by Carrie Carter, Wine Down coordinator
Spring has officially sprung in Fairmount and that means we are all busy like bees preparing for our annual Fairmount Tour of Historic Homes!

To pull off this fantastic weekend event year after year, we reach out to our neighbors and our community for volunteers…And we know we can’t do it without them! So, as a heartfelt thank you to all of our volunteers who so kindly donate their time to support Fairmount in our biggest fundraising endeavor of the year, we throw a party! Wine Down is coming and it’s going to be a heckuva good time!  

This year’s Wine Down will be held on May 7 at our very own bed and breakfast here in Fairmount, the Rosen House Inn on Henderson Street. To attend Wine Down, all you have to do is volunteer and it promises to be a memorable evening!

For the second year, we are grateful have Grand Cru Wine Bar as our wine sponsor, and a new and soon-to-be-open brewery HopFusion Ale Works, one of our Near Southside neighbors, will have beer on hand as well. This year we also welcome newcomer Acre Distilling Company to Wine Down and they will be sharing some of their locally made delicious spirits too!

And what’s a party without food!?! We’ll be serving BBQ and sides, and will be having a dessert contest! We all know everyone loves a good homemade dessert. There will be a prize for the dessert with the most votes so show us what you’ve got!

We are super excited also to have Music Junkie Studios and owner Kristi Judd as our special musical guest! Kristi will provide a wide variety of music and keep us entertained throughout the evening.

Did someone say “Silent Auction”? All proceeds from our silent auction also go to support the neighborhood as well, and we are extremely excited to have received support from some of our local favorites:

• Arts Fifth Ave
• Avoca Coffee Roasters
• Cat City Grill
• Fit4Mom Fort Worth
• Fixture
• Fort Worth Bike Sharing
• Heim BBQ
• Lacealina
• Melt Ice Creams
• Patrick Optical
• Rahr & Sons Brewing
• Rosen House Inn
• Shaw’s
• Sinaca
• Steve Halliday
• The Salon in the Cupboard
• The Usual
• …and more!

So, does wine, beer, food, and a silent auction sound like a good time for you? If you’re interested in attending this fun event, it is FREE to attend in exchange for just a bit of your time. If you have not signed up to volunteer yet for our Home Tour, now’s your chance! Please email Kim Worley at volunteers@historicfairmount.com for more information.

Also, be sure to keep an eye on Fairmount’s social media channels for more announcements. This is definitely an event you don’t want to miss!

For anyone interested in being a silent auction donor for Wine Down, please contact Carrie Carter at Membership@historicfairmount.com.

We look forward to seeing you at Wine Down and at the Fairmount Tour of Historic Homes!