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First Look Gala 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
McCaw Hall
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An Evening at The Nutcracker

Join us for Opening Night of George Balanchine's The NutcrackerTM for an evening of holiday magic! This auction package includes four performance tickets, an overnight stay at a The Maxwell Hotel, and a special behind-the-scenes tour backstage at McCaw Hall. As a special gift, you will also receive a framed personalized signed print of Ian Falconer's artwork.

 

Thank you Pacific Northwest Ballet, Maxwell Hotel, and Seattle Custom Framing.

Performance tickets are not refundable for cash. Expires 12/29/15. 
A Day at Neiman Marcus for 6

Enjoy a personalized shopping experience at Neiman Marcus with five friends! Your day at Neiman Marcus will include a Black Patent Clutch by Yves St. Laurent, a personal shopper for your party, a $200 gift card for you and each of your friends, lunch at the Mariposa Cafe, a beauty master class, and complimentary valet parking.

Thank you Neiman Marcus.

Luly Yang Fashion Experience

Enter the world of couture fashion and enjoy a day at the downtown Luly Yang boutique. You will have a personal shopping assistant on hand to build stylish new looks just for you from Luly's "Ready to Wear" line, lunch with Luly Yang herself, a gift of a signature Luly clutch, and $3000 towards a couture gown!

Thank you Luly Yang and The Georgian Restaurant at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. 

 

The $3,000 credit must be used for a couture gown and cannot be applied towards sale items, accessories, web purchases, or ready to wear collection.
On Tour with PNB in New York City

This is your chance to join PNB as they go on tour to the New York City Center in February 2016. Includes round trip airline tickets, two tickets to PNB's performance at the City Center, dinner with two Company dancers, two tickets to New York City Ballet's performance of Justin Peck’s Paz de la Jolla, breakfast with Peter Boal followed by a class viewing at School of American Ballet. Travel in style with a lovely, and super versatile, Tech Taffeta Blazer from Elizabeth Roberts that combines fabric imported from Switzerland (selected for technical qualities and environmentally friendly production) paired with seasonal tweed imported from Italy. 

 

Thank you Alaska Airlines, Elizabeth Roberts and PNB.
Masters of Food and Wine Dinner for 8 people

Dan Heidt, past PNB Chairman, and his wife Michele will be your host's at their home.

Enjoy a 5 course seasonally inspired Gourmet dinner.  Each course paired with renowned French and American Wines.

This exquisite dining experience will be created and crafted by Chefs Roy Breiman and Mark Bodinet. Roy is currently Chef and Culinary Director of Copperleaf Restaurant at Cedarbrook Lodge. His prior culinary experience includes positions at Michelin-starred restaurants including Les Trois Marches in Versailles, La Bourride in Caen, and most recently, at the Michelin 3 star restaurant Meadowood in Napa Valley. Joining Chef  Roy will be Mark Bodinet, the Executive Chef at Copperleaf, who has an equally stellar career coming directly from  5 years of culinary immersion at the world famous French Laundry.

Each course for this superb dinner will be served with a pair of exemplary French and rated American wines allowing for comparison by all dinner guests. A noted example of wines to be served that evening includes a 2002 Chateau Pichon Longueville, matched to America’s first 100 point wine, the 2002 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon.

Each guest will receive a signed copy of Chef Roy’s recently released book “Wine Country Chefs Table.”

This dinner is not to be missed as this talented team will turn moments into memories.

Date to be mutually agreed.

Thank you, Dan & Michele Heidt and Chef Roy Breiman and Copperleaf Restaurant.