Kurt Munstedt, a member of the Boston Festival Orchestra, will be playing some classical pieces paired with Italian wines!

Yes, y'all, you read right... we will be pairing classical music with wines from Italy! The amazing Kurt from Boston Festival Orchestra will play us 3 classical pieces and we'll drink three Italian wines that we find harmonious with the music!

About Boston Festival Orchestra: The Boston Festival Orchestra is a nonprofit with a focus on the accessibility and impact of classical music. The BFO offers accessible, educational, and relevant music experiences to Greater Boston year-round. The BFO’s diverse offerings invest in the next generation of musicians and music-lovers, transforming its community through the power, innovation, and reimagination of music.

About Kurt: Violinist Kurt Munstedt joined the first violin section of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in September of 2023. He previously performed as Assistant Principal second violin of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. During the summers, he plays Principal second violin in the Boston Festival Orchestra. Originally from Needham, Massachusetts, Kurt holds Bachelor of Music degrees in violin and audio recording from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a Masters degree from Carnegie Mellon. His principal teachers include Joel Smirnoff and Andres Cardenes.

A dedicated educator and chamber musician, Kurt taught violin at the University of New Orleans from 2019-2023, and founded its quartet-in-residence, The Lott String Quartet. He founded the period performance collective, Rogue Baroque, and the crossover quartet,x Radio Bird, producing their 2021 debut album, “A Radio Bird Xmas”. In 2022, he toured with Hamilton: An American Musical in their string quartet and appeared with The Who at JazzFest. Additionally, he has performed with the Manhattan Chamber Players, Lakes Area Music Festival, Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, and Pacific Music Festival. As a Baroque Violinist, he has played with the Tafelmusik Institute in Toronto, and The Sebastians in NYC. Kurt is an advocate for reaching audiences in non-traditional locations, and has brought music to museums, prisons, libraries, hospitals, and public gardens.

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As always, you will have three tastes of wine plus ample time for Q &A.

This class takes place in Wild Child which is on the second floor of Bow Market. Our sister spot, Rebel Rebel, is open until 11:30pm for drinks and conversation afterwards.

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DATE: Thursday 7/11/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

This event is the tits! Join us for a ‘Build-a-Boob Pot’ Pottery Class!

In this inclusive, beginner-friendly 1.5 hour workshop you’ll enjoy a glass of natural wine from our curated selection while you learn to make a personalized boob pot - go on, don’t be shy - add that body hair, those wobbly bits, and those stretch marks that make you unique.

Each ticket includes:

• A glass of natural wine from Wild Child's curated selection

• 1.5 hour workshop on pottery basics, how to create pinch pots, and how to transform them into a variety of unique home décor and functional pottery taught as well as how to add surface decoration to your pottery

• Signature 'Beginner Pottery Kit' which includes everything you need to make your pottery during class (and yours to take home to create more after class!!)

  Note: You can let your piece of pottery air dry then paint it with the included paint. Or, to make your pottery waterproof + foodsafe, click here to upgrade to ceramic pieces, which includes glazing and firing of your creations.

• You'll make and take home 1-3 pieces of pottery

• Pottery trivia with prizes from small businesses

wines for the beach, made by the beach

It’s beach time baby. This class is all about those crispy wines you want to drink on a beach or maybe it's about wines made on or near a beach?! Who’s to say but what we can say is these wines are delicious.

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 6/20/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

Part 2 of our Pride-centric wine classes!

This class will be an educational journey into the intersection of celebrating queerness and the world of natural wine. Why is it that we see inclusion and diversity more in natural wine spaces? How is queerness reflected in the natural wine community and why? Beyond just exploring these pertinent topics, we will also taste three wines that exemplify this interconnectedness.

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 6/13/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

Do you have burning questions for the universe? Our resident tarot reader, Lauren, will be offering 15 minute mini-tarot readings via appointment. Find out what awaits 🔮🔮🔮

From Lauren:

Join me for a tarot reading at Rebel Rebel at Bow Market in Somerville! Tune in to the wisdom of your intuition, spirit guides, and higher knowing. Together, we'll ask Spirit for three cards with general guidance and support for your life right now. From these cards, I'll share the insights and messages that want to come through. My readings are gentle, fun and inclusive. All cards offer gifts and healing! I'll also pull an oracle card for additional guidance. I look forward to connecting with you soon!

