PARK4JAPAN Presented by The Gerry Thomas Gallery Preview Part Three

Thursday, April 7 · 6:00pm - 11:00pm

At The Gerry Thomas Gallery

602 11 Avenue SW

Calgary, AB

Tickets $30 18+

Silent Auction featuring several local designers & artists

Art Exhibition presenting works from Chris Sattlegger, Kasia Adrian & Cindy Wagner

Exclusive Show Room Presentation of Caitlin Power's A/W 2011 Collection 

Tonight's the night! I've been giving you a few peeks at the who's who of awesome people donating items to tonight's silent auction for Japan, but just to turn it up past eleven I thought I'd share the full list of who has donated items (and send them a HUGE thank you for helping us put this together for this important cause).

PARK SENDS A GIANT THANK YOU TO THESE DONORS!

DANCECALGARY.COM

ALBERTADANCESPORT.COM

CHRIS SATTLEGGER photographer

KASIA ADRIAN, artist

CINDY WAGNER, artist

KELLY LANNAN

PJ SHIELDS

TIEN HOANG

Plus we have to thank these awesome people and companies that have helped us make this happen:

SHEA DAVID SKY

And of course, our presenters and partners in this event,

Arigato and konichiwa- see you tonight!

PARK4JAPAN Presented by The Gerry Thomas Gallery Preview Part Two

Thursday, April 7 · 6:00pm - 11:00pm

At The Gerry Thomas Gallery

602 11 Avenue SW

Calgary, AB

Tickets $30 18+

Silent Auction featuring several local designers & artists

Art Exhibition presenting works from Chris Sattlegger, Kasia Adrian & Cindy Wagner

Exclusive Show Room Presentation of Caitlin Power's A/W 2011 Collection 

Oh, alright, I'm too excited about this: I'll tell you about one more tantalizing item up for auction at PARK4JAPAN Presented by The Gerry Thomas Gallery.

Our friend and frequent collaborator Caitlin Power is more than ultra talented- she is one of the nicest Calgary girls we know. Not only is she giving our guests an exclusive view of her A/W 2011 Collection, but she also donated a design straight from one her killer look books (seriously, check her collections out) for you to bid on. Wanna see?

Photo credit:
Photographer: Chris Sattlegger
Stylist : Karleen Samson
Hair: Theresa Jalotjot
Make-up: Teslin Ward

Caitlin's tailored jackets are the perfect combination of structure, fascinating detail and an intoxicating come hither of feminine wiles, so it's no wonder she's making her mark on the city and beyond. Her A/W 2011 collection will surely entice, but getting to own a truly quality piece by this designer who I know will be bigger than big AND contribute to a good cause? That's... power-ful (I had to).

Even more excited to place some bids? I am. Truth: it's going to be hard not to just try to outbid everyone on everything myself.

If you still haven't gotten your tickets for tomorrow, they're still available online (http://www.tickettrunk.com/event/buy/850) until 12pm on April 7th. See you at the Gerry Thomas Gallery tomorrow!

PARK4JAPAN Presented by The Gerry Thomas Gallery Preview

Thursday, April 7 · 6:00pm - 11:00pm

At The Gerry Thomas Gallery

602 11 Avenue SW

Calgary, AB

Tickets $30 18+

Silent Auction featuring several local designers & artists
Art Exhibition presenting works from Chris Sattlegger, Kasia Adrian & Cindy Wagner
Exclusive Show Room Presentation of Caitlin Power's A/W 2011 Collection 

PARK4JAPAN is just a day away and we're busy putting together the finishing touches on this awesome (if I say so myself, and I will!) event to aid Japan. There have been so many incredible people and companies coming forward to donate their time, efforts, and some awesome items for the silent auction. 


We're talking deluxe gift certificates, local designer fashion, nights on the town and, oh- well, why don't you take a sneak peek for yourself...


One of our generous donors is Andi Strand from Hoakon/Helga, who is donating not one but two completely unique and absolutely beautifully bags crafted from new and vintage/antique materials. Many of us at PARK already have cherished pieces from this talented and keen-eyed local designer in our personal collections and we're over the moon that she's sharing her designs with you for Japan. 


Oogle these beauties, and get ready for the bidding war:

Aztec and Dark Brown Leather Tundra laptop overnight bag

made from a vintage leather jacket

  This bag is ONE OF A KIND. Because each bag uses vintage leather, Andi can only recreate the style with different material. Because of this, you are getting a bag that is uniquely yours.

1952 Vintage Book Clutch

Made from a gorgeous old book from 1952,  this unique, one-of-a-kind clutch was inspired by the gorgeous couture hand-embroidered book clutch that Natalie Portman carried to the Black Swan premiere, given Andi's own take on it, using the recycled/vintage items she loves to turn into beautiful new pieces. 

Get ready to hang out by the bid sheet for these ones... and look for a few more sneak peeks to come! 

PS Have you got your tickets yet? They're still available online at 

http://www.tickettrunk.com/event/buy/850

until 12pm on April 7th. See you at the Gerry Thomas Gallery tomorrow!

Bellissima for Japan

When we said we were inspired by the big hearts to be found in Calgary, we were very serious. Example: there are some great Calgary businesses reaching out to help those affected by the tragedy in Japan, and we were happy to find out from our friend Ania B. (and PARK4JAPAN collaborator) that local fashion stop Bellissima is one of them.

If you follow the link by clicking on the image above or the banner on the side of this blog, and then "like" the Bellissima facebook page, the store will donate $1 to Doctors without Borders to aid relief efforts in Japan. We love supporting local fashion in the city and connecting Calgarians with local places to shop, but we think it's even better to find fashion with a conscience. 

PARK4JAPAN Presented by The Gerry Thomas Gallery

Disaster and tragedy strike without any notice. When the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, the world could only watch time stop as we felt the pain of the thousands of people affected from afar... and then it was time to take action.

Our mandate as PARK is to build culture in our city, and the best culture building often comes through the beats of that big old heart muscle of our city. Thankfully, in no time, PARK's awesome contacts and collective of creatives, artists, designers and generally, people who throw their heart into anything they do, are stepping up to put together an event with our good friends at the Gerry Thomas Gallery. It's time to do something local to help this global tragedy.

PARK4JAPAN 
Presented by The Gerry Thomas Gallery

Thursday, April 7 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm

The Gerry Thomas Gallery

602 11 Avenue SW

Calgary, AB

Silent Auction featuring several local designers & artists

Art Exhibition

Exclusive Show Room Presentation of Caitlin Power's A/W 2011 Collection

Tickets $30 (Available at the door or online here: www.tickettrunk.com/buy/850)

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Appetizers will be provided

18+ Event

All profits from the event, all proceeds from the silent auction, and 10% of gallery art work sold will be donated to the Red Cross to aid victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami

Visit our event on Facebook to RSVP and get updates, and get news in real time through our twitter. The best thing you can bring is your heart- but please feel free to contact PARK if you'd like to participate through donation or any other sort of contribution!

Special thanks to the collaborators who truly showed how big their hearts are by stepping up to take part in this event:
Gerry Thomas Gallery
Ania B
Jason Eng Photography
Shea Kearwood Photographer and Graphic Designer
Jennie Lyle Fashion Stylist
hedkandi salon, hair stylists Kristin Page and Kate Gonzalez, and MUA Julia D'angelo

 We hope to see you there!