"Art From Your Heart"

Last summer when Laura Wells was visiting Prosser, the California girl fell in love... with Prosser that is.  She knew she had to be here.  It felt right.  It felt like home.  It also felt like a place she could start a new business in and would be immediately embraced.  Right on all accounts.  In January Laura opened the doors of "Art From Your Heart", a uinque pottery shop where you are the artist.
That's right, patrons of "Art From Your Heart" actually create their own pottery.  From plates to cups,
figurines to nik-naks, Laura has a great variety of pre-cast pieces, ready for the kiln... all they need is your creative imagination and a paint brush.

"Art From Your Heart" is perfect for the accomplished artist or beginner.  "Alot of my customers haven't been in art class for 20 years.  But with our products, templates, and tracable designs, anyone can create fun, great looking pottery."  Wells offer classes in different painting and glazing techniques and at convenient times of the week for parents and kids alike.  She also plans parties for birthdays, family nights, "girls night out" and more.

Other local businesses are getting into the act as well.  Willow Crest Winery has recently ordered a number of wine-related pieces for sale in their tasting room.  "I'm really excited about working with the wineries to help promote their business" said Wells.  "This kind of networking helps both of our businesses to grow"

On Saturday, May 17, 2008, the Walter Clore Wine & Culinary Center is sponsoring the First Annual Moteur de Vine event. Motorcycle enthusiasts from around the Pacific Northwest are invited on a guided tour through the vineyards of the Yakima Valley, Horse Heaven Hills and Red Mountain.

Led by local winery and vineyard owners, proceeds from the event will benefit the Clore Center.  For more information please contact the Clore Center at 509-786-1000.



Everyday is a great time to visit Prosser.  Come, browse and shop, get a bite to eat, or just enjoy a sun-filled day in the heart of Washington Wine country. 

Prosser...The Good LIfe!

Theater: Missoula Children's Theatre proudly presents... "Robin Hood".  Performances for this local  youth production will be Friday May 16, at 7:00 pm and on Saturday May 17, at 1:00 pm.  Both shows will be at the Prosser High School Multi-purpose Room.  "Robin Hood" is brought to you by the Prosser School District.

Family events:  Satruday mornings each week through October it's the Prosser Farmers Market.  The market features locally grown produce, hand-made arts & crafts, breakfast by the Prosser Kiwanis Club, and more.  Check out their listing under the Event Calendar on Saturdays for more information.  The market is open from 8:00 am - Noon on Sumner Ave by the City Park.

Then on Sunday, May 18 from 1 pm - 4 pm, The Benton County Museum is celebrating its 40th year with a "Potluck Picnik in the Park".  Bring photos and memorabilia from the late 60's, a lawn chair, and a dish to share for some great family fun.  All are welcome!

Music: 

Night Life: 

Art & Galleries: Featured this month at Sixth Street Art Gallery is the work of glass artist Lissi K.  The Richland, Washington artist's work will be a staple at the local gallery.

Agri-Tourism Opportunities:  Tour the Vineyards as our next vintage is about to arrive.  Great food and wine begin with dirt, so let's get some dirt on your shoes , sun on your face and fresh air in your lungs.

Wine events:  

Prosser winery village offers lots of choice in a small area
PROSSER -- It was less than four years ago that Wade Wolfe built the first winery in a neighborhood of new streets and empty lots that only marmots called home. Today, Vintner's Village is all but maxed out with 11.

Prosser seeing a wine boom | Tri-City Herald : Mid-Columbia news
Nowhere was that more apparent than in Prosser, where elaborate winery tasting rooms built over the past five years are not only attracting more visitors, ...

New tasting opportunity
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick,WA,USA
PROSSER -- Butch Milbrandt is optimistic about opening the new Milbrandt Winery for Spring Barrel Tasting this coming weekend. When construction started in ...

Precept buys stake in Prosser wineries
TMCnet - USA
(Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, WA) (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Apr. 17--Seattle-based Precept Brands is adding two long-standing Lower Valley wineries ...

Review: Mercer Estates Wine from Washington State
Blogcritics.org - Aurora,OH,USA
... and Bud Mercer, a longtime Prosser farmer whose family planted Mercer Ranch Vineyards in the early 1970s and started a winery in the Horse Heaven Hills ...

Mercer Estate 2007 Columbia Valley Pinot Gris
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
The new vineyard and winery operation in Prosser is called Mercer Estate (the Hogue name is still taken) and it has been getting plenty of buzz in a region ...

Two veteran grape-growing families in Eastern Washington have teamed up to start a new winery.

The Hogue and Mercer families have formed Mercer Wine Estates LLC, which will do business as Mercer Estates and release its first batch of wine Feb. 19.

HeraldNet: Prosser near-perfect for wine tourists
Prosser is percolating. Have you been over to this burgeoning Washington wine mecca lately? It's amazing to see the vision of so many winery owners and ...

Olsen Estates releases red wines for weekend event
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick,WA,USA
Visitors can taste the new releases at the winery, in Prosser’s Vintner’s Village, enjoy complementary layered chocolate raspberry torte from Country Site ...

Hogue, Mercer families will roll out new wine
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Based in Prosser, the winery will use 150 acres of white grapes grown by the Hogues in the Columbia Valley and 120 acres of red grapes grown by the Mercers ...