Bring Your Camera!

Don't forget that we have been lucky enough to once again book the lovely Botanical Gardens for our Winterfest celebration. Bring your camera, for there will be many photo opportunities throughout the evening, the lush landscape acting as a perfect backdrop for your pictures.

In fact, we will be collecting pictures from everyone who would like to share! We can download them at the party or you may send them to sspears@acpl.lib.in.us after the party! I will compile them and post them to Flickr and Picasa so everyone can take a look.

We also plan to have a photographer stationed near the waterfall until 10:00 to take formal pictures of anyone who would like to stop by. These pictures, along with the rest, will be available on Flickr and Picasa. And if you see a photo (or photos) that you would really like to have, we will be ordering real photographs in 4x6, 5x7 or 8x10 sizes. Prices will be listed closer to the date of the party.

Brain Games and Puzzles

Scattered among the tables will be little word searches, word scrambles, decks of cards, trivia, and a few small board games such as chess and the like. The answers to the word searches and word scrambles will be appearing on this blog the week after the party, for those of you who keep track of such things. The other little games expect to go to a good home with people who will cherish them and play them often. So be on your best behavior!

I Haven't a Thing to Wear!

Of course you do! Be fancy, be casual. If you want to wear a sparkling, beaded dress to rival Queen Latifah's in the movie Chicago, go for it! Want to relax in jeans and a sweater? Be our guest. How you dress is up to you. Consider what you'd like to do at the party. If you want to boogie, you might consider leaving those 6" stiletto heels at home. If you plan to monopolize the buffet table, elastic waistbands give good stretch! The important thing is to wear something you feel comfortable in to make sure you'll have a good time later on.

How Dry I Am...

Nobody knows how dry you are, eh? We think we have a solution. A cash bar will be available serving beer, wine, and mixed drinks throughout the evening.

Not in the mood for alcoholic beverages? Coffee and water will also be available at no charge, or you may belly up to the bar and get a soda for free.

Feet Don't Fail Me Now...

So you know there will be music. You know it will be good. But you've waited your whole life to dazzle on the dance floor! Never fear, my friends. Dance Dance Revolution will be on hand to see how many ACPL staffers are footloose and fancy free. So start warming up those calves! We can't wait to see you dance!

Live Bands are great, but...

Sure, live bands are cool, but what if you have the spirit within you to create masterpieces of sound without having to drag around back-up singers? Perhaps a little karaoke might be more to your liking?

Karaoke will be available before the first band starts performing, between the first and second band while sets are being changed, and after the last performance of the evening until the party is over. If you'd like to show off your do-wop-a-loo-bop, high-note-hitting, soulful rendition of Mary Had a Little Lamb, then this is where you want to be!

Music, Music, Music!

We thought you might be interested in finding out what sorts of things will be happening at this year's Winterfest gala. Here are a few tidbits of information to pique your interest...

Live Music!
That's right! This year we will be starting the evening with music performed by our very own Dave Dawkins of Housekeeping. Dave's group specializes in traditional Irish tunes that'll get your feet tapping and bring out a brogue you didn't even know you had.

The second group of the evening consists of Erik Mollberg and Larry Banks from Access Fort Wayne. They want to get you off your feet and dancing to some Rock -N-Roll performed as only they can.