Last night I attended the Benefit Gala for SCERA's Endowment for the Arts as a recipient of one of the Star Awards. I was honored as a Friend of the Arts and it was an incredible event that I won't soon forget!
The theme was the Wild West and all of the decorations were so fun!
The evening began with a silent auction (there were some cool items to bid on) and then we had a dinner in the lobby provided by the UVU Culinary Arts Institute which included a salad of crisp frisee, grape tomatoes, a blue cheese wedge, bacon lardons, and shallot vinaigrette, a main course of herb & goat cheese stuffed chicken breast, creamy mashed potatoes, broccolini, baby carrots, and crispy red onion, and for dessert there was an amazing chocolate peanut butter cake.
After dinner there was a live auction (I wanted the Jazz tickets but they were way out of my price range) and then we moved into the theatre for the program and the Star Awards.
There was a beautiful slide presentation narrated by radio and TV personality Casey Scott for each of the recipients before we received our awards (and then we had to give a speech!).
Both of my sisters, my brother-in-law, my nephew, and a dear friend were there to support me and that really meant a lot to me. There were also some lovely tributes from several of my friends and former colleagues printed in the program and these actually brought tears to my eyes when I read them. I am so grateful to SCERA for all of the preparation and care that went into such a wonderful evening and I want to thank them for giving me an award for simply doing what I love!
Note: The program included entertainment between the awards and we got a sneak peak of The Wizard of Oz (SCERA's next production). Both of my sisters were so impressed they want to come see it with me!
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