Upcoming Events
“Winter Warm-Up”
Warm Up to Wine Class
Thursday, January 29, 6pm
$25 for members, $30 for non-members
TICKETS
The Warm Up to Wine Class series is the perfect setting to learn about wines from around the world. A fun, educational environment with other first-time tasters best describes this experience. The class includes six pours of a range of red and white wines, various palate cleansing cheeses, and some instruction on how to taste, purchase and perfectly pair food and wine. Space is limited so please, register early by calling 901.544.6209. Online ticket link coming soon.
"The Premier"
Fleming's Wine Dinner
Sunday, February 22, 5pm
$150 per person
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
6245 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38119
TICKETS
This kick-off event of the 2009 Art of Good Taste season features five courses prepared by Chef William Kloos paired with the evening's featured wines in addition to live and silent auction items sure to excite! All proceeds from the evening will benefit the Brooks Museum.
"The Oh-So-CHic"
Brooks Uncorked!
Friday, April 10, 7pm
$150 per person
TICKETS
RSVP Magazine hails Brooks Uncorked as one of the year's Top 10 parties and 2009 is sure to be no exception. Guests will have the opportunity to taste over 80 wines from all over the world, bid on crowd-pleasing silent auction items and enjoy a culinary feast by Chefs Wally Joe and Andrew Adams of the Brushmark. Help us usher in Spring with this fantastic event!
“A weekend full of wine”
Patrons Dinner 2009 featuring Spring Mountain Vintners
Friday, May 8, 7pm
$750 per person (includes Brooks Uncorked and Grand Auction)
TICKETSFor the 2009 Patrons Dinner we will welcome an unprecedented twelve vintners from the Spring Mountain District. The Brooks definitely has Spring (Mountain) Fever and we hope you will join us for an unforgettable evening of wine, art and culinary delights.
Grand Auction 2009 Saturday, May 9, 5pm
$150 per person
TICKETS
Our largest single fundraising event, the Grand Auction, features both a live and silent auction. As guests arrive at 5 pm, they’ll be greeted with their favorite cocktails and passed hors d’eouvres. Just to get things warmed up, our silent auction features more than 70 items, including hand-made jewelry, original artwork, large-format wines, wine tastings in the Brushmark Restaurant, and much more. At 6:30 pm, guests will move out to the tent on the plaza for tapas, an open bar, wines, music, and more than 60 live lots auctioned.
The "Wine" Down Mother's Day Champagne Brunch
Sunday, May 10, 11:30am - 3pm
$30 per person
The perfect way to "wine" down after the weekend's events and toast our wonderful mothers in the always-delicious Brushmark.
For more information about these events or to purchase tickets by phone call Lindsey Satterwhite, Development Associate for Fundraising Events, at 901.544.6209 or by email at
lsatterwhite@brooksmuseum.org.
2008 Events
During the 2008 Art of Good Taste season, we rolled out the red carpet and dusted off our surfboards. The Art of Good Taste honored our friends in the Golden State with rock star vintners, celebrity chefs, renowned artists and a season worthy of paparazzi attention.
The VIP Experience
Party Plane to New OrleansSaturday, June 14
Sponsored by Pinnacle Airlines Corp.
We admit it: we always wanted to jet off on a private plane, just for dinner! Pinnacle Airline agreed to fly 40 people to the bayou and back on Saturday night, June 14. When the lucky bidders arrived at the airport, a Northwest Airlines charter jet was waiting, complete with free flowing wines for the journey.
Greeted with a glass of champagne, the flight was nothing less than a party at 30,000 feet! Upon arrival in New Orleans, bidders were whisked away in a caravan of limousines and taken to Restaurant August for a once-in-a-lifetime wine dinner with Chef John Besh. See what was served
here. August is contemporary French, with a focus on local ingredients, inspired by Chef John Besh's classical training at the Culinary Institute of America.
Price included roundtrip charter airfare from Memphis to New Orleans, ground transportation, wine on the plane, hors d'oeuvres and a four course dinner with wines at Restaurant August, taxes, and gratuity. Keep checking for exciting auction items like this one offered in 2009!
“The Finale”
Grand AuctionSaturday, May 10, 5pm
Raise your paddle! The auction event not to be missed, this casual evening of 150 live and silent lots auctioned by Ben Ferdinand of Hart Davis Wine Company featured rare wines, exotic trips, original art, and fine jewelry, plan an open bar, live music, and heavy hors d'oeuvres.
Click here to view the live and silent auction catalogue.
“The Red Carpet”
Patrons Dinner with Central Coast Winemakers
Friday, May 9, 7pm
We continued our showcase of California with an event as glamorous as old Hollywood. This Patrons Dinner boasted four celebrity chefs, four winemakers, five courses of exotic food, a live painting by Jay Etkin, and only the best Central Coast wines amid 15 auction lots of rare wine, luxury trips, original art, spectacular jewelry, wine dinners and tastings.
Celebrity Chefs:Dean James Max, 3030 Ocean
Celina Tio, The American
Andrew Adams, Brushmark
Wally Joe, Brushmark
Winemakers and Wineries:Jim Clendenen, Au Bon Climat
Gary Burk, Costa de Oro
Jeff Fink, Tantara Winery
Greg Linn, Ambullneo
“The Wine Down”
Champagne Brunch on Mother's DaySunday, May 11, 10am- 2pm
“The Oh-So-Chic”
Brooks Uncorked Friday, April 11, 7 pm
Hundreds of guests ushered in spring with one of RSVP Magazine's top 10 parties of the year!
“The Preview”
Artists Reception at Perry Nicole GalleryWednesday, April 9, 6- 8 pm
See it first! Before the bidding, guests had the opportunity to get a sneak peek at nearly thirty original art pieces in the auctions and a chance to mingle with the artists over cocktails and hors d'oeuvres during this special show at Perry Nicole Gallery.
2008 Featured Artists Mary Long-Postal
American
Cityscape V, 2007
“The Warm-Up”
Hangar 1 Vodka TastingFriday, March 7, 7 pm
Hangar 1 was named Vodka of the Year in 2002 by Food and Wine Magazine, and since then they have made the best distilled vodkas in the country. Ansley Coale, co-founder and owner of Hangar 1, came to Memphis to relate all the ins and outs of the distillation process, the vodkas of Hangar 1, and the tastes and smells of his product, all alongside five pours of infused vodkas, a taste of the his premium brandy, and a dinner buffet by the Brushmark Restaurant.
“The Premiere”
Fleming's Wine Dinner featuring the Wines of Flora SpringsSunday, February 24, 5pm
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
6245 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38119
Guests enjoyed five courses of Fleming's best offerings by Chef William Kloos, each course perfectly paired with wines from the extensive Flora Springs portfolio, plus fine champagnes and cocktails amid a silent and live auction of rare wines and fine art. This 2008 event in its first year was presented by Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar and sponsored by Mark Parker, UBS Financial Services, in memory of Tony Parker.