Posted: 06/09/2010
Author:
Jana Russell
For more information, call Delisa Barbee at 903-571-8701
For immediate release
A limited number of raffle tickets are available with a $5000 trip to New York as the prize. Proceeds benefit the Texas Shakespeare Festival held annually at Kilgore College. Sales are limited to 300, and the trip includes:
• Round trip airfare from Dallas to New York
• Transfers
• Accommodations at the Novotel Hotel
• $1000 meal allowance
• Freestyle New York Double Decker Tour
• Tickets to two Broadway shows
• Three area attractions and one surprise event
The Novotel Hotel is located in the heart of Midtown New York, right in the theater district on the corner of 52nd St. and Broadway and is within walking distance to NY's best attractions including Times Square, Broadway theatres, Central Park, Rockefeller Center, museums and 5th Ave prestigious shops. The hotel offers a range of services and amenities including complimentary newspaper, a 24-hour business center, a fitness center and terraces for genuine relaxation. The drawing will be held July 31 at the end of the festival, and purchaser does not need to be present to win.
Checks can be made out to Texas Shakespeare Festival Foundation (TSF Foundation), a not-for-profit 501 C3 organization. Tickets are available in person at the Kilgore Chamber of Commerce or Barron’s in Longview. For more information or to purchase tickets in Tyler or Henderson, please call 903.984.3038.
Tickets to the Gala are open to the public and are still available in person for $70 each at the Kilgore Chamber of Commerce and Barron’s in Longview or by calling 903.984.3038. Wine and beer will be offered, and the attire is summer cocktail.
