<table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400"><img class="size-medium wp-image-54914 alignright" src="https://theenterprise.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/07/cowboy_boot_1627383295-244x300.png" alt="" width="244" height="300" />Celebrate a return to live events with the annual Black Tie & Boots fundraising gala at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10.</span></h3> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400">The VIP celebration will be held at The Meadow Event Park’s Meadow Hall in Caroline County.</span></h3> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400">Proceeds from the event will benefit the State Fair of Virginia Scholarship program. Since 2013, the fair’s scholarship program has awarded nearly 1,500 scholarships and has given over $570,000 to support youth education in agriculture. The fair offers more than $80,000 each year in scholarship funds through 4-H, FFA and vocational competitions as well as specific equine, fine arts and horticulture competitions.</span></h3> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400">Marlene Jolliffe, the fair's executive director, said this year’s Black Tie & Boots will be held slightly earlier in September and will be a two-in-one experience with a classic gala feel.</span></h3> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400">“You will enjoy a true black-tie event with a jazz trio and upscale treats inside Meadow Hall,” Jolliffe said. “And you will have the chance to boot-scoot with a country band and enjoy hearty down-home treats in a spacious tent outside on the beautiful Meadow Hall lawn. We are excited to expand the event with additional outdoor capacity!”</span></h3> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400">The event’s name also conveys the dress code.</span></h3> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400">“Wear your cowboy boots, tuxedo, favorite cocktail dress or starched jeans!” Jolliffe said.</span></h3> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400">Admission to Black Tie & Boots is by advance purchase only, and the event historically sells out.</span></h3> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400">Event tickets can be purchased starting in mid-July at </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HyoG3EXpqun5Y8Ij2BIN4002K7bY27tou6Pf3zmQ9JCsKRsJTBkwMtusb1LGsPRDWawKdLCuE0-BuMOp-hEovjC4g7eopPM79qB2u2y6_IbhDo_iRhnqw3gWbJWNd4Ynevt3YL3_8NDSyGrots8nNw==&c=80qeobpxwJcZNItQGtb0QhnboM-pSq0S0MQbXJptLDVxk-NUUHTpcA==&ch=GM6T29qe9G310NvUte46aUik74HrUviuJ_WZnmyIukmZUc8QAMaJdQ=="><span style="font-weight: 400">StateFairVa.org</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">. Individual tickets are $85 per person through Aug. 20, and $100 per person Aug. 21 through Sept. 5. Guests also can purchase a $500 party pack—six tickets for the price of five—through Aug. 20. For more information or to purchase party-pack tickets, email </span><a href="blank"><span style="font-weight: 400">aboyd@meadoweventpark.com.</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> </span></h3> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400">Black Tie & Boots information is available at StateFairVa.org.</span></h3> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
