Lincoln Heritage Museum Grand Soirée
Black-Tie Optional Event Celebrates the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln

 

[September 25, 2019] 

LINCOLN, IL —Lincoln College’s annual gala premiere, the Grand Soirée is Saturday, September 28. The annual event helps celebrate the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln while helping the Lincoln Heritage Museum raise funds to continue to conserve historical artifacts as well as grow its educational outreach efforts.

The Grand Soirée theme for 2019 is 1940’s Swing Dance Party. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 28 at the Jack D. Nutt Arena in the Lincoln Center, adjacent to the Museum. Business or evening dress is requested (black tie optional). The cost is $100 per person for open seating.

The event includes a cocktail reception, live and silent auction, dinner, and dancing.

This year’s Grand Soiree Raffle will feature an 8-day trip for two to scenic New England complete with sightseeing, professional tour directors, and great itineraries, operated by one of the country’s oldest and most respected tour guide companies. The winner will visit all six New England states and see monumental landmarks including the Boston Commons, Old North Church, Plymouth Rock, Cape Cod and Hyannis, and more.

The trip includes a $500 airfare voucher. Daily breakfast is included, as well as three dinners and concierge travel services. The travel package is valued at $4,000. Raffle tickets are available for $100 on the Lincoln Heritage Museum website http://museum.lincolncollege.edu and clicking on the 2019 Grand Soirée link.

This is the 44th anniversary for the Grand Soirée, which began as a University Hall restoration fundraiser in 1975. Since 1978, it has served as the primary fundraising event for the Lincoln Heritage Museum.

All of the net proceeds from the black-tie optional event go directly towards the conservation efforts of historical artifacts as well as the educational outreach component of the Lincoln Heritage Museum to further its mission to “Learn from Lincoln, Live like Lincoln”. The museum’s goal is to interpret for the public the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the world in which he lived-particularly as it pertained to Illinois, while continuing to be an academic resource for students from elementary school through adulthood.

Seats are limited. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Interested persons should make reservations or secure their sponsorship by calling 217-735-7217 or visiting the Lincoln Heritage Museum website http://museum.lincolncollege.edu and clicking on the 2019 Grand Soirée link.

[Lauren Grenlund
Director of Public Relations
Lincoln College]