{"id":3586,"date":"2012-06-15T11:33:31","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T18:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/kent-downtown-partnership-dinner-and-auction-set-for-june-23\/"},"modified":"2016-10-22T13:55:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T20:55:26","slug":"kent-downtown-partnership-dinner-and-auction-set-for-june-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-downtown-partnership-dinner-and-auction-set-for-june-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent Downtown Partnership Dinner and Auction set for June 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kent Downtown Partnership<\/a> hosts its 19th annual Dinner and Auction from 5-9 p.m., Saturday, June 23 at the ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The theme this year is \u201cExtra! Extra! Read all about it! Kent is Making News.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The evening includes a dessert dash, raffle, silent and live auction for prizes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are at the tail end of the dinner\/auction season so we are always challenged to make our auction a little different,\u201d said Barbara Smith, Kent Downtown Partnership executive director.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The group celebrated Kent’s Sportstown USA title the past two years. This year the theme focuses on the history and future of Kent.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Alex Dittmar, brew master at Airways Brewing Company in Kent, will emcee the event. He is a former disc jockey and stand-up comedian and promises to have a few tricks up his sleeve to entertain the crowd.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Organizations that purchase a table for 10 have the opportunity to choose a headline from any decade, decorate the table accordingly, and don elegant evening wear from that era.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

All proceeds from ticket sales and the auctions support KDP’s ongoing efforts toward the revitalization of Kent’s downtown.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

To purchase tickets, make a donation or be an event sponsor, contact KDP at 253-813-6976, or email Barbara Smith at barbaras@kentdowntown.org.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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