Congratulations to The Northwest Academy on a great event February 27th. This year the organization made the bold choice to expand their event to allow for increased growth in head count. It was a bold move in a tight economy but one that was effective.
Their silent auction moved to the Sunken Ballroom at the Portland Art Museum where guests gathered for drinks, light bites, and lots of auction bidding. The theme was a 1930s super club set in Argentina. Guests came ready to Tango.
During the silent auction middle school students shined shoes and tapped their way through the room to the delight of many guests.
Gaucho stilt walkers roamed the room selling Wild Card Raffle tickets and doubled the raffle income from years past.
The wine wall was a huge success with over 130 great bottles of wine to select from.
By 7PM guests were ready for dinner and headed upstairs to the Grand Ballroom where music was playing and student ambassadors were greeting guests upon their arrival.
Vibrant Table served a fantastic Chicken Chimichuri that fit the theme of the evening.
Live auction bidding was fast and furious with three exciting additions to the auction this year. Big hits were:
1. Oprah Package - 4 tickets to a taping and hotel stay in Chicago.
2. Vocation Vacation Broadway Director Experience - with airfare and hotel to New York.
3. A Twilight Fashion Show - at the home used in the film as Edward's home, folks purchased tickets to attend a Twilight themed party and fashion show.
At the end of the Auction Karen & Skip Freedman were honored by board member Michael McCulloch with the Arlene Schnitzer Award for support in arts and education.Then with a sputtering airplane crashing down in the jungle, the Northwest Academy Tango Cabaret entered for a show following the tango team through the jungles of Argentina in search of Carlitos, the King of Tango. Alison Irvine performed a beautiful love ballad with violinist Ardon Lee, and Noah Goldenberg and Kelsey Chapman Sutton were fantastic as the star crossed lovers.
The evening wrapped up with Tango lessons by Eric Zimmer and Erin Shannon. It was a fun event filled with lots of entertainment and passion for the school while raising funds for scholarships.
Congratulations to all the committee members on a great event and special thanks to Smart Tech AV & Vibrant Table on all of your support.
A a big special thanks to Karen O'Rourke & Kari Lackstrom for their committee vision and leadership!
If you missed the event but would like to make a gift to the scholarship fund at Northwest Academy... Click Here!
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