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NEWS RELEASE Media contact:
Colleen Schafroth, Executive Director
Maryhill Museum of Art To Host Northwest Wine Auction May 15
Event to feature lots from more than 100 Oregon & Washington wineries
(Goldendale, Washington, March 29, 2010) – Maryhill Museum of Art will host its 2nd Annual Northwest Wine Auction on Saturday, May 15 at 6 p.m. More than 100 wineries will be featured in silent and live auctions, including award-winning winemakers of the Columbia River Gorge, Walla Walla, Red Mountain, Lake Chelan, Horse Heaven Hills, Yakima Valley and Willamette Valley. Proceeds from the auction support the museum’s diverse programs.
Guests will dine under the stars on the museum’s Grand Lawn, enjoying a buffet dinner, fine wines, and an opportunity to bid on Oregon and Washington wines, and an array of unique experiences. Honorary co-chairs of Maryhill’s Northwest Wine Auction are Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire and Oregon State Governor Ted Kulongoski. Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed will be an honored guest.
“We hope to establish this benefit as the premier wine-related event in the Columbia Gorge,” says Colleen Schafroth, Maryhill’s executive director. “It’s a wonderful event, in a fabulous setting all for a great cause – the perfect recipe for an unforgettable evening!”
Last year’s inaugural event sold-out and guests are encouraged to purchase tickets early. Tickets are $100 per person; $50 of the ticket price is tax-deductible. Purchase online at www.maryhillmuseum.org or by calling Sandra Leibham at (509) 773-3733.
ABOUT MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART:
Opened to the public May 13, 1940, Maryhill Museum of Art celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2010. Housed in a glorious Beaux Arts mansion on 5,300 acres high above the Columbia River, Maryhill Museum of Art is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most enchanting cultural destinations. The museum was founded by Northwest entrepreneur and visionary Sam Hill, who purchased the property and began building the house with dreams of establishing a Quaker farming community. When that goal proved untenable, Hill was encouraged by friends Loie Fuller, Queen Marie of Romania, and Alma de Bretteville Spreckles to establish a museum.
Today Maryhill Museum of Art boasts a world-class permanent collection, rotating exhibitions of the highest caliber, and dynamic educational programs that provide opportunities for further exploration by visitors of all ages. On view are more than 80 works by Auguste Rodin, European and American paintings, objects d'art from the palaces of the Queen of Romania, Orthodox icons, unique chess sets, and the renowned Théâtre de la Mode, featuring small-scale mannequins attired in designer fashions of post-World War II France. Baskets of the indigenous people of North America were a collecting interest of Hill; today the museum’s Native American collection represents nearly every tradition and style in North America, with works of art from prehistoric through contemporary.
Maryhill’s Outdoor Sculpture Garden features work by Tom Herrera, Mel Katz, Heath Krieger, Alisa Looney, Jill Torberson, Julian Voss-Andreae, Jeff Weitzel and Leon White. The Maryhill Overlook is a site-specific sculpture by noted Portland architect Brad Cloepfil; nearby are Lewis and Clark interpretive panels. Four miles east of Maryhill is a life-sized replica of Stonehenge, Stonehenge Memorial, which Sam Hill built to memorialize local men who perished in World War I. Nearby, the Klickitat County War Memorial honors those who have died in the service of their country since World War I.
The museum was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. In 2001 the museum was listed as an official site of the National Historic Lewis and Clark Trail and in 2002 was accredited by the American Association of Museums.
VISITOR INFORMATION:
Maryhill Museum of Art is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 15 to November 15. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and $2 for children age 6-16. Admission to the Stonehenge Memorial is free; it is open from 7:00 a.m. to dusk daily.
Sandwiches, salads, espresso drinks, cold beverages, and freshly baked desserts and pastries are available at Café Maryhill; the Museum Store features art and history books, jewelry, Native American crafts and other mementos.
Maryhill is located off Highway 97, 12 miles south of Goldendale, Washington. Drive times to the museum are 2 hours from Portland/Vancouver, 3.5 hours from Bend, 4 hours from Seattle, and 1.5 hours from Yakima. For further information, visit www.maryhillmuseum.org.
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Museum of Art | 35 Maryhill Museum Drive | Goldendale,
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