5th Annual Sierra Madre Wine and Jazz Walk this Weekend

Sierra Madre's Fifth Annual Wine and Jazz Walk benefiting the City of Hope and the fight against cancer is set to take place this Saturday, Oct. 9. The Wine and Jazz Walk will commence at 4 p.m. at Baldwin Avenue and Sierra Madre Boulevard as attendees are invited to take in downtown's participating shops and businesses and enjoy wine, hors d'oeuvres, jazz music, a display of exotic cars (from the Ferrari Club of America and Rusnak Mercedes Benz) and charity raffles and a silent auction.

The festival benefits the City of Hope's cancer research and treatment programs. Wines come from the Riboli Family Wine Estates and the San Antonio Winery, a historical winery dating back to 1917. Local restaurants are contributing appetizers.

A raffle, prize giveaway and silent auction will feature more than one hundred prizes. Prizes include 2011 Rose Parade tickets for four, a Big Bear getaway, a Long Beach Grand Prix package, a catered gourmet dinner for six by Chefelle Catering, UCLA vs. Oregon State football tickets for four, a Patio Bistro three-place set from Outdoor Elegance and a variety of other goodies. The auction will close at 7:15 p.m. Organizers hope to top the $12,000 generated from last year's auction event.

Following the walk, the San Antonio Winery Wine Garden will be open from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Special ticket holders will be able to relax in an exclusive VIP garden with two glasses of wine.

Local restaurants that are scheduled to provide food: 38° Ale House, Bean Town, Café 322, Casa del Rey, Charcuterie, Chefelle Catering, Corfu, Domenico's Arcadia, Gale's Restaurant, Green Street Restaurant, Lucky Baldwin's, Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant, Nikki C's, Only Place in Town, Robin's BBQ, The Spot Catering, Ugo's Café, Village Pizzeria, and Wildflour Baking Co.

Participating businesses: Angels Everywear, Alno Kitchens, AKA Fotographix, Attitude Clothing, B.la, Baldwin Jewelers, Belle's Nest, Body Shop Private Fitness, Brown's Classic Interiors, Capelli Court, Center for Well Being, Century 21 Village, Chase, Colbert Studios, Creative Arts Group, Curves, Foothill Homecare Partners, Gwen on 2, Hair Upstairs, Iris Intrigue Boutique, iXora Floral Studio, Julia Rocks Skincare Studio, LaBella Rouge, Leonora Moss, Lunch Salon, Salon Zelo, Savor the Flavor, Sierra Health and Fitness, Sierra Madre Books, Sierra Madre Playhouse, The Four Seasons Tea Room, The Shabby Dog, Dickson Podley Realtors

Scheduled jazz artists include: Cheryl Barnes and Phillip Cabasso, Errol Desmond LeBlanc, Iliana Rose & Funkay, Jane Fuller Trio, Jennifer Luna and Patrick O'Connor, Julie Cresswell Trio, Finnie and Friends, Mercy and the Merkettes (Wine Garden Entertainment), Steve Creason Band

A full and continually updated list of participating businesses, restaurants and sponsors, along with biographies on each of the scheduled jazz artists, can be found on the event's website.

Tickets to both the wine walk and VIP Wine Garden can be purchased there or by phone: (626) 355-0024.

Wine Walk: $40 pre-sale/$50 day of the event

VIP Packages include Wine Walk & Wine Garden: $75 pre-sale/$90 day of the-event

Raffle tickets can be purchased now at any of the participating businesses listed above.