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2016 Scholarship Dinner and Auction

2015 Dinner pic

Inverted Arts Scholarship Dinner

and Silent Auction

Friday March 11th, 2016

Event Full

Doors/Auction opens at 6pm (Dinner at 7pm)

Medina Golf and Country Club

400 Evergreen Road Medina, MN 55340

Attire: Business Casual to Semi Formal 

2016 Scholarship Banner with names

You are invited to the second annual Inverted Arts Scholarship Dinner and Auction. Our goal is to raise $15,000 which will fund five new scholarships in addition to the five current recipients pictured above. This means ten total scholarships: six in the Mathare Valley, Kenya, two in Santo Domingo, D.R. and two from Hope Academy in Minneapolis, MN. The evening will include a delicious meal, a silent auction, and a short program by students, Artist Mentors, and special guests.

Read more about our IA Scholarship Program HERE

Meet the current Scholarship students HERE

Thanks to our Event Sponsors

Group Sponsor Logo

Silent Auction Items

Travel / Vacation

Orcas Island, WA Cabin Vacation
Copper Mountain, CO Condo Vacation
4 One-Way Southwest Airlines Travel Vouchers
4 One-Day Disney Theme Park Hopper tickets
5 day/4 night Premier Cancun Vacation

Go Team!

2 MN Wild Tickets Plus Parking
4 MN Timberwolves Tickets
2 St. Paul Saints tickets
Autographed Picture from MN Vikings
Autographed Picture from MN Twins

Original Art

Quilt by Ann Derby
Chalkboard and Driftwood Sign by Kathy Collier
Dinner and Music by Mark Collier
2 Original Paintings by Sarah Albinson
Original Photograph by Chad Amour
Original Watercolor Photo by Rebecca Ulasich
2 Original Paintings from the Gals of the Cool Breeze Cottage

Showtime

2 Tickets for Guthrie Theatre
Dinner and Show for 2 at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
2 Tickets for the Old Log Theatre
2 Theatre in the Round tickets
2 MN Orchestra Tickets
First Ave Tickets

Family Fun

Grand Falls Casino 1 Night Stay + 2 Lunch Buffets
Grand Casino Play and Stay Package
4 VIP Tickets for MN Landscape Arboretum
Nickelodean Universe Wristbands and MOA Coupons
Bakken Museum Annual Family Membership
4 Two-hour Tubing Certificates from Three Rivers
2 All-day Area Tickets for Buck Hill
2 Wild Mountain Lift Tickets
One Day Horseback Riding Lessons at Copeland Farms
4 Music Lessons at Spark Studios

Gift Cards & Baskets

The Paint Pub Gift Certificate
Blip Toys Gift Basket
Peace Coffee Gift Basket
Panera Bread For a Year
4 x $25 Gift Certificates for Punch Pizza
$100 Starbucks Gift Card
2 Melaleuca Gift Baskets
George and the Dragon Gift Certificate
$50 Gift Card for Cheesecake Factory
20 Redbox One-day Rentals
Simonsons Gift Basket
Case of Wine from Surdyks
Wine Tasting Class for 20 at Total Wine and Spirits
Lagunitas Brewing Sip-N-Spill Package
Fair State Brewing Gift Package
Bull Run Coffee Gift Basket

With new items being added daily!

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