Museum Gala
120th Birthday Museum Gala
Tickets include heavy hors d’oeuvres, one signature beverage (cocktail or mocktail), wine, beer, and desserts.
Crystal Basin Cellars is the Wine Sponsor for the Museum Gala.
Great Basin Brewery is the Beer Sponsor for the Museum Gala.
Welcome!
Frankie Sue Del Papa, NHS Gala chairwoman, invites you to celebrate a special event for our 120th birthday year!
Here’s your chance to dress up in your favorite vintage attire while watching historic gambling demonstrations and trying your hand at lady luck! The presenting sponsors are the Gregory Warren Nelson Trust and Friends of the Nevada Historical Society. All proceeds from this event will directly support the Friends of the Nevada Historical Society, a 501 (c) 3 organization.
This is your opportunity to support Nevada’s oldest museum as we continue to serve Nevadans of all ages for the next 120 years.
Friday, April 11, 2025
5:30 to 8:00 pm
Reno Elks Lodge #597
597 Kumle Lane
Reno, NV 89509
Details
Ticket price is $75.00.
Payments taken:
Check, CC, and Zelle
Checks payable to Friends of NHS
Mail checks to Nevada Historical Society
Museum Gala Mail-in Check Form Download Form
To purchase Tickets, contact:
Ramit Ali, Administrative Assistant
775.688.1190 ext. 221
rali@nevadaculture.org
If you have any questions, please contact Ramit.
120 Gala Sponsorship Form Download Form
120 Gala Mail-In Check Form Download Form
Silent Auction Baskets Photos, a sampling
Event Menu
Cherry Bomb, Event Caterer
Crystal Basin Cellars, Wine Sponsor
Great Basin Brewery, Beer Sponsor
Hors d’Oeuvres Menu:
Fig Goat Cheese Tarts
Whiskey-blue Beef Crostini
Mini Turkey Meatloaf Cupcakes
Gourmet Cheese Board
Dessert Bar
Mocktail: Tuscan Pear
Signature Cocktail, Outlaw Elixir
A special cocktail from 1934, renamed
Event Schedule
5:30 pm Check-in
5:30 – 8 pm Food and Refreshments
5:45 pm Official welcome from NHS
6:00 – 7:30 pm Gaming Demonstrations
6:00 – 7:30 pm Camera Girl Photos
5:45 – 7:15 pm Silent Auction Sales open
7:15 – 7:30 pm Silent Auction closes
7:30 – 7:45pm Winners Announced
7:45 pm Thank you Message
8:00 pm Museum Gala closes
Silent Auction and Door Prize Donors
| Vendor | Donation |
| High Mark Distillery | Spirts Making Class & two cocktails |
| JT Basque Bar and Dining Room | Basque-themed Basket & dinner |
| Artist, Linda Parisi | Watercolor painting |
| Dorinda’s Chocolates | Basket of gourmet handmade chocolates |
| Reno Aces | Four infield reserved tickets & jersey |
| Artist, Vickie Curwen | Watercolor painting |
| Home Means Nevada Store | Shirts & gift certificates |
| Nothing To It | Lunch & Cooking Class for two |
| Artist, Zoe Bray | Four one-hour art lessons (up to 6) |
| Nevada Museum of Art | Four museum tickets and Maynard Dixon Book |
| Artist, Mark Vollmer | Photography Notecards by artist |
| Atlantis | Four tickets Toucan Charlie’s Buffet |
| Historic Reno Preservation Society | Private Reno Walking Tour and two Home Tour Tickets, 2025 |
| Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond | Jeep Ghost Town Trip for two |
| Linda Burke | Australian-themed Basket |
| Nevada Historical Society | NHS Publications |
| Stanley Paher | Nevada Books |
| Marshall Fey | Liberty Bell Calendars |
| Dr. Lee Brumbaugh estate | Framed Photograph |
Museum Gala Sponsors List
Angie Persigehl
Joy Orlich, HRPS President
