Whitewater Preserve to host third annual art festival and benefit
“A Matter of Taste” April 13 - 14
The Wildlands Conservancy’s Whitewater Preserve will host its third annual benefit weekend, “A Matter of Taste,” on April 13th and 14th, 2013. Come enjoy an art festival from 9 AM to 4:30 PM both Saturday and Sunday, featuring local artists, raffles, outdoor activities for kids, live music, and the stunning scenery of Whitewater Canyon.
On Saturday afternoon at 4:30 pm, the preserve will host a benefit auction and artists’ reception. By purchasing a ticket for $30.00, guests can enjoy refreshments, live jazz music with the Palm Springs High School Jazz Band, and bid on artwork from favorite local artists, including Stephen L. Rieman, Michael Smiley, David Salk, David Jesse McChesney, and Elizabeth Green. For a complete list of artists, please visitwww.wildlandsconservancy.org and click “A Matter of Taste.” Tickets for this event go on sale March 1st, 2013.
All proceeds from the event will help support conservation and education at The Wildlands Conservancy’s three desert preserves - Whitewater, Mission Creek, and Pioneertown Mountains. The Preserves welcome more than 120,000 guests each year to hike, picnic, camp, and participate in outdoor education programs. All of our services are offered at no cost through private donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations. This event is sponsored in part by the Ferranti Foundation.
The Wildlands Conservancy owns and operates California's largest nonprofit nature preserve system. This preserve system includes 12 magnificent landscapes spanning over 145,000 acres of diverse mountain, valley, desert, river and ocean front properties. The Wildlands Conservancy also funded the largest conservation land gift to the American people in U.S. history - over 560,000 acres.
Operating exclusively with private funding, TWC purchases and restores landscapes and builds national park quality visitor facilities that are open to the public at no cost. Over the past ten years, TWC has been California's nonprofit leader in providing free outdoor education programs for school children.
Please support our work by joining us for what is sure to be a beautiful weekend!