You are invited to the
NIGHT AT THE FACTORY GALA

Facets' Night at the Factory Gala will feature dinner, entertainment (nothing short of a Velvet Underground cover band complete with go-go dancers and a Nico look-alike!), and silent and live auctions, with items ranging from film festival packages in Santa Barbara and Palm Springs to Warhol-inspired gifts and events at Facets. The evening will also host diversions such as a “Get Glued” station for false eyelashes (to recreate that 1960s superstar look), as well as a station which will generate your portrait in the style of Warhol’s famous silkscreens, to help you achieve your 15 minutes of fame, and an art installation by Kasia Kay Art Projects (link to www.kasiakayartprojects.com) featuring selected work by celebrity artists from Warhol’s Factory.

Home to the world’s greatest library and archive of classic, independent, documentary and art films and a stellar schedule of unique year-round festivals - including the Academy-qualifying Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, film screenings, classes and director seminars, Facets is - and has been for 32 years - a leading force for vibrant, independent cinema.

All due to the generosity of people like you and the funds raised at the Night at the Factory Gala.

Tickets

Tickets are $150 each and can be reserved by email meganr@facets.org or phone 773.281.9075

Live Auction

Items for bidding in our live auction are:

1. HEAT
   Escape on American Airlines from a blustery January in Chicago and warm up in Palm Springs, California. See the hottest films and actors with 2 passes to the Palm Springs International Film Festival where Sean Penn will receive Director of the Year Award; cozy up with accommodations for two nights at Hotel Zoso; fire up your tastebuds with a bloody mary during your 4 star brunch at the beautiful Spencers restaurant, nestled at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains and let the competition heat up on Palm Springs' oldest course - O'Donnell Golf Course, with a round of golf for two.
   
   For weekend dates (Jan 4-6 or Jan 11-13, 2008)
   
     Value: $2000
     Starting Bid: $1250
   
   
2. SCREEN TEST
   Share the big screen with Jack Black of School of Rock and High Fidelity and Michael Cera of Arrested Development and Superbad, on the set of Harold Ramis' forthcoming film, The Year One - with a walk-on role! Meet Harold, Jack and Michael in Shreveport, Louisiana, where they’ll be shooting from January 15th until April 15th - This could be your 15 minutes!
   
   Airfare & accommodations not included. Most shooting will be outside and may require long hours. Shooting dates are subject to change and are to be mutually agreed upon. Minors must be accompanied by a guardian and must secure a work permit per state & SAG requirements.
   
     Value: priceless
     Starting Bid: $2000
   
   
3. YOUR 15 MINUTES
   Experience the best of Old and New Hollywood in Santa Barbara. Enjoy airfare on American Airlines and accommodations for three nights at the Montecito Inn – built in 1928 by cinema legend Charlie Chaplin. Then, mingle with the New Hollywood set with your 2 passes to the Santa Barbara International Film Festival where Angelina Jolie and Cate Blanchett are both being honored. While you’re in town, visit the Santa Barbara Museum of Art with two guest passes and enjoy wine country cuisine during a gourmet dinner at Bouchon restaurant.
   
   For long weekend dates (Thursdays - Sundays, Jan 24- Feb 3, 2008)
   
     Value: $2500
     Starting Bid: $1500
   
   
4. FOUR STARS
   Here's something to be thankful for next year: a fabulous week in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico at Esperanza Resort Villas, from November 30 – December 7. Enjoy airfare for two on American Airlines, luxury accommodations in a residential villa with two bedrooms and two baths (rollaway beds available for additional guests!), tennis courts, plunge pools and a full service spa. Relax on one your villa's two private terraces to enjoy spectacular views of the Sea of Cortez and watch for whales. Watch for stars, too, as this resort is no secret amongst celebrities (Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox spent New Years Eve here last year)!
   
   For dates of November 30 – December 7, 2008
   
     Value: $12,000
     Starting Bid: $5000

Warhol Time Capsules:

"What you should do is get a box for a month, and drop everything in it and at the end of the month lock it up. Then date it and send it over to Jersey. You should try to keep track of it, but if you can’t and you lose it, that’s fine because it’s one less thing to think about, another load off your mind. I started off myself with trunks and the odd piece of furniture, but then I went around shopping for something better and now I just drop everything into the same-size brown cardboard boxes."
  -Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, From A to B and Back Again
Time Capsule 21

Warhol and the Film Factory

The enormous impact Andy Warhol’s art made on culture has been widely recognized through countless museum exhibitions, publications and films. But much less known is the seminal contribution of Warhol and his collaborators to film. Starting on Friday, November 16, dozens of Warhol collaborators and scholars will join us for a weeklong festival at Facets to re-appraise the Warhol Factory’s impact on the moving image.

View the film schedule