New WACH-Fox promo PSA for our Monday, Oct. 31 Halloween Night Costume Bash at 701 CCA!
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Halloween Night. Monday, Oct. 31. The Grand Hall and all of 701 Whaley. Giant bash to benefit 701 CCA!
LIMITED ADVANCE DISCOUNT TICKETS ON SALE NOW: http://701cca.eventbrite.com/
Imagine: hundreds of fellow art lovers, a concept art costume contest w/local celebrity judges including Mayor Benjamin, Wim Roefs, USC Art Dept. Chair Brad Collins, Eva Moore of the Free Times, Otis Taylor of The State, The Shop Tart, Larry Hembree, Morihiko, and more!
Plus: Food Truck Food Court; full cash bar; free Pop-Up Studio photo portraits sponsored by Sid & Nancy and Forrest Clonts Studio; Troll 2 (the “best worst movie ever”) courtesy of The Nick; decor pieces by artists like USC art professor Kara Gunter, Undefined Magazine’s “Emerging Artist of the Year” Michaela Pilar Brown, & more; a fab ghost story salon upstairs by Jasper Magazine; the SC Biennial Part 1 exhibition, and more! 701 CCA wants YOU to be a part of it.
Event ELEMENTS:
- FOOD TRUCK FOOD COURT - The 701 Whaley parking lot will be open to the public for a special, Halloween Night version of this mobile restaurant happening! Party ticket not required to buy savory treats at Bone-In Artisan BBQ on Wheels, Pawley’s Mobile Eats, 2Fat2Fly, Alfresco Mobilista, & NY’s Famous Hot Dogs.
- CAMPY NICKELODEON HORROR FILM – The Nick will be screening the film Troll 2 — the “best worst movie” ever — on loop for party guests in the event space next to the Grand Hall.
- LOCAL ARTISTS’ CREATIONS – We’ve asked some of Columbia’s most notorious art makers to riff on “creepy” for our event decor. See list below.
- “BLACK CARPET” PARTY PORTRAIT PHOTOS sponsored by Sid + Nancy in Five Points! It’s your next Facebook profile photo.
- “GREEN CASKET” PARTY PORTRAIT PHOTOS sponsored by Greenhaven Preserve! Ever wanted to be photographed in an environmentally friendly burial vessel? This will be your moment.
- HORRIBLY HIP DJs
DJs Will Flourance & Bakari Lebby of WUSC 90.5 and @SweetVans fame will create a DJ sandwich around DJ Irv Thompson! - 7-8:30ish: DJ Will Flourance (@tookytooky)
8:30ish-10:30ish: DJ Irv Thompson
10:30ish-midnightish: DJ Bakari Lebby (@bakarilebby)
- “BLACK CARPET” PARTY PORTRAIT PHOTOS sponsored by Sid + Nancy in Five Points! Debbie McDaniel keeps Cola stylish, affordably.
- “GREEN CASKET” PARTY PORTRAIT PHOTOS sponsored by Greenhaven Preserve! Ever wanted to be photographed in an environmentally friendly burial vessel? This will be your moment.
- JASPER MAGAZINE GHOST STORY SALON with local literati, upstairs in the Olympia Room 7-10pm! Ghost story-telling in a luminous, candle-lit chamber:
7:30 Kendal Turner7:45 Kim Harne8:00 Catalina Keller8:45 Steve and Crystal Harley9:00 Coralee Harris9:15 Ed Madden9:30 Kristine Hartvigsen9:45 Darion McCloud10:00 Robert Michalski10:15 Michael Krajewski
- COSTUME CONTEST with esteemed judges for Best Group Costume, Best Concept Art Costume, Best Individual Costume, and Best Non-Sexy Costume. Judging will take place 8-10pm at the event; be sure to sign in at the “Judges’ Lounge” by the Grand Hall staircase to be considered. Prizes include a free class pass to City Yoga, gift certificates to Hip Wa Zee, Drip Coffee, Gervais & Vine, and more!
