For Immediate Release
January 17, 2012 – Kelowna, BC

Dinner, Dancing and Hockey team up for
Pirouette fundraiser

What do six Okanagan chefs, hockey, a fishing trip and award winning wines all have in common?  All are part of Pirouette on Saturday, February 4th.

Pirouette, the signature fundraiser for Ballet Kelowna, is not your typical rubber chicken fundraising dinner.  Six of the Okanagan’s top chefs have paired with five local wineries to create a once-in-a-lifetime gourmet feast for 220 guests. 

Chef Stuart Klassen, executive chef of the Delta Grand Okanagan, has opened his kitchens to host Rod Butters, RauDZ Regional Table, Bernard Casavant, Manteo Resort, Mark Filatow, Waterfront Restaurant, Sandrine Raffault-Martin, Sandrine French Pastry & Chocolate and Roger Sleiman, Quails’ Gate Old Vines Restaurant. Wines from ACES Okanagan, Le Vieux Pin, Noble Ridge, Quails’ Gate and Summerhill Pyramid Organic Winery will be poured throughout the evening. 

Following dinner, incredible auction packages including an all-inclusive trip for two to Langara Fishing Lodge in the Queen Charlotte Islands will be up for bid, along with an opportunity to win a spot on the hockey roster at Bob Bourne’s Hockey Greats Fantasy Camp this summer.  Not into hockey? How about a Whistler Ski Adventure with RBC Olympian Freestyle skier Sylvia Kerfoot, or a relaxing spa getaway at Harrison Hot Springs.

The fun doesn’t end when the bidding is done, as the lights go down and the music turns up for dancing with an After Party featuring entertainer Andrew Johns.

Tickets are $250 with a generous tax receipt and available online at balletkelowna.ca or call Debbie MacMillan at 250.764.4803.  This beautiful fundraising evening is presented by the Thomas Alan Budd Foundation for Ballet Kelowna, one of only ten Canadian professional ballet companies.

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For more information contact:
Debbie MacMillan
250-764-4803
events@balletkelowna.ca