Welcome to our new blog! As our campaign really gets rolling, we thought it would be great to have a blog where our friends and supporters can get the latest scoop on how the Hardacre Theater Preservation Association is doing.
For our first blog post, I’d like to give you the inside scoop on our first fundraiser, the Hearts for the Hardacre event that we had on February 16th. It was a beautiful evening full of soft lighting, lovely music, familiar faces, and INCREDIBLE food!
The event was held inside the beautiful A Place to Land Café on main street in Tipton. The art gallery setting was perfect for an event supporting the arts in Tipton! We strung up ivory Christmas lights and placed Moroccan lanterns to cast a romantic glow on everything. Instead of renting expensive table clothes, we used deep red and brown shimmery gift paper and vintage floral wallpaper samples for table coverings. We then dropped red flower petals all over the tables to really give everything a "Valentine's" feel.
Board member Will Valet’s wife Callie and several of her friends teamed up to create a breathtaking cascade of beautiful and decadent desserts. From cream puffs to cake pops to fruit kabobs covered in chocolate…. this table had every dessert you could imagine!
Our guests were treated to a lovely meal of roast beef and gravy or chicken Kiev, with several side options, provided by Family Foods. Several different wines accompanied the meal and were provided by Dan Boddicker of Red Cedar Wines. His delicious Cranberry and Crabby Apple wines were among the favorites of the night. Board members and local volunteers carefully plated the food and acted as wait staff to our guests. You would never have known that this was a fundraiser event and not a high-end dining establishment!
One of our volunteers welcomes one of our guests to their table.
Red Cedar Wines
Dan Boddicker helps our guests pair the perfect wine with their meal.
Throughout the evening, local favorite duo the Stoplight Sisters helped create a relaxed and romantic mood with their beautiful duets. Their acoustic ensemble was the perfect sound to fill the space and enhance the mood. At the end of the evening, Mary Barnum of the Stoplight Sisters and Dan Boddicker treated guests to a performance of Van Morrison’s Moondance.
The Stoplight Sisters
Board President Greg Brown updates our guests on the campaign.
Toward the end of the evening, Board President Greg Brown updated guests on the Hardacre campaign and asked guests to consider a donation to support the cause. Those who came to the event were very generous and the evening’s donation total far exceeded our expectations! We are so very grateful for the generosity of those who attended our event. Because of you, we are that much closer to reaching our goal of purchasing the Hardacre building and restoring it for our community.
I'd like to close by thanking those who made this event possible.
Mary Barnum and Moira Depasquale
The Stoplight Sisters
Rev. David Lorenzen &
First United Church of Christ, Tipton, Iowa
Stuart Clark &
The Tipton Conservative
Carla Boddicker &
A Place to Land Café
Mike Goetz &
Family Foods
Family Foods
United Methodist Church, Tipton, Iowa
Daniel Boddicker &
Red Cedar Wines
Red Cedar Wines
Sandy Harmel
The Cook family
Callie Valet and friends
Thank you for visiting our blog. Come back to visit us soon!
Cheyanne
Board Member
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