Art Auction is Up!

Thanks for all your donations! We have a twist if you want donate again, Do you want something in return? Well, today Thursday, September 1-14th the silent online Art Auction kicks off! You can make a bid on one of the many cool art works that has been donated to the making of our film. Want an intimate photo of Prince? We got that! A black & white of Patrick swimming in the nude? oh yeah! Go to this link at 32Auctions and bid on some great work donated by amazing artists from the Twin Cities. Curated by friend and photographer Vance Gellert, Vance is co-founder of pARTS Gallery and the Minnesota Photo Center. He knows great local work!

The artists in the Auction are; Keri Pickett, Dougie Padilla, Xavier Tavera, Lynn Wadsworth, Terry Gydesen, Greg Winter, Vance Gellert, Wing Young Huie, Areca Roe and Keith Holmes.

Or if you just want to come to the party, that's cool too! The Filmmaker’s Celebration and Fundraiser is just two weeks away! Wednesday September 14th. Some of the works will be on display at the event, bidding will end at 9:15pm 9/14/22.

The party will be at The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis | 410 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis, MN. The Event is Free with a suggested minimum donation of $65.

Guests and Patrons will dive into an evening of performance, auction, film, hors d’oeuvres, drinks, dancing and red carpet to raise the final funds to complete the next Mark Wojahn film.

Happy Hour will be 6-7pm, Entertainment 7-10pm.

Our goal is to finish raising $65,000 to ensure that Patrick’s story – which in many ways is all our stories – gets told.

All donations will be designated for the completion of this work. Funders giving $20,000 will be credited as Executive Producers

$10,000 will be credited as Producers

$5,000 will be credited as Associate Producers

Any amount will also be listed in the credits of the film.

In addition to screening a section from ‘The Dance is Not Over’ we will also screen Joe Chvala’s Flying Foot Forum short film “Cookaphony”.

All attendees will be gifted a blu-ray or free download of “Leaves of Grass – Illuminated”, a related Wojahn documentary of Patrick’s 2019 show at the Guthrie Theater.

Scheduled to Appear on the rooftop or in The Women's Club theater:

Joe Chvala Flying Foot Forum + Susana Di Palma + Prudence Johnson + Eyenga Bokamba + Patrick Scully + DJ Cyn Collins + Laura Stone-Jeraj

The finale' of lineup will be a clip from the film, “The Dance is Not Over” it will be introduced by Director Mark Wojahn and Director of Photography Greg Winter.

Proof of vaccination and an ID is required for attendance and must be presented at the door. Masks will be required for indoor activities.

Reservations required at Eventbrite:

Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/368508828827

and on Facebook at: https://fb.me/e/1Eg4B60vE

Donations Link:

Tax deductible: https://filmnorth.org/fiscally-sponsored-projects/patrick-scully-the-dance-is-not-over/

Non-tax deductible: https://www.gofundme.com/f/patrick-scully-moviethe-dance-is-not-over

For more information, contact Mark Wojahn and Patrick Scully at:

(612) 568-3178 or email at xlart2@gmail.com, www.patrickscullymovie.com

thanks so much for your support and commitment to these films!

Mark Wojahn

Director