Fine Arts Center’s Annual Gala, Auction and Preview takes you away to the 60s.
It’ll be a blast from the past!
Saturday, February 3, 2018
6:00 – 11:30 p.m.
Campus Center Auditorium, UMass Amherst
$125/person includes a $75 tax-deductible gift to FAC
Deck out in your mini-shirt, Nehru jacket, mop top—or festive best!
Thanks to presenting sponsors —
Greenfield Cooperative Bank/Northampton Cooperative Bank, Cooley Dickinson Healthcare and UMass Catering!
Roll up for the Magical Mystery Gala…we’ve got everything you need:
* Out of sight dinner options from award-winning UMass Catering
* Red-Carpet photos to capture your 60s mood sponsored by PeoplesBank and dani.fine photography
* Killer dance music from New England’s hippest band, FEVER—sponsored by Finck & Perras Insurance and Arbella Mutual
* Live and Silent auctions filled with treasures from our local artists and businesses
* FREE; self-parking in the Campus Center Garage
* Discounted overnight accommodations at Hotel UMass
* A FAB evening to help FAC raise funds for its Arts/Access outreach programs
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Satisfaction guaranteed.


Timeline
6:00 p.m. Cocktails, appetizers, red-carpet photos and the “early-bird” auction
8:00 p.m. Three-course dinner served by award-winning chefs at UMass Catering
9:00 p.m. FAC’s Preview of spring events followed by our live auction
9:30 p.m. Second Silent Auction and dancing to FEVER
Menu
Passed Appetizers
Lobster Arancini
Asparagus wrapped in Filo with Asiago
Vegetable Samosa with Mint Chutney
Mini Crab Cakes with Saffron Aioli
Beef Wellington en Croute
Sushi Station and Raw Bar
Salad
Little Leaf Farms Arugula, Heirloom Tomatoes, Toasted Almonds, Mozzerella and Balsamic Vinaigrette
Entrees
Beef:
Prime Beef Strip Loin with
Baby Twice Baked Potatoes, Celeriac Puree, Caramelized Onions, Glazed Roots
Fish:
Thyme Seared Chilean Sea Bass
Braised Beluga Lentils, Glazed Carrots, French Green Beans, Tarragon Buerre Blanc
Vegetarian:
Mixed Local Grain “Risotto”: Organic Wild Mushrooms, Fennel Roasted Eggplant, Provencal Tomatoes, Smoked Goat Cheese
Dessert
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Caramel Sauce
Need a Crash Pad? Call Hotel UMass
Don’t feel like driving home—Hotel UMass has you covered!
Make your reservations for great, newly-remodeled accommodations at the Gala group rate of $115/night (plus applicable fees). Book online at hotelumass.com or call 877-822-2110 and use this code: FAC18C. And your overnight stay includes continental breakfast on Sunday morning.
It’s that simple.
How can you help us raise funds for Arts/Access programs:


Thanks to our 2018 Gala Committee Members for all their hard work :
Michael Gove, Co-Chair; Terry Peters, Co-Chair; Rhonda Venne, Co-Chair;
Megan Alissa, Saami Bloom, Madelyn Bonnot Griffin, Rosemary Caine
Carol Moore Cutting, Lori Divine, JoAnne Finck, Tanya Fuller, Beverly Hill, Andrea Kwapien,
Paul Peelle, Justin Pelis, Rachel Peterson, Maureen Raab, Mariah Swanson, Beverly Yoon
Red Carpet
Entertainment
Leading
Provost John McCarthy & Professor Ellen Woolford
Applied Mortgage Services
Sustaining
Susan Clopton & John Levine
Daily Hampshire Gazette
dani.fine photography
Devillier Petrangelo Wealth Management of Raymond James
Five College Realtors
Florence Bank
Forget-Me-Not Florist
Gateway City Arts
Gove Law Offices
Hart & Patterson Financial Group
Quad/Graphics
Rachel Peterson
Sunshine Laundry
UMass Amherst Alumni Association
WEIB 106.3 Smooth FM
Corporate
Curran and Keegan Financial
Steven K. Daury/Daury Wealth Mgt
Davis Financial Group
First American Title Insurance Company
Glenmeadow Retirement
Willie & Beverly Hill
Integrity Development & Construction
Jones Group Realtors
Maple and Main
MaxGate Properties
North Country Landscape & Garden Center
Osthberg & Associates
Prindle Music School
Robinson & Donovan, P.C.
Rockridge
Whalen Insurance
Additional Support From:
UMass Graduate School
UMass Isenberg School of Management
UMass Office of University Relations
UMass School of Nursing
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