Glad you could come to the Old Woodbury Town Hall for our fourth annual event. More than a hundred guests came, sampled and shared the festive evening. If you came, look for your photo (below)! If you didn’t, enjoy the show and make sure not to miss this community event next year. Thanks to all who came and shared the evening with us! The music was fabulous - we owed it all to the dynamic duo of Abdoulaye Alhassane and Dirck Westervelt. Their compelling music of West Africa on guitar, banjo, and traditional instruments, provided a gracious backdrop to the evening. Woodbury musician Dirck Westervelt is a teacher at Chase Collegiate School and all-around versatile performer. Find out more about Dirck and his tremendous range of musical talent at:  http://www.juddhill.com. Abdoulaye Alhassane, a member of the Songhai of Niger, from Gao, near the northernmost reach of the great Niger River, is a composer, singer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist. Our most special partners again offered their local and handcrafted specialties for your delight: Hilary Hopkins herself- President of Hopkins Vineyard- http://www.hopkinsvineyard.com and Mary Kay Brown of Organic Vintages- http://www.organicvintages.com, with wonderful local, organic and low sulfite wines. Exquisite cow, goat and sheep cheeses from Cato Corner Farms, Colchester- www.catocornerfarm.com; goat milk chevre cheeses- plain, dill and scallion from Beltane Farm in Lebanon, http://www.beltanefarm.com, complimented by The Bantam Bread Company’s savory, crusty, wholegrain breads. Wonderful hot and fair-trade beverages, once again graciously on tap, hosted by Naren and Gunn Sonpal of Coffee-Tea-Etc. Goshen, CT. http://www.coffee-tea-etc.com. We could not have done it without all of their help and gracious donations. You make New Morning look and taste good too! The exquisite prepared delicacies of New Morning’s Executive Chef, Carol Byer-Alcorace, did not disappoint. Her perfectly seasoned and roasted fresh natural turkey and companion dishes were a wonderful premonition of things to come this holiday season. Do not delay in ordering your all- natural fresh Vermont bird from the Store before they fly the coop again this year. (203-263-4868)   Jody Fagerquist's artful cheese displays were as wonderful to look at as they were to eat! Featuring exquisite cow, goat and sheep cheeses from Cato Corner Farms, and goat milk chevre cheeses- plain, dill and scallion from Beltane Farm.   Hilary Hopkins, President of Hopkins Vineyards pours guests some of thier delicioius wines.   Chef Carol Byer-Alcorace of New Morning's Provender presented a beautiful assortment of seasonal foods         Dirck Westervelt and Abdoulaye Alhassane played traditional West African music for us.   Mary Kay Brown from Organic Vintages sampled some great local and low sulfite wines.   Freshly made savory and crusty breads from Bantam Bakery were a delicious accompanyment to the evening's sampling.     Our gracious host, John Pittari talks about the new store which was featured in this year's slide show.   Watching our New Morning slide show which tracks the New Morning story all the way back to 1972!   Naren and Gunn Sonpal of Coffee-Tea-Etc explain the difference Fair Trade Certification makes to farmers and thier families.     SEE PICTURES OF LAST YEAR'S WINE AND CHEESE