Please join the Chicago Reader for our 50ish anniversary UnGala at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Time: VIP reception: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.; General Admission: 7:00 – 11:30 p.m.
Location: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 E. Chicago Avenue in Chicago
Description: 50ish is a whole museum takeover and art party celebrating the Chicago Reader‘s fifty-ish anniversary and the very best of Chicago arts and entertainment.
Attire: Whatever you fancy! From biz casual to Met Gala-fab, to 1970s-inspired creations (culturally appropriate please!), you do you
With:
- 3 levels of entertainment + fun
- A VIP reception with a private viewing of the MCA’s new show: Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today; passed hors d’oeuvres; and special cocktails + Reader anniversary swag
- Site-specific performance art + entertainment curated by the Reader editorial team
- 3-4 stages with music + live art + dance
- Food and drink provided by MCA catering, featuring locally sourced and artisan producers
- Cool sponsor activations + sponsor swag
- Raffles with amazing prizes
- Fun 50ish Anniversary merch
Cost: Sponsorship levels start at $250; Tickets start at $15
Performer and Artist Lineup… Check back for updates!
Presenting Sponsor
Sponsors
- Borst Accounting Solutions (BAS)
- CFL Workforce and Community Initiative
- Cann
- The Darrell R. Windle Charitable Fund and Polo Inn
- Elevate
- Epic Gourmet Popcorn
- Fifth Third Bank
- Half Acre
- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- The Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Foundation
- Fifth Third Bank
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
- KOVAL Distillery
- Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
- Miriam U. Hoover Foundation
- Morten Group LLC
- Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation
- Sodade Revival LLC
- Quarterfold LLC
Event Committee
Chairs
- Christie Hefner
- Kenneth W. O’Keefe and Jason Stephens
- Bill Rossi and Dan Earles
- Darrell R. Windle and Dave Samber
Co-chairs
- Evette Cardona and Mona Noriega
- Michael Leppen
- Gigi Pritzker
- Bob Reiter
- Eileen Rhodes
- Adele Smith Simmons
- Julia Stasch
Host Committee
- Roxanne Decyk and Lew Watts
- Eve L. Ewing
- Janice Feinberg, PharmD, JD
- Vanessa Fernandez
- Rena Henderson Mason
- David Hiller
- Simone Koehlinger and Lora Branch
- Reese Marcusson
- Michael Mock
- Sharon Mylrea
- Diane Pascal
- Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill
- Nan Schaffer and Karen Dixon
- Lilly Wachowski
Contact: For more information on sponsorship opportunities and advertising packages, reach out to your advertising representative or our event producers at Producers at Sprout Partnerships dot com.