MONTHLY CLASSES:

American Barista & Coffee School
• Business start-up and
operational training
• Barista and shop
owner training
• Latte art training
Weeklong classes offered monthly
800/655-3955
Portland, Ore.
coffeeschool.org

Seattle Barista Academy
Weeklong classes offered monthly
(800) 927-3286, Ext. 203
Renton, Wash.
seattlebaristaacademy.com

Tea 101: The Art of Owning a Tea Business
April 27-29
800/765-2139
Perryville, Ky.
elmwoodinn.com

Specialty Tea Institute Tea Certification Program*
Foundations of Tea: Level One; Foundations of Tea: Level Two
May 3-4
212/986-0250
Long Beach, Calif.
teausa.org

United States Barista Championship*
May 4-7
562/624-4100
Long Beach, Calif.
scaa.org/about_usbc.asp

STI China Tea Tour
A tour of gardens and factories plus meetings with tea experts. Plans are tentative but nearing finalization.
May 14-25
212/986-9415
Hunan Province
teausa.org

Specialty Tea Institute Tea Certification Program*
Foundations of Tea: Level One; Foundations of Tea: Level Two; Professional Series—Level Three: Black Teas of China, India, Sri Lanka & the World
June 12-13
212/986-0250
Atlanta
teausa.org

The Ultimate Barista Challenge China
At FHC Beijing 2007
June 13-15
+86 21 6209 5209
Beijing
www.fhcbeijing.com.cn/en/main1.html

Specialty Tea Institute Tea Certification Program
Foundations of Tea: Level One; Foundations of Tea: Level Two; Professional Series—Level Three: Oolong Teas; Professional Series—Level Three: Professional Cupping and Sensory Evaluation
July 7-10
212/986-0250
New York City
teausa.org

Santa Fe Opera Premier of “Tea: A Mirror of Soul”
Produced by Tan Dun; the composer of the score to the film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”
July 21
505/986-5955
Santa Fe, N.M.
santafeopera.org

World Barista Championship*
July 31-Aug 2
Tokyo
worldbaristachampionship.com

The Ultimate Barista Challenge USA
At the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo
August 18-20
800/840-5612
Los Angeles
westernfoodexpo.com