May 27, 2010 • The Bently Reserve • 6:30pm

Sundown at the Golden West Saloon is an exclusive gala celebrating the opening of the 2010 Summer Season and the 100th Anniversary of Giacomo Puccini’s The Girl of the Golden West. This spectacular event will take place on Thursday, May 27th at The Bently Reserve in San Francisco and will also serve as a Gold Rush welcome to Nicola Luisotti, San Francisco Opera’s new music director and conductor of Puccini’s masterpiece.

Patrons of this exciting celebration will be transported back to the Old West circa 1850  with its legendary gold miners, outlaws and frontier women in pursuit of fame, fortune and gold. At sundown, guests will celebrate the commencement of the Summer Season at the welcome reception, complete with libations straight from the Sierra Madre.  Immediately following, guests will enter the hall to delight in a scrumptious dinner by McCall Associates, a brief live auction, and dancing.

All proceeds from Sundown at the Golden West Saloon will support San Francisco Opera Guild’s education and community outreach programs. Each year, San Francisco Opera Guild brings the magic of music to over 50,000 young people throughout Northern California. Your patronage of this event helps make these vital programs possible. 

Sincerely,

Chandra Friese and Linda Elliott Zider
Co-Chairmen

 

 

 

Additional Information

The Bently Reserve is located at:
      301 Battery Street
      San Francisco, CA 94111

Attire: Black Tie or Gold Rush Era Chic

Annual Sponsors

         

Wine Sponsors

La Marca
William Hill Estate Winery

Sparkling Wine Sponsor                                          Spirit Sponsor
                                                                    
 
    Auctioneer Sponsor                                                Media Sponsor
                                                                              
            
               Decor                                                                         Catering 
                                                                                 


Live Auction Donors

                                                          

                                                                              

American Canyon Paintball Jungle · Anchor Steam Brewery · Cheley Camps · Lake Shasta Caverns SeaDream · The Crucible · Westin Europe and Regina Florence · Westin Excelsior Rome

Silent Auction Donors 
Broadbent Selections · Byington Vineyard & Winery · Cakebread Cellars · Caymus Vineyards · Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards and Winery · Clos Mimi · Clos Pegase Winery · Dalla Valle Vineyards · di Rosa · First Crush Restaurant, Wine Bar and Lounge · Hagafen Cellars · Henry and Valarie Huff · Hope & Grace Winery · Jardiniere · Ledson Winery & Vineyards · Leonetti Cellar · Maggie and Carter Mack · Milvali Salon · Napa Valley Wine Train · Novogradac & Company LLP · Pine Ridge Vineyards · Ravenswood Winery · Retzlaff Vineyards · Savannah Chanelle Vineyards · Tru Restaurant · Vintners Collective

 

 




Honorary Chairmen

John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn

Co-Chairmen
Chandra Friese
Linda Elliott Zider

President
Diane Rubin
 

Committee   

Ursula Apel

Cheryl Baxter

Katie Budge

Mary Corroon

Caroline Daniels

Lynne Edminster

Ann Girard

Katie Jarman

Victoria Kornblum

Karen Kubin

George F. Lucas

Maggie Mack

Charlot Malin

Catherine Marcus

Anne Marie Massocca

Susan Mooradian

Mary Poland

Anny Becky Redlich

Mai Shiver

Susan Tamagni

Stephanie Tuttle

Barbara Walkowski

Victoria Yeager Sawyer

 

 

 

 

San Francisco Opera Guild
War Memorial Opera House
301 Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 565-3204
Fax: (415) 861-0242