Saturday, June 14, 2008
5 p.m.

From the White House State Dining Room in 2007 to the Clubhouse at the Kentucky Derby in 2008, Genesee Country village & Museum's annual fundraiser has become a gala not to be missed.

Enjoy turn-of-the-century southern hospitality as you :

• Socialize at the Julep Reception and sample mint juleps, Lynchburg lemonade, pink gin, bourbon smash and hot browns .
• Show off your marvelous millinery in the derby tradition of the Ladies Hat Contest.
• Join a hobby horse derby or wager on the results.
• Participate in an authentic Kentucky Thoroughbred Horse Auction, and bid on fabulous live and silent auction items.
• Dine on a sumptuous buffet of authentic blue grass recipes synonymous with the Kentucky Derby.
• Enjoy a chance--free to all cotillion guests--at winning a solid gold coin, valued at $1,000, in the Fort Knox, Kentucky, Golden Drawing.
• Purchase a $100 raffle ticket for an incredible seven-day trip to Italy for two, including stays in Rome, Capri and the Amalfi Coast, plus visits to Naples, Pompeii and the Vatican.

The Julep Reception begins at 5 p.m. The Blue Grass Buffet is at 7 p.m.

Cotillion tickets are $125 per person or $1,250 for a table of 10. Please call (585) 538-6822 or email whirl@gcv.org for reservations.

Live Auction items