MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Coastal Uncorked Food & Wine Festival is now accepting applications for restaurant participation in Restaurant Week, an exclusive dining event taking place nightly throughout the week of the festival, May 16-23. Read more on WMBFNews.com >

Click here to download form from CoastalUncorked.com >

From Myrtle Beach Restaurant News

Tuesday, February 9, 2010, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Representatives from Coastal Uncorked today announced that Southern Living will be featured at the inaugural food and wine festival taking place May 16-23, 2010.  Click here for full story >

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Coastal Uncorked is going to be a great way to showcase our coastal cuisine – and we want all of the restaurants on the Grand Strand to participate and benefit from this great Food & Wine festival.  Download the form to find out all of the different ways your restaurant can participate.

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For More Information, Contact:

Erin Barrett or Nancy Greene, The Brandon Agency, (843) 916-2000

ebarrett@thebrandonagency.com; ngreene@thebrandonagency.com;

or visit www.brandonpr.com

COASTAL UNCORKED ANNOUNCES 2010 EVENT POSTER COMPETITION

Poster Unveiling Wine and Cheese Event Scheduled for Wednesday, March 3

January XX, 2010, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Representatives from Coastal Uncorked today announced a poster competition for the inaugural food and wine festival taking place May 16-23, 2010. The competition is open to artists of all ages who submit an original piece of artwork for judging by Friday, February 26. A committee of three judges will select the winning poster based on its design quality, marketability and its ability to most effectively display the concept of the Coastal Uncorked Food & Wine Festival.

All pieces of art submitted for the competition will be featured in a poster revealing wine and cheese reception, catered by Croissants Bistro & Bakery, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum. During the event, all submitted Coastal Uncorked artwork will be for sale except the winning poster, which will be auctioned off at the Food Fight Gala on May 23, 2010.

The winner of the competition will receive recognition as the official 2010 Coastal Uncorked poster artist. The winning image will be reproduced as the official festival poster and will be used on all Coastal Uncorked merchandise. The winning artist will receive 10 complimentary posters as well as a commission of 50 percent of the money raised from the artwork in the silent auction at the Food Fight Gala.

“The poster competition is an integral part of the festival,” said Heidi Vukov, owner of Croissants Bistro & Bakery and Coastal Uncorked spokesperson. “The winning poster will become the associated image of the festival, so it is very important that we chose a piece that best represents the event. We look forward to reviewing the artwork submitted and unveiling the pieces at our first festival event on March 3.”

The poster competition rules are as follow: artists interested in submitting an original piece of art must visually display their individual concept and interpretation of Coastal Uncorked Food & Wine Festival; original artwork submitted by the artist or the artist’s representative only will be accepted and entries are limited to two per artist; all forms of art are eligible including painting, photography, sculpture, graphic design and illustration; the size of the original piece of art must not exceed 36 inches by 36 inches and the artist must submit the actual artwork as no slides or reproductions will be accepted; artists must submit a completed entry form with each piece of artwork submitted; artwork must be submitted ready to be hung on the wall – either in a frame or shrink-wrapped with Velcro on the back. A panel of three judges will select the winning poster image based on the specifications, design quality, and marketability. The committee will have discretion to disqualify any artwork submitted with inappropriate content. All artwork must be submitted by Friday, February 26. Entries must be hand-delivered to The Brandon Agency or the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin during normal business hours.  Coastal Uncorked, Inc. will retain possession and all legal rights to the artwork selected, including all reproduction and photographic rights, with credit for the artwork being given to the artist in all accompanying materials. The judges reserve the right to limit the number of submissions to be displayed.

For more information about Coastal Uncorked Food & Wine Festival, email coastaluncorked@gmail.com or visit CoastalUncorked.com.

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The logo was officially unveiled and a few details were shared about Coastal Uncorked, a new food and wine festival coming to Myrtle Beach in May 2010. At a press conference held Monday afternoon at the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Heidi Vukov, owner of Croissants Bistro & Bakery in Myrtle Beach, said Coastal Uncorked is a weeklong festival scheduled for May 17-23.  Read more >

Coastal Uncorked, the area’s premier food and wine festival, will be celebrating its inaugural season May 16-23 in and around Myrtle Beach. Representatives from the festival were on hand Monday for a news conference at the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce to make the big announcement.  Read more >

WBTW, Channel 13: “Coastal Uncorked, food and wine festival“

WPDE, Channel 15: “Food and wine festival coming to Grand Strand“

This event is designed to be an annual event to attract tourists in May.  Coastal Uncorked, Inc. is a non-profit organization. The money raised will be used for future events and will stay in the community with donations to two local hospitality programs: the Horry Georgetown Technical College Culinary School and the Clay Brittain Hospitality Program at Coastal Carolina University.