Lawyers Go for Van Gogh.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 1998-- Willard Hosts Van Gogh Dinner to Celebrate 15th Anniversary of Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts The National Gallery's stunning exhibition Van Gogh's Van Goghs: Masterpieces from the Van Gogh Museum The Van Gogh Museum is a museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, featuring the works of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. It has the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world. , Amsterdam continues to be the hottest ticket in town. Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts Inc. (WALA WALA Wisconsin Assisted Living Association WALA Western Australia Lacrosse Association WALA Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts WALA Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts WALA Weighted Average Loan Age WALA Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators ) is offering a special tour of the exhibition for 50 of its Benefactors on October 29 at 5:45pm. Following the tour, guests will enjoy a sumptuous dinner inspired by the artist at the elegant Willard Inter-Continental Hotel, hosted by Jean-Jacques Reibel, General Manager. A lecture on the life and work of Van Gogh by Laura Coyle, Assistant Curator of Exhibitions at the Corcoran Museum of Art, will precede the tour. Ms. Coyle is an expert on the still-life paintings of Van Gogh. The tour will take place outside of normal public visiting hours visiting hours Noun, pl the times when visitors are allowed to see someone in a hospital or other institution: many prisoners' wives complain about the short visiting hours visiting hours and was made possible through the generosity of the Trustees of the National Gallery. In the Willard Room, a four-course Van Gogh Tasting Menu created by Chef de Cuisine Gerard Madani will include `Corn-fed Squab squab baby or fledgling pigeon. on a Bed of Wheat', inspired by Van Gogh's Wheatfield with Crows (1890) and Crispy Quince quince, shrub or small tree of the Asian genera Chaenomeles and Cydonia of the family Rosaceae (rose family). The common quince (Cydonia oblonga Mille Feuille with Lemon Sauce', based on the master's Still Life with Quinces and Lemons (1887). Host to every president and countless luminaries since 1850, the Willard Hotel was meticulously restored and reopened in 1986 as the Willard Inter-Continental Washington. Starry Night: A Van Gogh Evening is a benefit for WALA in celebration of our 15th anniversary. The evening will kick off a major drive for increased support by major law firms and corporations throughout Washington, DC. The requested donation for the evening is $250 per person. The Willard Inter-Continental Hotel and Ernst & Young are partially underwriting this event. Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts Inc., a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. , is a unique alliance of lawyers and artists dedicated to addressing the legal needs of creative artists and arts organizations. Our programs include: Access to Pro Bono Short for pro bono publico [Latin, For the public good]. The designation given to the free legal work done by an attorney for indigent clients and religious, charitable, and other nonprofit entities. Legal Services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. ; a Walk-In Legal Clinic for artists; 40 Art-Law Workshops per year; Arts Resolution Services, a mediation program; and Project Unite, a conflict resolution and summer jobs program for DC public high schools students. WALA also sponsors an annual gala, Art to Taste. For more information, contact Elena M. Paul, Esq., Executive Director, at 202/393-2826 x.26. |
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