A pairing of Northwest wines and the sounds of Beethoven will commence on September 9, 10, and 11 at Benaroya Hall. And concert tickets will start at only $9.

The Seattle Symphony's new Beethoven & Wine Festival will include wine tasting ($5 for four pours) in the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby before each performance, featuring local wines from SageCliffe Cave B Estate Winery and other local vineyards.

Gerard Schwarz will lead Seattle Symphony in all three programs with each program featuring two Beethoven works, presented without intermission. The wine tasting begins at 6:30 p.m. each evening and the performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Visit Seattle Symphony for more information and to buy tickets.

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Col Solare is an inspired red wine with dense and complex flavors and the 2005 vintage received 93 points from Wine Spectator. It is now available online with a limited time special offer:

Purchase a bottle of Col Solare and receive 50 percent off 2-day shipping for your entire order. This offer is valid through August 14, 2009. Use coupon code: COLSOLARE when ordering.

This wine is the product of their partnership with Marchese Piero Antinori and their shared goal to create Washington's best Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine.

The release of the 2006 Col Solare will be Wednesday, August 19, 2009. To be one of the first to taste it you can order tickets to the event.

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Have you ever experienced a custom two-day fitness retreat? This is your chance to discover what it is like in the heart of Woodinville Wine Country about 20-minutes outside of Seattle.

Traci Barnum-Bartee and Willows Lodge are offering a custom athletic weekend of FlyFitness classes, life coaching sessions, yoga and wine tasting.

When: Saturday, September 19 through 20

Where: Willows Lodge

What: FlyGirl FitCation (a custom athletic weekend with Traci Barnum-Bartee, owner of Seattle-based fitness company FlyFitness and certified Aerobics and Fitness Association of America trainer).

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On November 24, 2009, Kelly Clarkson will perform at Seattle's WaMu Theater for her upcoming North American tour.

Tickets will begin to go on sale on August 15. Visit Kelly Clarkson's site for sale dates for the Seattle show.

Clarkson is touring in support of her album "All I Ever Wanted." The first single from that album, "My Life Would Suck Without You," made a jump from number 97 to number 1 on the Billboard charts in its first week of release. The opening acts scheduled are The Veronicas and Parachute.

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