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Schedule of ActivitieS

6:00 PM

Cocktail Reception and Welcome Toast at the Ann Arbor Art Center

Raise your glass and toast the evening with event co-chairs JPaul and Kerri Dixon.Exquisite hors d’oeuvres and craft beer provided by Grizzly Peak and cocktails

provided by Two James Spirits.

7:00 PM

Casual Evening Stroll to The Chop House

7:30 PM

The Main EventEnjoy a multi-course meal featuring the culinary creations of Chef Adam VanBerkum

complemented by unique wine pairings from around the globe.

Live Entertainment – Wych Elm

8:30 PM

Live AuctionLive auction led by auctioneer Steve Gross featuring spectacular experience

packages and domestic and imported wines.

9:30 PM

The Celebration ContinuesThe final phase of the evening includes confections with a wine pairing.

Wych Elm will continue to play until 11:00 PM and The Chop House will be open for your pleasure until 12:00 AM.

9:45 PM

Check-Out and Lot Pick-Up

10:30 PM

Final Call for Lot Pick-Up

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tAble of contentSWelcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Vine and Dine Hosts and Sponsors . . . . . . . 6

Auction Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The Fine Print: Auction Policies . . . . . . . . . 12

About the Ann Arbor Art Center . . . . . . . . . 14

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Dear Friends of the Art Center,

Good evening and welcome to the Ann Arbor Art Center’s third annual

Vine & Dine fundraising event! The Art Center is very fortunate to have

so many passionate supporters of the visual arts and culture in the

community. We are especially grateful to you for joining us here tonight

to celebrate our accomplishments and share in the excitement of what

lies ahead.

Our mission is to connect art with people, places, and purpose. While

we do this from the historic Ann Arbor Art Center premises, not

all connections happen within our four walls. Because art can’t be

contained; it grows, evolves, and expands organically. Art is bigger than

all of us, but needs support and nurturing. When that is done right, it is

inspirational, rewarding, and powerful.

Funds raised from this evening’s event will fuel our ability to provide

excellence and impact in the visual arts through our creative classes

and camps, thought-provoking exhibitions, engaging outreach

initiatives, and our gallery shop that proudly showcases the work of

local artists.

Tonight’s live auction will feature a host of exciting options for your

bidding. Please bid often and bid to win — your win helps us all win by

assuring that the arts continue to thrive in our community.

Thank you so much for joining us this evening. We are grateful to all of

you for your support. Special thanks are extended to our Event Co-

Chairs, JPaul and Kerri Dixon, our Host Committee members, as well as

to our generous, community-minded title corporate sponsor, Hylant.

Enjoy your evening!

With heartfelt thanks,

Marie

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event hoStS EVENT CO-CHAIRSJPaul and Kerri Dixon

HOST COMMITTEEAnne and Howard Cooper

Karen Crawford and Bill WelchLarry and Lucie Nisson

Guy and Robin SuterNick and Sarah Zagar

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AUCTION DONORS AUCTION DONORS

Richard and Karen BrownDavid Cesarini/PIES, Inc.

Karen Crawford and Bill WelchFood for All Seasons Catering

Trevor HoffmanKapnick Insurance

Frank and Jennifer MooreGuy and Robin Suter

Dick and Sally Scheer

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Lot #1   We’re having a Kid’s Art Party and You’re Invited!Donated by The Ann Arbor Art Center and Domino’s Pizza

Celebrate any special occasion for your youngsters and their friends with a fun and colorful artistic activity in the heart of beautiful downtown Ann Arbor. At the Ann Arbor Art Center’s historic space, creativity can run free as we offer one-of-a-kind art projects that each guest will take home. Your party will include a professional art instructor, art supplies, and set-up. To top it off, we will order hot fresh pizza for you and your guests. You pick the date and send the invites for up to 15 guests (ages 6-12) and we take care of the rest.

Choose between two art activities:

Paint Your Own Pottery: Each participant will create their own unique design on a functional piece of pottery using colorful underglazes. The Art Center will add a shiny clear coat of food-safe glaze to the pottery and fire it in the kiln to finish it off.

Acrylic Paint on Canvas: Guests will find their inner Monet by creating a beautiful masterpiece on a crisp white canvas. A professional art instructor will guide party guests through the wonder of painting and at the end, the art will be ready to hang on the wall.

Lot #2 Food for All Seasons – Personal Cooking LessonsDonated by Chef Andrew Benjamin

Design your own gourmet cooking experience — and then enjoy a great meal! Executive Chef Andrew Benjamin will guide a group of six through a meal in a style of your choosing, in your own home. Under his watchful eye, discover new techniques and culinary secrets. The fruits of your labor will make for a memorable dinner, and the knowledge you gain will last a lifetime. Benjamin’s cooking experience includes time in San Francisco as Executive Sous Chef at the Gary Danko restaurant and in Paris with Jean-Louis Nomicos. He spent 5 years in Slovakia, including time as the Executive Chef to the Ambassador. He returned to Ann Arbor to join the family business on its 30th anniversary.

