Not at all sure what it is about the folks over at the Diablo Glass School in Roxbury.
But they have been bih-zee.
As in, signing on master glass cutter Mosehn Kazemi.
As in, providing studio space to students from MassArt and BU etc etc etc.
As in, giving local teenagers a place to go -- for vacation week, the summer, and all other times too -- and teaching things like flameworking, glassblowing, and casting.
And then there is the wine.
Once a month Diablo hosts a wine tasting and live glass blowing demonstration.
At the same time.
Here's what happens.
They pour you a glass. And it will not be some cheap wine either. It will be carefully chosen by an importer who specializes in small-producer French and Italian wines.
Then they begin the demonstration, from bowl to stem to base.
You are mesmerized. It's got to do with all that fire and all that heat emanating from the furnaces, plus the choreography of the process, plus oh yes the wine.
A few hours later you will leave, warm on the outside and on the inside too.
But they have been bih-zee.
As in, signing on master glass cutter Mosehn Kazemi.
As in, providing studio space to students from MassArt and BU etc etc etc.
As in, giving local teenagers a place to go -- for vacation week, the summer, and all other times too -- and teaching things like flameworking, glassblowing, and casting.
And then there is the wine.
Once a month Diablo hosts a wine tasting and live glass blowing demonstration.
At the same time.
Here's what happens.
They pour you a glass. And it will not be some cheap wine either. It will be carefully chosen by an importer who specializes in small-producer French and Italian wines.
Then they begin the demonstration, from bowl to stem to base.
You are mesmerized. It's got to do with all that fire and all that heat emanating from the furnaces, plus the choreography of the process, plus oh yes the wine.
A few hours later you will leave, warm on the outside and on the inside too.
WHAT: Wine and Cheese Tasting + Glass Blowing Demonstration
WHERE: Diablo Glass School, 123 Terrace Street, Boston
WHEN: Monthly. Next event is February 27 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
COST: $35
DAILY TIDBIT:
Less than 12% of the US population drinks more than 90% of the wine consumed in this country. (In other words, not everyone loves wine but those of us who do, really really do!)
WHERE: Diablo Glass School, 123 Terrace Street, Boston
WHEN: Monthly. Next event is February 27 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
COST: $35
DAILY TIDBIT:
Less than 12% of the US population drinks more than 90% of the wine consumed in this country. (In other words, not everyone loves wine but those of us who do, really really do!)
