MOLINE, ILLINOIS -- WQPT, Quad Cities PBS will hold their 10th annual Champagne on the Rocks Gala on January 28, 2011 in the newly renovated Gold Room at the Hotel Blackhawk. The Presenting Sponsor for Champagne on the Rocks is The Singh Group, Merrill Lynch-Quad Cities, Global Wealth Management. "We are delighted to be one of the first to hold an event in the iconic Gold Room" said WQPT General Manager, Rick Best.
Champagne on the Rocks is WQPT's premiere fundraising event featuring dinner, diamonds, live and silent auction and a musical revue featuring Larry Adams, who was named "Best Vocalist 2010" by Chicago Magazine. Mr. Adams is returning to Champagne on the Rocks and will have just completed "I Do, I Do" for Light Opera Works.
Each guest receives a champagne glass with a gem as they enter the gala. Representatives from Expressions Jewelers will be on hand to appraise the gems. One lucky guest will win a GIA certified .50-carat diamond, donated by Expressions Jewelers. Guests will also bid on 100 items featuring trips, golf for four at TPC and tickets to the Adler Theatre and Circa '21. "We're very excited by the variety of silent auction items as well as the live auction items that include a John Deere Power Washer and a one-of-a-kind vase from artist Steve Sinner," said WQPT Special Projects Coordinator, Bea Brasel.
To view a complete list of auction items log on to www.wqpt.org. For further information or to make a reservation to attend Champagne on the Rocks call 309-764-2400 or log on to wqpt.org.
Sponsors for the event include : Gold Sponsor - The Singh Group/Merrill Lynch Quad Cities, Global Wealth Management; Silver Sponsors -Leo Schubert and Susan Sharer along with Hotel Blackhawk; Diamond Sponsor - Expressions Jewelers and Bronze Sponsor - John Deere.
WQPT is a media service of Western Illinois University located in Moline, IL.
