Fundraiser Extravaganza April 13th!

Saturday April 13th at 7pm

New Location: “301 on Main”

(AKA: Ukrainian Event Center)

301 NE Main St. Minneapolis, 55413

Tickets: $50/person

Purchase tickets by credit card

OR by check payable to Inverted Arts.

Can’t make it to the event? Consider purchasing tickets for our students and their families to attend, or make a donation to help us reach our goal.

  • Video: Yvonne Asunnah’s Story – Kenyan Fashion Project
  • Speed Painting Performance: Delstarr
  • Musical Guests: Joe Davis and the Poetic Diaspora
  • “Creation Stations” – visual art, music, video and photo
  • Silent Auction and Live Dessert Auction 
  • Cocktail Party Format: featuring appetizers and finger food from around the world and a cash bar serving beer, wine and cocktails.
  • Attire: dressy casual
Video: Yvonne Asunnah’s Story – Fashion Design Changing Kenyan Communities
Speed Painting Performance: Delstarr
Musical Guests: Joe Davis and the Poetic Diaspora

OUR GOAL:  $16,000 

For 2019-2020 Scholarship Students and

Kenyan Fashion Project with Yvonne Asunnah

Event Sponsors

Auction Items

Travel / Vacation

  • Orcas Island, WA – 5 night Cabin Vacation
  • Copper Mountain, CO – 5-night Ski Season or 7-night Summer Condo Vacation
  • Grand Casino – Mille Lacs or Hinckley – 1 night stay + $30 Food Gift Card
  • Cove Point Lodge, Beaver Bay, MN – 1 night stay + $50 Gift Card

Original Art

  • Delphin Starr – Original Speed Painting
  • Britanny Moore – 2 Original Paintings
  • Sarah Nelson – 5 Original Prints
  • Rebecca Ulasich – Minneapolis Skyline Watercolor Photo
  • Joel Tanem – Creative License Plate – Original License Plate Artwork
  • Colleen Rusch – Handmade Quilt
  • Haley Laberda – 3 Handmade Quilts, 1 Pillow
  • David Ekdahl – Wood Carving
  • Steven Ekdahl – Wood Design
  • Maggie Miller – Framed Pour Painting
  • Renee Kraemer – Painting
  • Blick Art Materials – Art Supply Gift Bag
  • Chad Amour – 2-hour Photography Session

Entertainment

  • Bucket Brigade Fall Musical: “Big Little Monster” – 2 tickets opening weekend Sept 28 or 29th
  • Yellow Tree Theater – 2 Tickets 2019-20 Season
  • Minnesota Orchestra – 2 tickets to VERDI REQUIEM, Saturday, May 18, 2019, 8PM, at Orchestra Hall
  • Guthrie Theater – 2 Tickets to a 2019 Performance of your choice
  • Old Log Theater – 2 Tickets
  • Saint Paul Saints – 2 tickets to a May-June 2019 game
  • Fly Over America – 2 tickets
  • Three Rivers – Driving Range Pass $40 at Baker National, Cleary Lake, or Eagle Lake
  • MN Vikings – Brian Robison signed mini helmet, Commemorative Hall of Fame Card and Coin
  • MN Science Museum – 4 x Museum and Omni Theater Admission Vouchers
  • MN Landscape Arboretum – 4 VIP Passes
  • Wild Mountain/Taylors Falls – 2 Tickets for Scenic Boat Tour Rides
  • Minneapolis Food/Architecture Tour $100 Gift Card plus 2 Hydroflask water bottles
  • Dinner and Music at your house by Mark Collier
  • The Bakken Museum – 4 Tickets

Home/Health/Apparel

  • R.F. Moeller Jewelers – $250 Gift Certificate
  • Firefly Acupuncture – Gift Certificate

Food and More

  • Pickychilli Catering – 5 x $200 Gift Certificates
  • Cocktail Hour Basket
  • Wine and Cheese Basket
  • Coffee Basket
  • Cossetta’s Basket
  • Easter Basket
  • Surdyk’s $20 Gift Card
  • Punch Pizza $50 Gift Cards
  • Malones $20 Gift Cards
  • Tobacco Grove Cigar Basket
  • Blue Plate Group $25 Gift Card
  • Whiskey Variety Basket
  • Wine Variety Basket
  • Outback Steakhouse $100 Gift Card
  • Fandango $50 Gift Card

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