Cottonwood Inc. to sell fundraising tickets

Beginning Monday, Cottonwood Inc. will sell tickets for its summer fundraising event, “Salute! A Festival of Wine and Food.”

The event will take place each evening July 9-11.

Tickets for the first night cost $35. Participants can stroll downtown during the “Mass Street Mosey” and stop into participating retailers for wine and food samplings. Five hundred tickets are available for the first night, which takes place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The second evening will feature a wine dinner hosted by the Eldridge Hotel. Tickets cost $150 a person and will include a reception featuring wines from Trinchero Family Estates and Napa Valley, followed by dinner.

On the final night of the event, participants can enjoy a grand wine tasting featuring 250 wines and spirits as well as gourmet cuisine from various local restaurants with a live auction beginning at 8:30. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Holidome, and tickets cost $75 a person.

All tickets can be purchased by phone at 840-1604.