Swine Palace to Host Wine Tasting Fundraiser Event July 28th

Come join Bite and Booze for, well, Bite and Booze!  Swine Palace, Baton Rouge’s premier professional Equity theatre company, invites the community to share a summer night of fine wines and hors d’oeuvres on the Reilly Theatre stage on Thursday, July 28, where 100 percent of the event’s proceeds will go to support Swine Palace mainstage productions.  I had a blast at this event last year and would love to see even more people there this year!  I recently played a role in a Swine Palace production called HEIST that was hosted at the LSU Museum of Art.  It was such a great time for everyone.  I'm thrilled to be able to support the Baton Rouge arts and entertainment companies when I can, so I'll definitely be attending this Wine Gala.


The event begins at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Reilly Theatre, located on Tower Drive on LSU's campus. A champagne reception will be held prior to the event at 6:30 p.m.

            
During the event, guests will have the opportunity to sample an assortment of 24 excellent champagne and wine varietals poured by licensed servers, all while supporting Swine Palace. There will also be a raffle to win an “instant wine cellar” – 25 bottles of summer’s finest wine varietals. Tickets for the raffle are $5 each. Special “mystery envelopes” will be on sale at the event as well, filled with wonderful gifts provided by some of Southeast Louisiana’s finest hotels, arts organizations, restaurants, spas and businesses.

                
Advance tickets for the event are $40 each. Tickets can also be purchased at the door for $50 each. Advance tickets can be purchased online at www.swinepalace.org. This event is open to guests 21 years of age or over, with age verification being enforced.

        
For more information on the wine tasting event, contact Swine Palace Director of Development Jacquelyn Craddock at jcraddock@lsu.edu or call 225-578-9277.

               

Join Swine Palace and me for an exciting new piece of theatre called HEIST! at the LSU Museum of Art

Swine Palace’s HEIST! revolves around a fictional theft at the LSU Museum of Art. HEIST! is part delightful party, part live-action cartoon and part amusement park ride. It is a wild over-the-top theatrical caper happening in three dimensions in which the audience is an active participant in the show.

HEIST!
May 4 - 8, 2011
Shaw Center for the Arts
Conceived and created by Sean Daniels and Deborah Stein
Written by Deborah Stein
Directed by Sean Daniels

Here is your virtual invitation:

With special cameos as follows:
May 4 at 7:00pm: Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden & Dr. John Lombardi, LSU System President
May 5 at 7:00pm: Skip Bertman, LSU Athletics Director
May 5 at 9:30pm: Coach Les Miles & daughter Macy Miles
May 6 at 7:00pm: Jason El Koubi, Louisiana Economic Development
May 6 at 9:30pm: Danny Heitman, Advocate Columnist & Tom Guarisco, Editor of 225
May 7 at 7:00pm: Mike Martin, LSU Chancellor
May 7 at 9:30pm: Michael Marsh, WBRZ News Anchor; Ana Maria Andricain, Actress & Philip Mann, Louisiana Economic Development
May 8 at 3:00pm: Derek Gordon, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge President & CEO and Jay Ducote, author of biteandbooze.com
May 8 at 5:30pm: Donna Britt, WAFB News Anchor & Jim Engster, WRKF radio host

Yes, I know... I'll be part of the show on Mother's Day.  That's alright though!  It is a great opportunity to grab your mom and take her to the theatre!  It'll be a lot of fun!!!

You can get more information and buy tickets on HEIST!’s Facebook info page. 

Wine Tasting To Benefit Swine Palace

Bite and Booze is going event crazy right now!  Here's another one that I'll be attending, and I invite you to join me!!

Wine Tasting To Benefit Swine Palace

Sponsored by Maxwell’s Market

Swine Palace will hold its second Wine Tasting Event on July 22nd at 7:00pm.  Mawell’s Market will sponsor an evening of fine wines and hors d’oeuvres on the historic Reilly Theatre stage on the LSU Campus. The tasting will include 16 excellent champagne and wine varietals as part of a benefit to support Swine Palace, Baton Rouge’s only professional Equity theatre company. The evening will include a $5 raffle to win an instant Wine Cellar – 25 bottles of summer’s finest wine varietals. Also for sell will be mystery envelopes filled with wonderful gifts provided by some of the area’s finest hotels, arts organizations, restaurants, spas, and businesses.

Come early to enjoy the Champagne Reception at 6:30pm. Buy your tickets today on the Swine Palace Facebook page at www.facebook.com/swinepalace. 

Wine Tasting to benefit Swine Palace 

Sponsored by Maxwell’s Market

July 22, 2010

Champagne Reception at 6:30pm

7:00pm – 9:00pm

Tickets $40 in advance/$50 at the door (limited tickets available)

Reilly Theatre, Tower Dr. - LSU Campus

For more information contact Jacquelyn Craddock at jcraddock.lsu.edu or at (225) 578-9277.