The Mimbres Region Arts Council's 2015 Annual Black Tie Benefit Ball

Category: Local Events Local Events
Published: 02 December 2015 02 December 2015

2014 Mimbres Dancers RSDancers kept the floor covered last year

2014 Mimbres Ball RSKristen Warnack, Cari Lemon, Teresa Dahl-Bredine show off their leg attire at the 2014 MRAC Black Tie BallAt last year's ball, Kristen Warnack, Cari Lemon and Teresa Dahl-Bredine show off their leg attire. (Courtesy Photo)

The Mimbres Region Arts Council is taking the Land of Enchantment to the Land of Smiles, Thailand! Dream up your most colorful, silky, exotic, formal or fabulous attire for the Mimbres Region Arts Council's annual Black Tie Ball fundraiser, to be held at the Lawley Toyota showroom on Saturday, December 12 at 7pm.

This year's event will take place once again at the spacious 5,000 square foot Lawley Toyota showroom located at 2750 Highway 180 E. In keeping with tradition, interior decorator Christine Rickman will transform the showroom into another world: Thailand. Come enjoy dancing, a full Thai dinner catered by Bear Mountain Lodge, and a full cash bar stocked by W&N Enterprises.

Award-winning world music dance band, Baracutanga, from Albuquerque, will perform their infectious mix of musical styles. The eight member band arranges traditional South American rhythms in innovative ways, such as mixing the Peruvian huayño and Colombian cumbia with Middle-Eastern derbuka, as well as countless other rhythmic combinations. Their range from bassa-nova to cumbia is sure to have the dance floor swaying and shaking all night.

Wear your most colorful Thai, formal or fabulous attire!

Sponsor tables of eight can be purchased for $1000. Single tickets are $65. Tickets are available at the MRAC office, Encore, Leyba & Ingalls Arts, and Vintage Fantasies. For questions and tickets, please contact the MRAC office at 575-538-2505 or online at www.mimbresarts.org/black-tie/.

The event is sponsored by Lawley Toyota, Silver City Radio, and Holiday Inn Express.

Table sponsors: Western New Mexico University and Lawley Automotive Group.

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