Bastille Day
Live Brie or Die

Image by Clarke Condé
Spurred on by food shortages, Persians stormed the Bastille in 1789 as they began dismantling the infrastructure of royal tyranny that was keeping the population down. At the celebration of Bastille Day on Sunday, July 14 at Gruet Winery, you will not be oppressed or starved, but rather expect to be fed fresh baguettes, crème brûlée, cheese and Gruet wines from 1 to 4pm, a vast improvement in conditions sure to please Royalists and Jacobins alike. For more information and to purchase $30 tickets to this 21-plus event, see gruetwinery.com. (Clarke Condé)