WHOLE FOODS MARKET® PALM BEACH GARDENS PRESENTS BLUES ‘N’ BREWS FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009

Organized by the Palm Beach Gardens location of Whole Foods Market and benefiting Autism Speaks, the first annual Blues ‘N’ Brews Food & Wine Festival, sponsored in part by WFLX TV Fox 29, will take place Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Downtown at the Gardens mall at 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Drive in Palm Beach Gardens.  Located throughout the beautiful outdoor spaces of the mall, the family-friendly event will combine face painting and children’s activities, craft beer and wine tastings, artisan food pairings, shopping and the smooth rhythms of local blues artists Sweetbone, DJ Bert, Deny Rowand and Bossas Boleros & Blues, with a special performance by Tony Wilson and the Godfather of Soul Band, for an afternoon full of philanthropic fun.    Rachel Leigh of WFLX Fox 29 will be on-site covering live, as well as signing autographs and introducing the bands.

Tickets for the not-to-miss event are $15 in advance/$20 at the gate for adults and $5 in advance/$8 at the gate for those under 21 and can be purchased in advance at Whole Foods Market in Palm Beach Gardens or by contacting Brenna Bertram-Salman at (561) 691-8550 x215 Brenna.Bertram@wholefoods.com.  100% of tickets sales will be donated to Autism Speaks South Florida.  A full schedule of the day’s events is below. 

Live Performance Schedule – Main Stage

            3pm – Bossas Boleros & Blues

            4pm – Deny Rowand, South Florida Blues Society

            5pm – Sweetbone

            7pm – Tony Wilson & the Godfather of Soul Band

Whole Foods Market Cheese & Wine Lounge

            3pm – 9pm

Goodwill from the Grill

            3pm – 8pm

Face Painting with John Chuter Photography

            2pm – 6pm

The Whole Foods Market Palm Beach Gardens location is in the Downtown at the Gardens outdoor mall at 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Drive. 

About Whole Foods Market®
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (www.wholefoodsmarket.com), a leader in the natural and organic foods industry and America’s first national certified organic grocer,  was named “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” in 2008 by Health magazine. The Whole Foods Market motto, “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures the company’s mission to find success in customer satisfaction and wellness, employee excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to its 53,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 11 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2008, the company had sales of $8 billion and currently has more than 275 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market, Fresh & Wild^TM, and Harry’s Farmers Market® are trademarks owned by Whole Foods Market IP, LP.  Wild Oats® and Capers Community Market^TM are trademarks owned by Wild Marks, Inc.

About Autism Speaks

Autism Speaks is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing hope to all who struggle with autism spectrum disorders.  The primary goals are to raise public awareness about autism, to help improve the lives of the families who are affected by autism, and to fund biomedical research that will lead to better treatments and, ultimately, a cure.