Pinot’s Palette of Apex is celebrating its grand opening with a paint and sip class on December 10, 2016, from 7-9 p.m., (doors open at 6:30 p.m.), at 1553 Beaver Creek Commons Drive in Apex. For a registration cost of $35, attendees can delight in an evening of art and wine with 50 percent of proceeds to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle.

Pinot’s Palette offers an upscale art experience. Guests can enjoy a glass of wine or beer, and instruction by local artists who will guide them step-by-step through a featured painting. After the class, each guest leaves with his or her own masterpiece.

No art experience is needed for guests to enjoy a girls’ night out, date night, birthday parties, corporate team building events, etc. Children and teens are also welcome.

“When we decided to open our studio in Apex, we wanted to offer fun for all ages,” explains Paul Banta, owner of Pinot’s Palette in Apex, “It was also important that this gave us an opportunity to help organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle that do so much for the community.”

“We are excited to help celebrate the grand opening of Pinot’s Palette of Apex,” says Barron Damon, vice president of partnership development of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle. “The new studio is beautiful. We love promoting creative arts because it’s so important in the development of young people. We are thrilled to be a part of this celebration, and very grateful to receive so much local support.”

For more information about Pinot’s Palette, visit www.pinotspalette.com/apex or call 919.296.1741. To learn more about Big Brother Big Sisters of the Triangle, visit www.bbbstriangle.org or call 919-850-9772

Pinot’s Palette of Apex

Pinot’s Palette of Apex is an independently owned and operated Pinot’s Palette franchise offering guests an opportunity to create their own masterpiece from an extensive library of artwork while enjoying time with friends and family. Guests can register online, over the phone or on the Pinot’s Palette iPhone app to attend two- or three-hour painting classes. Pinot’s Palette in Apex also offers private parties for groups of 10 or more in its private party room and mobile art events anywhere in the Triangle area. Studio information and class schedules are available at www.pinotspalette.com/apex.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle

For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that every child has the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As part of the nation’s largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle (BBBST) makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers and children ages 6-14 in Wake, Durham and Orange counties. Big Brothers Big Sisters provides more than 1,000 disadvantaged children in the Triangle with safe, caring mentors. Still, needs are greater than ever, and BBBST has more than 100 boys in need of mentors on its waiting list. Visit www.bbbstriangle.org for more information.