LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky will hold its 13th Annual Fundraising "Roaring 20s" Brain Ball on Friday, November 20, 2015 at the Louisville Marriott East Hotel.
The Varga family held the first Brain Ball in 2003, in support of Mary Varga, a brain injury survivor who was assisted by BIAK during her recovery. Guests of the Brain Ball will step back in time and enjoy a cocktail reception featuring The Gold Digger, a signature cocktail designed by Tim Laird, chief entertainment officer of Brown-Forman Corporation and the host of Secrets of Louisville Chefs Live. The evening features dinner, a live program including a look at the faces of brain injury, and presentation of the 13th Annual Mary Varga Award honoring Alex Naurert, also a brain injury survivor.
Guests will enjoy a live auction and end the evening at the "Cotton Club" After Party, where they will dance the night away with the fabulous live band, Kudmani ( 9pm-12am). Tickets are available for the After Party Only.
Brain Ball event co-ordinator Pamela Broadus is showing some of the silent auction items. Brown-Forman's Chief Entertainment Officer Tim Laird has also created a signature "Gold Digger" cocktail for the event.
The Gold Digger
In a rocks glass with ice, add:
1½ ounces Old Forester bourbon
4 ounces lemonade
Dash of bitters
Stir and garnish with a lemon wedge.
The event is being chaired by bourbon authority and award-winning author Fred Minnick. Minnick wrote the Wall Street Journal-bestseller Camera Boy: An Army Journalist's War in Iraq, the award-winning Whiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch & Irish Whiskey, and the recently released Bourbon Curious: A Tasting Guide for the Savvy Drinker. Minnick is the bourbon authority for the Kentucky Derby Museum. He regularly writes for Whisky Advocate and Whisky Magazine.
For more information about The Brain Ball or to purchase tickets, visit www.biak.us or contact Pamela Broadus at 502-608-5434.
About the Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky:
BIAK's mission is to serve Kentucky citizens whose lives have been affected by brain injury. BIAK does this through advocacy, education, prevention, service and support. BIAK links survivors of brain injury and their families to support from others with similar experience; provides them with education and information about living and coping with brain injury; assists them in locating resources for financial assistance; and seeks to connect people with sources of emotional support. BIAK is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. www.biak.us
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