Chicago Associates of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Shakespeare’s 446th Birthday April 12, 2010

Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday in style with the Chicago Associates of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. This year, their annual event will be held at the beautiful Newberry Library on Chicago’s Gold Coast and will feature an exhibit highlighting the Newberry’s extensive Shakespeare collection, as well as artifacts from the Chicago Associates’ founder Hope Abelson.

Get a preview of the exciting 2010 Stratford Shakespeare Festival season with a behind the scenes video tour of the Festival with Antoni Cimolino, General Director as a personal tour guide.

You will have the opportunity to bid on fabulous silent auction prizes. Buy your raffle tickets now for a chance to win a host of exciting prizes and packages. All proceeds benefit the Chicago Associates of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and their mission to support a Chicago actor’s involvement in the Festival’s renowned Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre.

Tickets for the dinner and event cost approximately $95 US ($99 Canadian plus tax).
VIP tickets cost approximately $140 US ($155 Canadian plus tax). This will provide you with dinner and the event as well as parking at the Newberry Library, VIP champagne reception and curator’s tour of the exhibit, a special Stratford gift and guaranteed seating with a Stratford dignitary during dinner.

Official Website: http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/support/volunteering.aspx?id=1169