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Tags:   Charity Fundraiser   Light Appetizers   Walk Around Tasting   Wine  

A "Crazy Stupid" Night of tasting wines you will "Love" at a World-Class Casino raising money to feed families. What could be better! The Woodland Dreams Ballroom is the perfect location to try dozens of wines, sample terrific light appetizers made by the renowned Potawatomi Casino chefs, and bid on fun items in the silent auction items including trips, dinners, and unique one-of-a-kind "Chairs" painted by Milwaukee artists.

Join us on Saturday, February 18th for the Bay View Community Center's 4th Annual Wine Tasting & Silent Auction Benefit for a great night of wine tasting and bidding on fantastic auction items.  This year’s event is sponsored by PNC, and Bay View's Pastiche Bistro & Wine Bar and Cafe LuLu.

The benefit, held at the Potawatomi's elegant Woodland Dreams Ballroom, will feature quality-crafted wines, light hors d'oeurvres, and silent auction with items generously donated by local businesses and individuals.  Wine educator Tom Vaughan will be in attendance to answer wine questions of attendees.

Returning this year is the "Chair-ity" auction highlighting painted chair creations by Bay View Arts Guild members.  As a bonus this year, the Potawatomi Bingo Casino, known throughout the Midwest for its great restaurants, is offering advanced ticketholders a 15% dining discount at Dream Dance Steak and Reward Plays at Potawatomi.

• Ticket are $39 in advance and $45 at the door.  Purchase tickets online (http://www.BayViewWine.org), by phone (414-482-1000), by mail (1320 E. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee WI 53207) or in person (Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am-9pm; Fri. 8:30am-6pm; Sat. 9am-Noon). We accept VISA and Mastercard, checks, and cash.

All proceeds from the event will be used to support Bay View Community Center programs focused on strengthening families and developing individuals.

Notice - No refunds/exchanges.  Ticket purchaser bears all risk of inclement weather (this is a "rain or shine" event). 

About the Bay View Community Center

The Bay View Community Center is a non-for-profit organization that serves individuals and families in southeastern Wisconsin. The Bay View Community Center provides a variety of fun and exciting programs. These include classes for children, activities for seniors, family events, and health enrichment programs for adults. Special programs, like the Emergency Food and Infant Formula Pantry, give a helping hand to those who could occasionally use it. As a non-profit organization, the Center’s success is truly a community effort. Volunteers, donors, and caring individuals are at the heart of the Bay View Community Center.

The Center believes in the power each individual has to stretch beyond his or her own expectations. We strive to provide information to individuals and families that can help them make strong and informed decisions.

Strong decisions lead to greater change, and that’s what makes the Bay View Community Center thrive. By strengthening our community’s greatest resource - its people - we help make the community a better place to live. We provide a place for individuals, families, and groups to gather and belong. In turn, they strengthen the community with a greater sense of pride and their support.

Learn more about the Bay View Community Center at http://www.BayViewCenter.org