Portland Taiko Benefit Banquet 2024
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We invite you to join us for a fun-filled evening of taiko performances, live auction, paddle raise and more. Enjoy a sumptuous seven-course Chinese dinner (vegetarian option available)!
When: Friday April 5, 2024
Where: Excellent Cuisine
Formerly Wong’s King Seafood
Address: 8733 Southeast Division Street Portland, OR 97266
5:45 – 6:30 p.m. No Host Bar
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Dinner & Program
TICKETS
Individual: $75*
Table for Ten: $700 — please email or call to book
(info@portlandtaiko.org | 503.288.2456)
* Plus Eventbrite fees. Call or email us if you’d like to pay us directly.
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Come prepared to bid on these winning items!
Package 1: Both an Art and a Science
Playing taiko is both an art and a science: requiring precise timing and artistic creativity. Our performers put together a package that will help you explore your artistic side and get acquainted with your inner scientist.
ART
– High-fired white stoneware, hand painted Tea Pot made by PT’s Dan Chin.
– A hand-building or wheel basics workshop at Heirloom Ceramics
– 4 tickets to the immersive art experience Hopscotch in SE Portland
– Custom hand-knit hat by PT’s Keiko Araki
SCIENCE
– Two family OMSI family memberships
– Four passes for a Shaky Grounds Cafe Escape Room experience
– Experiment with A $30 gift card and bag of beans from Jim and Patty’s Coffee
– Use a set of 2 Portland Taiko tumblers to transport your beverage
– Investigate the terroir of the Pacific NW with 3 bottles of wine from three different regions of the PNW
Value: $1000
Package 2: Hood to Coast Explorer Package
Enjoy two weekend getaways and explore Portland’s food and drink scene — from Mt. Hood to the Oregon Coast.
This package includes:
– 2 nights at a Manzanita beach house (3 bdrm, sleeps 6)*
– 2 nights in a cabin in Rhododendron (3 bdrm, sleeps 8)*
– A $100 gift certificate to Portland By Mouth food tours
– 4 tasting room vouchers and five bottles of sake from SakéOne
– $50 to spend at any McMenamins pub, restaurant or hotel
– Introductory lesson for a climbing class at Movement Rock Gym
*Note: Manzanita and Zig Zag accommodations restrictions specified by owner
Value: $1145
Package 3: Private Taiko Workshop don kara kara…don kara kara…don!
Learn the basics of taiko during a private, 90-minute workshop for you and up to 14 guests. Invite friends, co-workers, workout buddies, neighbors — anyone you choose. Celebrate a birthday, retirement, anniversary or a reunion of old friends. Playing taiko is a fun and accessible experience you won’t soon forget.
(mutually agreed upon date and time tbd @ the Oregon Buddhist Temple)
Value = $800
Package 4: Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner
Don’t miss your chance to be wined and dined. Portland Taiko’s Board will do all of the work! All you need to do is come, eat, and enjoy…and oh yes, raise your paddle to reserve a seat for this fun-filled evening with tasty food and friends. And who knows, maybe there will be some taiko shenanigans? (vegetarian option upon request)
Date: Saturday, June 15 at the Oregon Buddhist Temple. $50 per person
Special thanks to the Oregon Buddhist Temple for co-sponsoring this package by providing the kitchen and space.
Value: Priceless!
   
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