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UKIAH, Calif. – The Mendocino College Foundation’s annual “Gala on the Green” is a mix of dining, auctions, music, raffles and wine tasting.
Additionally, a private one-hour tour of the 13-acre garden at Campovida, 13601 Old River Road, Hopland, will be offered to Gala guests prior to the June 18 festivities.
Gala on the Green, an annual fundraiser to benefit Mendocino College students and programs, presented by the Mendocino College Foundation, will take place at the pavilion at Campovida.
The gala begins at 5:30 p.m. and will be preceded by the optional garden tour between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner, wine, live and silent auctions, mystery boxes, a wine pull raffle and musical entertainment by the George Husaruk Trio.
Tickets for the event are $100 per person. Tables, with seating for eight people each, may be reserved for $700. Tickets may be purchased by accessing the foundation’s Web site, http://foundation.mendocino.edu, or calling the foundation office, 707-467-1018.
Sponsors for this year’s Gala on the Green include Campovida, Mendo Lake Credit Union, TLCD Architecture, Savings Bank of Mendocino County, Midstate Construction, SHN Consulting Engineers, Paul Conrado, Richard Cooper, Katherine “Kit” Elliott and George Husaruk, Max and Joan Schlienger, and Wells Fargo advisors John Goldsmith and Rand Rodgers.
Campovida owners Anna Beuselinck and Gary Breen invite Gala attendees to arrive early and take in the garden tour with Ken Boek. Calling Boek the “soul of the garden,” Beuselinck said he is also known as “Campovida’s Voice of Nature.”
Guests may experience an “organic immersion” by walking through the garden “which caters to the five senses and is an educational experience of nature’s diversity,” said Beuselinck.
Individuals may also taste Mendocino Farms Wines, sourced from local vineyards, and, with guidance, pair them with edible flowers and herbs from the garden, she added.
Artist Eva Nicolait (http://www.evanicolait.com/) will be showcasing her work in the Campovida barns and wine tasting areas, according to Beuselinck. Nicolait has donated a piece of her artwork to be auctioned at the Gala.
“The Campovida garden tour is a wonderful way to kick off our Gala,” said Christy Scollin, co-chair for the Foundation’s Special Events Committee. “Strolling through the colorful garden while learning about the organic vegetables, flowers and herbs is a delightful way to start the evening. We are fortunate to be having our event at such a beautiful outdoor venue.”
