From a UW press release:
The University of Wyoming Art Museum will host its 16th annual Gala Benefit Ball, "An Abstract Expression," at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in the Wyoming Union ballroom in Laramie.
The Art Museum's major fundraising event of the year will include both silent and live auctions with auctioneer Mark McNamee, gourmet dining, and dancing to live music performed by Play It Forward.
Individual tickets for $175 and couple tickets are available, along with table sponsorships at various levels. To buy tickets or for more information call the Art Museum at (307) 766-6622.
"Tom and I hope to see a sellout crowd again this year," says Jacque Buchanan who is a Gala co-chairperson along with her husband, UW President Tom Buchanan. "Being just four days before this year's election we have an extraordinary auction prize that is sure to be a hit: a trip to the 2009 U.S. presidential inauguration ceremony."
Many other unique items will be auctioned including a vacation to Ireland, a handcrafted grandfather clock, a character named for the winner in the next C. J. Box book, a sports package and tickets for 10 to the Cheyenne Frontier Days finals with Gov. Dave and First Lady Nancy Freudenthal.
Among raffle items are valuable jewelry and a $1,000 gas card. Only the first 400 who purchase tickets available now for $50 each are eligible to win these prizes.
The Gala Benefit Ball is held annually to provide funds for the art museum exhibitions, education and collection programs and outreach programs that allow the museum to present nationally renowned and culturally significant exhibitions and programs to Wyoming and the surrounding area.
