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Please join us for a magical evening at the 23rd Annual Desert Gala at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum on Sunday, April 24th, 2016.

Soft lights illuminate the pathways while live music floats through the warm air. With hundreds of cacti in riotous bloom, this is the perfect time of year to experience this special evening at the Museum.

Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails as you view one-of-a-kind Silent Auction items including unique Desert Museum experiences, lovely botanicals and other treasures displayed throughout the Desert Garden.

An exciting Live Auction features spectacular adventures and rare arts and treasures followed by a Seated Dinner with gourmet cuisine and wine, served among the lovely gardens and patios. We look forward to welcoming you to this very special event.

The 23rd Annual Desert Museum Gala: Desert Canids - A Celebration of the Foxes, Wolves, and Coyotes of the Sonoran Desert. Sunday, April 24th, 2016

Date:

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Time:

4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Attire:

Festive Attire

On the grounds of the Desert Museum

Individual tickets

$200

($75 tax deductible)

Sponsor tables:

Coyote Help

$3,000

($1,230 tax deductible)

Grey Fox Help

$6,500

($4,730 tax deductible)

Kit Fox Help

$12,000

($10,230 tax deductible)

Mexican Grey Wolf Help

$20,000

($15,070 tax deductible)

Raffle tickets

$20 each

The Evenings’s Schedule

4:00 p.m.

In the Desert Garden- Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres
Silent Auction begins
Live Musical entertainment

5:30 p.m.

Live Auction in the Warden Oasis Theater
Welcome: William Lomicka, Chair, Board of Trustees
Craig S. Ivanyi — Executive Director
Live Auction begins
Raffle Winner is drawn (need not be present to win)

7:15 p.m.

Dinner — in the Ironwood Terraces
& Baldwin Education Building

7:25 p.m.

Silent Auction closes

8:30 p.m.

Silent Auction items ready for pick-up

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a non-profit institution fully dedicated to conservation and research of the Sonoran Desert region. All proceeds from the Desert Gala support the daily operations, programs, and conservation efforts of the Desert Museum.

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“During our first visit to the Desert Museum in 1994 we agreed it was the best full spectrum natural history experience we'd ever had - and right here in our own backyard!
We've supported the Museum annually since then and encourage friends and business associates to do the same.”
--Jerry Weinert
& Marni Dittmar
“During our first visit to the Desert Museum in 1994 we agreed it was the best full spectrum natural history experience we'd ever had - and right here in our own backyard!
We've supported the Museum annually since then and encourage friends and business associates to do the same.”
--Jerry Weinert
& Marni Dittmar