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The Rotary Club of West Springfield’s NovemberFest, takes place Friday, November 8 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Springfield Country Club. The evening will include a microbrew and wine tasting, music, hors d’oeuvres, a live auction with two vacation getaways and a silent auction. More than $12,000 worth of prizes have been donated for the auctions and raffles. The event is the Club’s second largest fundraiser. 

Opa Opa Brewing Company, Berkshire Brewing Company, Bertelli’s Liquor Mart and High Horse Brewing will bring a variety of microbrews and wines for guests to sample. The theme will be “All That Jazz” and music will be provided by “Interplay” Jazz Band.

Tickets to the event are $30 in advance and include beer, wine, food and music. To purchase tickets, contact Dianna Robinson at 413-732-9700 (via email – dfordianna@comcast.net) or Betty McCabe-Pandolfi at 413-788-6303 (via email mccabe42@comcast.net).Tickets are also available at the door the night of the event for $35.

Rotary Club and Town of West Springfield has announced that all proceeds from the Taste of the Valley 5K Road Race will be donated to The One Fund Boston, established by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino to help the people most affected by the tragic events that occurred in Boston on April 15. The Taste 5K will take place Sunday, June 9 at 10 a.m. and is held in conjunction with West Side’s Taste of the Valley, sponsored by Chicopee Savings Bank, June 6-9 on the Park Street Town Common.

“Because the bombing happened at a running event, the running community has reached out in many ways to help those in need. The Rotary Club of West Springfield would like to do its part as well to support the many people injured on Boylston Street,” said Rotarian Steve Lang, organizer of the Taste of the Valley 5K. To participate in the race, visit www.westsidetaste.com

The Rotary Club of West Springfield has announced the 2013 entertainment line-up for “West Side’s Taste of the Valley” which takes place on the Park Street Town Common June 6-9. The event’s title sponsor this year is Chicopee Savings Bank.

Headliner for this year’s event is legendary folk/rocker Jonathan Edwards, known for iconic hits of the 70s such as “Sunshine,” “Everybody Knows Her” and “Shanty.” He will perform Sunday, June 9 at 2 p.m.