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THE GUYS AND DOLLS BALL

A Swinging Ball in the World of Damon Runyon

 


Saturday, February 1, 2025
Alameda Elks Lodge
2255 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda
Doors Open: 6:30 p.m.
Dance Lesson: 7:00 p.m.
Dancing Begins: 8:00 p.m.

Tickets: $30 Early Bird Rate (Until January 18)
Tickets are $35 from January 19 to January 31

Ticket sales end on January 31
Tickets sold in advance only. Tickets will not be available at the door.

 

Tickets may be ordered by sending a check or money order to:

PEERS
PO Box 2321
Alameda, CA 94501

 

You may also purchase tickets using the PayPal system. The PayPal link is above.

Tickets will be sent to you via email when we receive payment. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Sky Masterson, Nathan Detroit, and many other upright citizens wish that you should join them for an evening of dancing and conviviality in the world of master wordsmith Damon Runyon. Many guys and dolls shall be putting on their dancing shoes and classiest glad rags.

At 7 pm, there will be a pre-ball workshop in "Fred & Ginger-style" slow foxtrot and in East Coast Swing. Formal dancing continues from 8 pm to midnight with the fabulous Sara & Swingtime who are well noted to play the best in music for dancing, from romantic waltzes to hot Swing, from elegant fox trots, tangos, and Latin to cool Blues.

1930's, 40’s or 50’s costume or vintage or modern evening dress is admired but not required. Most of Damon Runyon's stories are set during the '30's and 40's but the famous movie version, "Guys and Dolls" is set in the early 1950's. The inhabitants of Runyon’s work are many and varied, with gamblers, show girls, gangsters, promoters,  and society types mingling freely.

There will be a full bar outside the ballroom and a light snack buffet in the parlor.

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