Prom 9 From Outer Space: An Intergalactic Fundraiser To Benefit 826CHI
On Saturday, April 26th, come dressed in your intergalactic best for a night of cosplay, silent auctioning, raffling, (free) drinking, and DANCING...for the children. Get your ticket today!
826CHI, a nonprofit creative writing & tutoring center in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, will host its signature Prom fundraiser on Saturday, April 26th—this year themed Prom 9 From Outer Space (www.826chi.org/prom9).
Attendees will forgo ill-fitting rental tuxes and bustling taffeta for all manner of tin-foiled, corsetted, ray-gunned getups sure to impress the creature on their arm. Come dressed in your intergalactic best (or second-hand formal wear) for a night of cosplay, silent auctioning, raffling, (free) drinking, and DANCING...for the children.
Past Prom themes include “Prom Hanks” (in which guests arrived dressed as people/things from Tom Hanks movies), “Promdotcom.biz” (a glorious celebration of Internet memes), and Promic-Con (a tribute to comic fandoms).
When: Saturday, April 26, 8pm-midnight
Where: St. Vincent de Paul Center Gymnasium (2145 N Halsted St, Chicago)
Tickets: $55 for one, $100 for two
Web site: www.826chi.org/prom9
About 826CHI:
826CHI is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured around the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. With this in mind, we provide drop-in tutoring, after-school workshops, in-schools tutoring, help for English language learners, and assistance with student publications. All of our programs are challenging and enjoyable, and ultimately strengthen each student’s power to express ideas effectively, creatively, confidently, and in his or her individual voice.
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