An Affair of the Arts is a Black-Tie Dinner, Dance, and Cabaret Show in celebration of the Palustris Arts Festival of Moore County North Carolina. 2011 marks the second annual Affair of the Arts. During the 2010 Palustris Festival, An Affair of the Arts proved to be one of the most sought after tickets in town, with the event being responsible for almost ten percent of the attendance of the entire county-wide festival.
Click these links to see PICTURES and VIDEO from last year's Affair of the Arts!
Where & When
An Affair of the Arts 2011 will be held Friday, March 25 at the historic Pinehurst Fair Barn. Seating will be limited to the first 400 reservations, so order your tickets early!
Dinner
A deluxe buffet dinner will be served by Chef Chai Phasukkan of Table-On-The-Green restaurant. Dinner will include chicken marsala, baked talapia, Chai's heavenly au gratin potatos, vegetable, salad, and dessert. A cash bar (beer & wine) will be available with proceeds going to the highly regarded "Adopt-A-Dancer" scholarship program of the Carolina Performing Arts Center in Southern Pines.
Cabaret entertainment and dancing will be provided by the Swing Street Band along with several well-known local "stars" who may surprise you as they take on performing roles in which they are not often seen.
Who
An Affair of the Arts is conceived and produced by Tom and Mary Lou Bernett of Southern Pines.