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CIAO Sonoma! by Dick Cole
2004

Live Auction & Dinner

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Salute to the Arts Live Auction & Dinner

When:	July 31, 2004 5:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Where:	Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa Sonoma, CA
Ticket Info:	$150 per person Advance purchase only SOLD OUT

The entertainment continues at Saturday evening's Live Auction & Dinner at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa!

Start with hors d'oeuvres and wine tasting while you peruse the Silent Auction. Then enjoy a sumptuous seated dinner, followed by the live auction.

Women in Red

Raise your paddles high at The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, the elegant setting for this year's Salute to the Arts Live Auction & Dinner on Saturday evening, July 31, at 5:30 p.m. Enjoy Executive Chef Bruno Tison's hors d'oeuvres with an array of regional vintages as you peruse the silent auction. Then take your seat for dinner and experience the lush flavors of an exquisite Mediterranean menu.

Tison arrived at The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn just prior to the recent unveiling of the completion of the Inn's $62 million dollar restoration. He comes to Sonoma Valley from New York, having served as Executive Chef of New York City's most prestigious property, The Plaza, since 1989. Originally from France, Tison has created parties for royalty from around the world, orchestrated weddings and divorce parties for the rich and famous including Ivana and Donald Trump, his former employers, as well as a host of movie stars including Michael Douglas and Eddy Murphy. "I now look forward to serving the royal supporters of Sonoma Salute to the Arts, and promise them a very special evening," he said.

Auction Lots

Large bottle of wine presented by the Ledson kids ~ featuring painting by Ray Jacobsen

The silent auction will feature large format bottles of wine painted by prominent local artists, gift baskets, Dick Cole's original 2004 poster painting, and much more.

The live auction will feature exclusive winemaker dinners, wine country excursions and getaways, and exotic vacation packages including a trip to Italy contributed by Maserati of San Francisco and American Airlines. This once-in-a-lifetime trip will offer its lucky winner the opportunity to drive on the course at the Maserati factory in Italy.

Men in Black will be back!

Men in Black

Dozens of tantalizing lots – both live and silent - await your bid. The line up includes large format bottles of wine painted by well-known local artists, the original 2004 Salute to Arts poster artwork by prominent artist Dick Cole, and vacation packages; winemaker dinners, and more!

For a taste of what's to come: 2003 Auction Teaster >>>

Reservations

Large bottle of wine painted by Kate Murphy

Salute to the Arts Dinner & Live Auction • July 31 • 5:30 pm • Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa

SOLD OUT

Proceeds

Net proceeds from Salute to the Arts fund scholarships for high school seniors interested in pursuing careers in the arts; and provide funding for approximately 20 Sonoma Valley arts, cultural, and arts educational non-profit organizations. Proceeds enhance and enrich local endeavors from theatre and opera, to public school music programs and children's art classes throughout the year. The scholarship fund, established in 1998, provides awards for music, visual art, theater art, and literary students. In 2002 awards for promising culinary and enology/viticulture students were added.