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Thank You!

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Fundraiser, Love, Cabaret, Filament, Underground Lounge, PerformanceFilament is thrilled to announce that our current fundraising goals were successfully met!

Both our annual appeal and our cabaret event Love: It’s All Greek To Me! exceeded our projections.

We would like to thank you so much for your support and for you contributions. Because of you, we are off to a great start in 2011, and are now heading into our upcoming productions of Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice and ORPHEUS: Featuring DJ Puzzle as Fate with confidence and excitement!

Annual Appeal

Goal: $2000
Actual: $3155

Fundraising Party

Goal: $1000
Actual: $1402

Filament is also honored to be one of twenty Chicago theatre companies to receive a grant from the Alphawood Foundation’s Theatre Support Initiative. We would like to extend a huge thank you to the Alphawood Foundation, both for supporting Filament and for contributing so much to the Chicago theatre community!

We are deeply grateful for all of your support and encouragement over the years. We are off to a fantastic start, and we look forward to seeing what else 2011 has in store!

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LOVE: It’s All Greek To Me!

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Love, Filament, Fundraiser, Orpheus, Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl, Chicago, Lacuna Artist Lofts, Theatre, Underground Lounge, Party, Christian Libonati, Valentines Day, Nuts, Snacks, Music, PerformanceCome celebrate (or denigrate) Valentine’s Day with the Filament Theatre Ensemble!
Filament brings you Love, Laughs, and Libations in an evening of Cabaret to support Filament’s Greek adaptations coming this Spring!

What: Love: It’s all Greek to me: A Filament Fundraiser Cabaret
When: Saturday, February 12th from 8pm to 12 am
Where: The Underground Lounge: 952 West Newport Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657

Sounds fun, no?  Well, you haven’t even heard the best part.

Cost of Admission:
Our goal is to raise $1000. And we are asking you to donate anything you can! Here’s how it all breaks down:

$10 x 100 people = $1000
$20 x 50 people = $1000
$30 x 33.33 people = $1000

For every $20 you donate, you will receive a FREE ticket to an evening of our upcoming spring shows. $20 gets you a great party AND an evening of great shows?! You can’t afford NOT to come!

To guarantee your spot at LOVE: IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME!
Click on the button below, and enter the amount you would like to donate (please indicate in the “Comments” form if your donation includes a guest).  Space at the Underground Lounge is limited, so we highly encourage you to donate in advance!

Every dollar you donate goes directly towards our spring productions

Sarah Ruhl’s EURYDICE
and
ORPHEUS: Featuring DJ Puzzle as Fate
Running April 23-May 29 at Lacuna Artist Lofts

Get ready for an evening of performances, live music, raffles, dancing, sparkling conversations, snacks and Love Poem Karaoke!
Bring us your favorite/least favorite love poem or song, we can create an impromptu performance just for you and/or your loved one! Or perform it yourself in our Love Poem Karaoke!

Questions? Contact Mary (Party Planner by night, Development Director by day) at Mary [at] filamenttheatre [dot] org

The Filament Theatre Ensemble would like to thank our generous sponsors for supporting our event!

Half Acre
Thairapy
Margie’s Candies
Cellar Rat Wine Merchants
The Neo-Futurists
ReAlign Chiropractic
Arbonne International
Tiny Lounge
The Inside Out Art Studio
Birchwood Kitchen
Peapod
My Theatre Club
Lacuna Artist Lofts