PORTopera's annual Dinner, Dance & Auction
| When: |
Friday, May 9, 2008
6:30 pm |
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| Where: |
Portland Marriott
200 Sable Oaks
South Portland, ME |
| Who: | 207-879-7678 |
| Cost: | Tickets are $125 per person, and can be obtained by calling the PORTopera office at (207) 879-7678. An extra-special offer is being extended to young lovers: one table of eight is being reserved for couples age 35 and under – the ticket price is $75 per person. First come, first served, so call PO |
| Category: | Special Events |
| Description: | PORTopera’s annual Dinner/Dance & Auction will be held on Friday, May 9th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Marriott. This year the event will celebrate and support PORTopera’s 2008 mainstage production of Gounod’s ever-popular Roméo et Juliette. A sumptuous northern Italian dinner will be served, and the Bob Charest Band, terrifically well-received last year, will once again perform for dinner and dancing. Some of USM’s brightest and best voice students will provide a few arias, accompanied by Aaron Robinson. And once again, the affable Frank Reilly will act as Master of Ceremonies. Auctioneer John Locke will again try to break all previous records for bids on donated auction items that are so popular with the PORTopera crowd; among the items this year will be walk-on roles in the opera, a cruise for two, a gourmet dinner for ten, a trip for two to the Metropolitan Opera, a commissioned portrait, and cooking lessons in a gourmet chef’s own kitchen. |