Fete Rouge cooking up plans

Fęte Rouge, the city’s first-ever culinary festival, is solidifying its plans for the weekend of Aug. 27-29 at the Sheraton Atrium. A schedule of festivities, which include wine tastings, chef competitions, cooking demos, appearances by Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. and Holly Clegg, as well as an awards ceremony honoring retired distributor Frank Bologna, can be found by clicking here. Visit bresbr.info for tickets. (File photo of Gino Marino and his mother Grace “Mama” Marino, the namesake of the Lifetime Achievement Award)