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Press Release  

Chamber announces  new date and theme for Auburn’s 2008  Black & White Ball.

Auburn, CA , February 7, 2008:  Bruce Cosgrove, CEO of the Auburn Chamber, and Rosie Mietzel, Event Chair, announced today that Auburn’s Black & White Ball is being moved from the 3^rd Saturday in September to the 3^rd Saturday in August to get into warmer weather and away from the threat of rain.  This year’s event will be held on August 16, 2008 and is expected  once again to draw 6,000 people to the city’s streets.

The theme will be “Hollywood – You Ought To Be In Pictures”.  “We hope to create a movie studio back lot experience, with movie sets, staging, wardrobe costumes and props everywhere,” Cosgrove said.

Mietzel added, “Attendees could pick their favorite movie character and come in costume; or simply wear anything black and white, fun and comfortable.   We expect to see people dressed as Rhett Butler, Scarlett O’Hara, Marilyn Monroe, Rambo, The Terminator, Elvis, Lucille Ball, Spiderman, Wonder Woman, John Wayne, R2D2 , maybe even Wilma Flintstone.”

The theme was submitted by Mary Ann Knight ( Dublin , CA .) a friend of Auburn resident Joyce Crawford, contest winner from January’s “Help Choose the Theme” competition, who will win 2 free tickets to the event. Over 20 theme ideas were submitted by the community including South Pacific, Old West, Summer Southern Nights and Super Heroes.  The Event Steering Team unanimously agreed that this winning theme “Hollywood – You Ought To Be In Pictures” can incorporate ideas from many of the other submissions, and will span decades of Hollywood ’s film history. Stages and locations will be uniquely decorated, as found at popular theme parks.

“The time change and 2008 theme have been well-received by the City and our vendors, and the excitement is already building. Since the event’s humble beginnings in 1991, Auburn ’s Black & White Ball has grown from a local fundraising street party to a regional destination and premier outdoor event.”  

 Now in its 17^th year, Auburn’s Black & White Ball boasts a reputation for its larger than life atmosphere, featuring spectacular costumes and decorations, superb entertainment, and an ambiance unequalled in any auditorium. The Ball attracts a multitude of affluent, savvy, party-goers with active lifestyles and insatiable appetites for living the good life. . The evening includes food courts featuring 50 restaurants, libations, dancing, live music at multiple stage venues and themed decorations, all taking place under the stars, on the city streets for one admission price.

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 “Fun like this comes along once in a lifetime…that’s why we do it every year!”