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Art & food collide with TMA “Dinner à L’art” fundraiser featuring 15 different themes

Jan 12, 20172 min read

The Tucson Museum of Art League’s annual Dinner à L’art fundraiser returns with a series of 15 exclusive dinner parties from January 27 through April 23.

Each dinner will feature wine pairings and a separate theme, such as Mountain Top Date Night, A Magic Carpet Ride, or Iberian Adventure: Cuisine and Wine of Spain and Portugal.

All dinners will be held at the hosts’ homes unless otherwise noted.

The number of guests for each dinner ranges from as few as 8 to as many as 40 guests.

The first dinner, Colombia: The Land of Magical Realism Menu, is hosted by TMA’s CEO, Jeremy Mikolajczak and begins with a variety of Colombian cocktails and appetizers in the Palice Gallery, then transitions to the Palice Gallery Patio for Colombian dishes such as ajiaco bogotano, carne desmechada, and tostones y arepas.

Colombia: The Land of Magical Realism Menu

Welcome Traditional Colombian Cocktails & Appetizers in the  Palice Gallery
  • Degustación de Aguardientes de diferentes ciudades/Tasting of traditional Colombian liquor
  • Refajo Colombiano/Cocktail composed of beer and Colombiana soda
  • Colombian Empanadas/ Empanadas
  • Picada con Ají Pique/Assortment of meats, potatoes, plantain, arepas and yucca with traditional condiment
  • Variedad de Jugos/juice bar
Private Dining Under the Stars on the Palice Gallery Patio
  • Ajiaco Bogotano/ Traditional chicken, potato and corn soup from Bogota
  • Carne Desmechada y Arroz Blanco/Shredded beef with white rice
  • Ensalada de Tomate y Aguacate/Tomato and avocado salad
  • Tostones y Arepas/Fried plantains and corn cakes
  • Manjar Blanco/Sweet caramel dessert
  • Arróz con Leche de Coco/Coconut rice pudding
  • Aguapanela y Chocolate Caliente con Agua y Pandebono/Hot sugarcane drink, Hot chocolate and traditional cheese bread

To view the full schedule of dinners and menus, click here.

Reservations require a contribution of $150 per person for each dinner and must be received by the end of January 12. A random drawing is used to match preferences, so if you cannot be placed in a requested dinner, you can choose to receive a refund or designate the entire payment as a donation to TMA. To reserve a seat, click here.

The Colombia dinner will be among the first to fill up, so act quickly.

For more information, visit tucsonmuseumofart.org or email dinneralart@gmail.com.

Article written by:

Jackie Tran

Jackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer and photographer. Best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit, National Geographic, and the New York Times.

Outside of food, he also loves playing musical instruments and petting pets.

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