Walnut Creek Library Foundation's 6th Annual Authors Gala, March 14

The Walnut Creek Library Foundation's premier fundraiser on Saturday, March 14, features reception, auction and gourmet dinner in the stacks with 16 San Francisco Bay Area authors. Come for cocktails, Stay for dinner!
By: Walnut Creek Library Foundation
 
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Feb. 11, 2015 - PRLog -- The Walnut Creek Library will be transformed into a sophisticated jazz-era supper club on Saturday, March 14, when the Walnut Creek Library Foundation presents its 6th annual Authors Gala. Guests will mingle with sixteen notable Bay Area authors, enjoy fine food and drink, and bid on items not found anywhere else in what has become one of the premier literary and social events of the year, attracting more than 200 of Walnut Creek’s most prominent citizens and library supporters. The Walnut Creek Library is located at 1644 North Broadway, Walnut Creek, and tickets are on sale now at www.wclibrary.org/gala.

The evening kicks off at 6 p.m. on the first floor with “Bids, Bites & Books,” acocktail reception and silent auction where guest authors will be on hand to talk to patrons and autograph their books. Tickets for the Bids, Bites & Books reception only are $75 per person.

After the reception, guests and authors move to the second floor to enjoy“The Supper Club,” a gourmet dinner among the library stacks prepared and served by Grace Street Catering, with wines from Walnut Creek’s own Shadowbrook Winery. Supper Club tickets, which include the Bids, Bites & Books reception, are $225 per person.

Guests will have an opportunity to rub shoulders with authors Annie Barrows, Linda Carucci, Pete Crooks, Ann Gelder, Rachel Howzell Hall, Scott Hutchins, Seanan McGuire, Michele Raffin, Jim Reno, Keith Schiller, Greg Sestero, Susan Shillinglaw, T.J. Stiles, Ellen Sussman, Dr. Victoria Sweet, and Elisabeth Van Ingen. Visit www.wclibrary.org/authors/ to learn more.

“Tickets are now on sale, and we suggest you buy yours right away to ensure that you’re seated with the author of your choice,” advises Walnut Creek Library Foundation President Carole Wynstra. She points out that, in addition to enjoying a memorable evening, guests can take satisfaction in knowing that their financial support goes toward funding programs and collections at the Walnut Creek and Ygnacio Valley libraries. “Our libraries are essential to maintaining the economic health and cultural vitality that Walnut Creek residents enjoy and expect, and the funds we raise at the Gala help to make our libraries safe, exciting, and enriching places for people to spend quality time.”

Wynstra notes that the Foundation is especially grateful for the strong support the libraries have received from the local business community. Sponsors of the 2015 Authors Gala include Broadway Plaza, the Contra Costa Times, Diablo magazine, F&M Bank, Grace Street Catering, Hall Equities Group, Hartman Studios, the Lesher Foundation, Mechanics Bank, Mill Creek Residential, Minuteman Press, Neiman Marcus, Republic Services, Safeway, Shadowbrook Winery, SummerHill Housing Group, and Transwestern.

For tickets and more information, visit www.wclibrary.org/gala, or call 925.935.5395.

Contact
Kristin Anderson
***@wclibrary.org
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Source:Walnut Creek Library Foundation
Email:***@wclibrary.org
Tags:Authors Gala, Library Fundraiser, Walnut Creek, Bay Area Authors
Industry:Books, Non-profit
Location:Walnut Creek - California - United States
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