Tenth Annual Fairy Tale Ball

I have to say that our Tenth Annual Fairy Tale Ball truly felt like the family event of the season! Where else in town can you go to a black tie event like this AND bring your kids? It’s a fun evening for the whole family. This year’s theme for the event was in conjunction with our season closer, The Wizard of Oz, which gave the designers, Terrie and David Powers lots of decorating ideas. This is the second year that I have planned the event, and I feel that the difference in this year’s and last year’s is world’s different. I had a much better time planning this year after having one year’s experience managing this event, since I had learned the in’s and out’s and had more of an understanding of how things worked. If you haven’t attended the event before, there are several components including a silent and live auction, several children’s activities, a catered buffet, glamorous invitations, a live band and other entertainers. The planning process begins in about October and we work all the way up until the big day. Thanks to the strong committee involvement heading up each of these components with me, our designer and builder, and an amazing staff, we were able to pull off a spectacular event. Theatre IV board member, Suzanne Wishnack Morris, who followed Anne Murphy Doulgas as chair of the event, headed this year’s committee. Both have been a pleasure to work with and I am so grateful to have such dedicated friends and supporters of Theatre IV. Suzanne and I were very pleased with this year’s attendance and fundraising numbers. We had one of the biggest turn out’s in year’s, at about 700 guests, and ended up above our fundraising goal at approximately $120,000. Next year’s date hasn’t been confirmed yet, but we hope everyone will join us again for another fun filled evening themed in conjunction with our 07-08 closer, Peter Pan. If you are interested in volunteering or becoming a corporate sponsor, don’t hesitate to contact me for more information!

Jennings Whiteway, Theatre IV Event Manager