(There will be limited availability for walk-ins.)

join us at our pineapple under the sea for everyone’s favorite annual post-parade, pre-club afternoon cookout

🍔 SATURDAY JUNE 8 🍔 join us at our pineapple under the sea for everyone’s favorite annual post-parade, pre-club afternoon cookout THIS TIME with the theme to end all themes: BIKINI BOTTOMS 🌈🍍🍔🧽

🍍 the party will be replete with frozen drinks, Jell-O shots from our pals at @solidwiggles, grilled everything—and yes, even a krabby patty or two 🍔 🍔 plus! tie dye! music! a collab release with @remnantbrewing! many specials from our @bow.market neighbors! and wine, obviously 🍷

🏳️‍⚧️ a portion of proceeds to @masstpc

🌈 put on your swim trunks/aloha shirts/fishnets + get weird with us! kiddos are welcome, too. (there will be a bubble machine that’s definitely for the kids and not at all for us, the adults 👀 🫧 )

🧽 no tix required! SEE YOU THEN 🧽

examining the Robert Parker world of gendered wine descriptions

When you hear of wine being described as “feminine” or “burly” what images are conjured in your mind and why? In celebration of Pride, we are going to dig into the shitty practice of gendering of wine descriptions that led to the binary world of wine. This practice is nothing new to the world of wine but we are going to arm ourselves with the knowledge to pivot away from them!

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 6/6/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

We will break down exactly what "sweet" wine is. I promise you won’t be drinking three tastes of dessert wine BUT we will be exploring what we mean when we say we “don’t want a sweet wine.” There is so much to be discovered in the wine world when we understand what we mean by “sweet” (think more juicy & fruity rather than candy).

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 5/30/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

"We are joseph-jibril and we love wine. We believe that the craft of winemaking is inherently personal, so we put our middle names on it (because Bobby Jaam Wines doesn’t have the same ring to it). Our journey started with conversations in a parking lot and became a reality with lots of help and hard work. After years in the cellar making wines for others, we decided to take a leap of faith and start our own project.

Winemaking is an encapsulation of a moment in time. Its energy changes throughout its lifecycle, and perception of it is subjective. We make crushable wine for all to enjoy. We want our wines to be both fun and serious. . . approachable and interesting, delicious and thought-provoking, all while being clean and sound. We make minimal intervention wine and focus on providing the necessary conditions for the optimal expression of the vineyard’s fruit. Sometimes the result is opulent, silky, and coating. Other times it is light, floral, and expressive — we never want to stand in the way of that self-actualization. We recognize the hard work involved in all facets of wine production. It is never just the winemakers–we have support from vineyard workers, cellar interns, truck drivers, growers, friends and family who all work insanely hard to help us encapsulate this ‘moment in time’. We hope you enjoy our wine — pour that first glass extra tall in honor of all those who made it possible."

After Wine School, mingle with Jaam and Bobby downstairs at Rebel Rebel for a board takeover and hang! Ask them all of your burning questions!

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DATE: Tuesday 5/21/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

Do you have burning questions for the universe? Our resident tarot reader, Lauren, will be offering 15 minute mini-tarot readings via appointment. Find out what awaits 🔮🔮🔮

From Lauren:

Join me for a tarot reading at Rebel Rebel at Bow Market in Somerville! Tune in to the wisdom of your intuition, spirit guides, and higher knowing. Together, we'll ask Spirit for three cards with general guidance and support for your life right now. From these cards, I'll share the insights and messages that want to come through. My readings are gentle, fun and inclusive. All cards offer gifts and healing! I'll also pull an oracle card for additional guidance. I look forward to connecting with you soon!

(There will be limited availability for walk-ins.)

Not all “wine” is made from grapes! In this class we will dig into the alternative fruits that have been fermented into a product that resembles wine. There will be a historical component to the class that will discuss what it means to classify wine as a “grape only” product. Give the other fruits a chance!!!

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 5/9/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

It's an old school Sunday Wine 101 diving into the future of Tuscany—with one if its leading natural winemakers.

Join us for an hour of tasting and conversation with Dario Marinari of Agricola i Forestieri, a small but forward-thinking estate that's part of the redefinition of Tuscan winemaking.

While Agricola i Forestieri is a young estate, Marinari himself brings a wealth of experience to his craft, having cut his teeth working in vineyards and wineries in both Italy and France. He was an apprentice to the folk-legend Stefano Amerighi in Cortona, and gained experience in biodynamic agriculture and natural winemaking at Agricola Le Nuvole, Mas de Daumas Gassac before landing at one of our favorite projects—Ampeleia.

This promises to be an insightful and exciting afternoon!

Tickets to this one-hour class include 4 tasting pours of Forestieri wines. Ticketholders are welcome to remain after class to ask questions with Dario, who plans to hang with us until 2!

