Il arrive, il arrive, le beaujolais nouveau! On its way, the Beaujolais Nouveau! Was in the vineyards ten days ago, where the excitement is palpable. The hype around BN is the mother of wine marketing campaigns, and a natural for parties around the world. Especially to raise money for organizations with French connections.
Nonprofits raise a lot of money through auctions, and the French-American Chamber of Commerce's annual Beaujolais Nouveau fundraiser is no different: a silent auction during the cocktail hour, a live auction during dinner.
This year, down in Portland, with the help of online outfits AuctionPay and cMarket, the silent auction is online. Bidding ends on Nov. 12th. Among the items, a very French machine à écrire with an AZERTY keyboard. Nothing like it, even on eBay.
Actual events are on Friday, Nov. 17th at Portland's Heathman Hotel (buffet, $50), and Seattle's Fairmont Olympic (sit-down dinner, $150). We'll be there, don't worry.
Dear Ronald,
Thank you for the publicity -- one correction -- Portland's event is also Nov 17.
Merci et vive Beaujolais Nouveau!
jack