LA BELLA NOTTE 2013


Saturday, January 26, 2013

6:30 p.m., Hilton Nashville Downtown


Nashville Opera Guild’s annual sparkling black-tie celebration, La Bella Notte, was held Saturday, January 26.  It benefited Nashville Opera’s education and outreach programs and was chaired by Dancey Sanders.  La Bella Notte guests enjoyed a gourmet meal, specially selected wines and, between courses, a serenade of arias and musical favorites.  Dr. Joseph H. Allen received this year’s Francis Robinson Award.


The cost of La Bella Notte was $300 per person included dinner, valet parking, and dancing after the party!  ($225 per ticket is fully tax deductible: Nashville Opera is a 501c3 organization.)


Our Special Thanks


La Bella Notte 2013 is deeply indebted to Will Motley and Woodland Wine Merchant for securing the wines to be served at the January 26 event, as well as at the Patron's Party.



 

Woodland Wine is a retail wine shop on Woodland Street near the Five Points intersection, the East Nashville locus for creative restaurants and nightlife.  Wine lovers from all over Nashville find Woodland Wine Merchant a source of carefully selected wines. 


When creating Woodland Wine Merchant – more than 5 years ago in East Nashville's Five Points area – we endowed it with every trait we’ve ever wanted in a wine store.  The result is a thoughtful selection of fine wine and spirits placed in a modern yet warm, easily navigated space uncluttered by huge stacks of wine.  We specialize in selections from smaller, artisanal producers who use sustainable or organic farming methods while always keeping an eye out for wines from undervalued places around the world.  Informative notes accompany every wine in the store (each of which was gleefully taste-tested and approved by our staff).  The majority of our stock is priced at everyday levels, because wine is something that should be enjoyed by all and enjoyed often.  However, we have also curated a selection of fine wines worthy of any cellar.  In addition to wine, we stock a wide range of spirits and high-gravity beers giving special attention to the world's top craft distillers and brewers.  By creating a store that we are passionate about and enjoy spending time in, we know that by extension your experience will be a pleasant one that results in finding the perfect bottle of wine, beer or liquor for any occasion.


The Nashville Opera Guild is grateful to Will and Woodland Wine.

 

La Bella Notte

Preview Party

Patron Party


FABULOUS PHOTOS

Dancey Trabue Sanders

Chair


Barbara Bovender

Honorary Chair


Jocelynne McCall

Auction Chair


Anita Greenwood Cash

Patron Party Chair


Melissa Mosteller

Mary Smith

Preview Party Chairs


Committee

Lee Ann Anderson

Barbara Barton

Laura Bearden

Kathy Berry

Ann Brothers

Helen Brown

Robert Buchanan

Ann Calhoun

Nancy Coleman

Susan Creagh

Sharron Francis

Sandra Frank

Felicia Gates

Debora Glennon

Morel Enoch Harvey

Judith Hodges

Carol Howerton

Mary Lee Jackson

Joyce Jeffords

Robert Kessler

Louise Kitchens

Gloria Kleve

Robanne Legan

Beverly Leiser

Aimee Lurey

Will Motley

Shelley Page

Nikki Peal

Anne Pennington

Carol Penterman

John Sanders

Sterling Sanders

Virpi Scarborough

Molly Schneider

Anne Shepherd

Esther Swink

Betty Thackston

Mary Battle Thompson

Elizabeth Trabue

Ramsey Wall

Patty Wilkison

Judy Williams

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