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DATE: Sunday 5/5/24

TIME: 12-1pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

The grape, Gruner Veltliner, has quite the reputation. It has been a darling grape of Eastern Europe and then a source of embarrassment with a big scandal that happened in the 1980s. In this class we will taste three examples of the new styles of Gruner that are working hard to reclaim the identity of this quaffable grape.

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 5/2/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

The Final Part of our American Wine Series

To round out our month-long American Wine, we have Matthew Rorick from Forlorn Hope here to talk to us all about celebrating and cultivating California’s Pre-Prohibition viticultural traditions. With previous careers in repairing telescopes for the Navy and building electric guitars, Rorick is LITERALLY one of the most captivating wine people today. Here it straight from him what the future of California wine really is!

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 4/25/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

Part 3 of 4 of our American Wine Series

This class will dig into the wonderful bounty that is the Pacific Northwest wine regions that are not Napa Valley. Willamette Valley? Yes! Suisin Valley? You bet! Sierra Foothills? OF COURSE!

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 4/18/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

Beginner workshops are perfect for you to grab your friends, grab a drink and come make tiny trees! We’re bringing the awesome art of bonsai out of the hedged in gardens and into the streets! Or at least into your favorite bars/breweries/pubs. Bonsai Bar is a night of fun you don’t want to miss. Learn the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai while enjoying a night out with friends! Our teachers will introduce core concepts and guide your experience as you pot, prune, and design your very own bonsai tree!

Part 2 of 4 of our American Wine Series

NEW YORK MAKES GOOD WINE! It’s true. In this class we will taste wines from all over the Empire State and discover together that yes, Long Island makes delicious wines. 

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 4/11/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

Do you have burning questions for the universe? Our resident tarot reader, Lauren, will be offering 15 minute mini-tarot readings via appointment. Find out what awaits 🔮🔮🔮

From Lauren:

Join me for a tarot reading at Rebel Rebel at Bow Market in Somerville! Tune in to the wisdom of your intuition, spirit guides, and higher knowing. Together, we'll ask Spirit for three cards with general guidance and support for your life right now. From these cards, I'll share the insights and messages that want to come through. My readings are gentle, fun and inclusive. All cards offer gifts and healing! I'll also pull an oracle card for additional guidance. I look forward to connecting with you soon!

(There will be limited availability for walk-ins.)

Part 1 of 4 of our American Wine Series

Wine from all over New England! Yes! There is a lot of great natural wine being made here by folks who are opting to think about the longevity of the region and not just money. That leads them to use fruits other than grapes, hybrid grapes, and more terroir-driven winemaking. Let's get into it!

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 4/4/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

the Dear Annie wine classes taught by Lauren Friel are popping up at Wild Child!

PALATE PROGRESS, vol. 2

From Lauren:

Of the hundreds of classes I've taught, the most-listed reason folks lack confidence when it comes to wine is their perceived inability to identify what they're tasting. This stems from an unfortunate (and inaccurate!) assumption that there's a right and wrong answer when it comes to tasting notes—an old-school and problematic way of thinking that only succeeds in keeping wine mostly in the hands of white western European descendents, and a big part of what I work to break down in every class I teach.

PALATE PROGRESS is a new series I'm developing to get us—and our taste buds—out of our comfort zones and into a full, experiential appreciation of wine. Each class is designed to take us deeper into our sense memory, expanding and exploring our understanding of our own palates. We'll go on forest walks, visit florists, and invite new ways of thinking to help us dive deep into the science and lore of scent, enabling us to develop our own dynamic, inclusive vocabulary.

The class will go like this:

We'll hang out for an hour, during which time attendees will be blindfolded. During the hour, you'll be presented with an array of real-life versions of traditional wine tasting notes. There's no prize for guessing correctly, but attendees are often surprised by what sticks out and what gets lost. We'll begin to ask the question: When we say a wine smells like currants, are we being truthful? Where does language fail us here, and what might a more successful vocabulary look like? How can we begin to develop this together? We'll then taste through 3 wines together in an effort to utilize the new tools we've discovered.

Class includes 3 tasting pours and many smells, and ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 3/28/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

Beginner workshops are perfect for you to grab your friends, grab a drink and come make tiny trees! We’re bringing the awesome art of bonsai out of the hedged in gardens and into the streets! Or at least into your favorite bars/breweries/pubs. Bonsai Bar is a night of fun you don’t want to miss. Learn the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai while enjoying a night out with friends! Our teachers will introduce core concepts and guide your experience as you pot, prune, and design your very own bonsai tree!

The country is known for flamenco, bull-fighting, molecular gastronomy, and of course, WINE! Consider this class a Spanish Wine 101 because we will be giving broad strokes of what makes the wine from Spain distinct. Sure, you may love Tempranillo BUT what about trying Bobal or Mencia? Let’s armchair travel together to taste through some of Spain’s yummiest wines!!!!!!!!!!!

