The Dawn Theater is raising money to restore its organ. Courtesy | Facebook

The Dawn Theater will host a Masquerade Ball Saturday, Oct. 26, with the Paul Keller Orchestra, dancing, hors d’oeuvres, and a cash bar. Tickets, including discounted student tickets, can be purchased online or by phone at 810-844-1396.

Individual tickets are $75, couples can attend for $125, and a table of 10 is available for $625. Ballroom attire and masks are encouraged, but it is not a costume party, according to Mary Wolfram, chair of The Friends of the Dawn Theater. 

“We hope to have a big turn out for the Masquerade Ball,” Wolfram said. “The Paul Keller Orchestra is a fabulous big band, and we will be raising money to equip the Dawn Theater for programs in the future.”

The event is a fundraiser for The Friends of the Dawn Theater to restore the original 1925 Wurlitzer organ. Wolfram said in the future, the group hopes to buy a film projector and screen, so movies can be shown in the Dawn Theater again. 

“We are looking forward to having the Masquerade Ball be an annual event where our community can get dressed up and appreciate the arts in our town,” said Dawn Theater General Manager Gianna Green, ’17.

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