| Junior Patrons Past Events |
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Art After Dark: P.H. Polk—February 25th 5:30--8:30pm; at the Museum
Junior Patron Holiday Party-- December 3rd, 2009 Jingle and Mingle with the Junior Patrons!
Join the Junior Patrons for the evening to celebrate the arrival of this year’s most anticipated exhibit, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness! We will enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres in the Museum’s Sculpture Garden. The exhibit will be open exclusively for the Junior Patrons that evening, and Dr. Graham Boettcher will offer a special curator-led tour of this outstanding show. $5 for Junior Patrons Click here to join now!! The Junior Patrons and the Alabama Ballet Junior Board held a dynamic evening at the Birmingham Museum of Art, featuring a dazzling ballet performance, selected pieces of contemporary art, and a live Frank Sinatra band. Dancers decked in elegant costumes by famed designer Oscar de la Renta impressed the crowd with a brief preview performance of Twyla Tharp's "Nine Sinatra Songs." A live band played songs by Ol’ Blue Eyes himself, as guests browsed specially selected contemporary works by Sid Avery that took guests back to the heyday of the Rat Pack. Film Screening at Rojo -- February 17th, 2009 The Junior Patrons enjoyed a screening of the film Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock? over dinner and drinks in the private room at Rojo. Holiday Party at the Matt Jones Gallery — December 11th, 2008 Our lively holiday party at the Matt Jones Gallery featured fabulous art, heavy hors d’oeuvres, festive music courtesy of The Pineapple Skinners. Sloss Furnaces Iron Pour — November 13th, 2008 The Junior Patrons held an Iron Pour at the historic Sloss Furnaces and created fabulous works of cast iron art! Members and guests designed their own sand stone and watched as a Sloss Metal Artist poured molten iron into their molds. At the end of the night, everyone lft Sloss with an original cast iron work of art. Fall refreshments were provided. Three hundred Junior Patrons and their guests came out for an after-hours opportunity at the Museum to see the highly acclaimed Leonardo da Vinci exhibit. We made it a true Italian affair with Italian food, beer, and even an Italian wine tasting on a perfect fall evening in the Sculpture Garden. The Junior Patrons got away from the crowds this year at Art on the Rocks at the third floor VIP area. We enjoyed complimentary beer and wine as well as an awesome view of all the activity going on in the Sculpture Garden. The Village Wine Market: Wine Tasting and Art Presentation —June 12th, 2008 Several talented local artists from the Naked Art Gallery presented their amazing work to our group at the Village Wine Market. JPs browsed the diverse selections of art as we tasted many different wines provided by our sponsor, International Wines, Inc. -- October 20, 2009 |
