Perfume 2025
A CELEBRATION OF THE SENSES
Friday, February 21, 2025
ATTIRE: 18th Century Parisian (inspired by the movie Perfume) or Fanciful Coat & Tie
THE DEADLINE FOR PURCHASING TICKETS IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025 AT 5:00PM
7:00PM to 11:00PM - LIMITED TO 70 GUESTS
Questions: email rsvp@rooseveltlibrary.com
CLICK THE PERFUME BOTTLE BELOW TO PURCHASE PERFUME 2025 TICKETS
COCKTAIL SUPPER - LIVE PARISIAN INSPIRED JAZZ MUSIC
COMPLIMENTARY COCKTAILS & WINE - FRAGRANCE GAME
Music by the San Antonio Jazz Authority
Ryan Hollander | double bass - Kenneth Davison | piano - Odie Wallace | drums
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NIGIRI & MAKI
Sake (Ora King Salmon) - Maguro (Ahi Tuna) - Hamachi (Yellowtail)
Unagi (Eel) - Maguro (Salmon Roe)
Rainbow Veggie Roll
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TRES CUMBRES JAMÓN IBÉRICO
Manchego - Cherve - Olives - Crostini
Mousse de Foie Gras
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PRIME BEEF TENDERLOIN
European Butter Rolls - Horseradish Cream
Demi-Glace Cabernet Sauce - Pommery Mustard
Jean-Baptiste Fragrance Game
IDENTIFY TWENTY ESSENTIAL OILS
Participants will be presented with a floating white handkerchief infused with one of twenty essential oils as both Giuseppe Baldini (played by Dustin Hoffman) and Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (played by Ben Whishaw) did in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Participants will attempt to guess the fragrance on each handkerchief. The participant with the most correct answers will win the game.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a 2006 period psychological thriller film directed by Tom Tykwer, who cowrote the screenplay with Andrew Birkin and Bernd Eichinger, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Patrick Süskind. The film stars Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood and Dustin Hoffman. Set in 18th-century France, the film tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Whishaw), an olfactory genius, and his homicidal quest for the perfect scent.
SIGNATURE COCKTAILS
Complimentary
Smoked Old Fashioned
Bourbon - Simple Syrup - Orange Bitters - Orange Peel
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French Violette
Botanical Cucumber & Mint Vodka - Mint Leaves - Lime Juice - Prosecco - Dried Cornflowers
A LA CARTE FULL BAR AVAILABLE
WINE
Complimentary
Louis Jadot Mâcon-Villages Chardonnay
Mâcon-Villages, Burgundy, France
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Belle Glos Las Alturas 2021
Santa Lucia Highlands, California, USA
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Kraemer Blanc de Blancs Brut Vin Mousseux
Loire Valley, France
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A LA CARTE FULL BAR AVAILABLE
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YOUR BOTTLE WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU IN A SILVER CHILLER
PARKING AT THE ROOSEVELT LIBRARY
The Roosevelt Library has about 50 complimentary self-parking spaces available to guests. Street parking is often available. Vehicles are not to be left in the Roosevelt Library parking lot overnight. An off-duty SAPD officer will be monitoring the parking lot throughout the event. The Roosevelt Library will not be liable for theft or damages to vehicles or the contents of vehicles.
MAP TO THE ROOSEVELT LIBRARY
HISTORY OF THE ROOSEVELT LIBRARY
In 1929 the library opened as the Roosevelt Park Branch Library, San Antonio’s South side library, and in 1968 it closed. The building is located across from the Roosevelt Park which marks the beginning of the Mission Reach Ecosystem Restoration and Recreation Project, an eight mile stretch of the San Antonio River that has received designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, the building’s architect was John Marriott who also designed the Carnegie Library in Delaware, Ohio. Leland Stone purchased the building in 2013 and, as heralded by SA2020, it is a “new kind of gathering space.”
THIS NON-REFUNDABLE TICKET IS TRANSFERABLE