Saks Event Benefiting Artist Foundation of San Antonio By: Luz Vargas Photos: Kristin Radicke On Saturday, December 12, 2009 Saks Fifth Avenue hosted an in-store benefit shopping event offering supporters of the Artist Foundation of San Antonio a 15% shopping discount on select items and 5% of the event’s sales were donated to the organization. Attendees experienced lively, artistic and festive shopping environment created by a variety of local artists and performers provided by the Artist Foundation. Musical entertainment included: jazz ensembles including chanteuse Katchie Cartwright and Rick Oppenheim plus artist/singer Bettie Ward and the Bumblebees; performers from Attic Rep Theatre, San Pedro Playhouse; readings by actors including Mellissa Marlowe and John McBurney's.Stylish actor models. Shoppers enjoyed sweet & savory noshes champagne and martini's by Coco Chocolate Lounge, all this was while supporting a great, creative cause to Benefit the Artist Foundation of San Antonio.  |  |
"We are honored and thrilled to be partnering with Saks Fifth Avenue for this event. They have a long, established history of supporting the arts and many worthy charities in San Antonio and around the country. We hope this will be the first of many co-branded events blending Saks' high aesthetic sensibilities with the Artist Foundation which is dedicated to identifying and nurturing the highest artistic quality in our community." Said Patricia Pratchett, Co-Founder and Chairman, Artist Foundation of San Antonio" Design and Edits: Luz Vargas Pictures: Patricia Pratchett, Co-Founder and Chairman, Artist Foundation of San Antonio, Luz Vargas MOODZINE Founder, Editor in Chief, John McBurney costumesand models; Michael Marmontello-The Merchant of Venice, Tiffany Rodriguez - the Venetian Christmas Caroler, Robert Rodriguez - Zebra Warrior, Misty Garcia - the Virgen de Guadalupe dress and Lisa Quintanilla, Dancer Andrew Coronado,Overtime Theatre, Artistic Director Roy Thomas, Cary Farrow, Kaitlin Campbell, Sophie Bolles, John Poole, Kris Thomas, Lily Caneria, Matthew Arch, Maxie Bern, Bill Martin, Camie Gillespie, Eddie Wise. poetry readind Jo LeCoeur, Sid St. Onge, Doyle Avant, Lydia from AtticRep performs, James Venhaus performs. About the Artist Foundation of San Antonio The purpose of the Artist Foundation of San Antonio is to enrich the artistic and economic fabric of the community by providing monetary awards to individual artists, across diverse disciplines, thereby advancing their creative enterprise and the arts. The Artist Foundation is a 501© (3) non-profit organization funded in part by the Cultural Collaborative of the City of San Antonio, the Tobin Endowment, the Tobin Theatre Arts Fund, the Lifshutz Foundation, the George Cortes estate and Liberto Family. http://www.artistfound.org/ About Saks Fifth Avenue Saks Fifth Avenue, one of the world’s preeminent specialty retailers, is renowned for its superlative American and international designer collections, its expertly edited assortment of handbags, shoes, jewellery, cosmetics and gifts, and the first-rate fashion expertise and exemplary client service of its Associates. Today, Saks operates 53 full-line stores in 25 states, 5 licensed stores in the Middle East and 1 licensed store in Mexico City, 54 Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH stores and saks.com, the company’s online store. |