Driftless Area Art Festival

An Event of the Crawford County Tourism Council / Community Development Alternatives, Inc.

 

 

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2008 Raffle Items

Anne Tedeschi Watercolor
Framed original watercolor by Anne Tedeschi

   

Linda Kennedy Rug
Hand-woven Rug by Linda Kennedy

 

Raffle tickets are now on sale for these three exceptional items created by three of our Driftless Area artists.

Tickets are $5.00 and only 1,000 will be sold

Kirsten Skiles Sculpture
 

Forged Iron Sculpture by Kirsten Skiles

 

 

Driftless Area Art Festival 2007 Fundraiser


2008 Dinner Dance  Raffle
Silent Auction

 


Date:  Saturday, June 7, 2008
Time:  6:00 PM
Place:  Community Center, 212 Main Street, Gays Mills

Ticket Price:  $40.00/person for hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dessert and entertainment
Cash bar
Only 120 tickets will be sold.  Full tables of eight may be reserved in advance.

Dinner Menu by Chef Monique Hooker

Hors d’oeuvres
Vegetable Pot Stickers, Black Olive Bruschetta, Humus on Garlic Pita
Ewe Cheese Tart, BLT Muffins

Mixed Green Salad with Roasted Beets and Fresh Local Cheese
Caramelized Shallot Vinaigrette

Coconut-Crusted Chicken Breast with Tamarind Cream Sauce

Accompanied by
Au Gratin Potatoes
Quinoa Pilaf
Steamed Asparagus with Lemon Butter

Vegetarian Option omits Chicken

Chocolate Crepe with Rhubarb-Raspberry Compote on Vanilla Ice Cream

Sequence of Events

  • 6:00 PM - Cash bar and hors d’oeuvres;  Bidding on silent auction items
  • 7:00 PM – Salad and dinner
  • 8:00 PM – Dessert; “Last call” for silent auction bids
  • 8:15 PM – Silent auction winners announced; Live auction of KidsArt winners; Winning raffle ticket drawn     
  • 8:30 PM – Dancing

Entertainment

  • 7:00 PM – “Time Travelers,” a five-member combo playing for the dinner hour
  • 8:30 PM to 11:00 PM – “The Cheers Big Band,”  a nine-member dance band
 
 


Sponsorships and Purchase Awards

Area sponsors are one of our primary sources of funding.  We are grateful for the continues support of Driftless Area businesses and individuals.

Purchase awards boost the sales of artist exhibitors, and those who commit to them gain exceptional artwork for their homes or businesses.  Everybody wins!
 

Click here to download Sponsorship Package

Click here to download Purchase Award Package

 
 
 
 
2006 Festival Poster by Ken DeWaard  

Art Festival Posters

2006 Poster
"Inaugural"
Oil Painting by Ken DeWaard

2007 Poster
"Porch at the Inn"
Watercolor by Colleen Gilgenbach

2008 Poster
"After the Storm"
Watercolor by Anne Tedeschi.

Send $10.00 for each poster
plus $4.95 postage and handling to:
Community Development Alternatives, Inc.
PO Box 72
Prairie du Chien, WI  53821

2007 Festival Poster by Colleen Gilgenbach
2008 Festival Poster by Anne Tedeschi