Newport, RI, …The social highlight of Newport’s 2008 summer
polo season will be the 8^th annual

International Polo Ball charity gala to benefit the  Newport Polo
 Education Foundation.  The annual black tie gala will be held on
Friday, Aug. 1^st at one of Newport’s most glamorous locations ~ Rosecliff .

                      Guests of honor will be the Egyptian Polo Team. 
The evening, themed Friday Night Fever, 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 enthusiasts and polo players from the US and abroad
for a weekend of fun in the glamorous seaside resort.  Festivities continue the following day, Sat., Aug. 2^nd 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. 

                     Dinner tickets are $175. (Patron Tables of 10 also available.)  Dinner tickets include cocktails, dinner, & dancing
from 7:00pm-midnight.  
 Cocktail tickets are also available for $75 for cocktails & dancing from 9:30-midnight. 
 Dinner seating is limited.  Tickets can be purchased either:

·   online at www.poloeducationfoundation.org

·   by sending a check payable to NPEF, c/o Treasurer Jim Garner, 15 Sherman Street, Newport RI 02840

·   or calling (239) 989-2011 or  (401) 787 1768 . 

                   Lodging is reserved at Pearls of Newport boutique hotels for out of town visitors.  For booking, please call 401-848-0061

or email: ray@pearlsofnewport.com

                     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. 

                 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.