International Polo Ball - 2008

The social highlight of Newport’s 2008 summer polo season will be the 8th annual International Polo Ball charity gala to benefit the Newport Polo Education Foundation.  The annual black tie gala will be held on Friday, Aug. 1st at one of Newport’s most glamorous locations ~ Rosecliff.

Guests of honor will be the Egyptian Polo Team.  Themed Friday Night Fever, the evening will include cocktails on the terrace overlooking the gardens and sea, gourmet Pharaoh’s feast, disco dancing in Studio 548, and a live and silent auction with fabulous items on which to bid, with proceeds to support the Newport Polo Education Foundation,                      The popular summer soiree, now in its eighth year, attracts polo players and enthusiasts from the US and abroad for a weekend of fun in the glamorous seaside resort.  Festivities continue the following day, Sat., Aug. 2nd with a Tribute Match between USA and Egypt in the Newport International Polo Series.  The match will conclude with an award ceremony and an authentic New England lobsterbake.

Gala co-chairs Dori Burner & Matthew Fonseca from the Newport Polo Club anticipate a very entertaining event, adding, “We are dedicated to helping the Newport Polo Education Foundation foster the sport here in Newport, polo’s American birthplace, and we are grateful to the community for supporting Newport’s grand polo tradition."   Proceeds from the gala benefit the Newport Polo Education Foundation, a non-profit 501[3]c organization registered in Rhode Island with a mission to support and develop training and educational programs surrounding the sport of polo, as well as other charitable causes.

Dori Burner & Matthew Fonseca

The gala will take place at Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, the premier estate amidst America’s finest collection of gilded age mansions.  Commissioned by Nevada silver heiress Theresa Fair Oelrichs in 1899, architect Stanford White modeled Rosecliff after the Grand Trianon, the garden retreat of French kings at Versailles. After the house was completed in 1902, at a reported cost of $2.5 million, Mrs. Oelrichs hosted fabulous entertainments here, including a fairy tale dinner and a party featuring famed magician Harry Houdini

MUST BE 21 or OLDER TO ATTEND In order to protect itself in online transactions the NPEF uses address verification to ensure tickets are sent to the credit card holder's billing address and not to another address. Please ensure you use your credit card billing address when ordering tickets or your order will be - politely - declined.   BALL TICKET(S) - Early-bird pricing for advanced ticket purchases includes a $25 discount off the regular ticket price of $175/person through June 15th.  Dinner tickets include cocktails, dinner, & dancing from 7:00pm-midnight. Sorry Sold Out COCKTAIL TICKET(S) - Cocktail tickets are also available for $75/person for cocktails & dancing from 9:30-midnight. Sorry Sold Out

If you prefer to order by mail, please make checks payable to the "Newport Polo Education Foundation" and mail to:

Treasurer - Jim Garner
Newport Polo Education Foundation
Fifteen Sherman Street
Newport, RI 02840

Proceeds of ball will benefit the NPEF