Who says that our current Republican-controlled legislature are not a bunch of fun guys.  They have agreed to loosen the liquor laws so that you can have wine at the outdoor orchestra.  That's right, while the rest of us are subjected to roadside checkpoints, the legislature wants to have a good cabernet while listening to its Wagner.  This is so arrogant that it defies description, but when I asked a right-wing friend of mine about it he shrugged and said, "well, their not going to arrest us for it anyway, we just wanted to comply with the law."  If we don't vote these idiots out of office we deserve what we get.

SB 131 (9/21/06) – Amendments to laws governing liquor control.
Minor amendments that impact underage consumption and your ability to
drink wine while listening to the orchestra….
* ORC § 4301.62: Certain provisions have been amended to allow for open container exceptions for wine.  Exception to open container for wine at orchestral performances where it takes place on the premises of the holder of a D-2 liquor permit:

(3)(a) A person may have in the person's possession on a D-2 liquor permit premises an opened or unopened container of wine that was not purchased from the holder of the D-2 permit if the premises for which the D-2 permit is issued is an outdoor performing arts center, the person is attending an orchestral performance, and the holder of the D-2 permit grants permission for the possession and consumption of wine in certain predesignated areas of the premises during the period for which the D-2 permit is issued.
    (b) As used in division (C)(3)(a) of this section:
       (i) "Orchestral performance" means a concert comprised of a group of not fewer than forty musicians playing various musical instruments.

       (ii) "Outdoor performing arts center" means an outdoor performing
arts center that is located on not less than eight hundred acres of land  and that is open for performances from the first day of April to the last day of October of each year. New exceptions to open container for wine purchased from the holder of a permit that authorizes the sale of wine for consumption on the premises under certain conditions:
(E) An opened bottle of wine that was purchased from the holder of a permit that authorizes the sale of wine for consumption on the premises where sold is not an opened container for the purposes of this section if both of the following apply:
   (1) The opened bottle of wine is securely resealed by the permit holder or an employee of the permit holder before the bottle is removed from the premises. The bottle shall be secured in such a manner that it is visibly apparent if the bottle has been subsequently opened or tampered with.

  (2) The opened bottle of wine that is resealed in accordance with division (E)(1) of this section is stored in the trunk of a motor vehicle or, if the motor vehicle does not have a trunk, behind the last upright seat or in an area not normally occupied by the driver or passengers and not easily accessible by the driver.