If you want to “get down tonight” and “shake, shake, shake your booty,” all while benefiting the Nebraska AIDS Project, then this year’s disco-themed “Night of A Thousand Stars” is for you.
The 12th annual event will take place Saturday, Dec. 4, at various sites across Nebraska. A pre-party reception and cocktail supper will begin at 7 p.m. at the Omaha Woman’s Club, 518 S. 38th St. Those attending the pre-party event will be admitted to the main event, which will begin at 9 p.m. at the Qwest Center Omaha.
The featured entertainer at the Qwest Center is K.C. and the Sunshine Band, a legendary disco group of the ’70s. The group’s hits include “Get Down Tonight,” “That’s the Way (I Like It),” and “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty.” The Personics, an Omaha disco jive group, is the event’s opening act. In addition, premier desserts from the city’s finest restaurants will be available at the Qwest Center event.
The hosts of the UNMC-sponsored event are UNMC faculty members Susan Swindells, M.D., and Joseph Hoagbin, M.D., Internal Medicine Administrative Director Mike McGlade and Business Services Director Keith Swarts.
This year’s UNMC pre-party reception will be limited to 250 tickets sold on a first-come, first served basis. A donation of $50 per ticket is requested. For tickets, contact Deanna Hansen at 559-5392 or dmhansen@unmc.edu. No tickets will be sold at the door of this year’s event.
“Last year’s event was wonderful, but we plan to make this one even better,” Swarts said. “Those who attend will have a great time. Because of the generosity of sponsors, all of the proceeds from the event are going to the Nebraska AIDS Project.”
Nebraska AIDS Project, the only community-based AIDS service organization in Nebraska, was organized in 1984. Its mission is to work to eliminate the spread of HIV through education and prevention programs targeted to those at risk, and to provide professional services and compassionate support to people living with HIV and AIDS, their families and loved ones.