PURCHASE INDIVIDUAL
RESERVATIONS ONLINE BELOW
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7:00 Cheshire Cat Reservations: Adventures in Wonderland Begins
($150/per person)
-
Culinary delights and curious drinks
- Music by MacPhail Faculty Jazz Quartet
- Converse with authors including
(but certainly not limited to!) Robert
Alexander, Carol Connolly, Marion Dane Bauer,
Bill George, Judith Guest,
Pete Hautman, William Kent Krueger, Lorna Landvik,
Mary Logue, Dr. Steve
Miles, Dale Mulfinger, Heather McElhatten,
Wang Ping, and Steve Thayer
- Bid first on unique literary items in
the Marketplace gathered just for you!
- And all adventures listed under Down
the Rabbit Hole!
___________________________________________________________8:30 Mad Hatter
Reservations: Down the Rabbit Hole
($50/per person)
- Raise
your glass to toast the future of our new
library system
- Last chance to bid on
Marketplace collectors items and packages
- Musical interludes and entertainment by urban
and suburban youth
- Dance to the eclectic
rhythms of Tambuca
- Treats and cash bar
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Valet parking available to all guests
($8). Drop off on Nicollet Mall.
Additional pay parking available in
surrounding surface lots at the corner
of 3rd Street and Nicollet Mall.
BECOME A SPONSOR
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$2,500 White Knights
Sponsorship: 6 reservations to Off the Shelf. Includes
valet parking, recognition in program, website,
and event signage.
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$1,000 Queen of Hearts Sponsorship: 4 reservations to Off the Shelf.
Includes valet parking, program and website
recognition.
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$500 White Rabbit Sponsorship: 2
reservations for Off the Shelf. Includes valet
parking and website recognition.
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MAKE A REGRETS GIFTS
Regrets I cannot
attend, but still wish to make a gift in support
of innovative out-of-school programs at all
Hennepin County Libraries.
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OFF THE SHELF SUPPORTS
LIBRARIES IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Proceeds from the benefit will support
K-12 programs at libraries system-wide,
and to meet the goals of The Friends of
the Minneapolis Public Library and the
Library Foundation of Hennepin County
this year. As the support organizations
for 41 public libraries in Hennepin
County, our combined efforts enrich the
experience of every library patron in
the county by:
- Hosting excellent cultural programs and
events – most are free and open to the public
- Sponsoring essential services for K-12
students, adult learners, immigrant
communities, senior citizens, entrepreneurs,
and more
- Offering used books for sale from public
donations or library discards,
- Raising much-needed funds to meet the
diverse needs of all Hennepin County residents
- And much more!
OFF THE SHELF
SPONSORS
Looking Glass Sponsors
King of Hearts
The Baker Foundation
Whitebox
Advisors
White Knight Sponsor
Bentz
Thompson Rietow, Inc.
Cargill
Hammel
Green Abrahamson
Lynn Carlson Schell
Queen of Hearts Sponsor
Bremer Bank
Leonard, Street and Deinard
Holly and
Francis Denis
White Rabbit Sponsor
Coughlan Companies
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Event Co-Chairs
Holly
Denis
Jenny Skinner
Committee Members
Linda Brandt
Kate Brecke
Susan
Brettschneider
Lynn DeVore
Colleen Doran
Anita S. Duckor
Arlys Edson
Dawn Flinsch
Amy Foley
Rachel Fulkerson
Pam Gagnon
Kathy Graves
Courtney A. Grimsrud
Judith
Guest
Barbara Haugen
Kristie Hoyt
Jane
L. Johnson
Claudia Kroeck
Laura Langer
Russ Lemker
Bill Levin
Cyndy Mertz
Glenn
Miller
Linda Odegard
Adam Olson
Cindy
Page
Jeffrey Phillips
Peggy Rasmussen
Barbara Redmond
Tim Showalter-Loch
Margaret Telfer
Moira Turner
Ruth Usem
Peggy Watson
Ardis Wexler
Beth Willis
Saturday,
May 31, 2008 Minneapolis Central Library