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SEPT. 9, 2017
TALLAHASSEE TOP SINGLES:
FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY GRAPE HARVEST FESTIVAL
A MASQUERADE AFFAIR
Join the community’s most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes at the hottest event of the summer! Nominees for the coveted “Top Single” title will gather at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, where they will be paired with experiential packages and auctioned off to raise funds for their selected charities. Last year’s singles raised over $87,400. Can this year’s singles top that? Cocktail hour is from 6–7 p.m., with the event to follow. This is not a singles-only event; all are invited. Come help us break our fundraising record and take part in giving back to our community. For tickets and more information, visit tallahasseemagazine.com/Top-Singles.
PHOTOS BY LAWRENCE DAVIDSON (TOP SINGLES), ADAM TAYLOR (FAMU GRAPE HARVEST FESTIVAL), VLADIMIR SKOPCEV/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM (CHAMPAGNE) AND COURTESY SANDESTIN GOLF AND BEACH RESORT (TRIATHLON)
SPECIAL PROMOTION
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→ The 2017 FAMU Grape Harvest
Festival is about more than grapes; it’s about health, community and education. And having a stompin’ good time! Events will include a grapestomping competition, the annual 5K Vineyard Run and Walk-a-Thon, informational and community exhibits, grape picking, wine and grape sampling, live musical performances, a petting zoo, water slides, lots of food/beverage/snack vendors and so much more.
The festival will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, at the FAMU Center for Viticulture and Small Fruit Research, located at 6361 Mahan Drive. Advanced tickets for the festival are $5 per person; onsite registration is $6 per person (children 12 and under are free). Adults (with ID) who would like to sample Florida wines and juices can do so for an additional $5 fee. For more information or to download volunteer, exhibitor and vendor forms, visit famu.edu/GHF. #purplereign
AUGUST 4
The Big Champagne Bash → Enjoy unlimited champagne and delicious food all
while benefiting the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend. Attire for the night is “black-and-white glamour,” and the event will be held at the Hilton, 101 S. Adams Street, from 8 p.m. until midnight.
Single tickets are $74, couples’ tickets are $140 and groups of 10 are $650. Tickets can be purchased at bigbendmentoring.org/bash.
REGIONAL SEPT. 23
SWIM. BIKE. RUN. 31ST ANNUAL SANDESTIN TRIATHLON
→ The 31st Annual Sandestin Triathlon will lure more than 700 participants for a half-mile Gulf of
Mexico swim, a 20-mile bike ride along the coast and a four-mile run through Sandestin’s beach and bayside community. Proceeds will benefit the Sandestin Foundation for Kids.
Registration is $140 for individuals and $200 for relay teams, if you register between May 1 and September 15; fees are $155/$225 individual/relay if you register between September 15 and 21. The event kicks off at 6 a.m. For details, visit SandestinTriathlon.com, email sandestintri@sandestin.com or call (877) 276-8860. TALL AHASSEEMAGA ZINE.COM
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