Kinship Center’s Fourth Annual Harvest Moon Festival on October 15, 2011 was a magical evening of the finest wine, food, and entertainment in the region. Held at Kinship Center’s facility nestled in the hills on River Road in Salinas, the event was a unique blend of sophistication and down home fun under the harvest moon.

Guests savored the best that the area’s vintners, restaurateurs and merchants could offer, danced to the foot-stomping music  of The Wild Turkeys, browsed auction highlights, were touched by a special program profiling a heroic local family, and enjoyed Central Coast’s favorite Master of Ceremonies Dan Green.

**The evening’s featured vintners: Manzoni Estate Vineyards  ▪  Morgan Winery ▪  Paraiso Vineyards ▪  Scheid Vineyards ▪ Ventana Vineyards, with a hosted martini bar by Southern Wine and Spirits, and a selection of unique beers by the Monterey Beer Festival.

**The evening’s featured restaurateurs: Sharam Farahmand (The Turf Club) ▪  Don and Cheryl Ferch (Contemporary Catering) ▪  Todd Fisher (Sticks at Spanish Bay)  ▪  Butch Francis (Cowboy Sausage)  ▪  Kristina Scrivani and Linda Hanger (Stone Creek Kitchen) ▪  Rich Pepe (Little Napoli and Vesuvio) ▪  Tim Wood (Carmel Valley Ranch)

Special thanks to Harvest Sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Richard Valliere, Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkinson, RBC Wealth Management, and Unlimited Events, and Contributing Sponsors D’Arrigo Brothers Company, Ocean Mist Farms, Raymond Costa & McDonald’s Restaurants, and Union Bank.

All proceeds from Harvest Moon directly support Kinship Center’s services for abused and abandoned children. Kinship Center extends a sincere thank you to all who contributed to make the evening a success.