SANTA FE, NM July 6, 2015. The New Mexico Film Foundation (NMFF) is holding its annual fundraiser on Sunday, July 26th, from 6-8 pm, at the beautiful gardens of the Drury Plaza Hotel, who has graciously donated the space. Ticket purchase to the event includes music and food donated by the Drury Plaza Hotel, Outback Steakhouse, Raaga Restaurant, Casa Nova Custom Catering, Swiss Bakery and Cocopelli Chocolatier. Also included are tequila tastings from Silver Coin Tequila. Music is provided by blues, rock singer Felicia Ford.

The Honorary Committee consists of Mayor Javier Gonzales, Michael Holt, Ann Lerner, Nick Maniatis, Kirk Ellis, Vern Gillum, William Broyles, Lisa Lucas and Alec Brown.

Guests will be photographed upon arrival and may peruse the many exciting raffle items on display before entering the garden. Raffle tickets will be available at $5 each or 5 for $20. Raffle items include a Longmire poster signed by the cast; a framed limited edition 1964 black/white photo of Mick Jagger and Bill Wyman in concert, a mounted map used in the recent film "Ridiculous 6" along with a limited edition crew baseball hat, cooking lessons from Chef Paddy Rawal of Raaga Restaurant, a case of Silver Coin Tequila and much more. View all the items on www.nmfilmfoundation.org.

Raffle drawings will start at 6:30 pm and continue throughout the evening. Tickets to the event are $50 each and can be purchased at www.nmfilmfoundation.org. Tickets include 2 raffle tickets and will be given upon registering in the hotel lobby. A ticket stub from the screening of 'Abe Makes a Movie' at Violet Crown Cinema, 1606 Alcaldesa St, Santa Fe, NM 87501 at 2:00 p.m., this same day, will earn the ticket purchaser two additional raffle tickets at the Soiree.