Monterey Symphony Announces "Derby Day & More!" Fundraiser: Saturday, May 2, 2015

Top Quote Join the Friends of the Monterey Symphony as they present "Derby Day & More!" on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center. This annual fundraiser benefits the Monterey Symphony's "Music in the Schools" programs. End Quote
  • Salinas, CA (1888PressRelease) April 09, 2015 - Every year the Monterey Symphony presents free youth concerts and in-school demonstrations for thousands of local students. Enjoy mint juleps while watching a live-cast of the Kentucky Derby's 141st "Run for the Roses" with friends and fellow supporters of music education.

    The Details:
    · Saturday, May 2, 2015
    · Your first Mint Julep (or other beverage of your choice) will be complimentary.
    · No-Host Cocktails at 3:00 pm
    · Live-Cast of the Kentucky Derby at 3:30 p.m. the "greatest 2 minutes in sports"
    · Horse Show performance from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the opportunity to meet and greet the performers, both horses and riders.
    · Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. prepared by Chef Ben Brown from the Lodge at Pebble Beach
    · Live and Silent Auctions
    · Location: Pebble Beach Equestrian Center, 3300 Portola Road, Pebble Beach, CA 93953. Complimentary Valet Parking.
    · Attire: Ladies, a portion of this event will take place outdoors and inside tent footing is AstroTurf. As always, your fabulous Kentucky Derby Hats are encouraged!
    · Be part of this fun afternoon and RSVP by April 30

    Purchase Tickets:
    - All sponsorships include acknowledgement in the Racing Form & Video Presentation.
    - Kentucky Colonel - $5,000 Ten Tickets SEATING IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE (enjoy fine wine & roses)
    - Triple Crown - $2,500 Five Tickets
    - Grandstand Spectators - $500 One Ticket
    - In-field Spectators - $250 No Tickets
    - General Seating $150

    Please call the Box Office at 831-646-8511 or go to http://www.montereysymphony.org/special-events/

    Background of Kentucky Derby:
    The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously run sporting event in the United States and is America's most famous horse race, rich in tradition and celebrated by racing fans throughout the world. In May, 1875, Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark, taking his lead from the English Derby at Epsom Downs, established the race for three-year old thoroughbreds.

    Background of Horse Show:
    The afternoon includes exciting live-demonstrations of various equestrian disciplines including hunters over fences, jumping, reining, free-style dressage…and more! Thrill to the riders in red hunting gear as The Red Rock Hounds from Reno, Nevada, put their hounds out in a demonstration.

    Background on Friends of the Monterey Symphony:
    We are group of community volunteers who are dedicated supporters of the Monterey Symphony. We are working professionals, parents, grandparents and retirees of all ages who live, work and shop throughout the many communities served by the Symphony. We understand the importance of musical enrichment for our community and music education for our children. We are loyal concert-goers who organize and deliver an array of special events as benefits to support the Symphony.

    If you love classical music, a wonderful way to show appreciation for music in your community is to become a Friend of the Monterey Symphony with your tax-deductible donation and/or to volunteer your time. Your support helps the Symphony continue to bring excellent performances of Great Music, LIVE! to the Monterey Peninsula and Central Coast. We offer a variety of ways to participate and show your support for the Symphony.

    Background on the Monterey Symphony:
    The mission of the Monterey Symphony is to engage, educate and excite our community through the performance and continual discovery of symphonic music.

    The Monterey Symphony, under the artistic leadership of Music Director & Conductor Max Bragado-Darman, is the only fully professional, full-season orchestra serving the communities of the Monterey Bay, Salinas, Salinas Valley, Big Sur, and San Benito County. It provides triple performances of a six-concert subscription series at Carmel's Sunset Theater and Salinas' Sherwood Hall, as well as youth education programs that include visits to classrooms by musicians and culminate in full-orchestra concerts for schoolchildren.

    The Monterey Symphony is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation, supported in part through the fundraising efforts of the Friends of the Monterey Symphony, and through grants from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Harden Foundation, The Robert and Virginia Stanton Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, The Todd Lueders Fund for the Arts of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, The Community Foundation for Monterey County, The Berkshire Foundation, The Monterey Peninsula Foundation, The Pebble Beach Company Foundation, Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation, Monterey County Gives Community Fund, The Arts Council of Monterey County, Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, and many other generous foundations and individual donors.

    The Monterey Symphony is also supported by the following partners for each of its concerts during this 2014/15 Season: Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP), Val Strough Cypress Coast Automotive Group, California State University at Monterey Bay (CSUMB), Taylor Farms, Charles Schwab, and Mt. Wilson FM Broadcasters, Inc. (K-Mozart).

    For additional information, please call the Monterey Symphony at 831-646-8511 or visit our web site: www.montereysymphony.org.

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