SEAN BOSTON
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Family Community Theatre is hosting its first-ever Spotlight Gala on Saturday, August 3 at the Cosmosphere.
The gala will begin with a cocktail hour at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and musical entertainment at 7 p.m. There will also be a silent auction which begins on Friday, August 2 at 10 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. The evening ends with a live auction at 8:15 p.m.
"We're really looking forward to this weekend," event chairperson Haley West said. "There will be a lot of entertainment, plus several local caterers. We will have about 10 live auction items for those attending, as well."
Tickets for the evening are $50 for an individual ticket, or you may purchase a table for eight for $500. Tickets may be purchased in advanced by clicking here.
"You can also purchase your tickets at the door on Saturday," West said. "We've sold around 100 tickets so far, and the space can seat up to 150, so there still is plenty of tickets available."
Proceeds from the event will help with renovations for the restrooms in the lobby of the Flag Theatre. The goal for the event is to raise $100,000.
"In 2022 we did the Phase I, which was the lobby renovations," West said. "We have all of our art deco theme in the lobby, and now we're moving on to Phase II, which is the lobby restrooms. That will include men's restroom, women's restroom and family restroom. They have not been touched since the 1930s."
If you wish to be an advertiser for the event, you can do so for $150. Advertisers for the event will appear on the event website, recognized during the event itself, and a logo will be rotating online through the bidding items.
Family Community Theatre is a mainstay to the city of Hutchinson and the surrounding communities.
"We are now in our 36th season," Family Community Theatre board president Craig Williams said. "We started at the Flag Theatre in 1992, when we purchased it, and our first show was Romeo and Juliet. We have had around 224 shows on our stage at the Flag Theatre, and that does not count for all of the children's show or the melodramas, or the murder mysteries we have done."
For more information on the Family Community Theatre Spotlight Gala, click here.
EAGLE Media sports director Glen Grunwald will emcee the event.
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