Museum changes ‘paint’

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art’s largest and most entertaining fundraiser is shaking it up this year.|

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art’s largest and most entertaining fundraiser is shaking it up this year.

Instead of the traditional sit-down dinner with a live auction, the Museum has invited the award-winning Broadway star, Lexy Fridell to perform a new, one-woman show on Sunday, May 31.

The evening includes cocktails with live music and a silent auction at a beautiful ranch estate in Glen Ellen, food prepared by Catherine Venturini of Olive and Vine and concludes with a performance by the hilarious Lexy Fridell.

Tickets, at $250 a person are on sale now at svma.org/freshpaint and upon purchase location will be provided.

Silent auction items include trips to Italy, London, Palm Springs and Laguna Beach, a variety of cooking classes and dinner at the Edge and/or the Palm Beach Wine auction. Details can be found at svma.org/freshpaint2015silentauctionitems. The lucky winner of the $100 raffle ticket will have four club seats for a Giants game along with dinner at MOMO’s and a night at the Kabuki Hotel in San Francisco.

This year’s fresh, Fresh Paint committee includes Suzanne Brangham, Cherie Hughes, Bob Gardner, Yvonne Hall, Kathe Hodgson, Kristina Hoffman, Kate Eilertsen, Nancy Kivelson, Marcia Levy, Jane Milotich, Barbara Pascoe, and Susan Walker. They’re committed to shaking it up this year, and providing a good time for everyone in order to raise funds for the education and exhibition programs the museum provides.

Established in 1998, the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art is a membership supported nonprofit organization that provides exhibitions of contemporary and modern art and educational and public programming for children, youth and adults. Its mission is to be, “a magnet of creative energy and cultural inspiration with exhibitions and educational programs that engage the community in the art and ideas of our time, encouraging curiosity and innovation.”

The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art is located at 551 Broadway. Regular museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults. Children K–12 are admitted free, as are SVMA members. Additional information is available at svma.org or by calling 939-7862.

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