Lackluster Ticket Sales Prompt Wine Fest Cancellation

Lagging ticket sales have prompted The Atlanta Journal-Constitution to cancel next month’s AJC Dunwoody Wine Fest.

The newspaper said in a release the despite its best efforts to provide a new event showcasing the Dunwoody and surrounding areas, it has cancelled the inaugural event after advance ticket sales did not meet expectations.

The festival had been planned for Oct. 10 and 11. A portion of the proceeds from the event were intended to benefit The Giving Kitchen, a nonprofit whose mission is to provide crisis grants to members of Atlanta’s restaurant community facing unanticipated hardship.

Refunds will be provided within three to five business days to anyone who purchased a ticket, organizers said.

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