Bash for Books 2008
Celebrating Imagination
An evening to benefit the Winter Park Public Library

presented by Diageo and Hard Rock Catering

Saturday, April 26, 2008; 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Purchase Tickets     Event Description     Sponsors     Host Committee    Menu    Catalog     Bash Team

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Description:

Bash for Books – Celebrating Imagination, is an exclusive opportunity to party in the Library and sip wine in the stacks. This is a fundraiser event that supports the materials, services and programs of the Library. The 2008 event will be bigger and better than ever with larger-than-life sets featuring characters and scenes from beloved children’s books and spectacular canapés and hors d’oeuvres from Hard Rock Catering. Premium wines will be for sale by the glass from Tim's Wine Market.

Live Auction: The live auction will crackle with excitement as bidders try to win...

  • The thrill of becoming a Fighter Pilot for a Day

  • Name the Library’s Children’s Room after your family, children, grandchildren or business for a full year

  • Private plane trip to a weekend stay at a blissful North Carolina resort

  • Edgar Allan Poe Award-nominated mystery author, Bob Morris, will make YOU a character in his next book

  • More to be announced....

Silent Auctions:
- A generous partnership with Diageo, the world’s largest distributor of wine and spirits, has added some amazing items to this year’s silent auction. Attendees will have the chance to take home a bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue King George V Edition, Scotch whisky so rare that it is available only upon allocation and comes with its own certificate of authenticity.
- A fun selection of rums, vodkas and other liquors will be up for grabs as well.
- Wine lovers will have the chance to bid on a an array of fine wines that will include a rare 3-liter bottles of 1995 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, 2004 Sterling Vineyards Reserve and 1999 Haut Brion, as well as many other selections.
- Other auction items include exciting getaways, relaxing spa treatments, spectacular jewelry and wonderful dining packages
- Fine art from some of the areas best artists such as Duncan McClellan and Matthew Cornell will be auctioned in the Library’s Community Room as well.


 

BASH AT A GLANCE

Saturday, April 26, 2008     7 p.m.
General registration begins at 6:45 p.m.

at the Winter Park Public Library
460 East New England Avenue

Tickets: $75 each

Dressy casual attire

Only 350 tickets will be sold.  Tickets can be purchased here or by calling MaryGail Coffee at 407-623-3486 or at the Library. For more information e-mail mgcoffee@wppl.org

 

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Purchase Bash for Books 2008 Tickets Now!

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 Price: $ 75.00 each ($35 of ticket price is tax deductible)
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Tickets purchased on or before April 14 will be mailed directly to you.
After that date, you will receive a confirmation e-mail and can pick up your tickets
in the Community Relations office or on the night of the event.

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Key Sponsors:
This event would not be possible without the support of our generous sponsors:

Our Presenting sponsors

 
 

Our "Wonder" Level Partner
Massey Services, Inc.

Our “Dream” Level Partners
Charles and Joan Clayton
Joyce and Judson Green
J-Car, Inc.
Lockheed Martin
Murrah, Doyle, and Wigle P.A.
Nemours
Jim and Alexis Pugh
Tim's Wine Market
Robert and Beverly Walbridge
Winter Park Memorial Hospital – A Florida Hospital

The Booklover’s Society
AHL Investment Management
Brandon Land and Development Company
Sharon Gilkey and Bubba Brewer
Sue Kain and John Gross
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Parkland International Realty. Inc.
Sharon Smyth
Winderweedle, Haines, Ward & Woodman P.A.
Z Properties, Inc.
Anonymous
 

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Host Committee

Wondering who else will be there? Your hosts and hostesses for the evening will be:
Carol and Jim Bankston * Diana and Jim Barnes * Pam and Steve Brandon * Carolyn Cabal * Barbara and Gary DeVane *
Joan and Charles Clayton
* Becky and Rick Furman * Ron Jackson and Michael Nutter * Kathryn and Bud Grammer * Helen G. Miller *
Elaine and Doug Kerr
*Ramona and Ernest Manning * Andrea Massey-Farrell and James Farrell * Debbie and Bob Morris *
Ann and Kenneth Murrah
* Diana and Bob Reed * Marni and Sean Spence * Heather and Sam Stark * Polly and Thad Seymour *
Ginger and Mark Van Valkenburgh
* Jan and Larry Walker *

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Menu

What's a great party without great food? Hard Rock Catering's delectable menu selections will include:

Fruit and Cheese Brochettes
Ham and Asparagus
Creamy Pate on Sourdough with Maytag Bleu Cheese
Cucumber Rounds with Boursin and Salmon

Domestic Fruit and Cheese Display (Served with Crackers)
Tuscan Pasta Salad
Baked Brie Encroute (Baked in a Puff Pastry)
Antipasti Pinwheels (Roast Sirloin with Cheddar, Pesto and
Roasted Red Peppers, Turkey with Avocado and Chipotle
Mayonnaise, and Antipasti)
Chef's Selection of Mini Desserts

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Bash for Books Planning Team
Event Chair Andrea Massey-Farrell
Items Acquisition Chair Pam Brandon
Sponsorships Chair Carol Bankston
Logistics Chair Helen Miller
Auctions Chair Nikki Barnes
Art Acquisitions Chair Randall Smith
Volunteer Coordinator Debbie Johnson
Diana Barnes
Sharon Gilkey
Teresa Bernstein
Sharon Clary
Linda Coughlin
Kathryn Grammer
Linda Heinl
Joann Tyson