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September 11, 2020 - September 12, 2020

Featuring The Brinton Artists in Residence
AND New England Artists Paint in Big Horn Exhibits!

Artist Sonja Caywood painting on The Brinton grounds9 AM to 1 PM – Art Quickdraw (FREE & OPEN to the public)

9 AM to 2 PM – Food & Beverages from the Brinton Bistro

11 AM to 2 PM – Brinton Bistro open for lunch

10 AM to 4 PM – The Brinton Museum will be open. Enjoy the Brinton Artists in Residence and the New England Artists Paint in Big Horn shows! You may also walk the nature trails or Hunt for the Horned Toad.

 

Event pavilion photo

Ticketed Dinner, Raffle Drawing, Art Auction & Awards – SOLD OUT

5:30 PM – Cocktail Reception and art viewing with Live Music featuring the Ramblin’ Rangers

7 PM – Sit-down dinner in The Brinton Event Pavilion

Click here to view the dinner menu

8 PM – Raffle Drawing & Auction of the Quickdraw Art!

Best in Show Award sponsored by

2020 Brinton Gala Basket Raffle

Photo of 2020 Gala raffle Basket

The fabulous 2020 Brinton Gala committee created and donated six delightful baskets to be raffled off at this year’s Bighorn Rendezvous!

Art & Garden Delights: an original watercolor titled “Snapdragons” by Polly Burge, framed and ready to hang, plus a flowerpot, seeds and stylish gardening gloves

All About Birds: a basket filled to the brim with three books on local birding, plus a birder’s journal, notecards, message pad, gift tags, and a chirping Audubon plush meadowlark

Basket of Sweet Style: an original Pure Dixie cross body mini bag and four jars of Rosie Berger’s famous strawberry rhubarb jam in a tin cooler

For the Gardener: a basket full of essentials – gloves, a bulb planter, special green technology fertilizer, and a framed photo of a yellow iris standing in for bulbs from master gardener Jane Ferril’s garden to be collected in the fall.

For the Fisherman/woman: an all-day guided fishing trip for two, either walk-wade on a small stream or float on a larger river in a drift boat donated by Angling Destinations, FlyShop of the Bighorns and Rock Creek Anglers

English Picnic Basket: stylish outdoor dining for four with all the essentials and more

From Pennington Distilling Co. in Nashville, TN: Pickers Pineapple Vodka, Whisper Creek Mocha Sipping Cream, and Pickers Original

Raffle tickets can be purchased at the museum or online at the link below!