Title
Museum Night Out
History
The Orland Park History Museum aims to inspire a sense of community by offering engaging and educational exhibits and programs and by collecting and preserving artifacts that document the history of the Orland area and its relationship to local, state, and national history. The Museum Foundation was created to help support this mission.
The Foundation proposes hosting a Museum Night Out on September 9, 2021, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at Peace Market Place with the intent to increase Museum memberships, while raising funds in support of the Museum through the Foundation. Entrance to the event is free for members and $15 for non-members (which includes an annual membership to the Museum). The event will feature live music, wine tasting, raffle baskets, a live artists, as well as food, beer and wine for sale. Additionally, the Museum Curator will engage the audience in an interactive presentation.
The Museum Night Out is being produced by the Museum Foundation, and has been approved by the Museum and Development Advisory Board. The event's goals are to create awareness of the Museum, raise funds to further the Museum's mission, to inspire a sense of community and increase overall Museum membership.
All elements in support of the Museum Night Out, except for sale of beer and wine, will be donated by local businesses.
The anticipated attendance is expected to be approximately 100 people.
Financial Impact
$250.00 is in donation account 028-0000-375800 to support this item.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve the Museum Foundation Board to host a Museum Night Out on September 9, 2021, from 6:00pm - 9:00pm at Peace Market Place to raise funds to further the Museums mission, to inspire a sense of community and increase overall Museum membership.