News Release
February 2008
Food & Drink Fest…Hamilton’s Festival with Taste!
is pleased to donate a portion of the 2008 proceeds to benefit
Children’s Programming at the
Art Gallery of Hamilton
Beau Monde Productions (BMP) is excited to announce the encore presentation of Food & Drink Fest… Hamilton’s Festival with Taste! - March 28 to 30, 2008 at the Hamilton Convention Centre.
For the March 2008 edition of the Food & Drink Fest, BMP is proud to announce that they will be donating $1.00 from each admission ticket sold to the Art Gallery of Hamilton (AGH) in support of its Children’s Programming. The Art Gallery of Hamilton, a public resource dedicated to engaging, stimulating and enriching the community through art, is committed to providing children and families with affordable and accessible arts activities.
“Both the Food & Drink Fest and Art Gallery of Hamilton offer a feast for the senses. It’s a natural fit to use Food & Drink Fest as a platform to help raise awareness of the importance that art and culture play in attracting and retaining local investments and people”, says BMP President Jay Higgins. “Supporting Children’s Programming at the Art Gallery of Hamilton allows the youngest members of our community to engage in creative, interesting and engaging activities.”
“Art Gallery of Hamilton is thrilled to be selected as the donor recipient of this year’s Food & Drink Fest”, said AGH President and CEO, Louise Dompierre. “Through this generous gift, the AGH is able to enhance its arts programming for children.”
3rd Annual
Food & Drink Fest…. Hamilton’s Festival with Taste!
Hamilton Convention Centre, 1 Summers Lane Hamilton, Ontario
Show Dates & Times
Friday March 28th - 5pm - 10pm
Saturday March 29th - 12noon - 10pm
Sunday March 30th- 12noon - 5pm
Come and experience an exciting variety of wines, specialty beers, and culinary sensations created by some of the Hamilton, Halton & Niagara Regions' most popular restaurants, breweries & wineries. Enjoy terrific live entertainment, fun informative cooking demonstrations all in one great location while helping to support essential and accessible children’s programming at the Art Gallery of Hamilton!
Experience for yourself why Food & Drink Fest is definitely “Hamilton’s Festival with Taste!”
Please visit www.FoodandDrinkFest.com for complete show details.
Cheers,
Jay Higgins
Beau Monde Productions
Steve Denyes
Art Gallery of Hamilton
About Beau Monde Productions
Beau Monde Productions (BMP) over the past eleven years has grown into the Hamilton & Niagara regions premiere consumer trade show production company. Today BMP produces and owns four of the regions largest Wedding shows, the Food & Drink Fest and co-produces a select number of charity and corporate events per year. BMP is privileged to be proud members of the following organizations: Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, St. Catharines Chamber of Commerce, Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Association of Exhibition Managers, Wedding Show Producers International and Association for Wedding Professionals International.
Jay Higgins - President
Beau Monde Productions
Festival & Consumer Trade Show Producers
244 Jackson St. West
Hamilton ON L8P 1M5
P – 905-524-3689 F – 905-524-3466
Jay@beaumondeproductions.com
www.BeauMondeProductions.com
About the Art Gallery of Hamilton
Founded in 1914, the Art Gallery of Hamilton is Ontario’s third largest public art gallery and owns one of the finest collections of art in Canada, featuring over 9,000 works of art including historical European, historical Canadian and contemporary art. Throughout the year, the AGH presents exhibitions of historical and contemporary art and coordinates a wide array of related activities, events and workshops for adults, families, children and youth.
Steve Denyes,
Manager, Communications
Art Gallery of Hamilton
905-527-6610, ext. 255
steve@artgalleryofhamilton.com
