The Pavilion Partners, the official volunteer organization of The Center for the
Performing Arts at The Woodlands, home of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion,
hosts its 11th Annual Wine Dinner & Auction Feb. 8 at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands. The wine and hors
d’oeuvres reception begins at 5 p.m. followed by a seated dinner at 6:30 p.m. The
cost to attend the event, which raises money for The Pavilion’s educational programming and Partners Scholarship Fund, is $175 per person.
In addition to fine food and a variety of wines (wines sponsored by Northern
Trust), the evening includes a live auction, bid board auction and silent
auction featuring a selection of wine-related items, leisure packages, private
dinners and tastings and more. Net proceeds from the live auction benefit The
Pavilion Partners Scholarship Fund. The remaining net proceeds from the event
benefit The Pavilion’s educational outreach programs such as Children’s Festival and Musical Scores.
The Pavilion Partners Hosts Annual Wine
Dinner & Auction
Proceeds fund scholarships, educational outreach programs
(clockwise from upper left) Jerry MacDonald (left), president and CEO of The
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, and Partners members Randy and JoAnne Lowry
and Brian and Shannon Wing (right) enjoy some of the fine wine that will be
available at The Pavilion Partners Wine Dinner & Auction. v Dale and Susan Benditz (left) join David and Bunny Benditz to extend an
invitation to the Wine Dinner and Auction on Feb. 8. v Jacque and Lloyd Everson (left) and Diane Odegard invite all to enjoy the
evening at The Pavilion Partners Wine Dinner & Auction.
In 2008, The Pavilion Partners awarded $71,500 in scholarships to 23 graduating
high school seniors from 10 area high schools and 29 renewal scholarships to
recipients studying fine arts in college.
Last year, more than $104,000 was raised at this event, with $53,000 from the
live auction benefiting the scholarship fund. In 2008, The Pavilion Partners
awarded $71,500 in scholarships to 23 graduating high school seniors from 10
area high schools and 29 renewal scholarships to recipients studying fine arts
in college. Scholarships are awarded to students in the following categories:
vocal music, instrumental music, theater arts, dance, visual arts and computer
graphic arts. The awards, based on talent and academic performance, are
presented each spring. Since its inception, The Pavilion Partners has awarded
more than $390,000 in scholarships to students studying the arts.
The 11th Annual Wine Dinner & Auction honors Nelda Luce and Jim Blair for their generous support of the arts,
The Pavilion and the entire community. The Blair’s are both native Texans who combined have practice law more than 65 years. They
have been long-time activists in local, state and national political campaigns
and supporters of many organizations and charities. The Blairs currently serve
on several boards. Also, Nelda is the elected chairman of The Woodlands
Township and a former member of The Pavilion’s board of directors. The Blairs often open their home to guests, offer their
classic cars and antique boat, and dedicate their time to many worthy causes.
The 11th Annual Wine Dinner & Auction Committee includes Bunny Benditz, Becki Borth, Sylvia Caracio, Mike
Cote, Gaye Craig, Linda Feld, Keith Ferry, Cindy Notarainni, Jeff Shipley and
Nancy Watts. Co-chairmen are Randy Lowry and Sol Sachs.
For more information, contact Charlotte Weschler at 281-210-1122 or
cweschler@woodlandscenter.org.
