Erie Art Museum Announces Summer Fundraiser, Set for June 17
Erie, PA, May 25, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The Erie Art Museum is gearing up for its summer fundraiser, pARTy on the patio, a Summer Solstice, scheduled for Friday, June 17, 2011, 7-11p.m., on the Museum’s new outdoor patio. The celebration includes live entertainment by Mambo, assorted appetizers, free beer, a full cash bar and surprises at sunset.
The party will take place on its 5th Street patio and throughout the entire museum complex. Director of Marketing and Development, Carolyn Eller, says, "People not only get to see the inside of the Museum, but they get to experience our new outdoor patio, listen to great music and eat and drink. It's a great night out, and supports our efforts here at the Erie Art Museum.”
The event committee is comprised of Director of Marketing and Development at EAM, Carolyn Eller, VP of Special Events and Event Chair, Abby Lechner, and Barb Haggerty, Julia Sullivan-Horan, Mary Beth McMaster, Michelee A. Curtze, Nancy Potter, Neala Ferralli, Rebecca Styn, Patty Rich, and Tammy Roche.
Advanced tickets are $25 and $35 after June 10 and at the door. All proceeds benefit the programming of the Erie Art Museum. To purchase tickets, call 814-459-5477. More information can be found at www.ErieArtMuseum.org.
About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings and a modern, "Green," 10,500 square foot expansion. The newly expanded Museum marks the first LEED-certified building in the region, soon to be complete with a planted rooftop.
The Museum maintains an ambitious program of changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, as well as traditional media.
The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan painting, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community. Performing arts are showcased in the 25-year-old Contemporary Music Series, which represents national and international performers of serious music with an emphasis on composer/performers, and a popular annual two-day Blues & Jazz Festival.
The Erie Art Museum, café, and gift shop is open Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. For additional visitor information, visit online at erieartmuseum.org or call.
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The party will take place on its 5th Street patio and throughout the entire museum complex. Director of Marketing and Development, Carolyn Eller, says, "People not only get to see the inside of the Museum, but they get to experience our new outdoor patio, listen to great music and eat and drink. It's a great night out, and supports our efforts here at the Erie Art Museum.”
The event committee is comprised of Director of Marketing and Development at EAM, Carolyn Eller, VP of Special Events and Event Chair, Abby Lechner, and Barb Haggerty, Julia Sullivan-Horan, Mary Beth McMaster, Michelee A. Curtze, Nancy Potter, Neala Ferralli, Rebecca Styn, Patty Rich, and Tammy Roche.
Advanced tickets are $25 and $35 after June 10 and at the door. All proceeds benefit the programming of the Erie Art Museum. To purchase tickets, call 814-459-5477. More information can be found at www.ErieArtMuseum.org.
About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings and a modern, "Green," 10,500 square foot expansion. The newly expanded Museum marks the first LEED-certified building in the region, soon to be complete with a planted rooftop.
The Museum maintains an ambitious program of changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, as well as traditional media.
The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan painting, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community. Performing arts are showcased in the 25-year-old Contemporary Music Series, which represents national and international performers of serious music with an emphasis on composer/performers, and a popular annual two-day Blues & Jazz Festival.
The Erie Art Museum, café, and gift shop is open Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. For additional visitor information, visit online at erieartmuseum.org or call.
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814-459-5477
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814-459-5477
erieartmuseum.org
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