We invite you to join us on May 17, 2009 for an evening with Pangea World Theater celebrating new aesthetics in our international community.

5:00pm  Silent Auction and Cash Bar
6:45pm  Call to Dinner and Live Auction (Silent Auction Closes)
7:00pm  Dinner and Dessert
8:15pm  A Celebration of Pangea World Theater
             featuring an excerpt from our Diverse Stages Education Program,
             music from the 2009 performance of Conference of the Birds featuring Dan
             Rein and Aida Shahghasemi, and a performance by D’Lo from the 2008
             production of Ramble-Ations: A One D’Lo Show!
9:00pm  Auction Checkout

“Festive Dress” “Black Tie Optional”

All proceeds from the Pangea World Theater 2009 Benefit provide support to Pangea World Theater and its commitment to educating communities about international works, styles and traditions that illuminate the human condition, end divisiveness and celebrate differences.

Tickets are $75 per person.

THANK YOU to our donors for the Pangea World Theater 2009 Auction:

LIVE AUCTION ITEMS:
One week stay in Greece (donated by June La Valleur)
One weekend at a cottage in Grand Marais, MN (donated by Sam and Char Myers)
Chef’s Table at Bombay Bistro
Dinner for six with and by Artistic Director Dipankar Mukherjee and Executive/Literary Director Meena Natarajan
Wii Gaming Package with Wii console, Wii Fit System, 2 controller sets, Sports package, 9 game package, and battery charger
A private concert in your home by Dan Rein and Aida Shahghasemi (live musicians from Conference of the Birds)

FOR YOURSELF:
Various jewelry from India (donated by Meena Natarajan)
Jewelry from Afghanistan (donated by Robin Phillips)
Jewelry by Letizia Kornberg
Textiles from Hong Kong (donated by Holly Davis)
Hand-printed leather bag by artist Cindy Jackson (donated by Robin Phillips)
Europe Shoes and Such Donation
Massage from The Wellness Center
Facial at Fusion Life Spa with Kathy Maxwell

FOR YOUR HOME:
Nepali Batik and Indian pillow cases (donated by Robin Phillips)
Hand painted ceramic bowl, hand-imported from Morocco (donated by Robin Phillips)
Stoneware bowl made by Paul Cimmerer
Tajik tea set and tea hand-imported from Tajikistan (donated by Robin Phillips)
Matted photography prints by Norberg Pictures
Tall crystal vase from Kosta Boda in Sweden and Ingebretsen’s gift certificate (donated by Ingebretsen’s Scandinavian Gifts and Foods)

STAYING ACTIVE:
Lake Calhoun Sailing School Class for one adult and one adult/child (age 4-6) (donated by Sam and Char Myers)
Dance Classes at Ragamala Dance, Modern Indian Dance Academy R.G.K. Dance & Fitness Studio, and Rendezvous Dance Studio
Tennis Package: Prince Ozone 1 Racquet, U of M Tennis Sweatshirt, Long-Sleeve T-Shirt, U of M Tennis Hat, Tennis Balls (donated by John Pratt of Baseline Tennis Center)

GOING OUT:
10-punch membership card to Pangea World Theater productions
5-punch membership card to Pangea World Theater productions
5-course Mediterranean Dinner for four by Diana BenJaafar
Tickets to performances at Ballet of the Dolls, Brave New Workshop, State Theatre through Hennepin Theatre Trust, Illusion Theater, Jungle Theater, Mixed Blood Theatre, Park Square Theatre, The Southern Theater, Steppingstone Theatre, the Children’s Theatre Company, Modern Indian Dance Academy R.G.K. Dance & Fitness Studio, the Minnesota Orchestra and the Indian Music Society of Minnesota

One 45-60 minute storytelling performance by Auntie Beverly the Storyteller
In the Heart of the Beast MayDay Donation
Tickets to Minnesota Twins Games
Tickets to Minnesota Lynx Games, Lynx Bag, and Minnesota Timberwolves Poster
Gift Certificate to Kafé 421

GETTING AWAY:
Stays at the Midtown Sheraton Hotel and The Depot Minneapolis, a Renaissance Hotel

STAYING IN:
Surdyk’s Gift Basket
Trader Joe’s Gift Basket
Cub Foods Gift Certificates
Wine Basket with four wines from Spain
Wine Basket donated by the Pangea World Theater Board of Directors
1 lb. of Golden Monkey tea (donated by La Société Du Thé )
Selection of organic grains and lentils and a cookbook from Timeless Natural Food
Board Game package: Nexus OPS, Monsters Menace America, Swords & Skull, and Vegas Showdown (donated by Chaos Games)
Signed copies of Louise Erdrich’s collection of books
Signed copy of Howard Zinn’s book “Voices of a People’s History of the United States”
An individual membership to The Loft Literary Center and a copy of A View from the Loft 

Our deepest thanks to SUPERVALU, INC. and Medtronic for their generous support of this event.