The Centre for Women — a nonprofit that offers various services to local women — stages its 17th annual Gourmet Feastival & Silent Auction. The fundraiser has grown into bigger digs and takes place in both the Carol Morsani and Ferguson halls at Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Guests enjoy a VIP reception, tastes of food and beverages by 30 area restaurants, caterers and purveyors, and a sizeable silent auction with anything from travel and leisure packages, to Botox treatments, to jewelry and sporting goods. To make a bid in advance, visit the online auction. Thurs., Aug. 28, 6-9 p.m., downtown Tampa, $60, 813-251-8437, centreforwomen.org.
This article appears in Aug 27 – Sep 2, 2008.