Everyone who participated in the successful Shuffle Up and Deal fundraiser, last Wednesday is welcome to attend the 
final wrap up party tonight at the Owl Acoustic Lounge.
Shuffle Up And Deal was a special event which included 53 local artists who all designed individual playing cards for special deck of cards which will be sold for $15 each to raise money for the Special Needs Art Education program at the Bowman Arts Centre.
A packed house incuding artists and art aficionados gathered at the Owl, Nov. 10 to take part in a special silent auction, in which the original pieces were auctioned off by a silent auction which raised $2,916 for the program.
They also enjoyed performances by several local musicians including Brenna Lowrie, Steven Foord, Matt Robinson and Darryl Düus who perform
ed in between live auctions hosted by Aaron Hagan and Mike Maguire for some fantastic prize packages including donations from local businesses.
Packages included a variety of concert tickets, gift certificates, art, books, tickets to the Galt Museum beer tasting, bowling and even a guitar donated by Long and McQuade.
The guitar package, which also included tickets to New West’s production of Glitz, and haircut and colour by Maisey, a purse and even a half price bellygram from Desert Wind Belly Dance, went for close to $1,000 alone.
So the event was billed a success by organizers who are thanking participants and donors and of course artists, with the special event which includes free appetizers and drinks and a chance to sketch two fetching models beginning at 7:30 p.m. Once all of the decks have been sold, the project will have raised $10,000 for the Bowman Arts Centre’s Special Needs Art program.
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