MOSES LAKE - Big Bend Community College is hosting Winter Serenade - an evening of elegance.

The formal attire event features a wine tasting provided by local wineries, a gourmet dinner and dancing to the live band Pressure Point.

The evening begins with wine and micro-brew tasting followed by a three-course meal of grilled asparagus in Parmesan tuile with spring mix lemon aioli dressing, herb-crusted tenderloin medallions with crushed peppercorn demi, lobster mashed potatoes and roasted baby squash with double chocolate macadamia nut torte with raspberry coulis and vanilla anglaise sauces for dessert.

Dinner will be prepared by Dale Yates, chef at Big Bend.

Each course will be paired with wines from Wedge Mountain Winery, Airfield Wines and Cave B Winery.

Dinner is followed by dancing late into the night.

Winter Serenade raises money from sponsorships and ticket sales. There is no auction.

Funds raised by Winter Serenade have been used to support technology, scholarships and distance learning opportunities.

Reservations are $100 per person. Sponsorships can be purchased as well, the levels are platinum at $2,000, gold at $1,000 and silver at $500.

Exclusive sponsorships for music, $4,000, connoisseur, $3,000, and wine, $1,000, are also available.

Tables for eight guests can be sponsored for $1,000 and receive premium wine with dinner.

Reservations and sponsorship information is available online at www.bigbend.edu/winterserenade or by calling the Big Bend Community College Foundation at 509-793-2006.