Friday, November 3, 2006, 6pm to 11pm
Museum of Contemporary Art Warehouse
1747 West Hubbard Street, Chicago

Co-Chairs
Sunny P. Chico, SPC Consulting, LLC
Susan Steves Keiser, LaSalle Bank

Honorary Co-Chairs
Governor Rod R. Blagojevich, State of Illinois
Governor James R. Thompson, State of Illinois
Shirley Madigan, Illinois Arts Council
Lois Weisberg, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

Honoring	Featured Entertainment
Alene Valkanas Executive Director Illinois Arts Alliance	Hershey Felder Composer, Playwright, Actor and Pianist

In January of 2007, the Illinois Arts Alliance will turn 25! To celebrate this milestone, the Illinois Arts Alliance's Board of Directors will host a black-tie gala on Friday, November 3, 2006, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Warehouse in Chicago.

To honor IAA's upcoming 25th Anniversary, this year's gala will celebrate the Illinois Arts Alliance and those individuals who have made our work and successes possible. This year we will be honoring one individual who personifies the Illinois Arts Alliance: Alene Valkanas, IAA's Executive Director of 20 years.

In addition, the gala will feature a retrospective of IAA's accomplishments, music for dancing by The Stu Hirsh Orchestra, and a very special performance by noted composer, playwright, actor and concert pianist Hershey Felder. Chicago audiences have loved Mr. Felder in his one-man hit shows George Gershwin Alone and Monsieur Chopin, which played at the Royal George Theatre to sold-out houses.

We hope you will join us for this historic evening. Tables and tickets are available for purchase. A table purchase at the $10,000 level or above provides sponsorship recognition (see below).

Please contact Lauren Bergquist at 312.855.3105, x12, with any questions or to purchase a table or tickets.

Click here to download a pledge sheet. Pledges can be mailed to 203 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 1920, Chicago, Illinois 60601, or faxed to 312.855.1565.

Sponsorships

$25,000 Sponsor

• CEO or Other Designated Representative Listed as Co-Chair
• Logo Recognition on Save-the-Date Card (if confirmed by August 1)
• Logo Recognition on the Invitation (if confirmed by September 1)
• Highest Priority Seating for Twenty
• Featured Full-page Ad in Program
• Logo Recognition in Program and Signage
• Acknowledgement from the Podium
• Complimentary Valet Parking

$15,000 Sponsor

• Logo Recognition on the Invitation (if confirmed by September 1)
  
• Highest Priority Seating for Ten
  
• Priority Full-page Ad in Program
  
• Logo Recognition in Program and Signage
  
• Acknowledgement from the Podium
  
• Complimentary Valet Parking

$10,000 Sponsor

• Logo Recognition on the Invitation (if confirmed by September 1)
• Priority Seating for Ten
• Full-page Ad in Program
• Logo Recognition in Program and Signage
• Acknowledgement from the Podium
• Complimentary Valet Parking

Tables / Tickets

Patron $6,000

• Preferred Seating for Ten
• Well-placed Half-page Ad in Program
• Priority Listing in Program
• Complimentary Valet Parking

Partner $3,000

• Seating for Ten
• Listing in Program

• Individual Dinner Ticket
• Listing in Program
• Complimentary Valet Parking

Friend $300

• Individual Dinner Ticket

Premier 25th Anniversary Sponsor

Premier Gala Sponsor

Gala Sponsors

Event Design Sponsor

Wine Sponsor

Media Sponsor

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