... that would be the Veiled Prophet Ball, of course. For no apparent reason, Berger's rant (see story below) has disappeared from his website. Guess the "ducat" just got into the mailstream a little late, and what with the holidays and all...
UPDATE: From the email --
Google cached Berger's little diatribe.
http://tiny.cc/b0kmy
So it may be gone from the site, but it's not forgotten. ;)