Who says its too late to be born a pirate? Next month you can at least pretend to be one as you feast on food and drink, smoke cigars, gamble the night away, dance to live music, rub shoulders with a variety of scalawags and even spot a couple of mermaids at the Brunswick Arts Council’s Pyrates Parlay fundraiser.
Setting sail on Saturday, March 29, the evening runs from 5-9 pm at the Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center, 75 Clubhouse Road, Sunset Beach. Brunswick Arts describes the event as “an unforgettable evening of fun and excitement for adults! Embrace the pirate theme by donning your best pirate costume or your favorite evening attire. The night will be brimming with pirates, live music, a casino, a cash bar, dinner, dancing, a costume contest, and a cigar lounge. Plus, don’t miss the mesmerizing mermaids and siren performing gravity-defying aerial gymnastics!”
Some of the entertainment scheduled includes:
Pirates:
Captain Anthony from Black Sails Adventure
Randy Hall, the Cannon Pirate
Princess Pat the Pirate
Black Bart
Elizabeth Swain the Pirate
Captain Hammer Head
Captain Worley
Captain Adam Morrow Shipwrecked
Fire Spinning by Pirate Mate Jeremy Timco
Yellow Beard by Doug McKenna
Turtle The Pirate
Terrance Pirate Surgeon
Captain Jim’s Magic Show
The Flying Sirens: Alyscennne Vallelonga & Suzanne McElvy
Sorsha the Mermaid
Mike Mealey, The Pirate Instructor
Cape Fear Explorers
Parlay (Musical Entertainment)
Brookelyn Cigar Lounge
Casino Party Aces (Roulettes, Black Jack, Poker etc).
Tickets are on sale now for $100 per person and are available at brunswickartscouncil.org. This event is the Brunswick Arts Council’s largest fundraiser of the year, and this year they are also collaborating with the Veterans of Foreign Wars’s Veteran Creative Arts Program (VCAP). VCAP provides Veterans and First Responders in our area with art therapy classes to help manage stress and other mental health issues brought about by their lines of work.
An event like this a huge undertaking, and the Brunswick Arts Council is also looking for community support in the form of sponsorships. The sponsorship deadline is March 15, and the sponsorship levels available are as follows:
$2,500 BLACKBEARD Sponsor
Benefits: Business logo on website and e-news, recognition banner at event, all benefits included with levels as shown below. Also, social media promotion, website presence, email blasts, event advertisement (PR & PSA), Recognized by MC at event, Red Carpet w/BAC & Platinum banner, logo on table toppers, 1st prize award level naming (runway show), 2 VIP Tables (8 seats each) at event, on-site Event banner includes logo. Post event recognition includes outgoing press release & PSA’s, social media & website images, thank you Email Blasts, Thank you Advertisement.
$1,000 STEDE BONNET Sponsor
Benefits: Business logo on website and e-news, recognition banner at event, all benefits included with levels as shown below. Also, social media promotion, website presence, email blasts, event advertisement (PR & PSA), Recognized by MC at event, logo on table toppers, 2nd prize award level naming (runway show), 1 VIP Table (seats 8) at event, on-site Event banner includes logo. Post event recognition includes outgoing press release & PSA’s, social media & website images, thank you Email Blasts, Thank you Advertisement.
$500 CAP’N KIDD Sponsor
Benefits: Business logo on website and e-news, recognition banner at event, all benefits included with levels as shown below. Also, social media promotion, website presence, email blasts, event advertisement (PR & PSA), Recognized by MC at event, logo on table toppers, 3rd prize award level naming (runway show), 4 Entrance Tickets, on-site Event banner includes logo. Post event recognition includes outgoing press release & PSA’s, social media & website images, thank you Email Blasts, Thank you Advertisement.
$250 BLACK CESEAR Sponsor
Benefits: Business logo on website and e-news, recognition banner at event, all benefits included with levels as shown below. Also, social media promotion, website presence, email blasts, event advertisement (PR & PSA), Recognized by MC at event, logo on table toppers, on-site Event banner includes logo. 2 Entrance Tickets. Post event recognition includes outgoing press release & PSA’s, social media & website images, thank you Email Blasts, Thank you Advertisement.
$150 PO TSAI Sponsor
Benefits: Business logo on website and e-news, recognition banner at event, all benefits included with levels as shown below. Also, social media promotion, website presence, email blasts, event advertisement (PR & PSA), Recognized by MC at event, name on table toppers, on-site Event banner includes name. 1 Entrance Ticket. Post event recognition includes outgoing press release & PSA’s, name on social media & website, thank you Email Blasts, Thank you Advertisement.
