Welcome To the 2021 SPRINGSONG / PIBO Virtual Gala
Live-Streamed
Saturday May 8, 7:00 pm EST
with Hosts
Margaret Atwood
&
Paul Vasey
A Fundraiser in support of the Pelee Island Heritage Centre and the Pelee Island Bird Observatory
See the Live-stream video replay:
Guest Author Louise Penny
Author of sixteen award-winning mysteries featuring Quebecois Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.
Guest Birder David Lindo
“The Urban Birder” naturalist, photographer, birding advocate, and author of How To Be an Urban Birder. Check out David’s new video on urban birding he created especially for our gala! Watch it HERE.
PLUS Musical Entertainment by
Molly Johnson
Karen Kain
Joshua Hopkins
Trevor Strong of The Arrogant Worms
and the inimitable Rubber Chicken Choir
Buy Tickets
Support the Pelee Island Heritage Centre and the Pelee Island Bird Observatory by purchasing a ticket (you can also watch for free).
Ticket price of $85 includes—
- A charitable tax receipt
- Chance to win dozens of fabulous door prizes
- Free download of The Birdwatchers' Banquet: Recipes from Birders and Worders, featuring dishes from the 2020 and 2021 Springsong Gala—and more! (value $15)
- The warm and fuzzy feeling you get by donating to two great organizations!
Auction
More than 100 items, $15 to $5,000 including-
- Art by Robert Bateman, Wallace Edwards, and other artists
- Birding tours on Pelee Island and across Canada
- Dinner and Conversations with Margaret Atwood
- Tour of the mighty St. Lawrence with Adventure Canada
- A week's stay at a Medieval castle in the Tuscan Hills
Self-Catered Dinner
Click the image above to find downloadable recipes for a luscious self-catered meal, including—
- Drinks Tray
- Appetizers
- Bread Basket with Soups and Salads
- Mains for every taste
- Dessert!
- Plus our popular BirdFeed Contest!
- For all 2020/21 recipes, purchase A Birdwatchers' Banquet: Recipes from Birders and Worders
Sponsors
Prothonotary Warbler
Patron Tables
Labatt Breweries of Canada
VIP Tables
The Murray Frum Foundation
Salah Bachir and Jacob Yerex
Andy and Valerie Pringle
Eastern Bluebird
Sponsor of Gala Production
Sponsor of The Self-Catered Gala Dinner
Yellow-breasted Chat
Sponsor of A Birdwatchers’ Banquet
