This year for #StationaryFeast2021 we are hosting virtual wine tasting via zoom. Guests will pick up their wine for the tasting (along with apps and dessert) from the Renaissance Hotel in Albany (144 State St, Albany, NY 12207) from 4-5.30pm. Wine tasting will start at 6pm, with wine tasting cards provided.
We are extremely excited to announce that we have TWO wonderful wine experts who will be leading the tasting: Joe Armstrong & Krysta Dennis.
Joe Armstrong
Joe's entire life has been dedicated to the world of wine, food and hospitality. He grew up in his family’s restaurants serving espresso and sandwiches then fine tuning his skills in all aspects of the restaurant business as a young adult for some of the top chef's in Albany and NYC. Realizing his passion for the grape during this time, it turned out to be his true calling in life. He has spent the last 25 years working for a fine wine distributor as a consultant and educator.
Krysta Dennis
Dr. Krysta Dennis, Producer of Creative Arts at Siena College, works as a theatre director and playwright in the US and internationally. Krysta holds a dual PhD from the University of Kent in the UK and the Sorbonne in Paris, and trained as a performer at L’Ecole Jacques Lecoq. While researching her PhD, Krysta worked for a London wine merchant, and studied with the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, earning her certification. Krysta is one of the founding members of the nascent Siena College Beverage Institute, the founder and organizer of the Ten Broeck Mansion Wine Club, and a vocal advocate for New York State wines. She is the author of three plays, Votes for Women, The Burden of the Ballot, and Dutch. Krysta enjoys experimenting with theatre technology in her work including video mapping, augmented reality and virtual reality. Recent directing credits include: The Turn of the Screw (Creative License), An Ideal Husband (NorthEast Theatre Ensemble), A Streetcar Named Desire (NETE), Marjorie Prime (Theatre Voices), Aleda (chamber opera premiere, Musicians of Ma'alwyck), Arcadia (Siena College), The Little Foxes (NETE), Blithe Spirit (Theatre Voices), Through the Grapevine, A Performed Wine Tasting (Lumley Theatre and Canterbury Festival). She has published with Contemporary Theatre Review, Interdisciplinary Network, Routledge, and the Pirandello Society of America.
