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

Rocky Mountain Tea Festival
August 4-5
303/442-4993
Boulder, Colo.
boulderteahouse.com
teafest.html

2007 Roasters Guild Retreat
August 16-19
Grand Rapids, Minn.
roastersguild.org

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

Seventh Annual Ramacafe International Coffee Conference
September 3-5
505/886-0017
Managua, Nicaragua
ramacafe.org

Tea in Charleston
A tea-themed tour of the city led by tea author Denise LeCroy
September 5-7
843/278-8350
Charleston, S.C.
teaincharleston.com

The Ultimate Barista Challenge USA
At the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show
September 7-9
503/232-1016
Orlando, Fla.
ultimatebaristachallenge.com

Canadian National Barista Championship
September 16-17
Toronto
coffeeteashow.ca/barista_championship.html

Nordic Barista Cup
September 20-22
+45 333 22 889
Gothenburg City, Sweden
nordicbaristacup.com

Tea Cruise with Earlene Gray
Featuring private teas, tea classes and more
October 1-5
Cost: $789, deadline is July 31
503/655-2809
Departing from Seattle for Nanaimo, B.C., and Victoria, B.C.

NCA 2007 Fall Educational Conference
October 15-17
212/766-4007
Brooklyn, N.Y.
ncausa.org

Kona Coffee Cultural Festival
November 2-11
Kona, Hawaii
konacoffeefest.com