ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - The Elk Grove Historical Society will host its annual Barn Banquet from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22 to raise funds for a planned barn that will store historical items and serve as an event venue.

Sponsored by the City of Elk Grove, Cosumnes Community Services District and Elk Grove Milling Inc., this is the second banquet in the fundraising series.

The barn will be located at Heritage Park, northwest of Elk Grove Regional Park, and will house historical carriages, wagons and other memorabilia preserved by Elk Grove’s founding families. It will also serve as an event hall for the historical society and be available to rent for events such as weddings. 

Jim Entrican, of Elk Grove Historical Society, said the barn is part of a three-year fundraising plan. Wood from an old bridge on Bruceville Road will be repurposed for the structure, but construction costs are expected to total $1 million. 

The project is about 75% funded, with roughly a quarter of the total goal still needed, Entrican said.

 

Pictured is an art piece that will be up for sale during the live auction at the second annual Raise the Barn Banquet on Friday, Aug. 22. It is a 22 x 28 oil painting titled “East Main Elk Grove” by western artist Yvonne Bonnaci. Photo courtesy of the Elk Grove Historical Society

The evening will feature a live auction, dinner and live music by the Taylor Chicks, an Americana-style duo. Tickets cost $85 per person or $150 per couple. A table for eight is $850 and includes reserved seating with the business name displayed, along with recognition in the event program.

Legacy donation opportunities are available, with sponsorship categories that include in-kind contributions of goods and services, such as printing, prizes, labor and materials, which will receive recognition equal to half the donation’s value.

“Friends of the Barn” donations are available at $1,000, $500 or $150, with donor names displayed inside the barn and on the project website.

A $2,500 “Carriage Sponsor” donation includes a name on the barn’s permanent donor wall (third tier), event and website recognition, acknowledgment during the banquet program and a reserved table for eight.

The $5,000 “Heritage Oak Sponsor” level offers second-tier placement on the donor wall, a framed recognition certificate, event and website recognition, acknowledgment during the banquet program and a reserved table for eight.

Tickets are available at egbarnproject.org. Sponsors can contact Jim Entrican at [email protected].