Time running out to get tickets to OMAH fundraising gala

NEWS RELEASE
ORILLIA MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY
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The Orillia Museum of Art and History (OMAH) is hosting a fundraising event on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 at Hawk Ridge Golf Club.

We are pleased to have a guest speaker with local roots, Dr. Rita Shelton Deverell, Lakehead University’s 10th chancellor. Dr. Deverell’s talk, entitled Honouring Thy Neighbour’s Histories, will be engaging and thought provoking. This event has proven to be very popular and this week is the last chance to purchase the remaining tickets.

Dr. Deverell is also an independent scholar, author, as well as a theatre and media artist. In 2022 she was honoured with the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting. She and her husband, Rex, who grew up in Orillia, have made their home in Oro-Medonte for 29 years.

As an addition to the event, six artists have donated original works of art to be raffled off. The artwork is currently on display at OMAH and tickets are available for $25 each. The generous artists are Marlene Bulas, Catherine Cadieux, Annie Kmyta Cunnington, Charles Pachter, Robyn Rennie and Prudence Smith.

Funds raised from this event will support OMAH’s endowment fund for long-term sustainability as well as programs for children and youth.

Tickets are $100 each and include dinner, a complimentary glass of wine, and a $40 tax receipt. Guests will be entertained by the Will Davis Jazz Duo featuring Will Davis and Chris Robinson.

If you can’t attend but would like to support the museum with this fundraiser, you can purchase tickets, which will be donated to students from Lakehead University’s Humanities 101 program.

There is also still the opportunity for local businesses to sponsor the event. People who attend our events are local professionals, business people, arts, heritage, and cultural supporters, and community influencers — a great opportunity to reinforce your community connections. For more information visit www.orilliamuseum.org/gala or contact Ninette Gyorody, [email protected]. 

Purchase event and raffle tickets via www.orilliamuseum.org/gala.

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