Christmas in Comfort, one of the area’s most popular holiday events, draws hundreds of visitors to Comfort's Historic District for holiday shopping and family fun the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The event offers art and craft vendors, food booths, and a full day of holiday activities ending with a night parade down High Street. Visit the Comfort Chamber of Commerce website for full schedule.

We are thrilled to host our first poetry event since February 2020, featuring Jesse Bertron and Eddie Vega — two fabulous poets celebrating what is magical in the everyday. This quarterly gathering is engaging, spirited, social, and free. It will be held indoors in our "Black & White" room. Masks optional.

JESSE BERTRON
A Plumber’s Guide to Light is a love letter to the building trades and to the people who work them. This book is populated by people who think they will be saved by work and by those who know they won’t. It looks at the fragile seam that runs between the job site and the home, about the ways that family and work bleed into one another.”
Jesse Bertron is a plumber's apprentice living in Austin, Texas. He has an MFA in Poetry from Vanderbilt University. He is co-director of Poetry at Round Top, an annual festival in rural Texas.

EDDIE VEGA
Eddie is a poet, spoken word artist, storyteller, and educator originally from the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, currently residing in San Antonio. His poetry has been displayed on VIA Buses and downtown San Antonio buildings. In 2017, he was the runner-up in the Haiku Death Match at the National Poetry Slam. His first full-length collection of poetry, Chicharra Chorus, was published in 2019 by FlowerSong Press and he is the 2021 recipient of the Literary Arts Grant from the Luminaria Artist Foundation. Vega writes about food, Tejano culture, social justice, and the intersections thereof. Known as the Taco-Poet of Texas, he can be found at an open-mic, slam, or taqueria on any given non-quarantine evening anywhere throughout South Texas.

~Exclusively for Bending Branch Wine Club Members~

All wine club members are invited to the December club release party at Bending Branch Winery in Comfort. This is an outdoor event. There will be an ugly Christmas sweater contest! Come dressed to compete for a great prize.

Please purchase tickets on Eventbrite for one of the 1.5 hour time slots. Tickets valid for one time slot only.
Noon-1:30 p.m. | 2-3:30 p.m. | 4-5:30 p.m.

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$15 per club member. Limit two wine club tickets per membership.

Members may bring up to two guests for $30 each.

Your ticket includes wine tasting, a souvenir wine glass, a meal from The Bread Box, and live entertainment from the Lonestar Pickerz Trio.

Menu:
- Chili**
- Cornbread
- Brownies for dessert

**Please email info@bendingbranchwinery.com to let us know if you would like the veggie option for planning purposes. Thank you!

The winery will be closed to the public on December 4th for this event.
 

Indulge in a special Ursa Vineyards wine flight and chocolate pairing at Branch on High in the heart of Comfort's Historic District. During this guided tasting, learn more about winemaking in the Sierra Foothills while you enjoy 2-ounce pours of four red wines paired with exquisite dark chocolates handmade locally by Sweet Comfort. Wines featured:

• 2018 Zinfandel
• 2017 D'Elissagaray Basque Blend
• 2013 Angelica dessert wine
• 2015 Souzão Port-style dessert wine

Dates/times:

Friday, December 10  6:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 11  3 p.m. or 6 p.m.

Sunday, December 12  3 p.m.

Saturday, December 18  3 p.m. or 6 p.m.

Limited to 16 participants. $30 per person via Eventbrite. TICKETS

If you have a nut allergy, please email info@ursavineyards.com.

Indulge in a special Ursa Vineyards wine flight and chocolate pairing at Branch on High in the heart of Comfort's Historic District. During this guided tasting, learn more about winemaking in the Sierra Foothills while you enjoy 2-ounce pours of four red wines paired with exquisite dark chocolates handmade locally by Sweet Comfort. Wines featured:

• 2018 Zinfandel
• 2017 D'Elissagaray Basque Blend
• 2013 Angelica dessert wine
• 2015 Souzão Port-style dessert wine

Dates/times:

Friday, December 10  6:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 11  3 p.m. or 6 p.m.

Sunday, December 12  3 p.m.

Saturday, December 18  3 p.m. or 6 p.m.

Limited to 16 participants. $30 per person via Eventbrite. TICKETS

If you have a nut allergy, please email info@ursavineyards.com.