The Kewanee Schools Foundation special event for 2023 is “Escape to Margaritaville” on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island, Illinois. Proceeds will benefit Performing Arts Technology for the Kewanee School District. With music and lyrics by Jimmy Buffet, it is sure to be a popular event and tickets are limited.
Guests will travel by charter bus from the Kewanee High School parking lot and enjoy a relaxing and fun ride including games and prizes to the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse. Guests will enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and one free drink at a Pre-Show Reception held in The Speakeasy, which is the Circa ‘21 secondary theater. A cash bar will also be available. During the reception, guests will have an opportunity to bid on 15 exciting silent auction packages, many with the Escape to Margaritaville theme. Guests will be treated to a delicious meal with dessert in the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, followed by the Bootlegger pre-show. Guests will get to see the exciting mainstage production of “Escape to Margaritaville” before traveling back to KHS in the comfort of the charter bus provided by Peoria Charter Travel.
The goal of the event is to raise $14,000 for Performing Arts Technology to benefit students as well as the community attending events held at Kewanee High School. The Performing Arts program includes theater, drama, band, choir, Group Interpretation and speech, giving students the opportunity to express themselves in creative ways.
Tickets to the event are $145 each (before July 21st) and $150 each through August 3rd. Tickets will not be available after August 3 rd. The general public is invited and encouraged to attend. Sponsorships are also being offered at the Silver Level for $1,000 and Bronze Level for $500. All Sponsors will receive their name in the Event Program and in publicity. Silver sponsors also receive two registrations to the event. The individuals and businesses who have generously sponsored the event to date include:
Silver Sponsors
Good’s Furniture
Community State Bank
Bill & Lori Christiansen
Breedlove Sporting Goods
Dr. Richard Bush
Office Specialists
State Bank of Toulon
Union Federal
Dan & Liz Breedlove
IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union
Walmart Supercenter #633
Ed & Pat Peterson
Valley Construction
Rux Funeral Home
Bronze Sponsors
Peoples National Bank of Kewanee
Edward Jones – Todd Reeser/Jesse Humphrey
To become a sponsor, register for the event, or for additional information, please contact Mindi Goard, Foundation Assistant at [email protected] or 309-856-8702. Online registration and donations may also be made on the Foundation’s website at www.kewaneeschoolsfoundation.org.
