Last year, the Pine Island Chamber of Commerce chose to pause on the Black Dirt Feast because of the pandemic. The Black Dirt Feast, after more than 10 years, had come to personify farm-to-table excellence using the best local products and restaurateurs to create a unique event. This year, the Chamber is pausing the Black Dirt Feast again and waiting until everyone can return to the standards of excellence that event sponsors, chefs and guests have come to expect.
The Party at Glenwood Green at 580 Glenwood Rd. in Pine Island on Tues., Aug. 10, from 6 to 9 p.m., will be an elegant picnic-style event with assigned seating at tables of choice and pre-presented courses for guests to pick up at designated stations. Music will be provided by County 1. The cost is $70 per person and most seating will be outdoors. For tent seating, a $5 surcharge per person will apply. As before, proceeds will replenish the Black Dirt Scholarship Fund, which funds three $1,500 scholarships to high school seniors and college students.
The menu will include an appetizer, entrée, and dessert. Vegetarian options will be offered. Wine, beer and a signature cocktail will be available along with water, soft drinks and lemonade. Due to issues of social distancing and “pod health,” reservations will be accepted for tables of four, six or eight guests only. To purchase tickets, email Jerry Zimmerman at jerryzim@gmail.com, or call Janet or Jerry at 845-576-1101.