Auction lotS

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Lot #3   Six Magnums – 2014 Château St Cosme – Côtes du Rhône, France Six Bottles – 2011 Mark Herold Wines – Flux Blend, CaliforniaDonated by Richard and Karen Brown

Château de Saint Cosme is owned and operated by the irrepressible couple, Louis and Cherry Barroul, master craftsmen of Rhône Valley wines from both the northern and southern sectors. My notes on this 2014 Côtes du Rhône: Est. 1490; on cobbles near Gigondas; Syrah emphasis. Deep, large, dark, earthy southern Syrah concentration. Bold, broad, and powerful, dense and sweet. Really very strong and ripe for the coolest year since 2008. A touch roti even. Good acid and form. Strong (14%). Dark fruited Syrah basis. Palate really solid and ample, albeit less revealing than the nose at this stage. 91+/100.

Robert Parker comments, “A successful effort, the 2011 Flux is composed of 68% Grenache, 17% Syrah and 15% Mourvedre. It offers up ripe, peppery, spicy, earthy notes as well as abundant fruit (a good sign for a 2011). Consume this soft red over the next several years.

Mark Herold, a well-known consultant, first came to my attention because of the brilliant wines he produced under the name Merus, a brand that has been sold. He now fashions a line-up of interesting and off-beat, hip wines that are priced realistically for as good as they are. His selections called Flux, Acha and Collide are usually blends ranging from white Rhone varietals to red Rhone and Spanish varietals.”

Lot #4   For the Love of Wine – Sampler for TwoDonated by Dick and Sally Scheer of Village Corner

This epic event package is ideal for the consummate wine enthusiast and represents four individual wine tasting experiences where you will learn, taste, socialize, and have an opportunity to purchase unique wines from around the globe.

The winning bidder and guest will have an opportunity to sample a range of activities over the next year: A one-year membership to Ann Arbor Tasters Guild and free admission for two to one of each of the following Tasters Guild events:

• Ann Arbor Tasters Guild Wine Maker Dinner – Dine at an Ann Arbor Restaurant and enjoy delicious food creations masterly paired with unique wines selected from a variety of regions around the world

• Ann Arbor Tasters Guild Grand Tasting – Drink in the experience at a themed tasting event

• Ann Arbor Wine Club Bimonthly Sale Tasting – Variety tasting from a wide selection of individual wines

• Wednesday Wine Group Weekly Tasting – an intimate wine event hosted in a private home

Presented by Dick and Sally Scheer, both distinguished masters of wine who have spent the past 50+ years celebrating their passion for, and knowledge of, wine with the Ann Arbor Community. Owners of Village Corner, Dick and Sally actively direct both the Ann Arbor Wine Club and Ann Arbor Tasters Guild.

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Lot #5   Drinks and Dinner in Detroit for SixDonated by Guy and Robin Suter

Indulge in the new culinary offerings that are putting Detroit on the food map in America. The evening for six begins with luxury limousine transportation to Detroit where your night will start with drinks and a tour at Two James Spirits in Corktown. Opening in mid-2013 — the first licensed distillery in Detroit since Prohibition — it has gained a reputation across the region for its craft spirits and creative cocktails. Then cross Michigan Avenue and enjoy the creations of Chef Brad Greenhill at Katoi — Detroit’s “Restaurant of the Year” in 2015. Chef Greenhill is known for his perfect amount of spice and explosion of complex flavors at this Asian-inspired restaurant which will be present throughout your multi-course dinner.

Lot #6   Twelve Bottles – Boudreaux Cellars – Merlot, Leavenworth, WADonated by Richard and Karen Brown

