AFFINITY GROUPS SET FALL SCHEDULE

AFFINITY GROUPS SET FALL SCHEDULE
Charlotte, NC –The Blumenthal Performing Arts Center’s Affinity Groups - Charlotte Live, Club Blume, Teacher’s Lounge and Out on the Town - announced their upcoming fall events for the 2010 season. 
The Center’s Affinity Groups are informal social clubs that get together around select shows throughout the year.  Members enjoy FREE pre- or post-show parties plus discounts on show tickets.  Additionally, some events provide educational activities that enable members to become true patrons of the arts and ambassadors for the arts and the Center as a whole.
There are no dues, no officers and no requirements for membership except an interest in seeing great performances and meeting others who share a passion for the arts.  Currently, affinity groups exist for young adults with Club Blume; students, Charlotte Live!; educators, Teachers Lounge; and the LGBT community, Out on the Town.
For more information and for details on upcoming events, visit BlumenthalCenter.org and click on the Affinity Groups tab.
Fall Affinity Group activities include:
Club Blume
Sept. 9:  MARY POPPINS pre-show party – Blue Restaurant & Bar
Sept. 15:  9 to 5: THE MUSICAL Informance* – Location TBD
Oct. 6:  9 to 5: THE MUSICAL pre-show party – Ovens Auditorium
Oct. 21:  DREAMGIRLS Informance – Location TBD
Nov. 10:  DREAMGIRLS pre-show party – Location TBD
Nov. 20:  The London Broil Show pre-show party – Location TBD
Dec. 1:  My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m Home For the Holidays pre-show party
– Location TBD
Dec. 15:  BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Informance – Location TBD
* Informances are special workshops taught by local artists and experts that give behind
the-curtain perspectives and insight into the featured show.
Teacher’s Lounge
Sept. 9:  MARY POPPINS pre-show party – Lower Booth Lobby
Oct. 5:  9 to 5: THE MUSICAL pre-show party – Ovens Auditorium
Nov. 21:  Mannheim Steamroller Christmas pre-show party – Location TBD
Dec. 9:  It’s a Wonderful Life pre-show party – Location TBD
Out on the Town
Sept. 9:  MARY POPPINS pre-show party – Blue Restaurant & Bar
Oct. 7:  9 to 5: THE MUSICAL pre-show party – Location TBD
Oct. 24:  Lily Tomlin pre-show party – Location TBD
Nov. 11:  DREAMGIRLS pre-show party – Location TBD
Dec. 9:  Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS pre-show party – Location TBD
Charlotte Live!  There are separate groups for College, High School and Middle School students
Aug. 31:  High School – MARY POPPINS pre-show party – Belk Mezzanine Lobby
Sept. 5:  Middle School – MARY POPPINS pre-show party – Belk Mezzanine Lobby
Sept. 25:  College – Whose Live Anyway pre-show party – Location TBD
Oct. 28:  Middle School – The London Broil Show pre-show party – Location TBD
Nov. 2:  High School – Reduced Shakespeare Company pre-show party – Location TBD
Nov. 10:  College – DREAMGIRLS pre-show party – Location TBD
Dec. 1:  College – My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m Home For the Holidays
pre-show party – Location TBD
Dec. 14:  Middle School – It’s a Wonderful Life pre-show party – Location TBD.
For the full press release, please click PDF below.