By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
The major fundraiser for the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art will be held later this month.
The annual Pot of Gold enters its 45th year on the 29th.
Albrecht-Kemper Executive Director Eric Fuson says this year the arts gala and auction is entitled An Evening in the Enchanted Forest, featuring a gourmet meal and silent auction.
“We have rounds of golf. We have art works. We will have a little diamond and gold necklace,” Fuson tells host Barry Birr on the KFEQ Hotline. “We’ll have a sharp-dressed man raffle as well for the guys.”
More than 140 items will be up for bid through the Albrecht-Kemper online, silent, and live auctions.
Some major items are up for bid. One is a one-year membership to the Dormie Network, with its six nationally ranked golf courses, cottages, and elegant dining. It is a $30,000 value with a minimum bid at $7,500.
Another is the Dickens on the Strand getaway in late November and early December. Each year toward Christmas, Galveston, Texas turns into 19th Century Victorian London in honor of Charles Dickens. The trip includes all airfare, plus a three-night stay at the Hotel Grand Galvez, a $5,000 value.
Patrons can also bid on a one-week vacation at San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A unique item up for auction is a private solo classical guitar concert at your house by Anthony Glise, a virtuoso and native of St. Joseph who has played around the world. Glise will revive a Renaissance tradition of playing concerts in private homes. Glise will perform and tell stories for a two-to-three hour concert appearance for you and your family and friends.
Fuson says the Pot of Gold auction is vital to the museum’s operation.
“It is so important the way this community supports us,” according to Fuson. “That’s how we make it. Everybody thinks there’s just some big fund out there, that we just all swim in money, but it’s not true. It’s just every single one of us in the community that keeps all of our organizations going.”
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