The Lamp Post Creative Learning Center will hold its first 1940s-themed winter gala at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at its facility at 32171 U.S. Highway 160 in Cortez.
Nicholaus and Corinne Sandner, Lamp Post’s founders and owners, say their passion for the center is unmistakable. The husband-and-wife team met in high school and both attended Fort Lewis College. Since then, they have been involved in music, dance and theater.
The Sandners shared their plans for Lamp Post, showing where improvements have begun and what they hope to keep improving.
Though the project is an exercise in faith, Nicholaus Sandner said that each time they weren’t sure what step to take next with this learning center endeavor, God illuminated the next step.
They hope to purchase the land and buildings where Lamp Post is located, and the gala is one more step toward that goal.
The event will feature live music for dancing, a silent auction and a live dessert auction. Green Note, the Sandner Boys, the Andrews Sisters and the Four Corners Community Band will provide music.
Attendees can enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks while browsing auction items and bidding on desserts. Most items will be sold via silent auction, while desserts will be auctioned on stage by an auctioneer.
Proceeds will support the organization’s capital campaign to purchase the buildings and land from Rock Springs Church, establishing Lamp Post as a permanent campus for community creative learning programs.
Only 75 tickets are available. Admission is $45 per person, and couples can use the promo code “GalaCouple” for a discount, not including fees. Tickets can be purchased via BookTix at lamppostclc.booktix.com.
To prepare for the event, the Sandners will offer a dance class Saturday, Jan. 24, to teach the basics of popular 1940s dances. The class costs $15 per person.
While speaking of the dance class, the Sandners reminisced about their days dancing, saying they have been dancing together ever since they met.
The organization is seeking community donations, including items for the silent auction and pies and desserts for the live auction. Those who wish to donate can contact the Sandners at lamppost.creativecenter@gmail.com.
Monetary donations, whether at the event or on Lamp Post’s website, are also welcome for the capital campaign. The Sandners said many larger grants require strong local involvement before providing funds. Their goal is to raise one-third of the money needed to purchase the property.
Attendees are encouraged to wear 1940s attire for the gala.
For more details or to contribute, visit www.lamppostclc.org.
