The Pilots will once again provide the entertainment for the annual Bash benefiting the Center for the Arts
This year, the Center for the Arts’ sixth annual Bash fundraiser will take you back—to the Roaring Twenties, that is. Loosely themed around the imagery and ambiance of HBO’s hit TV show Boardwalk Empire, the Boardwalk Bash will feature cocktails, dinner and dancing.
The event will take place on March 28 and will be held both inside the theater at 110 W. College St. and in tents on the street outside. Cocktails will be served as the party kicks off at 6 p.m., followed by a dinner catered by Maple Street Grill at 7. Dancing with live music by local band The Pilots (who also played at last year’s Bash) will follow at 8 p.m.
Details for the party are still evolving, but the committee hopes to offer 1920s cars, art deco décor, vintage period jazz music and plenty of lights. To further capture the spirit of the lively Twenties, they plan to project silent movies inside the theater and maybe even provide a vaudeville-style show, palm reading booth and roving cigarette girls (and guys!). Special guests at the event may include Al Capone, Coco Chanel and other icons of the era.
The Boardwalk Bash will also feature a silent auction in the Center’s Gallery, which the event’s planners hope to deck out as a Prohibition-style speakeasy.
Guests are encouraged, though not required, to carry over the event’s theme into their dress: “flapper style, or a three-piece suit and hat for men,” suggests Art Growden, owner of Art Growden Creative and Center for the Arts board member. “It’s going to be a really fun party,” he adds.
The annual Bash is the primary fundraiser for the Center for the Arts, a nonprofit dedicated to enriching and entertaining our community.
“It’s all for a good cause, to help the Center and to help them do their educational programs,” says Growden. The Center offers not only quality performances to the community, but also after-school programs and summer camps for kids interested in acting and the arts through their Center Stage Academy program.
The theme for this year’s bash was inspired by the Center’s play series for this year, entitled The Classics. Upcoming shows this season will include The Music Man (April 10–26), Bonnie and Clyde (May 15–31), West Side Story (July 17–Aug. 2), and Harvey (Sept. 11–20). Performers are drawn from Murfreesboro and the surrounding area, and according to the Center’s website, an average of 20,000 attendees come to their performances each year.
“The experience of live theater is magical,” the Center states on its website. With the help of those who contribute, attend shows, and come to the Boardwalk Bash, citizens of Rutherford County and beyond can continue to experience that magic right here in downtown Murfreesboro.
Learn more about the Center for the Arts or purchase tickets for upcoming shows at boroarts.org, or click here to purchase tickets for the Boardwalk Bash. You can purchase individual tickets for $100 each, or reserve a table for 10 for $1,000.
