“Paint 5 Points Champagne Bash & Art Auction” Celebrates Five Points Association’s Centennial Art Initiative During “A Starry Night,” Dec. 3, 2015

Local Art Initiative “Paint 5 Points” Culminates at Ticketed Event at Gourmet Shop

COLUMBIA, SC – The “Paint 5 Points” local art initiative, honoring 100 years in Five Points, will culminate at “Paint 5 Points Champagne Bash & Art Auction,” a ticketed event at Gourmet Shop during Five Points’ annual free, public celebration “A Starry Night” on Thursday, December 3, 2015, from 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Tickets to the Paint 5 Points Champagne Bash & Art Auction are $75, available online. Attendees will get to taste six diverse, fine champagnes and take home a commemorative, engraved champagne glass. Guests will enjoy nibbling on caviar, charcuterie, select cheeses, sushi and panettone; mingling with fellow spirited guests; and bidding on artwork from this fall’s Paint 5 Points art initiative in a silent auction. Cocktail attire is suggested. Purchase tickets online: http://fivepointscolumbia.com/events/paint5points

“We’re so excited to celebrate our Centennial “Paint 5 Points” art initiative at this festive event at The Gourmet Shop, a true Five Points establishment,” says Amy Beth Franks, executive director of the Five Points Association. “The Paint 5 Points Champagne Bash & Art Auction is the perfect way to honor our local artists and Five Points’ 100th birthday in an intimate setting after shopping, sipping and strolling through our village neighborhood during A Starry Night.”

As part of its Centennial celebration, Five Points hosted Paint 5 Points, a local art-making series featuring ten of the Midlands’ most esteemed, established artists. Participating artists created works of art during live, outdoor making sessions throughout Fall 2015, with Five Points scenery, businesses and passersby as inspiration. Each artist’s work, which also reflects his or her personal connection to Columbia’s original village neighborhood, will be available for auction.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with first pour at 7 p.m. Art auction bidding ends at 9 p.m. Complimentary valet service will be provided by Southern Valet. Attendees must be 21 years of age or older.

Featured champagnes include the welcome wine, Roederer Estate, served in a commemorative glass; Ruinart Blanc de Blanc NV, Laurent Perrier Brut NV, Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV, Veuve Clicquot Brut NV and Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Rose NV. Calvisius, The Gourmet Shop’s newest featured caviar, will make its debut at the Paint 5 Points Champagne Bash & Art Auction.

Attendees who purchase 12 bottles of the featured champagnes, in any combination, will be refunded $40 of their purchased event ticket, in addition to receiving a 10% case discount.

The 10 Paint 5 Points artists whose work will be available for auction:

• Stephen Chesley, oil painter, Vista Studios
• Colin Dodd, oil and acrylic artist, professor at Midlands Technical College
• Jung-Mei Dodd, painter, contributor to local public art Palmetto Tree Project
• Jeff Donovan, painter and sculptor, represented by if ART Gallery
• Mary Gilkerson, landscape artist at EBCO studio in Five Points (above Oops!)
• Susan Lenz, acclaimed fiber and installation artist
• Laurie McIntosh, painter and mixed media artist, Vista Studios
• Brian Rego, oil painter and University of South Carolina professor
• Blue Sky, famed local painter, muralist and installation artist
• Edward Wimberly, oil and canvas portrait artist and S.C. native

To learn more about Paint 5 Points Champagne Bash & Art Auction and to purchase tickets, visit http://fivepointscolumbia.com/events/paint5points.

About Five Points
Five Points has served as downtown Columbia, S.C.’s premier village neighborhood for shopping, dining, entertainment and personal services since 1915. Extending from the intersection of Santee, Harden and Devine Streets into the surrounding residential neighborhoods and the USC area, Five Points encompasses nearly 150 businesses, many of which are locally, independently owned. Five Points is celebrating its Centennial throughout 2015 with fresh community events, public initiatives and district enhancements. To learn more, visit http://fivepointscolumbia.com.

About the Five Points Association
The Five Points Association is a nonprofit organization whose principal task is ensuring that Five Points remains an integral and important part of the City of Columbia. The Association has accomplished many major infrastructure, development and beautification projects over the years. The Association hosts annual events, such as the Chili Cook-Off and St. Pat’s in Five Points, which continue to grow each year and entertain thousands of people within the City of Columbia, as well as visitors from around the state of South Carolina and beyond. To learn more, visit http://fivepointscolumbia.com/who-we-are.

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