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The 25th Annual Desert Museum Gala - Anniversaries in Bloom, celebrating treasured legacies and a flourishing future

Sunday, April 28, 2019


Reservations and Raffle Tickets

Thank you for supporting the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum’s 22nd Annual Desert Gala

For Gala Reservation Tickets or any Gala information, please call the Membership Office — Cathy at 520-883-3054 or Syndy at 520-883-3056.

Raffle Information

Golden Ticket

New! The Golden Ticket Raffle! $100 per ticket. Only 100 tickets will be sold. The winning Golden Raffle ticket is drawn at the beginning of the live auction. If your Golden raffle ticket is drawn, you can choose an item from the live auction and it is YOURS! Turn a $100 ticket into an auction item worth many times more! Some restrictions apply.

The drawings for this year's Gala raffle sculpture will take place on Sunday, April 28th 2019 during the Desert Gala Live Auction. Each ticket offers one chance to win a handcrafted bronze adult female Sonoran desert tortoise sculpture by Mark Rossi, worth $2,400. You need not be present to win. If your ticket is drawn and you are not present at the event we will contact you by telephone the following morning.

Raffle Sculpture Close Up

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“During our first visit to the Desert Museum in 1994 we agreed it was the best full spectrum natural history experience we'd ever had - and right here in our own backyard!
We've supported the Museum annually since then and encourage friends and business associates to do the same.”
--Jerry Weinert
& Marni Dittmar