POP SINGER AND ACTRESS AMBERLY PALMER is accepting voice students in all singing and performance genres. She is teaching at ABC Music Store, 739 First St.

Born in Suisun, Palmer has received education throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Among her entertainment credits are voiceovers and acting in commercials, television and film, as well as in stage productions.

Those interested may email abcmusicstore@sbcglobal.net or call the store at 707-746-7565.

Local fitness biz owner designs workout pants

Lisa McVeigh, owner and partner at Griffin Fitness, 1100 Rose Drive, has designed a line of workout pants available at the training studio.

The “Griffin Girl” is a women’s slip-resistant and non-chafing line of pants, capris and shorts. Those interested may call 707-747-6677.

Affordable Quality Cabinets, Riedel Glassware to have wine event March 11

After attending an educational class by Riedel Glassware at the Miele Appliances show room in San Francisco, Allan Lemone, owner of Affordable Quality Cabinets, 4852 East Second St., has decided to offer a similar class March 11 at 6 p.m. at his Benicia business.

The class will answer questions about wine glasses, such as whether one size fits all and how shapes of glasses affect the wine experience.

“What the tasting will demonstrate is that one glass is not ideal for all styles of wine,” Lemone said. “A wine’s bouquet, taste, balance and finish are all affected by the shape of the glass it is consumed from. A wine will display completely different characteristics when served in different glasses.”

He said the differences can be so great that even experienced connoisseurs can believe they are tasting different wines when the same one is served in different glasses.

Claus J. Riedel introduced wine-friendly stemware in the late 1950s, and has created shapes designed to harmonize with specific wines, Lemone said.

Cost to attend the class is $50 per person, and those attending will receive a set of three Veritas red wine glasses, a gift, appetizers, wine and chocolate. Reservations are required, and those interested may call 707-745-2100.

Tannery stores collaborate on specials

Several Tannery Row shops in the Tannery Building, 129-131 First St., are collaborating on specials March 28 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participating companies are Treasure Chest, Mimi’s, Mosaic Market, Tina Marie’s, Once Upon a Canvas and Timeless Memories.

Complete Computers in third year of serving area information tech needs

Complete Computers, 1075 First St., Suite 6, a local information technology (IT) services company, has been operating in Benicia since 2012, focusing on the server message block (common Internet file system) market.

The company supplies both business class hardware from Lenovo as well as cloud-based services to protection for personal computers, networks and mobile devices, including security solutions that comply with state and federal rules.

“Our security solutions are a multi-layered approach to provide as much security between your business and the outside world as possible,” owner Anthony Regina said. “Our cloud services include cloud-hosted email and email encryption.”

His company also offers email archiving for compliance purposes, he said.

Regina said he started the company, building on decades of corporate information technology experience, in hopes of bringing affordable enterprise-class skills and technology to small and medium-sized businesses.

His clients range across the Bay Area, from San Jose to Santa Rosa, Regina said, and include both new and established companies.

Complete Computers also has strategic partnerships with such industry vendors as Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, Hewlett Packard, Lenovo, McAfee, Intel and Polycom, Regina said.

“We have built a solid reputation by providing network solutions and IT support to our clients,” he said. “Our business concept is based on long-term client relationships, with our network consultants responding quickly and efficiently to the needs and objectives presented them.”

Those interested may call 707-400-6262 or fax 707-400-6266. The company’s website is www.completecomputers.us/ and its Twitter account is twitter.com/aregina69.

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