[FONT="]AN EVENING WITH GEORGE RODRIGUE[/FONT]
[FONT="]Louisiana artist and creator of the "Blue Dog" series[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sept.29, 2011 - 6:30 p.m.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Seagar's Prime Steaks & Seafood[/FONT]
[FONT="]Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa[/FONT]
[FONT="] The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation and the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts are partnering to present "An Evening with George Rodrigue" to benefit art education and culutral events.
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[FONT="] Executive chef Bruce McAdoo of Segar's has created a four-course wine dinner featuring New Orleans cuisine, including a Blue Dog Martini created by Kevin Moran, general manager of Seagar's. For this special event Seagar's has been transformed into a gallery of Blue Dog art.
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[FONT="] Guests can experience Rodrigue's artistic transformation of an original Blue Dog painting and his wife Wendy's inspirational story of the Blue Dog myths, known as the loup-garou.
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[FONT="] A live auction will include this original Blue Dog masterpiece, vacation packages and a Seagar's dinner plate featuring a Blue Dog drawing and signed by Rodrigue. Tickets are $250 per person with limited seating, available exclusively through the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation. Call (850) 650-2226 for reservation and information. [/FONT]
