Program
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Please join the CAC on Tuesday, October 1 at the 2024 Designing Futures Gala taking place at the beautifully restored Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport. Proceeds from the event will benefit CAC's learning and community engagement programs.
The festivities at Designing Futures Gala will include live music, dancing and food by Ramova Grill, which is led by the team behind The Duck Inn, a Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient and James Beard award semifinalist. The exclusive VIP reception will take place in the Ramova Loft and features a private conversation with Ramova Theatre Founders Tyler and Emily Nevius and Architect Dan O’Riley AIA, of O’Riley Office. Designing Futures will also feature the presentation of the Lynn J. Osmond Legacy Award to James D. Parsons, long-time CAC Trustee, youth advocate and philanthropic leader.
For sponsorship opportunities, please reach out to Jenny Seidelman – jseidelman@architecture.org.
5:30 p.m. Pre-Event VIP Reception
6:30 p.m. Event Opens
9:30 p.m. Event Closes
Cocktail attire.
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Thanks to our generous sponsors of the 2023 Designing Futures Gala.
A special thanks to our Champions of Architecture Sponsors sponsoring Chicago Architecture Center’s Designing Futures and AIA Chicago’s Designight.