By Heather Lusk
The Barn Bash returns Nov. 11 to raise funds for the Zionsville Education Foundation.
With a lower ticket price and a new location, ZEF Chief Development Officer Katie Reasoner wants to encourage more people to attend and learn about the organization.
Tickets are $75 per person until Oct. 27. The prices is $85 after that. The Barn Bash will be at Finley Creek Vineyards, a new Zionsville event space on Michigan Road created by Jacquie Bols of Jacquie’s Catering.
Reasoner said Finley Creek Vineyards was selected to create a barn-type atmosphere. Last year’s event was at the Zionsville Airport.
“Inject some new life into it,” said Lyle Browne, ZEF chief operating officer.
Barn Bash will be one of the first big events at Finley Creek Vineyards, which opens this month.
Dinner will include pulled pork and chicken, a mac and cheese bar and a signature bourbon drink.
“We want it to be more of a party and not a sit-down dinner,” Reasoner said.
The band Greta Speaks will provide entertainment through much of the evening. The performance will be interspersed with a live auction.
A silent auction run by online bidding website Qtego will also be offered. With a goal to raise enough money to fund one grant, tickets for a special February girls night out can also be purchased through the website. The girls night out, open to anyone, will have food from Jacquie’s Catering with a special martini bar.
Since its inception, more than $1.1 million has been raised by ZEF to fund grants for classrooms, student enrichment and professional development. Last year, ZEF provided more than $102,000 in grants to Zionsville Community Schools.
Tickets are available through the ZEF website at zionsvilleeducationfoundation.org.