Robert Parker: “Imagine my amazement not merely at sticking my nose into a glass of Merlot and saying “smells like toasted hickory wood,” but on top of that being told by the vigneron (in Cajun intonation) “well, that’s ‘cause nearly half of the barrels were made out of toasted hickory.” And come to find out, this is hardly the only weird thing you’ll encounter in wines from former professional alpinist and inventor, para-glider, fly-fisherman and singer-songwriter Rob Newsom, who says he let himself get talked into winemaking by fellow fisherman Gary Figgins, and crushed his first grapes in 1998. Newsom’s self-constructed winery and cellar deep in a canyon of the Cascade Mountains some eighty miles east of Seattle as the crow flies, are just off aptly-named Icicle Creek and also off the power grid, enforcing a regimen of low-tech that should embarrass most vintners who go on about how that’s their way of doing things. Following crushing and “punching the hell out of them” during fermentations controlled only by a naturally frigid ambiance, Newsom’s reds go into barrel to remain undisturbed for a minimum of two years, at which point they are frequently either held there or moved to wooden uprights for another 6-12 months élevage. These are the sorts of wines inexperienced or non-intuitive vintners might be well advised not to try imitating in their cellars — and indeed, typify the dark path that professional and professorial oenologists beseech their clients and students not to tread on fear of perdition. There is a welcome and unexpected levity to many of them, incidentally, from alcohol levels below (often well below) 14%, achieved with a bit of divine intervention (a.k.a. Jesus Units). These wines are unlike any others I have encountered, and the best of them are unforgettably good.”

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Lot #7   One Bottle – 1970 Grand Vin de Chateau Latour – Pauilla

One Bottle – 1970 Château du Moulin Rouge – Haut-Medoc

One Bottle – 1980 Château Leoville – Las Cases – Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de Las Cases – St. Julien

One Bottle – 1980 Maison Louis Latour – Côte de Beaune – VillagesDonated by Karen Crawford and Bill Welch

Wine Spectator 91 says about the 1970 Grand Vin de Château Latour: “Elegant and gorgeous to drink now. Peaked. Ruby red color with an amber edge. Lovely aromas of plum, berry and mint. Full-bodied, with currant, dried herb character.”

The Château Moulin Rouge family property is located in the municipality of Cussac Fort Medoc, in an exceptional environment between the prestigious appellations of Margaux and Saint-Julien-Beychevelle. Recognized professionals such as Robert Parker like to compare the wines of Château Moulin Rouge those of its neighbors harvested Beychevelle.

Ranked 2me Grand Cru Classe, Leoville Las Cases makes a durable claret of high cabernet sauvignon content, aged mainly in new oak barrels. High in fruit and oak tannins, it requires many years to achieve maturity.

The 1980 Maison Louis Latour is an assemblage of pinot noir grapes from the lesser known villages of the Côtes du Beaune, skillfully blended by the venerable négociant master, Louis Latour.

A very special thank you to Dick Scheerfor researching and writing the wine lot

descriptions for tonight’s auction .

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Lot #8   Michigan Trifecta – Four Tickets to Football, Basketball, HockeyDonated by Kapnick Insurance, and Frank and Jennifer Moore

Support the Wolverines in style! Take advantage of this unique and elite sports package.

Football: Big fun in the Big House! 2016 is poised to be a transformative year on the gridiron, as Jim Harbaugh’s team is ranked #3 in the USA Today “Way Too Early” poll.

Hockey: Take in the team, the fast-paced action, and the great student traditions at Yost. Food and drinks are included as amenities of this club seat section and they further enhance this already stellar opportunity to see the 2016 Big Ten tournament champions!

Basketball: The only people who experience a Michigan Basketball game from closer to the court than these seats are the student-athletes and coaches. This up close and personal view of the game also includes access to the Weiser Suite, which features a variety of concessions options, private restrooms, and flat-screen televisions.

Lot #9   Art for Everyone – Dedicated GivingMake A Difference. Art Changes Lives, and So Can You!

If you haven’t yet won an auction item, but still want to go home a winner, here’s your opportunity! At 107 years old, the Art Center is as energetic as ever in creating new arts experiences for our community.

By making a donation to our Art for Everyone fund this evening, you are contributing directly to our scholarships and youth programs, for instance providing the opportunity for curious and deserving children to participate in our one-week creativity camps free of charge. This fund also supports adults in need of healing:

“ I am writing to express my deepest gratitude in your making it possible for me to take a ceramics class at the AAAC this January. I was re-diagnosed with cancer in August… I’m ecstatic about being able to work with my hands in earth to calm my existence… it is a very selfless gift you have given me and I thank you from the depths of my being.” —CS

We appreciate any gift you make tonight in support of art being for everyone. We are going for 100% participation this evening and we thank you for your generosity!

