The ladies at Athena’s Warehouse have been working tirelessly to ensure you get to hold your sweetie tight and sway to Stairway to Heaven, adult-style! Lucky for us, this time around we will be sporting sequins without the gangly teenage limbs, but with the super smooth dance moves. No need to worry about spiking the punch, either; we will be serving a specialty cocktail, Athena’s Nectar, featuring
PAMA pomegranate liqueur. Your attendance at
Head Over Heels will benefit young ladies from Grady High School, Maynard Jackson High School, and Cross Keys High School by providing them with a “recycled” dress in exchange for community service hours. This month these lovely girls donated their time to Project Open Hand, packaging a portion of the 5,000 meals that are distributed daily to senior and chronically-ill clients. The girls donned fabulous hairnets and collectively contributed 135 hours of service. Along with Grady moms, AW spent last Saturday transporting over 150 gowns for a personal “shop” day; we sent the beaming teenagers away with a dress of their choice to be dry-cleaned courtesy of our generous donors. AW volunteer Kristi Bertucci worked with senior Michal Williams to find a dress; Michal coincidentally chose one that Kristi wore as a bridesmaid in her fiance’s brother’s wedding. Kristi recalls, “My heart sang when Michal picked the dress. Seeing the smile on her face when she realized she found ‘the one’ was a feeling like no other. I am thrilled that Michal chose my dress. Of the girls I connected with, she was the most excited by Project Open Hand. She had never done anything like that before and wants to do it again!”
AW will be traveling to Cross Keys High School next weekend where we will be helping 40 girls find their ball gowns.
A few last minute notes for all you prom-trotters:
Parking: You can park anywhere on the street or in any of the unnumbered spaces in the parking lot behind Serpas Restaurant (located right next to Studioplex Lofts). Numbered spaces are for residents only, so unless you want a boot or ticket for Easter, don’t park in one.
Cash: You will receive two drink tickets when you check in at the door. For additional drinks, the bar will accept cash only, so be sure to bring wads of the green stuff to throw at us! Sorry for the inconvenience, but we have no credit card capacity.
Dinner: We will not be serving food at the event – just lots of adult beverages! Therefore, we recommend getting dinner at one of the many delicious restaurants nearby. Some suggestions:
Serpas,
Rathbun’s,
Fritti,
Zaya, or
Parish. For those of you who want to maximize convenience, Serpas is literally right next door to the event (and has great food too)! We already know of several parties planning to eat dinner at Serpas that night, so be sure to make reservations if you intend to do the same.
ID: We will be checking IDs at the door (not that we’re expecting much of the underage crowd), so be sure to bring yours with you!
Community Center: The event is taking place in Studioplex’s community center. It’s a little bit tucked away in the complex, but we will have signage out front directing you where to go. You can also ask the Serpas valet boys to direct you to the right spot.
Dress Code: Black tie optional. We suspect we’ll have men in suits; men in tuxes; men in crushed velvet tuxes; men with moustaches; women in suits; women in modern prom dresses; women in prom dresses circa 1984; women in cocktail dresses, etc., etc., etc.
Party Pants: Don’t forget ‘em!
Shout-out: A special thanks to all of our lovely for donors for providing items for our prizes: The Arizona Pub, Brick Store Pub, Fernbank Museum, McCormick & Schmick’s, Midway Pub, Only You Tattoo, POP Jewelry Collective, Porter Beer Bar, Shanay Norvell Fitness, Six Feet Under, Squash Blossom Boutique, Tavern 99, and Twain’s Billiards & Tap.
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