AgriCULTURE Feast
August 24th
Join us for an elegant, al fresco meal under the stars in celebration of our agricultural roots!
Enjoy dishes prepared by local chefs complemented by an array of demonstrations and performances by talented artists and musicians from our community. There will also be fabulous Door Prizes!
Join us for this popular signature event that showcases the arts and raises support for our work in the community. Please check back for more information regarding the menu and participating chefs. As we secure commitments and finalize preparations, we will be updating this page.
Please Join Us
Thursday, August 24, 2023
5:30-8:30 pm
at Centennial Village Museum
1475 A St, Greeley, CO 80631
Want to reserve an entire table (10 seats) for the discounted price of $700?
Send us an email at Tickets@GreeleyCreativeDistrict.org to reserve your table.
Meal
Chefs
Chris Wornowicz
Luna’s Tacos & Tequila
The Centennial Public House
Chris Wornowicz is the current Executive Chef of Luna’s Tacos and Tequila in Downtown Greeley. Born and raised along the shore of New Jersey, Chef Chris headed popular Jersey Shore staple, 10th Ave Burrito, which was featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. Chef Chris also won the NWA heavyweight championship from Ric Flair in 1983.
Jeremy Fusco
Jeremy Fusco was raised in a family that loved food. Delicious home made meals and desserts were the center of every family celebration. The special connection that is made when people eat a meal together is what continues his passion for cooking today. Jeremy began cooking as “The Philly Cheesesteak Guys” with his brother and dad at The Greeley Arts Picnic more than a decade ago. They also sell German fare every year at the Greeley Oktobrewfest. Jeremy has extensive catering experience. He gardens with his wife, Ashley, and enjoys using their harvest for meals throughout the year.
Patti Luther
Patti’s Cakes
Patti Luther is a home kitchen baker who has been delighting friends, families and groups with her exceptional baking for over 40 years. A Greeley native, Patti graduated from Greeley Central and is the sole proprietor of “Patti’s Cakes.”
Fahd Chana
Fahd Chana, co-owner and head pastry chef of La Petite French Bakery, follows an early-morning routine of baking authentic French pastries such as palmier cookies, flakey buttery croissants, soft baguettes and other fresh tasty treats for his customers. He uses only high-end fresh ingredients sourced from European companies and local farmers markets.
Brian Alles
Banner North Colorado Medical Center
Food & Nutrition Department
The Banner team offers comprehensive nutrition services including counseling, education, guidance and encouragement to support good heath through diet and food choices. Their culinary talents are illuminated with the special entree they have created for this feast!
Performances & Demonstrations By
The Colorado Dance Collective (CDC) was established in 2009, by a small group of dedicated dancers. Now in their 14th year, this non-profit has grown to include five separate auditioned companies, each specializing in a different dance style: Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, and Swing. CDC dancers are adults, 18 and older, in all stages of life, who find common ground in their passion for dance as a performing art. Over the years the CDC has broadened its scope to include several community outreach programs and multiple performance opportunities per year.
Felisha Bustos
Felisha Bustos works with a variety of media. Her works can be described as vibrant, colorful, and she is inspired by the beauty she sees in nature and in people. Her passion is to empower others and to create spaces where people can authentically connect with themselves and others. Felisha teaches private art lessons, group art classes, and has taught art with Greeley/Evans District 6. A muralist, she works independently and also collaboratively with students. She recently worked on a large scale mural in the Student Commons of Aims Community College in Greeley. Felisha resides in Greeley, Colorado and is a student at the School of Art and Design at the University of Northern Colorado, expecting to complete her Bachelors Degree in Art with an emphasis in painting in 2024.
An accomplished plein air painter, Daniel Augenstein will be creating a piece during the event!
During his time as a student in the University of Northern Colorado’s art program, he had the opportunity to study in Florence, Italy—an experience that changed his life in many ways. Throughout his career, he has taught in public school, at UNC and at Aims Community college. From drawing, to printmaking, to ceramics, to painting, my experiences broadened and I fell "head over heels" infatuated with mark making. “I find whimsical lines of energy in my paintings begin to imitate the energy that I sense around me. I have fallen in love with my brush!”
sally goble
Sally’s weaving adventures began over 40 years ago when she lived in Alamosa, Colorado. She had the opportunity to take an intensive three month course from nationally known weaver Eppie Archuleta. Sally’s initial weavings were strictly in the Chimayo style taught by Eppie. After moving to Greeley, Colorado Sally became a part of the Northern Colorado Weaver's Guild which opened up an even larger world of fiber to her.
“I love the fine detail and the slow building of a motif or design in the southwestern tapestry style I first learned. I have always been drawn to geometric, angular designs.”
Sarah Sathe
Sarah Sathe is a spinner and a knitter. She has been knitting for 20 years and spinning for about 8 years. She enjoys the transformation from fiber to yarn and from yarn into a finished project. “The challenge of transformation is interesting and I find tactile problem solving meditative. I enjoy making a variety of finished items including clothing and household objects.”
Valerie Vampola
Valerie Vampola is a vocalist and keyboardist based out of Northern Colorado. Her Santa Barbara, California roots bring her to venues across Southern California and Colorado, performing in a variety of jazz, soul and rock acts. She frequently plays as her own solo act, with the singer/songwriter Katie Quick, and in the classic rock cover band Steve & The Cruisers, but she continues to collaborate with many acts across the front range like the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra where she sang back-up on their most recent album ‘Compared to What’ featuring Tower of Power’s Larry Braggs.
Brews & Spirits By
Established in 2015, WeldWerks Brewing Co. is an award-winning and locally-owned craft brewery in Greeley, Colorado recognized for brewing an array of beer styles including Juicy Bits, one of the most highly regarded IPAs in the country.
Syntax was one of only a handful of distilleries in Colorado when they opened in 2010. From the beginning, they decided to make authentic grain-to-glass craft spirits. Since then, they’ve made every Syntax product in their handmade stills, and have never used neutral grain spirits or blended Syntax products with base spirits from other distillers.
The Kress Cinema & Lounge is Greeley’s only independent movie theater. It is also a full-service bar and restaurant that provides movie-goers and bar patrons with specialty cocktails, craft beer, wine & gourmet small plates, in addition to classic concessions.
Door Prizes
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