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NEWS RELEASE Media contact:
Colleen Schafroth, Executive Director
Maryhill Museum of Art to Host
Best of the Northwest Dinner & Wine Auction June 25
Event to feature farm-to-fork dinner and auction lots from top Oregon & Washington wineries
On tap are a seated dinner and auction on the museum’s Grand Lawn, which offers stunning and expansive views of the Columbia River Gorge. The menu will feature grilled lamb and Chinook salmon served alongside dishes created by invited chefs who will draw on the area's late-spring bounty.
As in years past, dozens of award-winning wineries from across the Northwest are expected to donate wines for both the silent and live auctions. Fine art and travel packages, along with thoroughly unique culinary and wine experiences will also be on the block. An entertaining wine “ring toss” will give attendees a reason to sharpen their aim as they attempt to lasso a top-flight wine.
The host and emcee for the evening is Cole Danehower, author of Essential Wines and Wineries of the Pacific Northwest: A Guide to the Wine Countries of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and Idaho, co-publisher of Northwest Palate magazine and winner of the prestigious James Beard Foundation Journalism Award. Drawing on his wealth of wine expertise and insider's knowledge of the industry, Danehower helped design and hand-select the featured wine lots.
“I’m thrilled to participate,” says Danehower. “This unique event features what may be the best location of any wine auction in the Northwest. It also brings together fabulous food, wine and art – three subjects that are very dear to me.”
Gwen Bassetti, founder of the Northwest’s venerable Grand Central Baking Company, has curated the culinary side of the event. Bassetti and her family also will have an active hand in the meal as they prepare the lamb and salmon over an outdoor grill.
Proceeds will support Maryhill Museum of Art’s diverse exhibitions and educational programs.
With the event well on its way to becoming the premier wine and food event in the Gorge, attendees are encouraged to purchase tickets early. Seats are $100 per person; $50 of the ticket price is tax-deductible. They may be purchased online at
www.maryhillmuseum.org/auction.html or by calling Sandra Leibham at (509) 773-3733.
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ABOUT MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART:
Housed in a glorious Beaux Arts mansion on 5,300 acres high above the Columbia River, Maryhill Museum of Art opened to the public May 13, 1940 and today remains 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.
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 more than a dozen large-scale works by Northwest artists. 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 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 15 to November 15. Admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors, $3 for youth age 7-18 and free for children 6 and under. 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 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily; 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,
WA 98620 | 509-773-3733 |
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