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Design Goes to the Opera
Mill Ruins Courtyard
Minneapolis, MN
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Design Goes to the Opera
Design Goes to the Opera, JULY 16, 2015, is Goldstein Museum of Design's 6th Annual Benefit.  Spend a summer evening in the Mill Ruins Courtyard, exploring how design forms opera's music, costumes, props, wigs, and makeup.  Enjoy entertainment provided by our program partner,Mill City Summer Opera, in a location that made Minneapolis an industrial powerhouse, and help raise funds for GMD's accessible design learning experiences, including an online collection and free admission to exhibitions.

This is a Rain-or-Shine event!

Honorary Chair for the event is Tom Fisher, best known as Dean of the College of Design, and future head of the College's Metropolitan Design Center, known for its innovative ideas to meet the needs of urban environments.

PROGRAM (rain or shine)

5:30 Registration, VIP Backstage Tour sign up
Kelle Presents - Prospect Strings, UMN students from the School of Music: cello Charles Asch, violin Mary Alice Hutton and Yukina Ono, viola Alastair Witherspoon

5:45 VIP Backstage Tour #1 - costumes and props for "The Daughter of the Regiment"

6:10 VIP Backstage Tour #2

6:30 6:30 Welcome, Lin Nelson-Mayson, GMD Director; Recognition of Tom Fisher, Honorary Chair;
Kelle Presents - Mill City Summer Opera's soprano Siena Forest, tenor Brad Benoit, and baritone Stephen Cunningham, accompanied by pianist Geoffrey Loff, with a selection of opera music

7:00 VIP Backstage Tour #3 and Prospect Strings

7:30 Stage combat - MCSO's Artistic Director David Lefkowich

8:15 Kelle Presents - MCSO's soprano Siena Forest, tenor Brad Benoit, and baritone Stephen Cunningham, accompanied by pianist Geoffrey Loff, with a selection of opera music

9:00 Last call

9:30 Thank you and safe travels home - Visit GMD soon!

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Hearty hors-d'oeuvres from D'Amico and cash bar.
Signature cocktail:  The Diva

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Adopt-an-Object: GMD will debut an opportunity for you to "adopt" a part of our 32,000-object design collection. Help support GMD's collection photography and receive your own one-of-a-kind sticker with an image from one of the most robust design collections in the US.

Silent Auction offerings:  
A personalized Chef's Tasting Menu for a party of 4, including beverage pairings, by Executive Chef Timothy Fischer of Cosmos at Loews Minneapolis Hotel, a $1000 value with bidding starting at $500.
   
Charles Asch Solo Cello (or cello/piano, if a piano on site). Starting bid $175. Two hours of light classical and pops music for any social occasion or corporate event ($75 travel fee if outside the Twin Cities metro).

Prospect Strings Trio (cello, violin, viola). Starting bid $200. Two hours of light classical and pops music for any social occasion or corporate event ($75 travel fee if outside the Twin Cities metro).

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Can't join us? To donate in lieu of attendance, go to: http://z.umn.edu/givegmd


EVENT SPONSORS:

PLATINUM
Kellé

BRONZE
Ann Carlson Birt
Douglas A. and Ruth Hanold Crane
Linda Hersom, SHO Inc.
Holly Hunt Enterprises, LLC
Dorothy Ollmann
Kevin S. Ringdahl and David Mohr, Morgan Stanley
Signals.com

SUPPORTERS
Phil and Linda Boelter
Kathleen E. and Paul D. Campbell
RR Donnelley
Graphiculture
HGA Architects and Engineers
Otto Painting Designs
Peterssen/Keller Architecture
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware
Streeter & Associates
Tom Newton
Trove

Prospect Strings performs during the first hour: Charles Asch (cello), Mary Alice Hutton and Yukina Ono (violins), Alastair Witherspoon (viola)


"Fuoco" wallcovering image (c)Trove

Location

Mill Ruins Courtyard (View)
704 South 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
United States
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Categories

Arts > Fashion
Arts > Opera
Arts > Performance
Arts > Theatre
Arts > Visual
Food > Beer, Wine, Spirits
Music > All Ages
Other > Charity
Other > Family-Friendly
Other > Fundraisers

Kid Friendly: Yes!
Dog Friendly: No
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

Contact

Owner: Goldstein Museum of Design
On BPT Since: Mar 11, 2015
 
Goldstein Museum of Design
goldstein.design.umn.edu

Attendees

Marcus B.
Golden Valley, MN United States
Jul 15, 2015 3:01 PM
Caliann L.
Minneapolis, MN United States
Jul 15, 2015 9:59 AM
Sherri Q.
Wayzata, MN United States
Jul 14, 2015 2:46 PM
Tim Q.
Minneapolis, MN United States
Jul 14, 2015 2:36 PM
Tim Q.
Minneapolis, MN United States
Jul 14, 2015 2:36 PM

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