COCKTAILS BY DESIGN/ArtWorks Detroit Auction at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, will showcase 100 original works of art curated by ArtWorks Detroit, a team of professional artists who are dedicated to the fight against HIV. Prominent Artists –including Thom Bohnert, Carl Demeulenaere, Gerhardt Knodel, Yoko Ono, Bill Rauhauser, Clinton Snider, Russell Thayer and Vagner Whitehead – will have artwork featured in thrilling live and silent auctions. Guests will also enjoy scrumptious food prepared by 25 of the hippest local restaurants, La Crema Wines, and EFFEN® Vodka specialty cocktails. Innovative designer tablescapes and room schemes created by Michigan’s foremost interior designers will be on display, including an installation created for La Crema by nationally renowned designer Marc Blackwell, and Lincoln’s installation designed by architectural giant, Rosetti. Detroit Flyhouse and DJ PowdrBlu will perform. The evening will be hosted by Detroit’s own Jon Jordan.
