Role Models/Gator Glam Auction

Thursday, October 7, 2010, 7 pm
Villagio, Colonnade Shops at Sawgrass Mills

Role Models

Role Models will pay tribute to the community’s most valuable assets during an evening of fun and glamour with delicious food and spirits, live entertainment, an awards presentation, silent auction and more. Prominent honorees include Andrew Cagnetta; G. Patricia Cantwell, M.D.; Laura Finley; Sherry Friedlander; Jen Klassens; Neil Goldberg; and George Platt. These distinguished men and women have been selected by the participating charities based on the honoree’s continued commitment to philanthropic causes and the positive impact they have had on the lives of their friends and neighbors.

Online ticket sales closed — get your ticket at the event. Be sure to buy from the Art and Culture Center table!

The $50 event ticket includes food and drink with 100% of ticket sales benefiting the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood. Register with PayPal or download an RSVP form [pdf].

Get your gator!

Gator Glam featured on NBC6

Here’s your chance to own a one-of-a-kind, 7-foot alligator sculpture created by a South Florida artist. Get one of 15 original gators the following ways through Sawgrass Mills’ Gator Glam presented by Billie Swamp Safari. The sculptures will be auctioned off on the night of Role Models, one of three ways to get your gator:

• Sponsorship: Sponsor a gator and get one with your company logo; see below for details.
• Purchase: Attend the Gator Glam Auction on October 7!
• Bid online: Bidding online will begin a week before the event.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship opportunities for Gator Glam are available! For a nominal investment, you can support the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood and have your name attached to Sawgrass Mills’ Gator Glam. For more information, download the introductory letter and the sponsorship form PDFs.

Gator Sculptures

Sculptures will be bejeweled, painted, and embellished by the following South Florida artists: Robert Tabor (Fort Lauderdale), Vanessa Vejar (Fort Lauderdale), Nadine Egan Floyd (Cooper City), Gonzalo Figueroa (Miami), Sal Sidner (Miami), Alejandro Cuadra (Miramar), Jessica Clark (Homestead), DiVitto with Andrea Kelly (Hollywood), Janet Gold (Coral Springs), Isabel Perez Salazar (Coral Springs), John May (Pompano Beach), Frances Kiperman (Boca Raton), Marisol Cuevas (Hialeah) and Adriane Pirro (Boca Raton). Here are a few of the artists’ sketches. For more information, visit the artist submission page (submissions no longer being accepted).

Images: Robert Tabor, Passion for Fashion; Jessica L. Clark, South Beach Camo-gator; Isabel Perez Salazar, Mrs. Allie Gator; DiVitto and Andrea Kelly, Melon Gator.

Funding Acknowledgements

The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supported in part by its members, admissions, private entities, the City of Hollywood, the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and the Kresge Foundation. We welcome donations from all members of the community who wish to support our work.