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 3/21/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

Do you have burning questions for the universe? Our resident tarot reader, Lauren, will be offering 15 minute mini-tarot readings via appointment. Find out what awaits 🔮🔮🔮

From Lauren:

Join me for a tarot reading at Rebel Rebel at Bow Market in Somerville! Tune in to the wisdom of your intuition, spirit guides, and higher knowing. Together, we'll ask Spirit for three cards with general guidance and support for your life right now. From these cards, I'll share the insights and messages that want to come through. My readings are gentle, fun and inclusive. All cards offer gifts and healing! I'll also pull an oracle card for additional guidance. I look forward to connecting with you soon!

(There will be limited availability for walk-ins.)

ASTROLOGY & WINE PAIRING!

Yes, y'all, you read right... we will be pairing astrological signs with wine! The amazing Lauren from Heronkind will guide us in all we need to know about the astrological signs with a focus on Aries, Taurus, and Gemini since that is the season we will be in. BUT you will walk away with a full astrological sign chart paired to wines that we think just make sense.

Afterwards, Lauren will be doing Tarot Readings downstairs at Rebel!

This class takes place in Wild Child which is on the second floor of Bow Market. Our sister spot, Rebel Rebel, is open until 11:30pm for drinks and conversation afterwards.

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 3/14/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

Ok so like, what is biodynamic wine?

Is it the same thing as natural wine? In this class we will dig into what the heck it is, where it came from, and why it might be considered a controversial agricultural method.

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 3/7/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

The final installment of our month-long love affair with Italy.

The mythbusting series is back! In this class we are going to myth-bust the often misunderstood Trebbiano grape. Afterall, it is one of the most planted white grapes in the world!!!

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 2/28/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

Beginner workshops are perfect for you to grab your friends, grab a drink and come make tiny trees! We’re bringing the awesome art of bonsai out of the hedged in gardens and into the streets! Or at least into your favorite bars/breweries/pubs. Bonsai Bar is a night of fun you don’t want to miss. Learn the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai while enjoying a night out with friends! Our teachers will introduce core concepts and guide your experience as you pot, prune, and design your very own bonsai tree!

Part 3

There is a reason why you see these three regions on many Natural Wine shop shelves… and in this class we will taste and talk about WHY! We love these regions and we think you should too.

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 2/22/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.

LOVE ISN'T JUST FOR LOVERS 💕 it’s a valentines/galentines/palentines collab with Pleasure Pie to help you celebrate the season of love and YOURSELF

We'll be pouring wine and our friends at Pleasure Pie will be leading the workshop!

About the Workshop:

Embracing Pleasure: A Queer Self Love Workshop

Pleasure is important. It connects us to ourselves and the world around us, nourishes our mental health, and makes us feel alive! But if you look to mainstream society as your guide, you might think that pleasure is reserved for a very narrow set of people—cis, straight, white, thin, young, non-disabled folks (and above all, cis het men). Homophobia, transphobia, racism, fatphobia, ableism, etc. tell us that pleasure is not for us.

In this workshop, we'll explore how we can practice accepting—and even loving—our queer selves. Then we'll delve into how we can use this self-acceptance and self-love as a foundation for getting in touch with our pleasure. We'll ask: "What would it look like if I threw out everything I've been told that pleasure is supposed to look like, and embraced my most authentic pleasure?"This workshop is a rallying cry to queer folks. We deserve to feel good—and we're not going to stop until we overcome every obstacle in the way of our collective queer joy and pleasure!

About Pleasure Pie:

Pleasure Pie is a small activist organization based in Boston, MA. Our efforts center around combating sexual shame, promoting consent education, and supporting folks who are working toward intersectional liberation. We make alternative sexuality education materials (including zines, illustrations, and publications) and experiences (events, conversations, and workshops).​

Note: This workshop will be held indoors at Wild Child and takes a sex-positive, asexual-inclusive perspective on pleasure. Tickets include admission to the workshop. Wine will be available for purchase by the glass.

Part 2: Italian Food + Fizz

Lady & the Tramp. Mystic Pizza. Eat, Pray, Love. These are just a few examples of how food is VERY romantic, now just add wine and you’ve got a whole little love fest. In this class we will taste 3 different Italian treats paired with 3 different wines. Love to love you.

As usual, we'll taste through 3 wines together, and there will be ample time for Q+A.

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DATE: Thursday 2/15/24

TIME: 6-7pm

TICKETS INCLUDE: one-hour class + 3 tasting pours + 3 small bites

*NOTE: This is a one-hour class, held indoors at Wild Child.