Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History hosts The 2012 Wright Gala Benefit: For the Love of Literacy on Saturday, September 8 at 7:30 pm. This yearʼs theme, “For the Love of Literacy,” highlights the Museumʼs summer programming and the exhibit, Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney, currently on display.
The Gala caps several months of literacy programming centered on the exhibit, Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney, on loan from the Norman Rockwell Museum. This included tours and workshops involving the Museumʼs recently opened Childrenʼs Discovery Room, a summer camp program with Detroit Public Schools that served 3,800 children, and the Jerry Pinkney Celebrity Childrenʼs Book Fair that included over 2,000 book giveaways, courtesy of First Book.
The gala fundraiser takes place Saturday, September 8, 2012, from 7:30 pm until 1 am. Promising to be the ultimate club and literary lounge experience, the event includes entertainment, open bar, fine dining, Red Carpet commentary by Taryn Asher of Fox 2 News and Chuck Bennett of The Detroit News, and the Hip Patrons Party, which begins at 9 pm.
Tickets for the Gala start at $250, which includes the Gala and Hip Patrons Party, or $75 each for the Hip Patrons Party, only. Additionally, a variety of sponsorship opportunities are available. Complete information and online purchasing are available at www.TheWrightGala.org. Proceeds from the Gala support the Museumʼs ongoing educational programming.