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SUMMARY:WFAA - 38th Annual Spring Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:"Why the Arts Matter" Is Featured Topic at WFAA Spring Luncheon May 4\n\n Presentation by WTTW theater and dance critic Hedy Weiss\n\n\n\n (April 2108   Woodstock\, IL) \n\n \n\nWoodstock Fine Arts Association holds its annual Spring Luncheon on Friday\, May 4\, at Boulder Ridge Country Club\, Lake-in-the-Hills. WTTW's Chicago Tonight theater and dance critic Hedy Weiss will share her insider's report on Chicago's golden age of the arts\, why the arts matter to our youth\, and how they transform our communities. Weiss is a former Chicago Sun-Times arts critic\, a three-time Pulitzer Prize panelist for drama\, and a Jeff award-winner for her support of emerging theaters\, artists\, new works and recent adaptations.\n\n \n\nThe luncheon begins at 11 a.m. Guests can socialize\, peruse the vast array of silent auction items on display\, participate in the 50/50 raffle\, and delight in light appetizers before lunch is served. There will be a cash bar\, featuring this event's signature drink of Prosecco garnished with fresh raspberry. Non-alcoholic drinks will also be available. Silent auction items include: dinner-theatre packages\, hotel getaways\, jewelry\, floral arrangements\, salon packages\, a Cubs ticket package\, fine artwork\, handmade artisan creations\, and much more. Cash\, checks and credit cards will be accepted to purchase silent auction items. To preview the items\, check www.woodstockfinearts.org beginning May 2. \n\n \n\nGuests may choose between chicken piccata or grilled vegetable ravioli in marinara sauce as entrees. Dessert is New York style cheesecake with raspberry sauce.\n\n \n\nThe 38th Annual Spring Luncheon for the Arts in McHenry County is the sole fundraising event for WFAA\, which funds arts scholarships\, supports arts programming\, and sustains the Creative Living Series.\n\n \n\nTickets for the luncheon are:\n\n \n\n$60 each "Early Bird" price if postmarked by Friday\, April 20\n\n$70 each\, postmarked after Friday\, April 20\n\nAll reservations must be received by Friday\, April 27\n\n \n\nFor more information\, email luncheon@woodstockfinearts.org or call Becky at (815) 701-6846. Woodstock Fine Arts Association is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization supporting the arts in McHenry County. \n\n \n\nPlease make checks payable to:\n\nWoodstock Fine Arts Association\n\n            P.O. Box 225\n\n            Woodstock\, IL 60098\n\n \n\nFor Woodstock Fine Arts Association's news\, events and updates\, the public is invited to follow WFAA on social media:  Facebook  (Facebook.com/WoodstockFineArts/)\; Twitter (twitter.com/@ArtsWoodstock)\;  Instagram (instagram.com/woodstockfinearts/)\,  and sign-up for emails on Woodstock Fine Arts Association's website (www.woodstockfinearts.org/).
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&ldquo\;Why the Arts Matter&rdquo\; Is Featured Topic at WFAA Spring Luncheon May 4</span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Presentation by WTTW theater and dance critic Hedy Weiss<br />\n<img alt="" height="253" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2851/Image/WFAAluncheonpic.jpg" style="width: 375px\; height: 253px\;" width="375" /></span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">(April 2108 &ndash\; Woodstock\, IL) </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<a href="http://www.woodstockfinearts.org"><span style="color:#0563C1\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;">Woodstock Fine Arts Association</span></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><a href="http://(April 2108 ? Woodstock\, IL)   Woodstock Fine Arts Association holds its annual Spring Luncheon on Friday\, May 4\, at Boulder Ridge Country Club\, Lake-in-the-Hills. WTTW?s Chicago Tonight theater and dance critic Hedy Weiss will share her insider?s report on Chicago?s golden age of the arts\, why the arts matter to our youth\, and how they transform our communities. Weiss is a former Chicago Sun-Times arts critic\, a three-time Pulitzer Prize panelist for drama\, and a Jeff award-winner for her support of emerging theaters\, artists\, new works and recent adaptations.  The luncheon begins at 11 a.m. Guests can socialize\, peruse the vast array of silent auction items on display\, participate in the 50/50 raffle\, and delight in light appetizers before lunch is served. There will be a cash bar\, featuring this event?s signature drink of Prosecco garnished with fresh raspberry. Non-alcoholic drinks will also be available. Silent auction items include: dinner-theatre packages\, hotel getaways\, jewelry\, floral arrangements\, salon packages\, a Cubs ticket package\, fine artwork\, handmade artisan creations\, and much more. Cash\, checks and credit cards will be accepted to purchase silent auction items. To preview the items\, check www.woodstockfinearts.org beginning May 2.   Guests may choose between chicken piccata or grilled vegetable ravioli in marinara sauce as entrees. Dessert is New York style cheesecake with raspberry sauce.  The 38th Annual Spring Luncheon for the Arts in McHenry County is the sole fundraising event for WFAA\, which funds arts scholarships\, supports arts programming\, and sustains the Creative Living Series.  Tickets for the luncheon are:   $60 each ?Early Bird? price if postmarked by Friday\, April 20 $70 each\, postmarked after Friday\, April 20 All reservations must be received by Friday\, April 27  For more information\, email luncheon@woodstockfinearts.org or call Becky at (815) 701-6846. Woodstock Fine Arts Association is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization supporting the arts in McHenry County.   Please make checks payable to: Woodstock Fine Arts Association 	P.O. Box 225 	Woodstock\, IL 60098  For Woodstock Fine Arts Association?s news\, events and updates\, the public is invited to follow WFAA on social media:  Facebook  (Facebook.com/WoodstockFineArts/)\; Twitter (twitter.com/@ArtsWoodstock)\;  Instagram (instagram.com/woodstockfinearts/)\,  and sign-up for emails on Woodstock Fine Arts Association?s website (www.woodstockfinearts.org/)."