Halloween Hoedown Jamboree Fiesta Party
The Official Fundraising Event for the Austin International Poetry Festival
5:00PM - 6:00PM Cocktail Reception and Hobnobbing
5:00PM - 9:00PM Sweet Talk Silent Auction
6:00PM - 8:00PM Poetry, Writing, and Art Hobnob
6:00PM - 10:00PM Corral Cash Bar - Mixed Drinks, Beer, & Wine is Open
6:00PM - 10:00PM Shindig in the Ballroom - Lineup Coming Soon
6:00PM - Gone Light Dinner included with Admission
General Admission Ticket Required - ...
Halloween Hoedown Jamboree Fiesta Party
The Official Fundraising Event for the Austin International Poetry Festival
5:00PM - 6:00PM Cocktail Reception and Hobnobbing
5:00PM - 9:00PM Sweet Talk Silent Auction
6:00PM - 8:00PM Poetry, Writing, and Art Hobnob
6:00PM - 10:00PM Corral Cash Bar - Mixed Drinks, Beer, & Wine is Open
6:00PM - 10:00PM Shindig in the Ballroom - Lineup Coming Soon
6:00PM - Gone Light Dinner included with Admission
General Admission Ticket Required - $15 – at the door or order tickets at https://www.aipf.org/Forms.asp?MODE=NEW&Forms_FormTypeID=-724
This lineup is going to amaze you, Sit back and enjoy a Cajun Blues Jazz Band, an Amazing Flutist, Opera Singer Extraordinaire, Stilt Walkers, Scary Real-life Fortune Teller, a Magician, and more. Mixed among the variety of entertainment you'll get a sneak peek at the Austin & Texas Feature Poets for the 23rd Austin International Poetry Festival. The highlight of the evening’s poetry will be a reading by our Special Guest Poet and AIPF Founder Thom the World Poet and a mini-Poetry Slam.
Evening activities include the Sweet Talk Silent Auction with some very unique gifts and all the standards like restaurant gift cards, tickets for local shows and performances, professional sports tickets, and more, The Corral Cash Bar will be open from 5-10PM for all your liquid libation requirements. The drinks can be bought for a song and we hope you tip the bartender well. The menu is still being developed but we promise you won't go away hungry from our light buffet style dinner. When was the last time you were horror movie scared? Check out the Spook House and we promise you'll leave shaking your head in fright or from laughing so hard, Come dressed in your best Halloween costume ever and be automatically eligible to win the costume contest - 1st prize is $250, 2nd prize is $100, and 3rd prize is $50. Anxiety, stress, or just looking for that special place of solitude? Make sure you visit the interior courtyard Zen Garden and make peace with the world (making love would probably get you in trouble and we don't need any wars). Don't forget you can walk away a winner tonight by buying thousands of dollars worth of 50/50 raffle tickets. The more you spend the more you can win, well somebody else could win, so maybe you'll want to stick with a smaller investment of $10 to $20. Raffle tickets are only $1. There will be a very brief awards ceremony to honor a few individuals that keep on giving and we want them to know we appreciate it. We will be giving away one complimentary festival registration every hour on the hour and you must be present to win.
Network with artists, poets, writers, agency staff and administrators and learn the Who, What, Where, and Why of the local art scene. Participating organizations will be published as confirmed. This is your chance to swap business cards, ask questions, meet people you've always wanted to, and support local arts organizations all in one place. Join us along with the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division, Texas Commission on the Arts, Austin Feminist Poetry Festival, Austin Poetry Society, and the Writers’ League of Texas for some good old fashioned schmoozing.