Boo Ball — A Fundraiser to Benefit The Acorn Center for the Performing Arts with Expo '76 & Total Pro Horns

Friday, Oct. 24 | 8:00pm ET (7:00pm CT)

It’s the Harbor Country Fundraising event you’ve been ‘dying’ to attend. The Acorn’s BOO BALL featuring Expo '76 & Total Pro Horns!

As a nonprofit and Southwest Michigan’s arts and culture hub, The Acorn Center for the Performing Arts aims to have nothing less than a profound impact on the culture, education and quality of life in our community and beyond. Your attendance at our Halloween fundraiser will help support our mission in our community.

• Scare up a costume to win spooktacular prizes.
• Feast on freaky fabulous food from Classic Catering.
• “BOOgie" to the music of Expo ‘76.
• Bid on wickedly fun items at our silent auction!
• LIVE auction includes an Acorn Golden ticket, a Phoenix AZ trip package, a magical dinner in a one room school house, a unique handcrafted piece of furniture made from special antique pieces of The Acorn AND more!

You’d be out of your skull not to attend! This is not your Mummy’s Halloween Bash!

Seating is limited, this show is a dance-party style with plenty of open floor space.

Thank you Spooktacular Sponsors:

Karen Shoshana
Carol Gittler

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About the Artists:

EXPO ‘76
After more than a dozen years as an entity, Expo ’76 rolls on — impossibly fresh in each performance, their reputation as the Chicago area’s most reliably potent and unpredictable cover band firmly established. Their secret all along has simply been remaining true to themselves, playing the music they want to play. Their set list is a far-flung assortment of hits, forgotten classics and deep cuts, that careens effortlessly across all genres and politely sidesteps old warhorses.

When singer/guitarist Dag Juhlin (Poi Dog Pondering, Sunshine Boys) put out a call to his longtime friends, keyboardist Kenny Goodman (The Service, New Duncan Imperials) drummer John Carpender (Outronaut, The Real Pretenders) and bassist Ralph Baumel (The Real Pretenders) in 2009, his only guideline was that the band just focused on being great, and that the rest would take care of itself. It worked. Expo ’76 began their monthly residency at Simon’s Tavern in Chicago in early 2010, and within a few months the room was packed out and they were on the cover of The Chicago Sun Times arts section.

Along the way, they’ve played hundreds of gigs beyond that residency: street fairs, dances, weddings, private parties, swanky fundraisers and more, in every possible setting. They’ve been joined onstage by notable singers and assorted show folk like Robert Cornelius, Kelly Hogan, Joel Murray, Syd Straw, Frank Orrall, Michael McDermott, Jack McGee, and an up-and-coming singer from Evanston named Eddie Vedder.

Being bolstered by the ferocious and rightly in-demand Total Pro Horns means the Expo ’76 catalog has even more depth and power, and the Pros wholly share the band’s irreverent but musically razor-sharp approach to performance.

A night of Expo’ 76 is an unforgettable experience: songs that unlock memories or invite further exploration, performances that dazzle, and overflowing good vibes, delivered with a generous serving of world-class banter. There’s no one else like them.

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DONATION options for this event include variable tax-deductible donations to The Acorn as detailed below:

General Admission Ticket
Includes a $30 tax-deductible donation to The Acorn.
Dance the night away on our dance floor, grab a spooky-themed cocktail or two from our cash bar, and enjoy some complimentary light bites provided by Classic Catering. Please note Week of Show price increases by $5 per ticket.

VIP High-Top Table
Includes a $200 tax-deductible donation to The Acorn.
Add a VIP High-Top Table to your General Admission ticket purchase to celebrate the Boo Ball with us. Help support The Acorn and reserve a table under your name for you and your friends throughout the evening! Please note that General Admission tickets must also be purchased in order to be admitted to the event.

Exclusive PRIVATE MISERY ATTIC – Table for 4
Includes a $480 tax-deductible donation to The Acorn.
Our Grim Reaper will allow entrance to a table where only the brave (and actually stylish ghouls go). Travel upstairs to the balcony where you will be greeted by servers to fetch your beverages from downstairs. Plus, a small bites buffet available only for you! Have a bat’s eye view of below! And watch out for a woman with a sledgehammer. Four General Admission tickets are included with the Attic experience. Please note the Misery Attic is only accessible by traversing up a standard flight of stairs.

 

The Acorn is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.