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Vincenzo’s cooking up fundraiser for Derby Festival Foundation

June 14th event to feature five courses, cooking demonstrations, wine pairings

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 27, 2015)  – Vincenzo and Agostino Gabriele will host their fourth annual “Evening at Vincenzo’s” fund-raiser for the Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation on Sunday, June 14.  The elegant event will be held at Vincenzo’s Italian Restaurant, 150 South Fifth St. The benefit, which is open to the public, will begin at 6 p.m. with cocktails on the patio, followed by hors d’oeuvres, dinner and dessert at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the event help the Foundation continue its mission of supporting charities around the community.

“This event is one of the Festival’s best kept secrets and it’s for a great cause,” said Leslie Broecker, 2015 Chair of the Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation. “We appreciate the support from the Gabriele brothers and looking forward to another delicious five-course meal.”

Tickets cost $1,700 for a VIP Table of 10 or $150 per person. Guests will be chosen from the VIP tables to be a “Guest Chef or Guest Sommelier” for the evening. Dress is business casual; the deadline for reservations is June 10. For tickets, call Jeff English at (502) 572-3856. A portion of the ticket cost is tax-deductible.

The Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation, a 501 C 3 not-for-profit charity, receives and manages charitable contributions on behalf of the Kentucky Derby Festival, Inc., its supporters and the general public. The Foundation perpetuates the Festival’s impact on the community by developing projects that highlight the Festival’s influence on the area’s cultural heritage.  It works to further the Festival’s educational and charitable mission through exhibitions and performances.