New One Coming to Cafe Monte ~ April 15, 2023!
Enjoy an elegant dinner and live French music while Beth paints a scene from one of your favorite photos. More details below….

It will be a marvelous evening of great food and wine–not to mention the awesome company. You will revel in listening to French traditional songs performed by Carin Bissiere-Grote and her father, Dale Grote. Plus, during our breaks we will be awarding raffle prizes and telling some of the story of Brookstone, an amazing private school that’s been helping under-served students in Charlotte for over 20 years! It’s a fundraising event and all of the profit will go to Brookstone Schools!
Enter Your Photo:
For this little “getaway to Europe,” we are asking for those interested to send in a photo they took on a trip to France or Europe–one which they would love to see turned into painting! If yours is chosen you can sip wine and enjoy a delightful dinner, while watching a painting of your beautiful scene take shape. Beth’s oil painting will be substantially finished that evening, and all will have the option of participating in a silent auction for it–as it’s painted! Beth will do the finishing details at home and deliver to the winning person. Questions? Email Beth: info@elisabethwharvey.com
Register soon—only about 28 seats left!
What you receive: 3 course dinner with choice of entree, 2 glasses of wine, and entertainment: live painting and French traditional music performed in the private event room at Cafe Monte.
Date and Time: Saturday, April 15th, at 6:30 – 9:30pm
Location: Cafe Monte, 6700 Fairview Rd #108, Charlotte, NC 28210
Cost: $110.00 (All inclusive--tax and tip have been figured into this amount!) Pmt will be due by April 5th.
To Register:
If you would like to enter a photo, send it to: info@elisabethwharvey.com
N.B. Once we receive your registration we will send you a link for payment, or you can mail a check! If you do not hear anything within a day or two, something may have gone wrong. In that case, please contact Beth at the email address above.


Previous Events from 2021:
“Escape to the Riviera” ~Dinner and Wine at Café Monte

(It was 80% finished at the live painting event below.)
February 2021: It’s a fundraising party for Brookstone <–click this link to donate directly! Join us for our little “getaway to France,” where you can sip wine and enjoy a delightful dinner, while watching a painting of the Riviera take shape. You will enjoy listening to French traditional songs performed by Carin Bissiere-Grote and her father, Dale Grote. During our breaks we will be handing out raffle prizes and telling some of the story of Brookstone, an amazing private school that’s been serving under-served students in Charlotte for over 20 years!
Beth’s painting of the Riviera will be 80-90% complete that evening and you will have the option of participating in a silent auction for it–as it’s painted! Beth will do the finishing details at home and deliver to the winning person. Be sure to register soon—because in order to maintain social distancing in the room, only 26 seats will be sold!
Where? Cafe Monte in Southpark. Date: February 20, 2021


The artist will be painting a scene similar to one of the photos above!
Sail Away to the Gulf Coast!

April 2021: It’s going to be a jazzy night! Come sail away to the Gulf Coast with us at The Southern Pecan to raise money for the children of Brookstone School! It’s the ultimate date night–and yet it costs only $110/person–including tax and tip! Ethan Uslan, a local jazz pianist, who has performed on NPR as well as in Paris, London, and Amsterdam, will entertain us with toe-tapping classic jazz! On a large canvas Beth will be painting a sailboat disappearing into the sunset. Only 24 seats available, so reserve yours soon by emailing Beth: elisabethwharvey@gmail.com What’s included? A marvelous Gulf Coast dinner: appetizer, salad, entree, and a wonderful dessert–plus 2 glasses of wine. The tip and tax is also covered! The date and time: 7:00 pm on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021.
Reserve your seat by emailing Beth your name and address and preferred method of payment: elisabethwharvey@gmail.com

About the artist:
E. W. Harvey (Beth) is an artist with a passion for painting portraits, especially of children, and also the sea–anything with water in it. She has been painting with oils for over 40 years—with the exception of several years in the middle, when she was homeschooling three sons! When the youngest moved out of the house, he set up a large room as a studio and begged his mom to get the paints out again! To warm up and see if she still had any painting ability after all those years, she copied this classic by Impressionist, Alfred Sisley: The Seine at Bougival. The first picture is the original and the second one is her copy.


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