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A Taste For Art 2010
Party Around the World
Kickoff – Passport to Party
4-7 pm Sunday, April 18th
Military Aviation Museum, 1341 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach
$20 per person, cash bar.
What better site for a kick-off party than an airport – where you’ll find tables dedicated to each party city, with hors d’oeuvres to match! It’s a first chance for the public to sign up for each event, so bring your friends. Some parties sell out in one day! Entry to museum and docent tours of one of the world’s biggest collections of World War I and II aircraft included.
Ticket sales benefit the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia.
Sponsor: Anonymous Additional sponsors: Acoustical Sheet Metal, Inc.
Joan and Macon Brock
Venice – A Masked Celebration
6-10 pm Saturday, May 8th
Norfolk, (Host address will be emailed upon ticket purchase)
30 People $75 per person
Your Venetian Carnival Party starts with a ‘Misterioso’ aperitif and surrounded by fog, candles and a human statue artist. Costumes not required, but the best-dressed will be elected Casanova and Henrietta of the evening and win a pair of genuine Murano glass goblets. Italian music will entertain, including Paganini, Vivaldi, Verdi and Puccini, performed by Pavarotti, Eros Ramazzotti and more. Dinner includes a superb selection of Italian wines and traditional Venetian cuisine. Ticket sales benefit the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia.
Host: Rebecca Robinson
Rome – Do as the Romans Do
7 pm Saturday, June 5th
Virginia Beach (Host address will be emailed upon ticket purchase)
40 people $75 per person
When in Rome...
Eat, drink and be merry at a poolside Roman feast overlooking the Tiber River (though some may call it Lynnhaven). With thousands of years of experience, nobody knows how to party like Romans do. Ticket sales benefit the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia.
Hosts: Terri and Bob McKenzie
Irene and Randy Sutton
Miami South Beach – Sizzlin’ Hot Food, Salsa and Fun
4-7 pm Sunday June 6th
Virginia Beach (Host address will be emailed upon ticket purchase)
40 people, $75 per person
South Beach comes to Virginia Beach. Bring your best Salsa dance moves and shake your groove thing on the conga line. Have your fill of Caribbean-influenced cuisine and help define Miami “vice.” Miami trivia contest. Door prizes with a twist. Plenty of fun for all! Thongs optional. Ticket sales benefit the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia.
Hosts: Delceno Miles and Athens Holloway
Carolyn and John Williams
Buenos Aires – Tango Magic
7:30 pm Saturday, June 12th
Virginia Beach (Host address will be emailed upon ticket purchase)
40 people, $75 per person
The City of Lights: Music and Dance. Experience the food of the Pampas. Smell and taste the wines of the Andes. Dance the Tango and let the music carry you away! “No puede ser mejor” It doesn’t get any better!
Hosts: Uschi and Bill Butler
Nancy and Manny Arias
New Orleans – Celebrate the Big Easy at Norfolk’s Big Easy!
6-9pm Tuesday, June 22
Norfolk (Host address will be emailed upon ticket purchase)
40 people, $75 per person
Enjoy a New Orleans’ style dinner, drinks and music at the Big Easy Grill and Oyster Bar in downtown Norfolk! Don your beads at a Mardi Gras theme party with all the best the Crescent City has to offer, from hurricanes and Dixie Beer to Chef Willie Moats Cajun cooking and beignets! Ticket sales benefit the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia.
Hosts: Chris Carpenter
Big Easy Grill and Oyster Bar
Hong Kong – Fireworks and Fine Wines
7 – 10 pm Sunday, July 11th
TowneBank Building, Parks Avenue, Virginia Beach
40 people, $75 per person
Last year Hong Kong collectors spent more at wine auction than the rest of the world combined. Enjoy authentic hors d’oeuvres and 90+ rated wines in a tasting that honors one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities. A roof top firework viewing caps off an extraordinary evening. Ticket sales benefit the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia.
Hosts: Barbara and Andrew Fine Meg and Bill Campbell Pat and Russell Proctor
Jan and Morris Fine Martha and Rob Goodman
Istanbul – Turkish Delights
7 pm Saturday, August 28th
Virginia Beach (Host address will be emailed upon ticket purchase)
40 people $75 per person
Turkish Delights await you during an evening in Istanbul. Nibble on mouth watering Turkish dishes including a variety of mezes, different kinds of boreks and turkish desserts, Relax by the pool listening to Turkish music (perhaps indulge in a mini Turkish massage) Toast the summer evening by the open hearth fire, enjoy a glass of raki and watch a belly dancer perform. As the Turkish people would say "Insallah Gorusuruz”! We hope to see you there!
Ticket sales benefit the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia.
Hosts: Dr. Petra Snowden and Dieter Steinhoff
Tijen and Dr. Michael Ireland
Beijing – The Year of the Tiger Unleashed
7 – 10 pm Saturday, September 11th
Virginia Beach (Host address will be emailed upon ticket purchase)
40 people $75 per person
Cage your inhibitions and travel to the Forbidden City.....The ancient Asian art of Tantra shall awaken you. Our Tantric Fest encompasses beauty and exhilaration through the Arts of eating, drinking, tasting, smelling, seeing and touching.
Be pampered in the arms of a Goddess by the water. Inhale the spirit of Happiness, Fortune, and Good Luck. Encounter the Chinese gods, dragons and other divine creatures. Taste the essence of Asian delicacies and drink of exotic potions.
Hosts: Ellis Gillespie
Corrine Mastronardi
Munich – Fun and Gemuetlichkeit
5-9 pm Saturday, September 25th
Virginia Beach (Host address will be emailed upon ticket purchase)
40 people $75 per person
Auf geht's zur Wies'n - ”Let’s go to the Oktoberfest”
Put on your Dirndl and Lederhosen and have fun at the Oktoberfest. Dance to a live Oompah Band. Enjoy grilled Bratwurst, pork roast, schnitzel, potato salad, Sauerkraut and more...
Taste German wines and raise your beer steins to celebrate the Arts. Ticket sales benefit the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia.
Ein Prosit der Gemuetlichkeit
Hosts: Honorary Council of Germany
Peter Mueller and Birgit Mueller
Where
various locations
please see event details
Hosted By
Contemporary Art Center of Virginia
The Contemporary Art Center of Virginia (CAC) is a nonprofit institution founded in 1952 to foster awareness, exploration and understanding of the significant art of our time. Regularly changing exhibitions feature painting, sculpture, photography, glass, video and other visual media from internationally acclaimed artists as well as artists of national and regional renown. By balancing its four primary activities--gallery exhibitions, studio art classes, educational outreach programs and outdoor art shows--the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia seeks to involve a diverse regional public in the rich and active language of contemporary visual art. CAC is supported by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Business Consortium for Arts Support, the Norfolk Foundation and the Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission.