MCC Foundation Announces Emcees for 25th Evening of Fine Wines
Manchester, Conn. (February 13, 2017) – Manchester Community College Foundation’s 25th Evening of Fine Wines will feature as co-emcees Faith Middleton of “The Faith Middleton FOOD Schmooze®,” along with Christopher Prosperi, chef and co-owner of Simsbury-based Metro Bis and senior contributor on the award-winning radio program.
The 25th Evening of Fine Wines will be held Friday, April 28, from 7 to 11 p.m. on the college’s main campus. Tickets are on sale now at a cost of $85 per person, or $75 per person in a group of six or more. Visit www.manchestercc.edu.
As co-emcees at the signature fundraising event, Middleton and Prosperi will welcome guests as well as offer one-of-a-kind experiences and gifts in the live auction.
The success of the past 24 Evening of Fine Wines has helped students achieve success and transform their lives. The goal this year is to raise over $300,000 to be used to provide scholarship funding to students and help support educational programs.
Faith Middleton is a two-time recipient of the Peabody award for her work at WNPR. Besides serving as host and executive producer of “The Faith Middleton FOOD Schmooze®,” she holds two honorary doctorates and has taught “The Art of the Interview” at Yale University. Her book about stories from her listeners, The Goodness of Ordinary People, was published by Random House. She was inducted into The Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame, and her show was named to the Connecticut Magazine Hall of Fame, when she was named Best Talk Show host in Connecticut. She has produced or hosted several television series for CPTV, for “All Things Considered, Weekend Edition” and “Fresh Air” on NPR.
Christopher Prosperi is a Hartford Courant recipe columnist, an international cooking teacher, a weekly chef on NBC 30, television host of “New England Cuisine” as well as weekly senior contributor on “The Faith Middleton FOOD Schmooze®” on WNPR. The New York Times declares “…Prosperi is a technical master, an original American chef whose restaurant is worth traveling for” and the Zagat Survey has ranked Metro Bis in the top five in the state for American food.
Last year, Evening of Fine Wines featured a live and silent auction for items including wines, champagnes, once-in-a-lifetime trips, weekend getaways, original pieces of art, golf and restaurant gift cards and more. Bidding will be offered on mobile devices. Patrons can sip local wines or global beers and liquors, while also tasting elegant hors d’oeuvres and decadent desserts carefully prepared by MCC culinary students.
The presenting sponsor for the 25th Evening of Fine Wines is United Bank Foundation Connecticut with Honorary Chair, Adam Jeamel, Eastern Connecticut Regional President, United Bank.
About MCC Foundation – The Manchester Community College Foundation, Inc. is a private, nonprofit 501(c)3 Connecticut corporation. It is governed by a volunteer board of directors, composed of business and community leaders. Its board meets bi-monthly and lends it expertise to the operations of the Foundation and the college’s Institutional Advancement Division.
