Mardi Party Menu '05

LIVE! AUCTION
Artful Starts	Spotlight Gallery	Rendezvous for Two
Bottled Vegetables Have trouble eating your vegetables? Drink them! Tom Dettmer's vintage wines aren't for the weak-hearted. Get ready for an experience! Bogenrief Studio hors d'oeuvres Party+ For 20 lucky people AOG cooks will provide a grand selection of savory appetizers and refreshments while Jesse Bogenrief provides studio ambiance with a glass-blowing demonstration. Plus your appetizers will be presented on a unique, hand-blown piece for you to keep! Champagne Brunch for Eight by the Drinking Bridge Club Let DBC serve your CBE with style, charm and lots of panache for a special occasion or just because!	Cocktails and Gourmet Dinner for 10 Bonnie Vetter's back with her offer to entertain 10 lucky people in her home with cocktails, a mouthwatering 6 course gourmet dinner, and dessert. Leaning Tower of Pizza A taste of Italy is yours with this certificate for 1 large pizza or buffet each month for one year at City Limits Neighborhood Grill. Spaghetti Dinner for 6 Mama Mia! A slow simmered, rich and savory authentic Italian spaghetti dinner cooked by Carl Carlentini just for you. Bring your appetite! Czech Goulash Flavorful and spicy, Carl Klein's Czech Goulash feeds 4-6 at your convenience because you take it home frozen!	Rack o' Ribs fer yer Dinin' Pleasure Jist bring this here certificate over on to Marv's for 2 of their mouth-waterin' full rack dinners. You'll git soup, salad n' taters to go with it. Dinner at Brooks Grille Room Have an occasion to celebrate? Enjoy fine dining? This versatile certificate will let you have dinner with appetizers & dessert, or other combinations too in the Grill Room at Bud's Pub! Rack o' Ribs fer More Dinin' Pleasure If you didn't git the first one, here's yer chance to try agin fer two of Marv's famous mouth-waterin full rack dinners with soup, salad n' taters.
Hands-on Studio	Dessert C'Art	Savory or Sweet?
Passionate for Pie Party for 6 Slip on your June Cleaver aprons and experience the art of making home-made pies. Learn a fail-proof method that insures a perfect crust every time, even if you are baking challenged. All supplies are included for this pie-a-thon for 6 people to be held at #8 Hill Drive in Milford with pie King and Queen Dave and Cyndee Dather. Roped Longhorn Packaged in a rope basket made by Keith, and fresh frozen from the Noll farm in Linn Grove, IA, Diane and Keith package their lean meat so you can cook it any way you want! Schooley's Secret Sauce An artistic blend of seasonings makes this a most versatile sauce that will accompany most anything!	4 Dozen Mini Cream Puffs Sonna Winther creates magic with her cream puffs filled with white chocolate that will excite dragons and people alike. Made to order when needed. Intense Chocolate Diane King's chocolate cake laced with coffee will give you a jump start, but it promises to satisfy every last one of your chocolate cravings. Chocolate Treasure Box A Colleen Thompson original - white chocolate bas-relief sculpture made to hold edible treasures. Almond Round This treat from the Blue Moose Cafe will have your taste buds swirling and begging for more! Chocolate Truffle Temptations A wonderful selection of hand made chocolate truffles all the way from Temptations in downtown Ames, IA - the family-owned candy shop with a name and a product that's hard to resist.	Rehrücken A traditional German specialty that's hard to find. But what is it? Can you tell it's a flour-less chocolate almond torte that looks like a saddle of venison? Raspberry Raccoon Critter Cake The Schooley's bring yet another unique critter creation to the table. We're sure you won't mind having this wild animal in your kitchen! For the Birds? Architecture takes on a sweet twist with this trio of cookie homes that birds would love to feast in - but don't let them! They're for anyone who has a song in their heart! A Surprise from Chris Newman What will it be? Last year it was Voodoo, with caramel and chocolate...before that, Chocolate Raspberry...We're not sure what Chris will bake up this year, but we KNOW it'll be spectacular!

