Metropolis to host its annual fundraising gala
Join for Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's signature fundraising event at Rolling Green Country Club.
Enjoy dinner and open bar. There will also be plenty of items up for bid in the live and silent auctions. Entertainment includes celebrity emcee Howard Sudberry and celebrity auctioneer Michael Ingersoll, special performances by the Metropolis School of the Performing Arts students and faculty, a celebration of the upcoming 2017-2018 season and guest DJ.
Proceeds will benefit Metropolis' theatrical and arts education programs.
Enter the cash raffle for a chance to win $2,500. Cash raffle tickets are $50; winner does not need to be present to win and only 200 raffle tickets will be sold.
Enter the jewelry raffle for a chance to win a custom designed ring, sponsored and donated by Mariusz Bialas of Kezwick Jewelers. Jewelry raffle tickets are $20; winner must be present to win.
This year's silent auction will feature mobile bidding by Gesture. You can bid from anywhere on your phone or computer. Mobile bidding registration begins April 27. Visit MPAC2017.gesture.com.
Metropolis' Gala is from 5:30-11 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at Rolling Green Country Club, 2525 W. Rand Road, in Arlington Heights. Tickets are $130 per person and include hors d'oeuvres, open bar and dinner; black-tie optional.
Tickets are available online at www.MetropolisArts.com or by calling (847) 577-2121. RSVP by April 24.
This event is brought to you by generous sponsors: Season Special Event sponsors: James J. Bertucci, CFP AXA Advisors, Drost, Kivlahan, McMahon & O'Connor, LLC, Northwest Community Healthcare and Wells Fargo Advisors; Small Season Special Event sponsor: Integro Insurance Brokers; Associate Producer sponsor: Mitchell Marketing Management; Mobile Bidding sponsor: Northwest Speech & Hearing Center, LLC; and In-Kind sponsors: Alpha Graphics, American Airlines, Custom Design and Keswick Jewelers. Metropolis thanks its media partner Tribune Media Group.
Gala Committee members for Metropolis' Gala are Denise Beihoffer, Jessica Braun, Cynthia DeStefano, Linda Racki, Colleen Ungurean, Neil Scheufler, Carol Lynn Seifert, Pam Sloss and Deb Tranter.
Ticket sales alone do not cover the costs of operating a thriving performing arts center. Metropolis special events, like the gala, raise funds to help keep ticket prices affordable and tuition costs low in the performing arts school, and also supports Metropolis' Outreach programs that have brought the arts to children and those with special across the Chicago area.
Metropolis is in the heart of Chicago's Northwest suburbs in downtown Arlington Heights at 111 W. Campbell St. For information about Metropolis and a listing of upcoming performances, go to MetropolisArts.com or call (847) 577- 2121.