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SUMMARY:Moonlight in the Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Expecting more than 600 guests\, the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center has announced additional entertainment features for its seventh annual signature fundraiser Moonlight in the Gardens\, beginning at 5:30 p.m.\, Friday\, October 25\, on Botanical Gardens grounds under tents.  \n\n \n\nThe star-studded evening starts at Stellar Spirits wine and beer open bars.   Guests will enjoy an array of appetizers\, conversation at Jupiter's Jazz Bar\, and initial trip though the Starlight Silent Auction with new Grand Galaxy featuring high-end items\, some male-targeted deals and blackboard auction.  An incredible list of auction choices are topped by an Estes Park February condo stay\, handmade 'Aggie' quilt\, South Padre Island Schlitterbahn two-night stay and four passes\, Ascuba Venture swim and diving lesson package\, parrot with cage and Companion Bird Club membership\, season tickets for Corpus Christi Symphony and Harbor Playhouse\, handsome mesquite bench\, fishing trip\, duck hunt\, original paintings\, and Houston Symphony and Natural Science Museum package.\n\n \n\nEntertainment continues in the Butterfly House with the Heavenly Butterfly Release\, and Lunar Illuminations including the magnificent new Rose Pavilion chandelier\, complemented by rose bed candelabra\;  lighted wire sculptures in the Anderson Bromeliad Conservatory\;  uplighting in the Plumeria Garden\; and large ornamental flamingos guiding guests through the Orchid House. \n\n \n\nMercury's Main Tent features dining tables with white china on navy and turquoise table cloths with orchid centerpieces\, and Man in the Moon table locators.   Both sizzling steak dinners and scrumptious\, rather flamboyant desserts will be prepared on site\, followed by decades of Nep-Tunes for listening and dancing with popular local band Flashback.  Charles Doraine will emcee the brief program.\n\n \n\nProper attire ranges from faded denim to jewels and sequins \n\nbut leave stilettos at home!  Valet parking will be available.   Sponsor opportunities are available from $150 to $15\,000.  Single tickets are $85\n\nper person for members\, $100 non-members.  Reservations required.  Please call for information\, 361.852.2100.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Expecting</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"> more than 600 guests\, the South Texas Botanical Gardens &amp\; Nature Center has announced additional entertainment features for its seventh annual signature fundraiser <em>Moonlight in the Gardens</em></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">\, beginning at 5:30 p.m.\, Friday\, October 25\, on Botanical Gardens grounds under tents.&nbsp\; </span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">The star-studded evening starts at <strong>Stellar Spirits wine </strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">and<strong> beer open bars.&nbsp\; </strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&nbsp\;Guests will enjoy an array of <strong>appetizers</strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">\, conversation at <strong>Jupiter&rsquo\;s Jazz Bar</strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">\, and initial trip though the <strong>Starlight Silent Auction </strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">with<strong> new Grand Galaxy </strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">featuring high-end items\, some male-targeted deals and blackboard auction. &nbsp\;An incredible list of auction choices are topped by an Estes Park February condo stay\, handmade &lsquo\;Aggie&rsquo\; quilt\, South Padre Island Schlitterbahn two-night stay and four passes\, Ascuba Venture swim and diving lesson package\, parrot with cage and Companion Bird Club membership\, season tickets for Corpus Christi Symphony and Harbor Playhouse\, handsome mesquite bench\, fishing trip\, duck hunt\, original paintings\, and Houston Symphony and Natural Science Museum package.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Entertainment continues in the Butterfly House with the <strong>Heavenly Butterfly Release</strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">\, and <strong>Lunar Illuminations </strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">including the magnificent<strong> new Rose Pavilion chandelier\, </strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">complemented by<strong> rose bed candelabra\; &nbsp\;lighted wire sculptures</strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"> in the Anderson Bromeliad Conservatory\; &nbsp\;<strong>uplighting </strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">in the <strong>Plumeria Garden</strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">\; and large ornamental flamingos guiding guests through the Orchid House. </span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"><strong>Mercury&rsquo\;s Main Tent</strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"> features dining tables with white china on navy and turquoise table cloths with orchid centerpieces\, and Man in the Moon table locators.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;Both <strong>sizzling steak dinners </strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">and<strong> scrumptious\, rather flamboyant desserts will be prepared on site\, </strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">followed by decades of <strong>Nep-Tunes </strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">for listening and dancing </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">with popular local band <strong>Flashback. </strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&nbsp\;Charles Doraine will emcee the brief program.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Proper attire ranges from faded denim to jewels and sequins&mdash\;</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">but leave stilettos at home!&nbsp\; Valet parking will be available. &nbsp\;&nbsp\;Sponsor opportunities are available from $150 to $15\,000.&nbsp\; Single tickets are $85</span><br />\n<span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">per person for members\, $100 non-members.&nbsp\; Reservations required.&nbsp\; Please call for information\, 361.852.2100.</span></span>
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