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The Sunday night reception will be held at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Buses will start leaving both the Milwaukee Hilton City Center and the Hyatt
Regency Milwaukee hotels beginning at 6:15 pm. The reception begins at
6:30 pm and ends at 9:00 pm. Continuous bus service (trip is about 10
minutes) will be provided between the hotels and the museum during this
period. The following description of the facility, the menu and the
special art exhibit: "The Calatrava"
The Sunday evening reception will be held in
the stunning “bird in flight” addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum, designed
by the world renowned Spanish architect and engineer, Dr. Santiago Calatrava. Nationally
recognized as an architectural masterpiece, the addition has received the
following awards:
- Time magazine named the Museum “Best
Design of 2001”.
- MAM was named one of the five most
important buildings of the 21st century by the Sunday newspaper
magazine USA Weekend.
- In 2002, the Museum was named among the
“New Wonders of the World” by Conde Nast Traveler magazine.
- In 2003, MAM was named fourth top art
museum by Home & Away magazine readers.
- In November 2003, PEOPLE magazine named
the Milwaukee Art Museum among three “New American Beauties.”
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Reception - European Buffet Menu
The following is the planned menu for the opening reception.
The buffet will feature Ellen Zilli's Catering and will be
served on china:
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Hot Selection |
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Beef Wellington Hors Style |
Petite Tenderloin Topped With A Mushroom
Duxelle And Wrapped In Puff Pastry; Baked Golden Brown |
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Mushrooms Stuffed With Cheese Trio |
Three Cheeses, Garlic, Red Pepper And Bread Crumbs
Fill A Mushroom Cap And Baked. |
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Spinach Puffs |
Pureed Leaf Spinach Blended With Diced Onion Cream
Cheese And Parmesan Cheese; Rolled And Sliced Into A Spiral Design. |
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Sugar Melon Wraps |
Sweet Cantaloupe And Honeydew Balls Wrapped In
Succulent Slices Of Prosciutto Ham. |
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Cold Selection |
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Raspberry Brie Tarts |
Brie Cheese Piped Into A Phyllo Tart
Then Garnished With Fresh Raspberries. |
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Poultry Salad Puffs |
Our Own Fresh Chicken Salad Fills A Mini Puff Pastry
And Is Garnished With A Grape Half. |
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Bruschetta Hors Style |
Mini Parmesan Croustades Topped With A
Tomato, Fresh Basil And Olive Oil |
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Chef Select Hors D'oeuvers |
Two additional chef select hors d'oeuvres will be
included in the menu, variety will be hand passed at random, not all
varieties will be served at one time. |
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Interactive
Stations |
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Chef Carved Tenderloin Station Style |
Chef Carved Beef Tenderloin Served To
Petite Buttercrust Rolls With Butter, Accents, Horseradish Creme And
Chateau Sauce. |
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Stir Fry Stations With/Without Chicken |
Chicken (Optional) With Fresh Crisp Oriental Vegetables, Fresh
Ginger And Chinese Seasonings, Tender White Steamed Rice
Miniature Egg Rolls Served With Hot Mustard Sauce And Sweet & Sour
Sauce
Fortune Cookies |
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Coffee and
Dessert |
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European Coffee Station |
Regular Colombian Supreme, Irish Crème and Vanilla
Almond Coffees With Garnishments Of Cream, Sugar, Chocolate,
Reception Sticks And Whipped Cream |
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Pastry Table |
Wisconsin's Favorite Cream Puffs, Mini Cheesecakes,
Fruit Tarts, Chocolate Eclairs, Rum Balls And Chocolate Covered
Strawberries |
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Beverages |
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Beer, Wine and Soda |
Open bar to include glassware, ice and
paper cocktail napkins |
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Biedermeir Exhibit
While
at the Milwaukee Art Museum, your have the opportunity the browse
through their current special exhibit: Biedermeir: The
Invention of Simplicity. This touring international loan
exhibition focuses on the Biedermeier period in Central Europe from 1815
to 1830. It brings together for the first time almost 300 outstanding
examples of German, Austrian and Czechoslovakian paintings, furniture,
related decorative arts and works on paper that document in depth the
innovative character of the period and demonstrate how it is a precursor
to modernism. |
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