The main Gala event features cocktails and hors d’oeuvres accompanying a silent auction and preview of the new exhibition "Nine 4 Ninety: Artists for a New Era" and an opportunity to meet the artists. This exhibition features nine cutting-edge artists working on the Colorado Plateau, including a haute couture fashion designer, a printmaker combining elements of rug design and street art, a clay-artist working in a comic-book motif and an abstract sculptor.

Following the exhibition preview, enjoy a seated dinner catered by Josephine’s Modern American Bistro under a beautifully decorated tent on the edge of Rio de Flag. During the live auction segment of the evening, bid on fine art including pieces donated by the featured artists, unique experiences and trips.