WINE COUNTRY SAFARI EXPERIENCE
Art for Africa Exhibit & Auction
Travel Discussion with two Stanford Professors
Geyser Peak Winemaker Reserve Challenge Gourmet Dinner in the Vineyards
May 16 & 17, 2008
You are cordially invited by Bushtracks owners Carolyn and David Tett to a very special experience in Sonoma County's wine country including some of the finest Sonoma County food & wine, an African Wildlife Art Exhibit and an educational discussion hosted by two Stanford University Professors
Friday, May 16, 2008
Art for Africa Exhibit
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Large paintings of Africa's "Big Five" by Linda Schroeter
inspired by a personal journey through Southern Africa
Enjoy a Private Preview in a Geyserville Studio
Hors d'oeuvres with Geyser Peak Sauvignon Blanc, Geyser Peak Sparkling Shiraz
and Hand Made Chocolate Truffles
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Geyser Peak Barrel Cellar Reception
4:00 pm
Travel... Agent of Change?
4:30 - 5:30 pm
Stanford Professors David Abernethy and Scott Pearson
"When we travel we want to see the authentic and pristine; however by just being there we cause change - some good, some bad". Join a challenging and thought provoking discussion on the subject by two well traveled Stanford Professors who have led Bushtracks programs.
Drinks and Hors D'oeuvres
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sonoma Safari Dinner &
Winemaker Reserve Challenge
6:30 pm
Join Geyser Peak's VP / Winemaker
Mick Schroeter for a fun and informativeBlind Tasting,Comparing Napa and Sonoma Valley Premium Reserve Wine &
(Wine served at the tasting may include Opus 1, Stag's Leap or Dominus)
...and enjoy a gourmet dinner prepared by Executive Chef Jesse McQuarrie of Feast who will pair fresh local Sonoma seasonal ingredients in the atmosphere of a beautiful tent set in the heart of Alexander Valley's vineyards
Art for Africa
Live Auction of ‘Zebra Crossing’
After dinner
30% of the Art Exhibit & Auction Proceeds will go to Selected Community
and Wildlife Projects in Africa
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R.S.V.P. (800) 995-8689
$200 per person
800-995-8689
Directions to Wine Country Safari Event
Accommodation Recommendations
May 16 & 17, 2008
Following please find a list of Bushtracks preferred local accommodation. Please note that most wine country accommodations require a two night minimum stay, however, we have been able to secure 38 rooms at Geyserville Inn for a Saturday night only stay and it is conveniently located next door to our event location. Reservations will be accepted on a first come first service basis. Please book accommodation directly and be sure to mention the ‘Bushtracks’ booking. Additional accommodation options are available on www.healdsburg.com.
Geyserville Inn
21714 Geyserville Avenue, Geyserville
Phone: (707) 857-4343
Website: www.geyservilleinn.com
A lovely wine country Inn surrounded on three sides by vineyards. Forty one rooms, restaurant, pool, wedding facilities. Two luxury suites. $115-$450
Best Western - Cloverdale Inn
324 South Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale
Phone: (707) 894-7500
Website: www.bestwestern.com
Located conveniently off Highway 101 on Citrus Fair Drive, where the redwoods meet the vineyards. We are only minutes away from Napa Valley and Healdsburg. We take pride in providing our personal service which has become a hallmark of our hotel. $89 - $129
Best Western - Dry Creek Inn
198 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg
Phone: (707) 433-0300 or (800) 222-5784
Website: www.drycreekinn.com
103 freshly remodeled rooms, April 2006 with either a King or 2 Queens. Continental Breakfast, Free Wine Map, Pool and Spa, Family Restaurant on site. 1 mile from the historic town plaza. Pet friendly. Year round rates from: $109-$225 on weekends; and from $69-$159 mid-week.
Duchamp Hotel
421 Foss Street, Healdsburg
Phone: (707) 431-1300
Website: www.duchamphotel.com
Luxurious cottage suites. Contemporary furnishings; oversized spa; showers; fireplace; TV; CD; modem hook-up; 50ft. lap pool; whirlpool; spa; private terrace. Plaza location. $350-$425
Hotel Healdsburg
25 Matheson Street, Healdsburg
Phone: (707) 431-2800 or (800) 889-7188
Website: www.hotelhealdsburg.com
Full service luxury hotel located on the Plaza. 55 beautifully appointed guest rooms including 6 suites w/deep soaking tubs and walk in shower. TV, CD, high-speed internet, complimentary breakfast. Large pool and spa with country gardens. Meeting and event space available. $245-$790.
Les Mars Hotel
27 North Street, Healdsburg
Phone: 877-431-1700
Website: www.lesmarshotel.com
Exquisite new boutique hotel, located one block from the town plaza in Healdsburg. Opulent in decor and gracious in attitude this classic 18th century European chateau offers its guest world class services in an elegant and romantic setting. $445-$1025
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Professor Scott Pearson has been studying economic change in developing countries for four decades. Between 1968 and 2002, Scott taught economic development and international trade in the Food Research Institute, Stanford University.
He has co-authored a dozen books, won several awards for his research and teaching, and advised governments on food and agricultural policy. In most years, he spent four or five months working abroad, mostly in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Southern Europe.
Since retiring, he has lectured on more than 30 Travel/Study trips. His new passion is to gain a better understanding of why empires and nation states have risen and fallen.
David Abernethy, professor emeritus of political science, is a specialist on politics in sub-Saharan Africa. He taught courses on "Race, Class and Political Change in Southern Africa" throughout the period of South Africa's tumultuous transition from apartheid to electoral democracy. Among his students were current Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer ('85; MA, '85, '89 and '91; PhD '94) and Amy Biehl ('89), whose parents established a foundation in her honor following her murder in Cape Town in 1993. In 1986 Professor Abernethy testified before the Secretary of State's Advisory Commission on U.S. Policy toward South Africa.
- BA and PhD in Government, Harvard University
- MA in Philosophy/Politics/Economics, Oxford University
- Joined the Department of Political Science at Stanford in 1965
- Author of The Dynamics of Global Dominance: European Overseas Empires, 1415-1980 (Yale, 2000)
- Received Deans awards for teaching excellence, the Alumni Association's Richard W. Lyman Award for faculty volunteer service, and the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for contributions to undergraduate education
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