[bookshare-discuss] Re: Fw: Dining in the Dark in Cincinnati
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:10:51 -0700 (PDT)
That would be a lot of fun, but it's very expensive.
Of course, it's for a good cause.
But they're cheating a little. The ones I read about
before have it totally dark, and the guests were led
blindfolded to their tables by waiters.
Cindy
--- Robert Acosta <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 8:24 AM
> Subject: Dining in the Dark in Cincinnati
>
>
> > Cincinatti Enquirer, Ohio
> > Thursday, June 08, 2006
> >
> > Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually
> Impaired to host "Dining in the
> > Dark" event
> >
> > (EXTRACT)
> >
> > Lights will be turned very low for an unusual
> fundraiser at the Hyatt
> > Regency Cincinnati, downtown, 7 p.m. June 17. Very
> low.
> >
> > That's when Clovernook Center for the Blind &
> Visually Impaired will host
> > "Dining in the Dark," a four-course meal and
> silent auction honoring
> > Clovernook board member Dr. Richard Kerstine.
> >
> > For the event, banquet room lights will be dimmed
> and guests will be given
> > sunglasses to wear while dining. The idea is to
> show others what it's like
> > to perform simple tasks such as eating with low
> vision.
> >
> > "We thought this would be an interesting way to
> bring people into
> > Clovernook," says Kathy Ivie, vice president for
> development and community
> > relations for the College Hill nonprofit
> organization.
> >
> > Event proceeds benefit Clovernook's Low Vision
> Services, which helps those
> > with progressive vision loss.
> >
> > The "dining in the dark" concept originated in
> Europe in 1999, and similar
> > events have been done since in New York and Los
> Angeles, but usually on a
> > smaller scale. Clovernook hopes to attract as many
> as 350 guests for this
> > event.
> >
> > "One of the things we knew had to do was make the
> food interesting without
> > people being able to see it," fundraising
> coordinator Suellen Chesley
> > says.
> > "The menu has to stimulate their other senses."
> >
> > The Hyatt catering staff developed a menu
> featuring a cold, spicy soup;
> > soft
> > and crunchy salad and presliced steak au poivre.
> Catering manager Mark
> > Lamb
> > says guests will be able to remove their
> sunglasses if they feel
> > uncomfortable. Bibs will be available.
> >
> > "We think this may be one of those times when
> eating with your fingers is
> > acceptable," Lamb says.
> >
> > Tickets begin at $100 per person. Information:
> 513-947-8825.
> >
> > E-mail pcampbell@xxxxxxxxxxxx or
> cmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> >
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