Grab a date (or two), break out the boutonnieres, and call up your clique. For those who didn’t get asked, had too much “punch,” got kicked out for cross-dressing, or wore the wrong dress, here is your mulligan for the enchanted evening you were promised in high-school. Join us for our annual benefit party, Erie Prom: Enchantment Under the Lake. The big bash/splash will take place on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at SPACES. This night to remember begins with a VIP party and ends with a gallery chock full of great art for sale, games, campy photo opps (complete with the trellis), and dancing (without chaperones).
Following SPACES’ fall experimental-school-as-exhibition, The Plum Academy: An Institute for Situational Practices (September 11 – October 23, 2009), we cap off the school season with a prom you won’t want to forget this time around. Paying homage to our Great Lake Erie, we claim the grand theme with a new twist. Remember: This is your do-over—YOUR prom. Creativity, outsiders and weirdness are not only condoned, but encouraged! Wear what you really wanted to wear the first time around, or come decked out in Lake Erie-inspired duds. Whether you feel pretty in pink, dapper in a tux or you want to flex those Zebra Mussels, this is your all-access hall-pass to one of Cleveland’s wildest parties of the year. Proceeds from the event make SPACES’ programming and operations possible. Prom Host Committee
Bill Busta & Joan Tomkins, John Farina & Adam Tully, Nancy Fisher Crum & Bob Crum, Howard Freedman & Rita Montlack, Mark & Jo Goren Tickets
Tickets for the VIP Yacht Club Party and the Downstairs Dancehall will be available for purchase online through Thursday, November 5. Those who decide to attend last minute can buy tickets the night of the benefit at the door. DanceHall Tickets 8 p.m. – 1 a.m.
$50 per person
The Downstairs Dancehall ignites like the Cuyahoga from 8 p.m. until 1 a.m. The Dancehall features a fabulous silent art auction including work by regional artists, artist-made accessories for purchase that are ready to wear (available at The Prom Shop), activities including a number of games of chance, food from Cleveland neighborhood favorites, and DJ Chris Kulcsar treats the “gymnasium” to nostalgic sounds that will have guests doing “the sprinkler” (way past curfew).
Don't want to wait in line? Once you purchase your tickets (and those of your friends/dates) online, you will be asked to register all of your guests' information allowing you to breeze on through the night of the benefit. Look for the "Express Lane".
