Wednesday is your last day to purchase tickets for the Emerald and Ice Gala All benefited UND and related foundation employees and a guest are invited to the Emerald and Ice Gala from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 6, in the Alerus Center Ballroom. Tickets will be sold until Wednesday, Feb. 3 There will be a social hour from 7 to 8 p.m. featuring free appetizers and a cash bar. Downtown Horns will play live music from 8 p.m. to midnight, and guests may participate in a Mock Casino night provided by the Grand Forks Jaycees. Participants can use their casino winnings to bid on prizes at the end of the evening! The event will also feature a silent auction, with auction proceeds used to fund scholarships given by the Staff Senate. Admission is $20 per person. Tickets may be purchased from any UND Staff Senator or at the following locations: Aerospace Human Resources, Sheri Sponsler; Ralph Englestad Arena, Main Office; Twamley Hall, Human Resources Office; Alumni Center, Stone House 2nd floor, Sigrid Letcher; Memorial Union Information Desk; EERC Human Resources Office; and the School of Medicine and Health Affairs, Office of Public Affairs. For more information, contact any UND Staff Senator, Gala Chairperson Janice Hoffarth at 777-2646, Janice.hoffarth@und.edu or Staff Senate President Loren Liepold 777-2865 loren.liepold@und.edu . This event is sponsored by the UND Staff Senate. -- Shelley Pohlman, Assistant to the Director of Communications, Public Affairs, spohlman@medicine.nodak.edu, 777-4305