheese Guild.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="font-family:copperplate gothic bold\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">13th&nbsp\;Annual Oregon Cheese Festival</span></span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Friday\, March 17<sup>th</sup> - Dinner</span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">Central Point\, OR (</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">11/16/16</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">) &ndash\; Oregon-inspired culinary events\, including a farmer&rsquo\;s market-style artisan food\, beer and wine festival\, will kick off with the <strong><em>Meet the Cheesemakers and Winemakers Dinner</em></strong> @ the Oregon Cheese Festival during the third weekend in March. For tickets go to <a href="http://oregoncheesemakersdinner.bpt.me/">http://oregoncheesemakersdinner.bpt.me/</a></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">To commence the festival\, a sumptuous meal introducing guests to participating guild cheesemakers will be held Friday night at the Inn at the Commons in Medford\, OR on March 17<sup>th</sup> from 6:00 P.M. &ndash\; 9:00 P.M. The dinner is held for the benefit of the non-profit 501(c)(6) Oregon Cheesemakers Guild. Each course will spotlight a cheese made by one of the festival&#39\;s artisans\, paired with a local wine or beer. </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Saturday\, March 18 &amp\; Sunday March 19<sup>th </sup>- Festival</span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">At the festival on Saturday March 18th &amp\; Sunday March 19th from 11 A.M. - 5 P.M.\, thousands of visitors will sample cow\, goat and sheep cheese from Oregon creameries\, including Pholia Farm\, Ancient Heritage Dairy\, Oregon State University\, Ochoa Creamery\, Tillamook County Creamery\, Willamette Valley Cheese Co.\, Fern&rsquo\;s Edge Goat Dairy\, Oak Leaf Creamery\, Rivers Edge Chevre\, Briar Rose Creamery\, Face Rock Creamery\, Portland Creamery\, Rogue Creamery\, and many others.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">The Oregon Cheese Festival will be open to the public Saturday\, March 18th &amp\; Sunday March 19 th from 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. at Rogue Creamery\, 311 North Front St. (Hwy. 99)\, Central Point\, OR. Held under 2 large tents\, 15\,000 sq. ft. of space\, at Rogue Creamery&#39\;s Central Point facility\, the thirteenth annual festival will invite guests to shake hands with cheesemakers &amp\; other artisans. There will also be baby cows on site to showcase the beginnings of great milk producers!&nbsp\; Activities will also be provided for children including games\, activity sheets\, coloring\, face painting and more.</span></span><br />\n<em><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">&quot\;The farmer&#39\;s market format will present an interactive experience between makers and visitors\, giving everyone an opportunity to talk about the product\, the process and learn each individual cheesemaker&#39\;s story\,&quot\;</span></span></em><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;"> says David Gremmels\, President of Rogue Creamery. <em>&quot\;It&#39\;s a way to truly be connected with the source of the cheese being presented.&quot\;</em></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">Southern Oregon &amp\; other local culinary artisans and beverage providers who are expected to participate include Lillie Belle Farms\, Gary West Meats\, Applegate Valley Artisan Breads\, Ledger David Cellars\, South Stage Cellars\, Serra Vineyards\, Caprice Vineyards\, Willamette Valley Vineyards\, David Hill Winery\, La Brasseur Vineyard\, 30 Brix Winery\, Wandering Aengus Ciders\, Hot Lips Soda\, Clear Creek Distillery\, Bend Distillery\, Wild River Brewing\, Sierra Nevada Brewing and Rogue Ales. Samples and /or sales will be offered at each booth. </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">A $15 entry fee includes tastings and demonstrations\; tickets purchased at the door will be $20. Entry tickets can be purchased in advance at <a href="http://oregoncheeseguild.org/event/13th-annual-oregon-cheese-festival/">http://oregoncheeseguild.org/event/13th-annual-oregon-cheese-festival/</a> . &nbsp\;In addition\, a $10 wine\, beer and spirit tasting fee is available and includes a commemorative glass with the Oregon Cheese Guild logo. For more information contact the Oregon Cheese Guild website @ <a href="http://www.oregoncheeseguild.org/">www.oregoncheeseguild.org</a>\, Rogue Creamery at 866-396-4704\, or <a href="http://www.roguecreamery.com/">www.roguecreamery.com</a>. </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">The festival would not be possible without the generous support of the City of Central Point\, the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council\, Oregon Department of Agriculture\, Rogue Ales\, Culture Magazine\, Travel Medford\, Cheese Connoisseur Magazine\, Wandering Aengus Ciderworks\, Umpqua Bank\, Haggen Northwest\, Face Rock Creamery\, Rogue Credit Union\, and the members of the Oregon Cheese Guild.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:At The Rogue Creamery 311 North Front St (HWY. 99)\, Central Point\, OR
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