Special Programs Calendar

This calendar lists much of our programming. In addition to what you see here, Everyday at COPIA we offer programs that support our monthly themes. Please note that COPIA hosts private events, which are not listed here. If you cannot find an event on this calendar, please check with the sponsoring organization.

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«Friday April 18, 2008»
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:15 pm
Interactive cooking demo, garden talk and lunch with wine

Take an armchair tour of innovative, artistic and ever-so-appetizing Austria, home to Mozart, Strudel and Grüner Veltliner. Culinary Instructor Jill Hough, Garden Manager Geoff Palla and Senior Vice President of Wine Peter Marks MW are your food- and wine-savvy hosts.

Menu: Restaurant Danube-Inspired Roasted Beets with Spring Greens, Horseradish Fromage Blanc and Toasted Pumpkin Seed Dressing – Roasted Stuffed Quail with Wolfgang Puck’s Huckleberry Sauce and Spaetzle – Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce and Sour Cherry Coulis

$50 general/$40 member

Start: 3:15 pm
End: 4:30 pm

Talk, demonstration and hands-on activity

You’re the winemaker in this hands-on workshop! Our professional staff will advise as you select varietals for your own custom blend. Pop in a cork and add a personalized label, and you’ll take home wonderful memories—as well as a one-of-a-kind bottle of wine!

Reservations required 24 hours in advance. Program subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment not met. Reservations: 707.259.1600 or www.copia.org.


$65 general/$55 member/$20 extra person

Start: 8:00 pm
In Greta Garbo’s only comedy, she plays a dour Russian envoy—until she falls for a suave Parisian man-about-town. Austrian-born director Ernst Lubitsch marries refinement with sublime wit.

110 min. – Not Rated – Director: Ernst Lubitsch – 1939    

Dinner and a Movie
Jumpstart your weekend with a prix-fixe menu ($29/person) and glass of wine in Julia’s Kitchen before the Friday Night Flick.

$7 General / $6 Member

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