You are cordially invited to the Philbrook Wine Experience weekend. Philbrook’s 11th Biennial Wine Experience May 4 and 5, 2012
Events Vintner Dinner & Live Auction Friday, May 4, 2012, 5:30 p.m. Zink Rotunda and Tent on the Philbrook Lawn Dress: Vineyard Chic
Fleming’s Grand Wine Tasting Saturday, May 5, 2012, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Tent on the Philbrook Lawn Dress: Vineyard Casual
All proceeds benefit Philbrook Educational Programs and Operations
Celebrity Chefs
Friday Evening Vintner Dinner
Marcus Vause, The Brasserie Bistro & Wine Bar, Tulsa As Executive Chef of The Brasserie, Vause’s unique take on contemporary FrenchAmerican cuisine is an essential Tulsa experience.
Justin Thompson, Juniper Restaurant & Martini Bar, Tulsa Using products sourced from the area, Thompson’s main focus is providing Tulsans with the freshest, local products prepared simply and beautifully.
Kurt Fleischfresser, The Coach House, Oklahoma City Under Fleischfresser’s experienced hand, The Coach House continues to offer ever-changing seasonal cuisine highlighting the best local produce and regional specialties, prepared with his classical perfection.
Robert Black, A Good Egg Dining Group, Oklahoma City Though formally trained in French cuisine, he now oversees the varying concepts offered across six acclaimed restaurants in the OKC area, including Cheever’s, with consistent care and skill.
Vintners 32 Winds Adelsheim Vineyard Alexander Valley Vineyards Auntsfield Estates Benessere Bonded Winery #9 Portfolio Buehler Vineyards Calistoga Cellars Cliff Lede Vineyards Darms Lane Wines ecoVino Ehlers Estate Far Niente & Dolce Hidden Ridge Honig Vineyard & Winery Iron Horse Vineyards Johndrow Vineyards Jordan Vineyard & Winery Joullian Vineyards Juslyn Vineyards Leviathan Nickel & Nickel Peju Province Winery Raptor Ridge Winery Saddleback Cellars Schramsberg Vineyards Small Gully Wines Some Young Punks Trivium Van Duzer Vineyards Vine Street Imports Willamette Valley Vineyards
Auction Energy fills the tent as Patrons and guests of the Philbrook Wine Experience bid and barter for their favorite items during the biennial auction. Whether your approach yields leaps and outbursts or you prefer to stoically focus, the auction brings as much to Philbrook wine weekend as the food and the wine. This year’s auction promises to bring the energy to a new level with, enticing opportunities including trips to Italy, the Kentucky Derby, and Scotland; private dinners from Flemings, Brasserie, and Juniper; as well as special wine lots unattainable elsewhere. With Celebrity Auctioneer, Karen Sorbo, at the helm, Philbrook Wine Experience weekend will entertain and energize. Get ready to raise your paddle!
Karen Sorbo, Celebrity Auctioneer As one of the leading auctioneers in the country, Karen Sorbo’s dedication to her profession, its purpose and results, has impacted organizations across the United States and Mexico. To see her work is to catch the spirit. Her natural, unbridled energy, a commanding yet elegant stage presence, combined with precision techniques has aided in raising over 200 million dollars for deserving organizations. She has orchestrated and conducted over 2000 auctions over the past 19 years. In 2003, she was recognized as one of the Leading National Fundraising Auctioneers by the National Auctioneer Association. Recently, Karen was selected by Minnesota Monthly as a 2011 “Woman of Influence.”
The First Crush 200,000
Presenting Patron for Philbrook Second Saturday Program 50,000 Casey Cooper – Mervin Bovaird Foundation
Susan & Bill Thomas
40,000 The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation 25,000 Shelly & Alan Armstrong Billie & Howard Barnett Marla & Steve Bradshaw and Andrea & Dan Ellinor – Bank of Oklahoma Patty & Joe Cappy Pam & Terry Carter Patricia Chernicky & Dr. Greg Holt Bryan Close Crow Creek Foundation Margo & Kent Dunbar Gayle & Frank Eby Pam & Lee Eslicker – D & L Oil Tools Liz & Roger Hagans Lea & Hans Helmerich – The Helmerich Trust
Barbara & Stephen Heyman, Susannah & James Adelson – Nadel & Gussman Marilyn & Larry Lee – Ram Energy Resources, Inc Ellen & Carlisle Mabrey – Citizens Security Bank Cinda & Mark Marra, Mary & Jim Bush Martha & Bert Marshall – Blue Cross Blue Shield Nancy & Peter Meinig Julie & John Nickel Sandra & Bob Norman Peggy & Charles Stephenson Kathy Taylor and Bill Lobeck Jill & Robert Thomas
We hope you will join us. Listing is inclusive as of final printing.
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