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The Gooden School Sponsors "A Taste of Sierra Madre"

The Gooden School is a proud sponsor of “A Taste of Sierra Madre” on September 11, 2010 on Kersting Court in Sierra Madre. All are invited to sample the food, fun, fine arts and music that make Sierra Madre so special… including a performance from our own Gooden School musicians!

This year’s fundraising recipients will be both local and far reaching: expanded Youth Arts Programs offered through the Sierra Madre Youth Activity Center and cleft palate surgeries for children and adults who would otherwise not receive this care through the nonprofit Rotaplast Foundation.

A day of food, fun and the fine arts will include a morning tour of local “Coolest Kitchens” beginning at Fred Crockett’s ALNO European Kitchens on Montecito, restaurant and culinary stations from local businesses beginning midday, a chef demonstration and talk about making healthy food fun and appealing for children, essay and art contest awards plus a fun, Sierra Madre Fire Department vs. Police Department cook-off. A wide variety of professional, live music will fill Kersting Court throughout the day. Noted restaurant critic and television personality, Peter Dills will be part of the day’s festivities.

For a taste of life here in Sierra Madre, local private and public schools, including Gooden, and service clubs such as Kiwanis and the Chamber of  Commerce will share samples of their own offerings. A closing musical event will bring local singers together for patriotic songs in a memorial of 9-11.

Tickets are now on sale at Savor the Flavor, Best Buy Drugs, The Bottle Shot and Belles Nest in downtown Sierra Madre. All access VIP tickets including the morning’s Coolest Kitchens tour (an adults only, presale only event) and all Kersting Court events on Sept 11 will be $35. Kersting Court Only Event tickets will be $20 presale before Sept. 10. Same day tickets will be $25. For more information, please visit the event website,www.ATasteOfSierraMadre.com   

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