Southampton - The Business Council of the Parrish Art Museum will host Two Forks and a Cork, its sixth annual wine tasting event, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., on Friday, March 26. The Museum's concert hall will be transformed into a lively wine bar, where guests may socialize with other members of the East End business community while enjoying local wines, artisanal foods, and live music by Jazz on the Half Shell.

This year's participating wineries include Bedell Cellars, Channing Daughters Winery, Clovis Point Wines, Corey Creek Vineyards, Jamesport Vineyards, Palmer Vineyards, Peconic Bay Winery, and Wölffer Estate Vineyard. Catering by A Small Affair will provide seasonal hors d'oeuvres.

Event tickets are $30 for Parrish members, $40 for non-members. New members who join the Parrish's Business Council will receive four free tickets. Additional information and tickets are available from the Membership Department, 631-283-2118, ext. 49, by e-mail from membership@parrishart.org, and from the Museum's website at parrishart.org. Proceeds benefit the Museum's 2010 school programs.

Two Forks and a Cork is supported in part by the Parrish Art Museum Business Council and the generous support of our Principal Sponsors: Bedell Cellars, Bridgehampton National Bank, Catering by A Small Affair, The Corcoran Group, Electronic Payments, Hamptons Creative Group, Hampton Jitney, Janney Montgomery Scott, Pine Barrens Printing, The Southampton Publick House, and the Sara Nightingale Gallery.

Additional support has been provided by Classic Party Rentals and Edible East End (Wine Aficionados); Capital One Bank, Hotel Indigo East End, Maran Corporate Risk Associates, and Weber & Grahn Heating and Air Conditioning (Wine Enthusiasts); Branch Services-DKI, Martin R. Gilmartin Esq., Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, Newbridge Coverage Corp., Councilman Christopher R. Nuzzi–Town of Southampton, Out East Therapy of New York, Suffolk County National Bank, and Tamara Comolli Fine Jewelry (Wine Novices); and County Pneumatic Controls, Inc., Hamptons.com, and the Southampton Inn (Wine Tasters).

The Business Council is a network of local and regional business leaders with a strong interest in promoting the vitality of the East End through support of the Parrish Art Museum. Members receive special benefits including public recognition of their involvement, invitations to events, special discounts, and free admission to the Museum. The Business Council holds three networking events a year designed specifically to provide members with an opportunity to increase their visibility within the East End community, to meet other business leaders, and to link the name of their firms with an important cultural presence on Long Island. Membership is open to all businesses.

The Museum's programs are made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.