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Scholarship Gala & Auction

When

Tuesday, June 25 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

Where

Moulton Union
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011

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SCHOLARSHIP GALA & AUCTION

Your contribution to the Festival’s Scholarship Fund, through your Gala ticket purchases and auction bids, invests in the future of classical music in Maine and around the world.

Tuesday, June 25
Moulton Union, Bowdoin College

Reception, Silent Auction, & Dinner
Reception and Auction: 6:00 PM
Dinner: 7:00–8:30 PM

Prepared by the award-winning Bowdoin College Dining Service.

Music
Featuring 2024 Young Artists

RSVP by June 7, 2024

Contact Nick Smolenski for phone reservations or questions: 207-373-1440, nick@bowdoinfestival.org.

Silent Auction Items

CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN GEORGETOWN
Enjoy spring blooms and cherry blossoms in the historic district of Georgetown. A five-night stay in an elegant townhouse will be accompanied by an evening at one of D.C.’s most renowned restaurants.

DRY WHITE WINES OF FRANCE
Join Doug Collins and Linda Crumrine on a tasting tour of the dry wines of the Loire, Bordeaux, and Burgundy regions of France while overlooking Harpswell Sound’s Mill Cove from Doug’s shoreline home.

EASTERN CASCO BAY TOUR
A guided two-hour leisurely cruise with Peter Griffin provides an up-close look at the protected waters and wildlife of Eastern Casco Bay. The tour culminates in a docked lunch at Holbrook’s Wharf & Grille.

GUIDED FISHING TRIP
Shove off into Harraseeket River and Casco Bay on a seaworthy boat for six hours of salt-water fly or spin fishing with a professional guide.

OVATIONS PASSES
Experience classical music year-round with two passes to Portland Ovations’ Classical Series during their 2024–25 season.

RAREFIED REDS
Explore how red wines age. Compare young and mature wines with Jan & Sally Williams at their Portland condo. This tasting, for six guests, will focus on Bordeaux and California.

SEAFOOD WITH SAM
Join Sam Hayward for a 6–8 person cooking class, followed by an intimate dinner of the prepared food from the comfort of his Bowdoinham home.

Gala Committee and Underwriters

GALA COMMITTEE
Susan Chadima
Lorna Brown Flynn
Sam Hayward
Susan Lavan
Barbara Norton
Deborah Schall
Dena Verrill


GALA UNDERWRITERS

Gold ($3,500 and up)
Patricia Brown^
Margy Burroughs
Susan Lavan
Deborah Schall
Michael & Claudia Spies
Katharine J. Watson, in celebration of the Festival’s 60th Season

Silver ($1,750)
Susan Chadima & Michael Steitzer
Lorna & Jack Flynn
Peter & Harriette Griffin
Dr. and Mrs. Peter C. LeBourdais & Dr. and Mrs. Ivan Soberanes
Kent & Natalie Mitchell
Barbara & John Norton
Hugh & Norma Phelps
Bill & Mary Earl Rogers
Elliot Rosen & Sharon Cohen
Shawnee Sax, in memory of Patricia Brown
Dick Stephenson, in memory of Ann Stephenson
Dominique van de Stadt & Octavio Pajaro
Keiko & Phillip Ying

Details

Date:
June 25
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost:
$200
Event Category:

Venue

Moulton Union
Bowdoin College,
Brunswick, ME 04011
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