- IN THE 701 CCA GALLERY – The South Carolina Biennial Exhibition, Part 1, a juried, statewide survey of notable, emerging SC contemporary artists: http://www.701cca.org/event/south-carolina-biennial-2011/
- 12 TICKETS FOR $100 in advance; discount presale tix are limited. We encourage restaurant staffs, offices, nonprofit orgs, college classes & creative groups to do group costumes! Great for team building. And fun!
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FREE TICKETS w/NEW 701 CCA MEMBERSHIPS – New $25 one-year Individual Membership = 1 ticket; new $50 Family Memberships = 2 tickets!
Invite your networks using our Facebook event invite page:
Bonus: Enter Goodwill’s Style Spooktacular photo contest on Facebook for a chance to win the holy grail of social media contests: an Apple iPad! We encourage you to shop for your costume at Goodwill, our cross-promotional partner for Halloween 2011, not just because it’s the green choice, but because it’s really quite fun, as well.
Watch the TV segment that Pretty Penny Productions llc. just released to promote the Halloween Night Costume Bash at 701 CCA!
Featuring Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina and their “Style Spooktacular” Facebook costume contest. We are so excited about all of the talent coming together to make this party happen on Monday, Oct. 31!
Original decor pieces by local ARTISTS:
Jenny Mae Hill
Olivia Thompson
Jason Stroud
Reno Gooch & Thomas Crouch
Kara Gunter
Michael Krajewski
Travis Millaudon
Michael Pope
Lucas Sams
Michaela Pilar Brown & Eric Tory Brown, Brown Studios
Costume Contest JUDGES:
And featuring our Grand Vizir of Horror Films, Andy Smith, Executive Director of The Nickelodeon Theatre!
Our SPONSORS are amazing:
Forrest Clonts Studio photography
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Karen Williford Design
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Idea Balloons web design
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COMMUNITY SPONSOR
701 Whaley
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“BLACK CARPET” PORTRAIT SPONSOR
Sid + Nancy
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“GREEN CASKET” PORTRAIT SPONSOR
Greenhaven Preserve
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BAR LOGISTICS SPONSOR
Liquid Assets
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LIQUOR SPONSOR
Sips Shots Shaken Stirred
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BEER SPONSOR
Budweiser of Columbia
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SIGNAGE PRINTING SPONSOR
Signs Now Columbia
SIGNAGE DESIGN SPONSOR
Shanika Pichey, Partner, Self-Created
JUDGES’ LOUNGE SPONSORS
The Estate Liquidators of South Carolina a.k.a. The EstateSaleGuys
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The Gourmet Shop
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Rosso Trattoria
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Rosewood Market & Deli
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FILM SCREENING MAGIC SPONSOR
The Nickelodeon Theatre
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POSTER SPONSOR
Scene SC
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AUDIO LOGISTICS SPONSOR
The Jam Room Recording Studio
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COSTUME CONTEST PRIZE SPONSORS
City Yoga
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Hip Wa Zee
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Gervais & Vine
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Drip Coffee
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SEE YOU THERE!
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P.S. We support our fellow arts organizations in their Halloween traditions! Go to Carpe Noctem, the Black and White Ball, and the Animal Mission party. Take in all that creative inspiration, revel in it, then release it in the form of a mind-blowing costume for Oct. 31 at 701 CCA.
Our current exhibition:
The 701 CCA South Carolina Biennial 2011, Part 1
Exhibition runs Oct 7, 2011 – Nov 13, 2011
November 17, 2011, 7-9pm
Opening Reception for the 701 CCA South Carolina Biennial 2011, Part 2
701 Whaley, 2nd Floor
Complimentary signature drink by Ryan Ditman, Bar Manager at 116 State Espresso and Wine Bar; catered heavy hors d’oeuvres, cash bar
Exhibition runs Nov 17, 2011 – Dec 21, 2011
Save the date: April 21-22, 2012 for 701 CCA Columbia Open Studios! Will be held in conjunction with the Indie Grits Festival! Call for artists will go out soon.
