Cocktails and Corsets

A Fundraiser for Heritage Park

April 24, 2023

 

The Event

$95
6 pm -10 pm: Fundraiser fun, fun, fun!
Gasoline Alley Museum

Celebrate Women making History in Alberta at Heritage Park’s Cocktails and Corsets fundraiser! Grab your friends and join us for an evening of celebration, gourmet food & spectacular libations.

Wander through the history of how Corsets supported Women – beyond fashion to everyday success. Meet Heritage Park costume designers, curators and story tellers who create intimate tours of handmade corsets, while fitting you with corsets for photos. Guess the mystery artifacts on tour.

Celebrate Women making History Award Winners.

Enjoy the fabulous cuisine from our Chef, meet the entrepreneurs behind women-led businesses and products.  Sit and relax and enjoy the evenings entertainment, and participate to win BIG prizes while supporting the important work of Heritage Park. Our friends at Jack Carter Cadillac have provided some amazing prizes, including:

• 6 month lease on the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq Luxury RWD, value $10,000
• Two Cannondale Adventure bicycles, yours to keep, value $2,170 
• Two women leather jackets and accessories, value $750

 

The Menu

 

Seafood

• Poached shrimp, PEI mussels, Oysters, smoked salmon
• Garlic crostini, Lemon wedges, mignonette,
• Pernod Shrimp flambee station (Chef attendant)
• Oyster chucking station (Chef attendant)
• Mini crab cakes with tartare sauce

A Taste of France

• Steak au poive style with truffle frites chef attendant
• Locally Chacuterie and cheese
• Mini Pomme dauphine
• Wild boar pate served on French baguette
• smoked duck breast, blueberry cider jelly on crostini
• mini onion and spinach quiche

Veggies and more

• Garden Vegetable crudité butter milk ranch dressing
• Chevre mousse, blood orange jam serves in profiteroles
• Deviled eggs charred asparagus
• Baked brie with port wine caramelized onion compote
• Nicosie salad boats
• Monte cristo with homemade tomato chutney
• Duck confit and crepe taco (Chef attendand)

Desserts

• French pastries and macaroons
• Mini white chocolate raspberry crème brûlée
• Chocolate pot de crème
• Crème fraiche cheese cake
• Variety of Beignets
• Variety of European squares
• Tart citron

Tea Anyone?

• Smoked salmon pinwheel with lemon dill cream cheese
• Roast beef, smoked gouda and Dijon aioli
• Roasted Red Pepper Hummus with Alfalfa Sprouts
• Chocolate dipped strawberries
• Crème puffs 

 

 

Awards Reception

$125
5 pm – 6:30 pm: Women making History in Alberta Awards Reception 
Mezzanine
6 pm – 10 pm: Join The Event in Gasoline Alley

Celebrate Women making History in Alberta!

The second annual Women Making History in Alberta Awards will be hosted at an  Reception in the Mezzanine. Award Winners will be presented as you network with community leaders. 

Get up close in conversation with Heritage Park’s Costume Designers and Curators as they tour you through handmade corsets – the mainstay of support for women historically. Enjoy special cocktails and gourmet treats. Guess the mystery artifacts on tour.

Then head out into the Main Event from 6 pm-10pm (included in ticket).