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ClearWater Conservancy Holds Love Of Art & Chocolate Event January 28
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All you care to eat chocolate, art and music, could there be anything sweeter? What about a combination of all three to help the ClearWater Conservancy in State College protect Pennsylvania’s land and water resources?
On January 28 from 7 – 9:30 pm at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel the nonprofit will host an evening of chocolate, art and music at its 12th annual For the Love of Art and Chocolate event. Tickets cost $30 each and are available by calling 814-237-0400 or sending email to: sarah@clearwaterconservancy.org. Tickets will also be sold at the door.
ClearWater Conservancy executive director Jennifer Shuey hopes that people’s love of chocolate and art will bring them out to the event.
“For the Love of Art and Chocolate is ClearWater’s signature fundraising event,” said Shuey. “I personally believe that artistry and beauty is a wonderful way to reach out to people that complements the science of conservation.”
Delicacies from Chocolate Madness, Sweet Indulgence and The Penn State Berkey Creamery are just some of the locally-made sweets that will be featured at the event. There will be a silent auction featuring the work of local artists as well as three special raffles. Local jazz band Jazza-Ma-Phone will provide live music for the evening.
Over fifty items will be featured in the nature-themed art silent auction. Oil paintings, pastels, watercolors, mixed media, wood and clay sculpture, pottery, jewelry, quilting, felting, and much more were generously donated by talented local artists. The event catalogue featuring photos of the silent auction items will be posted online at approximately one week before the event for people to preview.
Much of the art will also be displayed in downtown State College during First Night. While enjoying the festivities, check out the exhibits at Appalachian Outdoors, Moyer Jewelers, Freeze Thaw Cycles, Woodring’s Florals, the Penn State Downtown Theatre, and the State Theatre.
Three exciting prizes will also be raffled at the event. Raffle tickets may be purchased for $10 each, and the winner need not be present at the main event. The first raffle item will be an oil painting by local landscape artist Jennifer Kane. The 30” x 40” painting features the Barrens to Eagle Wildlife Corridor, an area protected this year by ClearWater Conservancy. This painting is valued at $3,000 and is the fourth painting in a series of works by Kane based on ClearWater’s conserved lands.
The second raffle item is an authentic Persian rug from the Desert Rug Company. Handmade and the “gold standard” of all other rugs, this Persian rug is durable art for the floor.
The final raffle item is a retreat package from the C. Barton McCann School of Art that includes a weekend stay for two at their Hemlock Cottage, along with admission to their "McCann Cooks" cooking class featuring Mike Benjamin and a couple’s massage provided by Jason Narbor.
For more information, visit the For the Love of Art and Chocolate webpage.
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1/3/2011 |
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