Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner Takes Exciting New Approach
Michigan State University's Wharton Center for Performing Arts to Host Event on February 10. Political Satire Group The Capitol Steps to Provide Entertainment
The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce's (LRCC) 98th Annual Dinner will feature a new home and a modified format, but the emphasis on recognizing the achievements of community leaders will remain central to the event, scheduled as follows:
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
98th Annual Dinner
Wednesday, February 10
5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
MSU Wharton Center for Performing Arts
"We are excited to be able to showcase the Wharton Center as home for our Annual Dinner in 2010," said Tim Daman, LRCC president & CEO. "The venue and format we have put in place will give our members more time for networking and put some more fun into the event, while maintaining the traditional awards presentations that have always been such an important part of the evening."
Three of the business community's most prestigious awards will be handed out at the Chamber's Annual Dinner again this year including the ATHENA Award, Community Service Award and Outstanding Small Business Award. This year's ATHENA PowerLink winner will also be recognized.
The entertainment feature of the evening will be music and comedy provided by nationally recognized political satire group, The Capitol Steps. They began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them. Since they began, the Capitol Steps have recorded 29 albums, including their latest, Barackin' Around the Christmas Tree and Obama Mia!. They've been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS, and can be heard 4 times a year on National Public Radio stations nationwide during their Politics Takes a Holiday radio specials.
Tickets prices are $85 individual, $160 couple and $630 for a corporate package of eight. Registration for the LRCC 98th Annual Dinner can be completed by calling Sarah Smith at 517-853-6457, or events@lansingchamber.org.
