Sonoma's 21st Annual Salute to the Arts
Salute Celebrates Coming of Age with food, wine, art & music at the Peak of Perfection
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You Are Invited!Sonoma's 21st Annual Salute to the Arts Celebrates Coming of Age with food, wine, art & music at the Peak of PerfectionSpecial Wine Offer Deerfield Ranch Salute to the Arts Coming of Age wine, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, is available for purchase from the winery. Fifty percent of sales will benefit Salute to the Arts. Your Invitation Dear Friends,Sonoma Salute to the Arts, Northern California's ultra-premium showcase of the culinary, winemaking, visual, performing, and literary arts, will will celebrate its 21st birthday this July 28, 29 and 30, 2006. At The Salute Celebration, Friday evening's opening night gala ~ Sonoma Salute to the Arts Comes of Age! ~ Celebrate with food, wine, art & music at the Peak of Perfection in Sonoma's Secret Spaces, on Friday evening, July 28, from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. The Salute to the Arts showcase event will be held in historic Sonoma Plaza on Saturday and Sunday, July 29 and 30, with food and wine from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; music and art from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and the Sonoma Salute to the Arts Live Auction and Dinner will be held at Sonoma Golf Club, on Saturday evening, July 29, from 6:00 to 10:30 p.m.
The Salute Celebration - Sonoma Salute to the Arts Comes of Age! ~ celebrate with food, wine, art & music at the Peak of Perfection in Sonoma's Secret Spaces. Don attire befitting a grand 21st birthday party and gather in Sonoma Plaza for a sparkling wine reception. The annual Art Competition Exhibit will be unveiled.
You'll receive your passport to Sonoma's Secret Spaces ~ a series of gala parties tucked into courtyards surrounding Sonoma Plaza ~ opening at 6:30 p.m. Indulge in sumptuous surprises: tasty hors d'oeuvres, luscious wines, swanky decor, stunning costuming, the sounds of swing ~ and more! Get your passport stamped in each unique venue, filled with sumptuous surprises ~ tasty hors d'oeuvres, luscious wines, and fabulous music ~ to enter to win a surprise trip for two. Before evening's end be sure to take a turn on the glittering dance floor at Club 21! More on The Salute
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Sonoma Salute to the Arts Food, Wine and Art Extravaganza
On Saturday and Sunday, taste regional cuisine as chefs present their favorite recipes, enjoy live cooking demonstrations presented by Viking Range Corporation, and sip current releases poured by Sonoma County wineries and local craft breweries. Browse through exhibits of fine art presented by wine country artists, including Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance board members Claudia Wagar (Vine Art), and Thomas Patrick (Red Wolf Studio).
Stop by the Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance booth to add your own brush strokes to the art-for-all-ages mural created annually during the event; and take a seat beneath century-old trees to enjoy theatrical performances, dance, choral presentations, poetry readings, book signings presented by Readers Books, music from jazz, classical and blues to Sonoma's Valley's high band and outstanding young vocalists. More on Salute to
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Salute to the Arts Live Auction & Dinner
Raise your paddle high at Sonoma Golf Club, the elegant setting for this year's Sonoma Salute to the Arts Live Auction & Dinner on Saturday evening. The live auction will follow a reception, silent auction, wine tasting, and dinner presented in innovative stations by Executive Chef Bruno Tison of Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa. The menu will emphasize fresh regional ingredients. The auction will feature large format bottles of wine painted by local artists, exclusive winemaker dinners, fine art including Dennis Ziemienski's original 2006 poster artwork; wine country excursions and getaways; and exotic vacation packages. More on the Salute
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Contests The Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance, non-profit sponsor of Sonoma's 21st Annual Salute to the Arts, invites artists to participate in the Annual Visual Art Competition, exhibit, and silent auction. Use your literary talents to tell your own coming of age story. Humor, romance, rites of passage. What did turning 21 mean to you? Send your story, limited to 1000 words, to The Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance, c/o Summers-McCann Public Relations, P.O. Box 1385, Sonoma, CA 95476, by July 7. The best story, selected by the Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance Board of Directors, will win two complete Sonoma Salute to the Arts ticket packages. If you are turning 21 on July 28, 29, or 30, present your photo ID at the main ticket booth in front of Sonoma City Hall in Sonoma Plaza to receive a Dennis Ziemienski Salute to the Arts poster, compliments of the Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance. If you are celebrating your 21st wedding anniversary on Salute to the Arts weekend, present a copy of your marriage license to receive a poster. Something Special Fifty cases of limited edition private label Deerfield Ranch "Salute to the Arts Coming of Age" wine, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, will be available for purchase from the winery. Wine labels will feature Dennis Ziemienski’s 2006 artwork. Bottles are priced at $35 each; cases at $400. Fifty percent of sales will benefit Salute to the Arts. Call 707-833-5214 to place your order. Visit the winery online at deerfieldranch.com. Sponsors, Proceeds & Ticket Information Primary sponsors of the 21st annual Sonoma Salute to the Arts are the Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance, ABC 7, KGO Newstalk AM 810, American Airlines, Viking Range Corporation, WineCountry.com, Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Sonoma Golf Club, and California Wine Tours. Net proceeds fund scholarships for high school seniors in the visual, theatrical, musical, literary, culinary and winemaking arts; and provide funding for approximately twenty 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. Tickets for the The Salute Celebration are $95 per person in advance, $125 at the door; tasting packages for the Plaza daytime events are $30 in advance, $35 at the event; and a Patron's ticket, which combines both The Salute Celebration and a Tasting Package for Plaza daytime events, is $125 in advance only, through July 22. The Salute to the Arts Live Auction & Dinner is $150 in advance only. (Please reserve by July 15); a complete package, which includes the Patron’s Package and Live Auction & Dinner, is $250 in advance only (please reserve by July 15.). A Benefactor’s Package, which includes four complete packages, is $900 in advance only. (Please reserve by July 15.) Benefactors may opt to purchase eight Patron’s tickets or six Live Auction tickets and four tasting packages.
More ticket information is available HERE. Tickets and posters are available online - Click here to proceed to our online store. For information, tickets and merchandise call Summers-McCann Public Relations, the event's founder and producer, at 707.938.1133, or use our website here at www.salutetothearts.com. Special Wine Offer
Deerfield Ranch Salute to the Arts Coming of Age wine, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, is available for purchase from the winery. Fifty percent of sales will benefit Salute to the Arts. See Also:
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