North, Further North, and Way Out West

I've got a busy couple of weeks coming up, and wanted to post a brief itinerary:

Tomorrow, I'll be at the Continental Ballet Gala in Bloomington, which starts at 7 p.m.

Saturday, I'll be teaching a short class on things cheese at the Sustainable Farming Association Conference at St. Benedict's College in St. Joseph.  There is an evening gathering featuring Minnesota cheese, beer and wine.

Next week, I'm heading to California, mostly for business.  I'll be at Surfas Restaurant Supply in Culver City on either Thursday or Friday (confirmation imminent).

I'm also attending the Sonoma Valley Cheese Conference February 26th-28th.  There is a tasting event in Sonoma Sunday the 26th from 1-4--this is open to the public and there looks to be a great representation of local and not-so-local cheeses, along with beer and, naturally, plenty of wine.

Hopefully I'll get a chance to include a few photos along the way.  If you're on Twitter, you are welcome to follow along @alemarcheese.  Thanks!