Type: Fundraising Event

Unwrap the gift of joy! The annual A Night Before Christmas event—taking place on Friday, December 8—is sure to get you and your family in the Christmas spirit.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be visiting the park and taking professional pictures with the children which you’ll be able to download for free. The event will have a variety of family-friendly activities, including a foam zone, face painting, bounce house, petting zoo and train ride along our Christmas path. Local vendors will be showing their holiday spirit, and the food truck lineup has your dinner covered. Event entry is FREE. A suggested donation per family of a new, unwrapped toy for a local children’s organization is kindly requested. $5 WRISTBANDS are sold for a variety of activities, including bouncing, sliding, and crawling over the inflatables and be festively face painted. BEAT THE LINES! Wristbands will be on sale closer to the event (no refunds or replacements will be issued).

Cash only at event entrance on event day, December 8. Parking and Directions G.T. Bray Park is located at 5502 33rd Avenue Drive West in Bradenton. Visitors may access GT Bray Park from 59th St. W. or 51st St. W. Parking will be available in various lots around the park. INTERESTED IN BEING A VENDOR OR EXHIBITOR AT A NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS? Contact rachel.desrosier@mymanatee.org. For more information, please visit mymanatee.org/night

Art Bash will start with cocktails, canapés and entertainment, followed by a seated dinner, auction, music and dancing. Galleries will be open throughout the evening.

Industrial Wonderland is inspired by elements of the artworks in our Winter Exhibitions. Curiously revel in a wondrous and fantastical utopia where nontraditional, industrious materials are transformed, unraveled and reinvented. Discover new worlds where beauty, chaos and art collide.

Art Bash proceeds support our dynamic season of thought-provoking exhibitions featuring local, national, and international artists, and our ever-growing roster of education programs and arts classes – allowing us to serve as an inspiration for members of our community and visitors from around the globe.

6PM | Cocktails, Canapes, Galleries and Entertainment

7:30PM | Dinner, Auction and Paddle Raise

9PM | Music and Dancing

CHAIRS
Teri Hansen
Tom and Sherry Koski
Pauline Wamsler

COMMITTEE
Elaine Crouse
Anne Essner
Marcy Klein
Laura Lobdell
Flora Major
Mary Ann Meyer
Elizabeth Moore
Paige Petersen
Dona Scott
Audrey Stewart
Elisabeth Waters
Margaret Wise

TABLE SPONSORSHIPS + INFO
lwood1@ringling.edu or 941-309-4321
SARASOTAARTMUSEUM.ORG/ARTBASH