Silent Gallery...shhhh...
Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies These cookies are a hit wherever Mandi brings them!	Home-brewed 6-Pack Heather's brewed up a batch of root beer that will leave your lips tingling and smacking for more.	Fruit Basket Artfully arranged by Lois, and filled with colorful fruit.
Cinnamon Blossoms Delightful little cookies with a buttery cinnamon flavor and chocolate, just in time for spring!	Peppermint Candies That perfect "little something" to nibble on or to close an evening...how can you resist white chocolate and peppermint?	Basket of Dinner Rolls These are a staple at all Steuben gatherings, and only BettyAnn can make them!
Jar of Biscotti One of Anne's specialties! Self-contained and the perfect accompaniment to a cup of coffee or tea.	Lynn's Famous Banana Rum Cake Lynn Swan baked this goodie up for AOG's membership open house. Wow! Did it pack a heavenly punch! Made to order when needed!	Soda Bread Letty bakes Irish bread even after St. Paddy's Day!
Basket of Cookies Joe bakes a batch of cookies that are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth, and they're presented in a basket, ready to serve!	Decadent Chocolate Cheesecake Mary Rahn brings this little lovely to the table loaded with creamy chocolaty goodness bound to bring that perfect final touch to a special meal.	Italian Whole Wheat Walnut Raisin Bread Irene bakes a bread that describes itself!
Fudge Dominos Play with your game and eat it too! Oxana believes that one's just as much fun as the other!	Checkerboard Cake You provide the checkers, Natasha baked the cake!	Cinnamon Rolls What a treat to be had first thing in the morning - baked by Kathy Elliott, so you don't have to!
A Box of Dutch Pastries Kim Willemsen bakes up a batch of Dutch Letters to help you learn the alphabet, Dutch Apple Bread to keep the doctor away, and Speculoos to add spice to your life!	Of Mice & Cheese Sculpture comes in many forms. Consider this a "mixed media" edible sculpture and have fun!	Schooley's Secret Sauce The secret to this sauce is that it's great with ANYTHING! Use it to dip vegetables, meat, or to dress a salad - however you serve it, it'll be great!

'Artfelt Thanks to...

Tom Dettmer
Jesse Bogenrief
Ann Holck
Mary Rahn
Carole Lea Cotton
Diedra VanArnam
Abby, Alex & Oxana Bedore
Jim & Letty Schooley
Bonnie Vetter
City Limits Neighborhood Grill
Carl Carlentini
Marv's
Bud's Pub
Rose Lee
Dave & Cyndee Dather

Dr. Carl Klein
Keith & Diane Noll
Sonna Winther
Diane & Wendell King
Blue Moose Bakery
John & Heidi Toale
Martin Arthur
Sue Biederman
Newman's Cakes & Crustaceans
Mandi King
Kris McDermott
Barb Ambrosius
Beth Pfeiffer
Spencer Schools
Ray Meyer & Jack Ryan

Carroll's Bakery
Jeanne Blink
C's Liquor
Johnson Brothers Beverages
Whittenburg Distributing
Connie Elg
Joe Kephart
Heather Johnson
Lynn Swan
Lois Benson
BettyAnn Steuben
Irene McCoy
Kathy Elliott
Natasha & Phil Carlson
Kim Willemsen

Chartered in 1979 as a not-for-profit organization, the Spencer Area Arts Council now operates out of an historic building on Grand Avenue in Spencer, Iowa, known as Arts on Grand.

Arts on Grand is home to:
~an exhibit gallery ~ gift gallery ~ classroom studios ~ black & white photography darkroom ~ administrative offices ~ board room ~ resource library

Arts Council operations are funded through memberships, sponsorships, fund-raisers, income from classes, workshops, other operations & gallery sales, and grants from the City of Spencer, Clay County, and the Iowa Arts Council, a Department within the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs.

Arts on Grand
408 N Grand Avenue
Spencer, Iowa 51301

MASTERCARD AND VISA ACCEPTED