Saturday, March 19
6:00pm - 11:00pm
Cannon Centre
To honor our beginning years we are celebrating 80 years of Service 1930’s style. It’s the era of Prohibition. Bars are closed due to heavy saloon license fees and underground establishments that illegally sell alcohol have sprung up in their place. The young wild folks, known as “flappers and dappers”, drink, smoke and dance all night at these “speakeasies”, having a good time and getting a little “loosey-goosey” without having to worry about being in trouble for doing so.
Dress the part, bring your A-game when it comes to being decked out in jazz-era finery.
Fellas, talking the sharpest of sharp suits here: waistcoats, fine ties, suspenders, hats, pocket watches, everything pinstripe, the works. If you’re feeling bold, find a decorative cane to complete the outfit. If you’re looking sartorially superb, the rest of the night will fall into place accordingly.
As for the women, it’s all about the flapper dress and feathered headpiece. Whether you go bright and vibrant or black and dangerous, the flapper dress is a prohibition staple. It’s light, it’s free-flowing, and above all else, it’s danceable. In fact, there’s your litmus test for any prospective outfits for the evening: if you can easily bust a Charleston in it, you’re good to go.
Alcohol, let’s not beat around the bush here: Prohibition saw alcohol formally outlawed across America, which naturally made people covet it all the more. Therefore, the choice of imbibing liquids will not be taken lightly.
Jazz Age, we are musically spoiled for choices: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bix Beiderbecke and Bing Crosby were all at the height of their careers during this time, and a rotating playlist of all four will easily see you sail right through the night.
Funds raised through the annual Gala “80th Birthday Prohibition Party” and other events help achieve our mission to prevent hunger and homelessness in the Greater Greer area.
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