20191018 Sideways Fest Solvang

Rex Pickett, author of Sideways, entertaining Kathy Vreeland and others at the Sidways Fest, held at the Solvang Festival Theater

Kathy Joseph (Fiddlehead Cellars), Rex Pickett (author of Sideways), and Frank Ostini (Hitching Post) with the Sideways Saab as they prepare for the Sideways Fest event at the Solvang Festival Theater

Kathy Joseph (Fiddlehead Cellars), Rex Pickett (author of Sideways), and Frank Ostini (Hitching Post) with the Sideways Saab as they prepare for the Sideways Fest event at the Solvang Festival Theater

Rex Pickett (author of Sideways), Barbara Satterfield (Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance), Kathy Joseph (Fiddlehead Cellars), and Frank Ostini (Hitching Post) in the Saab from the Sideways movie

Rex Pickett (author of Sideways), Barbara Satterfield (Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance), Kathy Joseph (Fiddlehead Cellars), and Frank Ostini (Hitching Post) in the Saab from the Sideways movie

Rex Pickett (author of Sideways), Barbara Satterfield (Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance), Kathy Joseph (Fiddlehead Cellars), and Frank Ostini (Hitching Post) in the Saab from the Sideways movie

Rex Pickett (author of Sideways), Barbara Satterfield (Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance), Kathy Joseph (Fiddlehead Cellars), and Frank Ostini (Hitching Post) enjoying a glass of wine while in the Saab from the Sideways movie

Rex Pickett, author of Sideways, unveils his new Sideways Pinot Noir from Chile (Rex Pickett Signature Series) as he stands next to the Saab from the movie

Rex Pickett, author of Sideways, unveils his new Sideways Pinot Noir from Chile (Rex Pickett Signature Series) from the driver's seat of the Saab from the movie

Rex Pickett, author of Sideways, unveils his new Sideways Pinot Noir from Chile (Rex Pickett Signature Series) from the driver's seat of the Saab from the movie. He is accompanied by Solomon LeFlore and Susan Gee, Pickett's producing partners for the upcoming Sideways musical

A few of the Sideways Fest event organizers and panelists backstage: Alex Neal, Kathy Vreeland (Buellton Visitors Bureau), Rex Pickett (author of Sideways), Kathy Joseph (Fiddlehead Cellars), Frank Ostini (Hitching Post II and Hitching Post Wines), and Philip Carpenter (Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance)

The moderator (Kathy Vreeland), and the panelists (Rex Pickett, Kathy Joseph, and Frank Ostini) having a good time on stage at Sideways Fest, Solvang Festival Theater

The moderator (Kathy Vreeland), and the panelists (Rex Pickett, Kathy Joseph, and Frank Ostini) having a good time on stage at Sideways Fest, Solvang Festival Theater

The moderator (Kathy Vreeland), and the panelists (Rex Pickett, Kathy Joseph, and Frank Ostini) having a good time on stage at Sideways Fest, Solvang Festival Theater

The moderator (Kathy Vreeland), and the panelists (Rex Pickett, Kathy Joseph, and Frank Ostini) having a good time on stage at Sideways Fest, Solvang Festival Theater

The panelists and moderator drew a good crowd at Sideways Fest, Solvang Festival Theater