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Check-Out

Check-out and lot pick-up will begin at 9:45 PM. For your convenience, you may check-out any time after 9:45 PM and pick-up your winning auction lot any time before 11:00 PM

Conditions of Purchase

All wines and non-wine goods offered or sold in this auction are subject to the following conditions:

• Ann Arbor Art Center (herein “Seller”) reserves the right to refuse admission to or attendance at the auction

• All persons who are purchasers or consumers of alcoholic beverages at the auction must be 21 years of age or older

• The auctioneer is the agent for the seller

• This catalog, as amended by addendum or oral announcements during the sale, constitutes the entire statement of seller with respect to the sale and purchase of wines and non-wine goods listed herein

• Seller does not warrant or represent, expressly denies responsibility for and in no event shall be responsible or liable for, the accuracy of description of wines and non-wine goods offered or the correctness of the catalog, including, but not limited to, the origin, rarity, age, genuineness, quality or condition. All statements by seller are merely statements of opinion and are not to be relied upon by prospective purchasers as warranties or representations of fact, and prospective bidders, by so bidding, acknowledge that they have inspected the wines and non-wine goods to their satisfaction and bid only as a result of their own inspection and opinion

• All wine is sold “as is”

• Goods auctioned are often of some age. All property is sold “as is” without any representations or warranties by the seller as to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, the correctness of the catalog or other description of the physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, medium, provenance, exhibitions, literature or historical relevance of any property and no statement anywhere, whether oral or written, whether made in the catalog, an advertisement, a bill of sale, a posting or announcement, or elsewhere, shall be deemed such a warranty, representation or assumption of liability

• Seller makes no representations and warranties, express or implied, as to whether the purchaser acquires any copyrights, including but not limited to, any reproduction rights in any property

• Seller is not responsible for errors and omissions in the catalog, addendum, or any supplemental material

• All bids are per lot as set forth in the catalog unless otherwise announced by the auctioneer

• Seller may divide or combine any lot or lots at its sole direction

• Seller may, at any time prior to the fall of the hammer, withdraw the lot from sale. Seller reserves the right to withdraw any property before the sale and shall have no liability whatsoever for such withdrawal

• Seller shall have the sole right to reject any bid, at any time prior to the fall of the hammer

• Should a dispute arise between bidders, or should the auctioneer doubt the validity of any bid, the auctioneer shall have the absolute right to resolve the dispute, re-offer, re-sell or withdraw the lot in question

• No bid shall be valid unless acknowledged by the auctioneer

Auction Policies and Procedures

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Wine Bottle Sizes

Bordeaux Burgundy/Champagne Bottle Size

Half Bottle Half Bottle 3/8 liter (375 ml.)

Bottle Bottle 3/4 liter (750 ml.)

Magnum Magnum 2 bottles (1.5 l.)

Double Magnum Jeroboam 4 bottles (3.0 l.)

Marie Jeanne Rehoboam 6 bottles (4.5 or 5 l.)

Imperial Methuselah 8 bottles (6.0 l.)

- Salamanzar 12 bottles (9.0 l.)

- Balthazar 16 bottles (12.0 l.)

- Nebuchadnezzar 20 bottles (15.0 l.)

• At the fall of the hammer, the highest acknowledged bidder shall be deemed to have purchased the lot and therefor assumes full risk and responsibility therefor. Purchaser warrants that he will pay the full purchase price therefor with and will sign a confirmation of purchase price

Financing

• All payments shall be in cash, certified or cashier’s check, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover Card or company or personal check

• In the case where a credit card charge is not approved, the purchaser is still liable to seller for all sums incurred

• Only one purchaser of record is allowed per lot. Groups who wish to split lots should designate one representative who will pay for the lot in full

• Proof of identity will be required

• Full payment, in United States Dollars, must be made at the conclusion of the auction and prior to removal of the purchased auction item(s)

• Any sums not paid within seven days after the sale shall bear interest at the highest rate allowed by Michigan law

• Should any dispute related to these Conditions of Purchase arise, the prevailing party shall be entitled to its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs

Removal of Goods

• Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all goods should be removed the day of sale

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The Ann Arbor Art CenterThe mission of the Ann Arbor Art Center is to be a contemporary forum for the visual arts through education, exploration, and exhibition, and to expand perspectives and ignite growth in students, artists, and the community. In this work we aspire to be a gathering place that serves artists and the community in four distinct, yet related ways: Exhibition, Retail, Education, and Community Engagement.

Art Center Board of Directors

CHAIRSusan Monroe

VICE CHAIRSJennifer AndersonSean Hickey

SECRETARYNakia Johnson

TREASURERDebra Christein

PRESIDENT/CEOMarie Klopf

DIRECTORSPeter BakerTom BrayAnne CooperNoah KaplanWilliam LylePraveena RamaswamiRobin SuterPhil WeissMartha WilliamsNicholas Zagar

Art Center Staff

Meaghan Clark Chloe KeeneMarie KlopfAngela LenhardtMarc McCayAnna McWilliamsLuisa PuentesRebecca PughKate RobertsonOmari RushJean SpindlerJacqueline UpshurMegan WinkelEric Wolff

Safe Rides: If you need a safe ride home, please consider calling MODE Car (734-707-9707) or Ann Arbor Blue Cab (734-547-2222).

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