First Ever Chili Cook-Off Kick-off

 

We’re holding our First Ever Chili Cook-Off Kick-off to support our Campaign to Sustain Community Theatre on Saturday March 20th 5-8pm at the Corner Brewery. There will be 10 Chili contestants, special judges, beer tasting and a silent auction. All for $20. Tickets are available in advance by calling us at 734-971-2228 or at the door the day of the event.

 

$20 regular price for 10 chili tastes, 5 beer samples and tasting glass
$10 include chili tastes and non-alcoholic beverages
Childrend 5-10 are $5
4 and under are free
extra beer or chili samples are $1 each, which can be purchased at the event

 

Our judges: John Fischer, chef at Gratzi; Martin Contreras, owner and head chef of autBar; and Julie Halpert, restaurant reviewer for annarbor.com

 

Our contestants:

Joyce Casale - Joyce’s Saucy Tiger Chili

TJ - Green Room chili

Isabel Francis - Santa Fe Veggie Chili Fantastico

Brad Vincent - Super Bowl Chili

Doug Harris - Spoon Over Buffalo Chili

Tanya Dabney - Auntietawntawn’s Cattle Driving Trail Blazing Old Fashion Camp Fire “throw everything in the black kettle” Chili

Pam Wenzel - Wild Thing chili

Dan Hearsch - Captain Insano's Fire Death Chili

Rick Austin - Mad Hatter's Chili

Mary Bilyeu

 

Bidding:

Here are some of the items you can bid on at the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's First Ever Annual Chili Cook-off and Auction from 5-8 p.m. at the Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti, MI this Saturday, March 20.

Lessons/Classes
4 one-hour voice lessons with Monica Swartout Bebow, MFA
Beginning Meisner or Scene Study class in Fall 2010 with Redbud Productions
Private 2-hour audition preparation session with professional actress Julia Glander
Two intro lessons in either Aikido or Karate-do at the Asian Martial Arts Studio
Family membership and art course from Ann Arbor Art Center
Two seats in a Hollander's cooking class
Two hours of "entrepreneurial consulting" with Richard Sheridan, co-founder of Menlo Innovations
1 seat in Menlo Innovations "Writing Agile Requirements" class
5 personal fitness sessions at Fitness Together
5 voice lessons with Mitchell Gillett


Entertainment/Shows
4 tickets to Charlotte's Web by Wild Swan Theater (Thurs April 29-Sun May 2)
Gift certificate for 4 tickets to a play at Purple Rose Theatre (any show)
4 tickets to Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Thurs April 22
Season tickets to A2CT's 2010-2011 season
Bob Skon Trio performance at your party

Entertainment/Film
2 coupons books (8 tickets each) for the Michigan Theater (any film)
Night Out for Two at the Michigan Theater(includes tickets, two medium soft drinks and one large popcorn)
4 tickets to Quality 16 Theatres on Jackson Rd with free 20 oz soft drinks and 85 oz popcorns

Entertainment/Dinner
gift certificate for $50 towards dinner at Quarter Bistro
2 seats in Sparrow Meat & Produce's monthly "Market Feast"
Four-course dinner for 4 with wine prepared by amateur chef Darrell Pierce (President of the A2CT Board of Directors), including appetizers, salad, a couple of courses (could be seafood and meat or an appetizer and entree format), and dessert, and wine with each course. Darrell says, "I can do strip steaks and big reds or seared scallops with a citrus glaze over soba and veggies in rice wine vinaigrette with a white burgundy, or anything in between - and I love to be challenged."


Entertainment/Baseball
2 tickets to Tigers v Yankees (May 11 section 216 row c seat 23 and 24)
2 tickets to Tigers v Red Sox (Saturday May 15 - 7:05 game Section 215 row c seats 5 and 6)

Keepsakes, Jewelry and Art
Autographed photographs of Tigers Miguel Cabrera and Carlos Guillen
Autographed copy of Everyday Mexican by Chef Rick Bayless
Pottery by local artist I.B. Remsen
Pottery by local artist Jimmy Schulz
Handmade bracelet by Cindy Straub
Faux 'Picasso' by local artist/teacher Debra Golden for A2CT's Fall 2009 production of Picasso at Lapin Agile
Handcrafted stationery, bookmark and magnet set by local artist Kelley Heath Faley (WhimZgal)
Blown-glass pendant by local artist David Stump, donated by Abracadabra Jewelry and Gem Gallery along with gift certificate for jewelry appraisal
Scarf from Collected Works
donation from Heavenly Metal
hanging steel moon decoration from 16 Hands Gallery

Food
Zingerman's 6-month "bread of the month" club (single loaf)
Gift certificate for one dozen cupcakes from The Cupcake Station
5 wines for vertical wine tasting (Berard Pere et Fils Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Prestige 1978,'81,'85,'89,'98)
Sweetwater's Gift Card
chocolates from Schakolad
2 dozen of Wendy Wright's famous monster chocolate chip cookies

Beauty
Hairspray and Styling Gel from Salon Vox
Gift basket and gift certificate for Bellanina Day Spa
1 hour massage therapy session at Three Cedars Studio/Andrea Tom

More
a long weekend at a cottage on Beaver Island, Michigan
Headshots with Nicole Ladonne Blair
Bike Tuneup with Michael Firn of Sic Transit Cycles
Restringing Tennis Rackets with Brittany Batell
3 cartons of paper from Michigan Paper Supply
Three days of pet-sitting from Auntie M's Pet Sitting--there's no place like home for your pets!