Featuring Special Performance by National Country Music Artist Sara Evans
Louisville, KY, December 2, 2019 – This year’s Wrapped in Red Gala is expected to be the American Red Cross organization’s biggest yet, as it features a special performance by national country music artist Sara Evans. The 9th annual Wrapped in Red Gala, is the largest fundraising event for the Louisville Area Red Cross which serves the Kentuckiana area. The gala will be held on Saturday, February 16 at the Omni Louisville Hotel. This year will highlight services and programs of the Red Cross biomed blood services. Individual tickets, tables and sponsorship opportunities are available now.
As the signature fundraising event for the Louisville Area Red Cross, Wrapped in Red begins at 6:00 p.m. February 16 with cocktails and live & silent auctions. A specially prepared, three-course dinner will be served, followed by a special performance by Sara Evans and dancing to Groove Essential. For those who prefer to attend later, the dance-only-ticket Red Lounge is available, which starts at 8 p.m. All ticket options can be purchased online.
Special holiday ticket pricing for Red Lounge dance only tickets: Get dance only tickets for only $75 now through January 12, 2019. After January 12, tickets will be $100. Red Lounge dance only tickets include entrance to a private party from 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., open bar, light appetizers, silent auction, special performance by Sara Evans, dancing to Groove Essential and other exciting activities taking place that evening.
The 9th annual gala will raise funds for the Red Cross Louisville Area’s disaster preparedness, response and recovery programs and services in our community. This year’s presenting sponsor is Brown-Forman Inc. In addition to Brown-Forman’s presenting sponsorship, Norton Healthcare and Toyota of Louisville are the Garnet Sponsors for Wrapped in Red. Sponsorship and table opportunities for Wrapped in Red 2019 are still available by calling by (502) 561-3777.
This year’s gala is co-chaired by Pam Klinner and Pam State. Formal red attire is encouraged. For more information visit the American Red Cross Kentucky Region website, or follow for updates on Facebook.
About Sara Evans: Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has had a prolific recording career with five No. 1 country singles, including “No Place That Far,” “Suds in the Bucket, “A Real Fine Place to Start,” “Born to Fly,” and “A Little Bit Stronger,” which spent two weeks in the top spot and is certified platinum by the RIAA. Her “stunning, country voice” (Rolling Stone) has earned her the prestigious Academy of Country Music Top Female vocalist accolade, as well as numerous American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Country Music Association, CMT, and Grammy Award nominations. In addition, she received the CMA-awarded Video of the Year honors for her hit chart-topping single “Born to Fly” from her double platinum album of the same name. Her discography also includes the platinum-selling studio albums “Real Fine Place” and “Restless” and the gold-certified “No Place That Far.”
Evans continues to forge a bold, creative path with the launch of Born to Fly Records, distributed by Sony RED, and her highly anticipated eighth studio album, “Words,” which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. The project has been dubbed the album of her lifetime that “captures an artist in full musical flight” (Associated Press) and was named among Billboard and Rolling Stone’s favorite country albums of 2017.
In addition to a prolific country music career, Evans has been honored for her philanthropic work and was presented the NAB Education Foundation’s Service to America Leadership Award in 2018. A Red Cross ambassador, she received the national Crystal Cross award for her work with the disaster relief organization and recently raised more than $10,000 for the CMA Foundation and music education from the sale of her ONEHope Sara Evans Signature Series 2014 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
About the American Red Cross: The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org.