8th Annual Whale “Greeting Ceremony” Dinner & Auction
Posted May 7, 2014 at 5:38 am by Tim Dustrude
Held this year at the Brickworks in Friday Harbor, the evening will begin Friday, May 9th at 5:30 p.m. with a happy hour & silent auction; the no-host bar will include wine from Northwest Totem Cellars, bitters from Kari’s Island Elixirs and beer from Island Hoppin’ Brewery, San Juan Roasters is brewing the coffee. Market Chef is preparing the dinner. The menu will be “Italian Down-Home Style” with roast pork, faro & kale salad, roasted vegetables, green salad, and rolls.
After dinner, the live portion of the evening gets started with the live auction followed by a dessert auction. That’s right, dessert after dinner is available in this delicious auction. Bid on delectable treats like “Chocolate Shot Cake,” “Fresh Fruit Pie,” the Danish National Dessert (Rød Grød med Fløde) and many more.
Special thanks to our wonderful event sponsors:
Islanders Insurance, Islanders Bank, Petro San Juan, San Juan Island Cheese, Northwest Totem Cellars, Coldwell Banker-San Juan Island, and Windermere.
The evening is a great deal at $30.00 per person (price includes dinner. Wine, beer and elixirs sold separately). RSVPs are strongly encouraged as seating is limited.
** For reservations, call (360) 378-4710 ext. 30 or use our new online reservation.
Back by popular demand are the auctions: Silent, Live AND Dessert. We are still busy collecting items for this exciting part of the evening. If you would like to contribute, please let us know. An Auction Item Donation Form can be downloaded here.
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2 comments:
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Hi Tim!
This came up in my Google alerts but it doesn’t have a date for the event – just thought you’d like to know!
Thanks for publicizing it!
shannon
The story has been updated. The date is Friday, May 9th. Thank you Shannon for pointing that out!
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