Set your mind on island time and plan your escape to Circa ‘21’s premiere of Escape to Margaritaville, the new musical comedy about choices we make and the people we become once we’ve had a change in “latitude.”
The Kewanee Schools Foundation is planning your escape on Saturday, Aug. 26 to benefit Performing Arts Technology for the Kewanee School District. With music and lyrics by Jimmy Buffet, it is sure to be a popular event!
Guests will begin the evening by charter bus from the Kewanee High School parking lot with a relaxing and fun ride including games and prizes to the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island, Illinois.
Once there, they will enjoy hors d’oeuvres and one free drink at a pre-show reception in The Speakeasy, Circa ‘21’s secondary theater. A cash bar will also be available.
During the reception, guests will have an opportunity to bid on 15 silent auction packages, many with the Escape to Margaritaville theme.
Guests will then enjoy a meal with dessert in the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, followed by the Bootlegger pre-show, and then to the exciting mainstage production of “Escape to Margaritaville” before traveling back to KHS in the comfort of the charter bus provided by Peoria Charter Travel. It is sure to be a fun evening for all!
The goal of the event is to raise $14,000 for Performing Arts Technology to benefit students as well as the community attending events held at Kewanee High School. The Performing Arts program includes theater, drama, band, choir, Group Interpretation, and speech, giving students the opportunity to express themselves in creative ways.
The event is open to the public. Tickets are $145 each (before July 21) and $150 each after that. Tckets are limited to the first 130 guests. The fair market value of each ticket is $125, with $20 donated to Performing Arts Technology.
Sponsorships are also being offered at the Silver Level for $1,000 and Bronze Level for $500. All sponsors will receive their name in the event program and in publicity.
Silver sponsors also receive two registrations to the event. The individuals and businesses who have sponsored the event to date include:
Silver Sponsors
Good’s Furniture
Community State Bank
State Bank of Toulon
Dan & Liz Breedlove
Walmart Supercenter #633
Ed & Pat Petersen
Valley Construction
Bronze Sponsors
Peoples National Bank of Kewanee