> </a>holds its annual Spring Luncheon </span><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">on&nbsp\;Friday\, May 4\,&nbsp\;at Boulder Ridge Country Club\, Lake-in-the-Hills. WTTW&rsquo\;s <strong><em>Chicago Tonight</em></strong> theater and dance critic </span></span><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/author/hweisscst/"><span style="color:#0563C1\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Hedy Weiss</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"> will share her insider&rsquo\;s report on Chicago&rsquo\;s golden age of the arts\, why the arts matter to our youth\, and how they transform our communities. Weiss is a former Chicago Sun-Times arts critic\, a three-time Pulitzer Prize panelist for drama\, and a Jeff award-winner for her support of emerging theaters\, artists\, new works and recent adaptations.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">The luncheon begins at 11 a.m. Guests can socialize\, peruse the vast array of silent auction items on display\, participate in the 50/50 raffle\, and delight in light appetizers before lunch is served. There will be a cash bar\, featuring this event&rsquo\;s signature drink of Prosecco garnished with fresh raspberry. Non-alcoholic drinks will also be available. Silent auction items include: dinner-theatre packages\, hotel getaways\, jewelry\, floral arrangements\, salon packages\, a Cubs ticket package\, fine artwork\, handmade artisan creations\, and much more. Cash\, checks and credit cards will be accepted to purchase silent auction items. To preview the items\, check </span></span><a href="http://www.woodstockfinearts.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">www.woodstockfinearts.org</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"> beginning May 2. </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Guests may choose between chicken piccata or grilled vegetable ravioli in marinara sauce as entrees. Dessert is New York style cheesecake with raspberry sauce.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">The 38<sup>th</sup> Annual Spring Luncheon for the Arts in McHenry County is the sole fundraising event for WFAA\, which funds arts scholarships\, supports arts programming\, and sustains the Creative Living Series.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Tickets for the luncheon are:</span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">$60 each &ldquo\;Early Bird&rdquo\; price if postmarked by Friday\, April 20</span></span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">$70 each\, postmarked after Friday\, April 20</span></span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="color:#313131\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">All reservations must be received by Friday\, April 27</span></span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">For more information\, email </span></span><a href="mailto:luncheon@woodstockfinearts.org">luncheon@woodstockfinearts.org</a><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"> or call Becky at (815) 701-6846. Woodstock Fine Arts Association is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization supporting the arts in McHenry County. </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><em><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Please make checks payable to:</span></span></em></strong><br />\n<a name="_gjdgxs"></a><span style="color:#313131\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Woodstock Fine Arts Association</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#313131\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; P.O. Box 225</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#313131\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Woodstock\, IL 60098</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#1D2129\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">For Woodstock Fine Arts Association&rsquo\;s news\, events and updates\, the public is invited to follow WFAA on social media: </span></span></span>&nbsp\;<a href="http://Facebook  (Facebook.com/WoodstockFineArts/"><span style="color:#1F4E79\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Facebook</span></span></span></a><a href="http://Facebook  (Facebook.com/WoodstockFineArts/"><span style="color:#1D2129\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&nbsp\; (</span></span></span></a><a href="http://Facebook.com/WoodstockFineArts/"><span style="color:#1F4E79\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Facebook.com/WoodstockFineArts/</span></span></span></a><span style="color:#1D2129\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">)\;</span></span></span> <a href="http://Twitter (twitter.com/@ArtsWoodstock)"><span style="color:#1F4E79\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Twitter</span></span></span></a><a href="http://Twitter (twitter.com/@ArtsWoodstock)"> </a><a href="http://twitter.com/@ArtsWoodstock"><span style="color:#1F4E79\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">(twitter.com/@ArtsWoodstock)</span></span></span></a><span style="color:#1D2129\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><a href="http://Instagram (instagram.com/woodstockfinearts/"><span style="color:#1F4E79\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Instagram</span></span></span></a><a href="http://Instagram (instagram.com/woodstockfinearts/"> </a><a href="http://instagram.com/woodstockfinearts/">(instagram.com/woodstockfinearts/</a>)<u><span style="color:#1F4E79\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">\, </span></span></span></u><span style="color:#1D2129\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&nbsp\;and sign-up for emails on<a href="http://Woodstock Fine Arts Association?s website (www.woodstockfinearts.org/"> </a></span></span></span><a href="http://Woodstock Fine Arts Association?s website (www.woodstockfinearts.org/"><u><span style="color:#1F4E79\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Woodstock Fine Arts Association</span></span></span></u><span style="color:#1D2129\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&rsquo\;s website </span></span></span><u><span style="color:#1F4E79\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">(</span></span></span></u></a><a href="http://www.woodstockfinearts.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">www.woodstockfinearts.org/</span></span></span></a><span style="color:#1D2129\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">).</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Boulder Ridge Country Club\, Lake-in-the-Hills
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