Act One Guild's 2007 Candlelight Dinner Dance for Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE) Set for November
Contact:
Cheryl Engstrom, for PACE, 425.487.0682, 
BELLEVUE, WA. (May 8, 2007) – The 2007 Candlelight Dinner Dance – "Come Dance With The Stars" sponsored by the Act One Guild, a volunteer fundraising arm for Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE), is set for November 3, 2007 at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. Last year's Candlelight Dinner and Bucks For PACE Auction of 26 life-sized and 40 table-top Bucks raised a total of $544,500, including auction items and ticket and table sales.
Funds to benefit PACE will be raised through the table sponsorships, ticket sales, and Fund-A-Need for PACE at the Candlelight Dinner Dance. Thirty-five tables will be available to both individual and corporate sponsors at levels of $2,500 to $25,000. In previous years the event has been sold out several months in advance and the same is anticipated for 2007.
- What:
- 2007 Candlelight Dinner Dance – "Come Dance With The Stars"
- Who:
- The Act One Guild for Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE)
- When:
- Saturday, November 3, 2007
6 p.m. – Cocktails
7 p.m. – Dinner
8:30 p.m. – Dancing to the music of Keith Baggerly and the big band sound of Roadside Attraction
Featured dancers from Arthur Murray Studio - Where:
- Hyatt Regency Bellevue Grand Ballroom
900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, Washington - Beneficiary:
- Funds from the fourth annual gala will benefit the Campaign For PACE to build the 2,000-seat performance hall in downtown Bellevue. PACE is scheduled to open in 2010.
- Sponsorship:
- Corporate and individual table sponsorships are available. Contact the Act One Guild for more information at 425.462.0095 or by email at
or go to the website www.actoneguild.org or www.pac-eastside.org.
About Performing Arts Center Eastside
Performing Arts Center Eastside is a 2,000-seat premier regional center for the performing arts. Its mission is to enrich cultural life with a wide diversity of live entertainment, arts, and education. PACE will stimulate the arts region-wide; attract new audiences; heighten arts awareness and education; provide a performance home for select area arts organizations; and serve as a cultural center for the Eastside.
PACE plans to open in 2010 and it will be located in downtown Bellevue on the corner of NE 10th Street and 106th Avenue NE. The Campaign For PACE has raised over $18 million.