The schedule of events for DINING BY DESIGN, presented by Opportunity Detroit, is as follows:
COCKTAILS BY DESIGN
6-11 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013
Guests will enjoy a feast for the eyes amidst innovative, soul-stirring designer tablescapes and room schemes created by Michigan's foremost interior designers, artists and architects. Taste inventive and delicious food created by 25 top local restaurants, served with fine wines by La Crema Wines and specialty cocktails made with Patrón beverages and more. A much-anticipated silent auction will have patrons circling tables to get the top bid, while the Nick Bourgeau Quartet play, and DJ PowdrBlu spins music to move the crowd.
Tickets to DIFFA: COCKTAILS BY DESIGN are $100.
ArtWorks for DIFFA
6-11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 2013
Experience 150 pieces of art created by some of Michigan's most illustrious artists and curated by ArtWorks Detroit, a team of professional artists who are dedicated to the fight against HIV. The original artwork featured at this event will go to the highest bidder in live and silent auctions. Guests will also enjoy 28 dining installations, elegant hors d'oeuvres, cocktails by Patrón Tequila and La Crema Wines and live music by the Nick Bourgeau Quartet and DJ PowdrBlu.
Tickets to ArtWorks Detroit are $75.
DIFFA: DINING BY DESIGN
6-11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013
The awe-inspiring tablescapes created by Michigan's top interior and industrial designers, artists and architects, will become interactive dining areas where guests will revel in a gourmet dinner. Food will be prepared by the chefs of the Epicurean Group including Coach Insignia, Gastronomy, Novi Chophouse and Northern Lakes Seafood. DINING BY DESIGN will feature La Crema Wines and Patrón Tequila specialty cocktails, an experiential auction with nearly 100 items as well as a live musical performance by Ben Sharkey.
Limited tickets are available for DINING BY DESIGN for $250.
Detroit is one stop on a multi-city tour, which in past years has raised more than $14 million for DIFFA. National sponsors include La Crema Wines and Patrón Tequila. Artpack Services, Inc. of Farmington will professionally install artwork.
About Michigan AIDS Coalition (MAC)
The mission of MAC is to prevent HIV/AIDS in Michigan by promoting healthy lifestyles, providing and investing in evidence-based, innovative programs and through advocacy and education. MAC is one of Michigan's largest non-profit, community-based organizations dedicated to health promotion, harm and risk reduction, HIV and sexually transmitted disease prevention education, grant making and public policy. MAC has conducted thousands of workshops and trainings, reaching more than a half million people – 30,000 in the last year alone. Find more information at: www.michiganaidscoalition.org.
About DIFFA
DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS is one of the largest funders of HIV/AIDS service and education programs in the United States. Since being founded in 1984, DIFFA has mobilized the immense resources of the design communities to provide more than $40 million to hundreds of AIDS service organizations nationwide. For more than 28 years, DIFFA has been one of the country's largest supporters of both direct care for people living with AIDS and preventative education for those at risk.
About Opportunity Detroit
Opportunity Detroit is a campaign that promotes downtown Detroit as a great place to live, work and play. The campaign launched last fall as a partnership with Quicken Loans, Rock Ventures, the Detroit Regional Chamber (of Commerce), and dozens of non-profit, civic and business organizations in the city. It started with a television commercial and web site, and it continues to evolve as a campaign to tell Detroit's story as an emerging high-tech hub, and the city's ongoing transformation from a muscle economy of the past to the brain economy of the present and future.
