Diners enjoyed walking tours of restaurants in the Burlington’s downtown core, including: The Beaver & Bulldog, Le Chef Complet, La Costa Nuova, The Dickens, DiMario’s Trattoria, Downtown Bistro & Grill, Emma’s Back Porch/The Water St. Cooker, Grinning Gourmand, Honey West, Latitude, Martini House, Mikado Japanese Restaurant, My-Thai by the Lake, Paradiso, Pepperwood Bistro, Queen’s Head, Red Canoe Bistro, The Rude Native, SB Prime at the Hotel Raymond and Siam Dish.

Guests were treated to the sounds of eight fabulous musical performances: Margo Jamieson, The Killin’ Time Band, Subourbon Street, Annie Marleau, The 905 Band, Michael Maguire, Kori Pop and KooGle Theatre.

The evening was also a celebration of the arts and community, bringing together arts supporters, members, corporate partners, as well as business and community leaders – all having a great time!

The Master of Ceremonies, PAB’s President Deb Tymstra, led guests through the evening’s program with style and grace. There was a brief formal ceremony to thank all of our wonderful corporate partners, including a special welcome and thank you to our newest president’s club corporate partner, TD Canada Trust.

Thank you to everyone who generously donated to our live & silent auctions or our raffle. A special note of thanks goes out to all the PAB volunteers, members of the fundraising committee led by Bill Leslie and Stephen Bell, Student Theatre performers, Catherine Brady who planned decor, Catherine Young and the staff of Pepperwood Catering and Special Events, Pam Bowen and the staff of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Caroline Wallace our Silent Auction Coordinator, and PAB staff member & Event Coordinator Heather Ableson, who worked so hard to make the evening a huge success.