Valentine’s Dinner with Performances
“Artistic Memories”
Join us for a delicious four course dinner interspersed with short performances of poetry, music, and dance.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
THE DEADLINE FOR PURCHSING TICKETS IS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2024
6:00PM to 10:00PM
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - JACKET REQUIRED, TIE OPTIONAL, NO DENIM
Proceeds benefit the Roosevelt Library Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization.
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Valentine’s Dinner Menu
Cheese and charcuterie served during the reception from 6PM to 7PM.
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APPETIZERS - select one
Escargot Vol au Vent
Mini Wagyu Beef Tartare with Quail Egg
Seared U10 Sea Scallops (two) with Lobster Sauce
Herbed Mushroom Tart (vegan)
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SALAD
Butter Lettuce
Cucumber - Gorgonzola - Toasted Pine Nuts - Pear
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ENTRÉES - select one
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Roasted New Potatoes - Grilled Asparagus
Boneless Wagyu Braised Short Ribs
Mashed Potatoes - Grilled Asparagus
Butter Poached Lobster Thermidor
Roasted New Potatoes - Grilled Asparagus
Chimichurri Marinated Grilled Tofu with Sauteed Mushrooms
Vegan and Gluten Free
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DESSERTS - select one
Passion Fruit Panna Cotta
Tiramisu
Valrhona Chocolate Mousse
Fresh Berries
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Aqua Panna bottled water is always complimentary at RL
Program
6:00PM - Reception
7:00PM - First Presentation
7:30PM - Seated Dinner Begins
8:00PM - Second Presentation
8:30PM - Third Presentation
9:00PM - Fourth Presentation
10:00 pm Adjournment
PERFORMERS
Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson | Poet Laureate Emeritus
Ignacio Gallego | Cellist
Danielle Campbell Steans | Director SA Ballet School & San Antonio Youth Ballet
DaRell Pittman | Poet & Educator
Marisa Bushman | Violaist
Andrea "Vocab" Sanderson | Poet Laureate Emeritus
Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson of San Antonio is a poet Laureate Emeritus, facilitates workshops throughout the U.S., and has authored, She Tastes Like Music (FlowerSong Press 2020). Andrea is an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow, and was voted Best Local Poet 2023 and 2021 by The SA Current.
Ignacio Gallego Fernandez | Cello
The Spanish-American cellist Ignacio Gallego Fernandez has an active performance career that has taken him around the world, from Europe to Asia to the Americas. Ignacio resides in San Antonio, Texas where, along with being a founding member of Agarita, he serves as the Education Coordinator for the ensemble. He is a familiar face in the cello section of the San Antonio Philharmonic and maintains a distinguished private studio.
Danielle Campbell Steans | Director SA Ballet School & San Antonio Youth Ballet
As a professional dancer, Danielle joined the Georgia Ballet, where she danced in La Sylphide, The Nutcracker, and Swan Lake, and was featured in Ginger Thatcher’s Monet’s Garden. She then performed with Nashville Ballet and Nashville Ballet II, dancing in numerous classical and contemporary works, including Scheherazade, Balanchine’s Serenade, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and Aida with The Nashville Opera, as the Tortoise in Paul Vasterling’s The Singing Tortoise, and in the late Robert Philander’s Snap.
DaRell Pittman | Poet & Educator
DaRell Pittman is a husband, father of three, grandfather of four, educator and poet. He loves poetry, art galleries, music and anything science fiction. He would also like to publicly thank whoever decided to butter the pecans before putting them into the ice cream.
Marisa Bushman | Viola
A native New Yorker, violist Marisa Bushman’s musical career has reached all corners of the world. Ms. Bushman was a member of the San Antonio Symphony’s viola section, where she served as the delegate to the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians. As a founding member of Agarita and an avid and active chamber music collaborator across her career, she has performed throughout the United States, Europe, South and Central America, South Africa, and China.
COMPLIMENTARY WINE
Louis Jadot Mâcon-Villages Chardonnay
Mâcon-Villages, Burgundy, France
Hess Mavrick Ranches Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California
Kraemer Blanc de Blancs Brut Vin Mousseux
Loire Valley, France
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FULL BAR AVAILABLE
TABLE LOCATIONS
PARKING AT THE ROOSEVELT LIBRARY
The Roosevelt Library has about 50 complimentary self-parking spaces available to guests. Street parking is often available. Vehicles are not to be left in the Roosevelt Library parking lot overnight. An off-duty SAPD officer will be monitoring the parking lot throughout the event. The Roosevelt Library will not be liable for theft or damages to vehicles or the contents of vehicles.
MAP TO THE ROOSEVELT LIBRARY
HISTORY OF THE ROOSEVELT LIBRARY
In 1929 the library opened as the Roosevelt Park Branch Library, San Antonio’s South side library, and in 1968 it closed. The building is located across from the Roosevelt Park which marks the beginning of the Mission Reach Ecosystem Restoration and Recreation Project, an eight mile stretch of the San Antonio River that has received designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, the building’s architect was John Marriott who also designed the Carnegie Library in Delaware, Ohio. Leland Stone purchased the building in 2013 and, as heralded by SA2020, it is a “new kind of gathering space.”
Enjoy a reception with cheese and charcuterie and a four-course seated dinner with complimentary wine and full bar.
At checkout, you will be asked to select your appetizer and dessert preferences.
Entrées: Chicken Cordon Bleu ($185.00)
Entrée: Boneless Wagyu Braised Short Ribs ($225.00)
Entrée: Butter Poached Lobster Thermidor ($275.00)
Entrée: Chimichurri Marinated Grilled Tofu with Sauteed Mushrooms ($155.00)