Venue: The Depot
Attendees: Approximately 950
Caterer: Depot Catering
Florist: Richfield Flowers & Events
Event Planners: Rick Harms, director of catering for Depot
Catering, worked with event planners from the Minnesota Orchestra.
One of the oldest fundraising events in the Twin Cities, the
Symphony Ball, marked its 50th anniversary this past June. Depot Catering
created a “retro” menu for the event, consisting of an iceberg wedge salad,
braised beef, and crab-stuffed shrimp in a Milanaise sauce.
The ceilings were draped with gauzy fabric and small white lights. The centerpieces were a combination of crystal candelabras and white roses. The Orchestra performed and guests danced; the event also included live and silent auctions.
“The ball is always very special when the orchestra performs, and we were lucky that for the anniversary year there were no scheduling conflicts,” Harms says. “The biggest challenge of the event was getting the 90-piece orchestra assembled.”
