Art Opera Event Details!

Art Opera 2010
An art event packed with creative magic from incredible instructors, students and vendors. Come explore the Art Opera in Red Bank, NJ from April 7-10, 2010, at the Oyster Point Hotel overlooking the Navesink River.

Highlights

Fully registered students dine in an underwater fantasy world complete with mermaids, salt water taffy and cotton candy queens. Take a step back in time and en-vision Dreamland of Coney Island, Tivoli Gardens and 1920's Bathing Beauties. Exchange swap presents, explore your goodie bags, meet the instructors, guest speakers, and fellow students. Enjoy a 5 star 4 course dinner complete w/scrumptious desserts. Listen to a symphony of melodies while creating a group project.

The orientation dinner will be followed by 2 full days of classes on Thursday and Friday, w/additional Saturday Morning classes. Thursday and Friday classes include breakfast and lunch. Don't forget to explore the many artful treasures surrounding the vendor faire from some of your favorite stores and artisans.

Smile for the camera, media will be on hand to photograph the event. While in Red Bank, take advantage of the many antique stores, boutique shops, dining and entertainment all within walking distance of the hotel and other area hotels.

Staying a few days extra, take a train ride in NYC, Atlantic City or Philadelphia for some extra sight seeing, since you are near the seashore, stroll up to the beaches & go shell hunting or picture taking.

A la Cart workshops are available, but do not include the orientation dinner, or goodie bags. Breakfast or Lunch is included A la Cart workshop pricing and is minimal in price.

Art Opera can be paid off in installments. The first half of payment is required the last half can be paid off in 2-3 additional installments, full package registration only. Please email me regarding layaway at lisakettell@yahoo.com Full package registration is $535 and includes:

All Package Refunds: Full refund if cancelled by Jan.15, 2010. A 50% refund if cancelled by Jan.31,2010. No refunds after Feb.1, 2010.

-Orientation dinner and group workshop
-Full Instructor Group Meet/Greet, introduction and meet the first wave of guest speakers.
-Goodie Bags with a retail value over $350.00
-4 workshops of your choice (choice is first come first serve) If a class is sold out you may put yourself on a back-up list incase its gets offered at an additional time or on Saturday.
-Coupons and discounts from vendors and online stores, a free raffle ticket.
-Champagne welcome toast at Antique Center on Thursday Night
-More Surprises to follow

A la Cart registration can be paid in full or in two easy payments per class sign-up. A la Cart registration is $125 per class & includes the class of your choice w/either breakfast or lunch.
-Now just because you are purchasing A la Cart workshops doesn’t mean you will be alone, you can still take part in the many swaps that will be created, the raffles at the vendor faire, free demo’s, author/designer book signings and Saturday guest speakers, plus hang out w/each other in between and after classes.

Quarter Class Teaching Staff: these classes will be held throughout the day on Saturday April 10, 2010, they run between 1 hour to 1.5 hours, and are sold a la cart price & will vary from $30-50, depending on the teacher's price list.