AN AFTERNOON TO CELEBRATE THE TRUE SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP WHILE WE UNMASK OUR POTENTIAL
This year’s Black & White color theme inspiration.
This year, for our 2nd annual I’ll Bring the Chocolate event, we are planning nothing short of an amazing afternoon with a phenomenal speaker and a line-up of fabulous performers for your entertainment pleasure! As mentioned in our April 4th blog post, I’ll Bring the Chocolate – The Making of More Than an Event, was created and designed for women to motivate, inspire, connect with and celebrate each other, regardless of profession and/or economic levels. It’s an affair for every woman who’s forgotten the sweetness and strength found in deep friendships with other women. It gives us another opportunity to dress-up, which we all love to do, and experience a dazzling fusion of an elegant catered buffet, delicious desserts, an open wine bar and more.
While we meticulously plan the details of this event, we are also working tirelessly behind the scenes towards our goal of making I’ll Bring the Chocolate events more relevant to the lives of our readers. As you may recall, if you read our April 4th blog post, these events were started as a result of my own personal journey in attempting to create deeper more meaningful relationships with other women and recognizing that I was not alone in this struggle. Every woman longs for good conversation, a safe place to be vulnerable, and wisdom from women who are ahead of us on the journey. Every woman long for sisterhood! By using I’ll Bring the Chocolate as a platform to give women a safe space to connect, inspire and celebrate, we hope we can help women see that sisterhood knows no boundaries, no race, no class, and no geography. Sisterhood transcends and it transforms us for the better. Sisterhood is from the heart! Our first act, leading up to the event on the 15th, is by featuring as many smart, beautiful, and talented women as possible who were kind enough to let us highlight them on our blog and giving you an opportunity to connect with them directly. I also hope that, through our articles as well as through our actions, you have been inspired to find ways to not only pay it forward, but to recognize that we can all learn to trust, love, and support other women even if everything we may have experienced in our past or been taught is contrary to that possibility.
Be inspired by our dynamic guest motivational speaker and published author, Tawanda Prince. Groove to the music of songbird Rochelle Denise and the eclectic sounds of the talented Imani Wj Wright, and back by popular demand, the RoseGold Experience band.
So please come out and join us on Sunday, July 15 from 3-6 pm at the Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Culture Center, as we unmask our potential, be inspired by each other and spend an afternoon of intrigue, mystique, and fun!
For your convenience, free parking is available across from The Center courtesy of University Midtown Campus. Parking garage entrance 821 Eutaw Street.
Click the link below to purchase your ticket and don’t forget to bring a friend!
What to wear to a masquerade ball and slay!
Published photographer Barry Blackwell of BClassic Photography and his team of photographers will capture those once-in-a-lifetime memories at this enchanting affair.
This year’s theme – Black and White Masquerade Affair
Step into your favorite pumps and spend the afternoon with us on July 15th.
“Women who understand how powerful they are do not give into envy over meaningless things, instead they fight to maintain the beautiful bond of the sisterhood. These are the real women who know that we need each other’s love and support to survive in this world. Love is the essence of being a woman. We must be that light of love that seals the bond and unique beauty of our sisterhood.” –Bindu
Everyday we should celebrate our sisterhood and encourage one another to showcase each other’s inner beauty and unstoppable strength
Eubie Blake Jazz Center – prep from our last event
Eubie Blake Jazz Center gallery photos at last year’s event – artist unknown
We get all of our desserts for our events directly from Patisserie Poupon (Cafe Poupon). They have some of the best desserts around.
Don’t want wine, mimosas, or punch! No worries. Then how about a nice cold glass of one of our signature drinks.
Me and my strength, Glenn! Totally pumped for July 15th!
Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center on July 15, 2018 Photo by Riccardo Savi/WireImage
Cocktail hour
This year’s caterers will be Rouge Catering (full buffet) and Charm City Caterers (appetizers and cocktail hour)
We work with only the best vendors!
Join us as we celebrate the true spirit of friendship, where we support-not compete, network, mingle and have a great time.
Venue before guests arrive – last year’s event.
Find your tribe and love them hard!
When your family come out to support your cause! Last year’s I’ll Bring the Chocolate event. Love y’all!
Two lucky guests walked away with these prizes last year.
Last year’s I’ll Bring the Chocolate was inspired by Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the Audrey Hepburn style. These gorgeous pearls were the grand prize of the evening.
One of our lucky guest’s excitement over having the winning ticket – last year’s event.
Guests dressed in the Audrey Hepburn style during last year’s event.
Last year’s phenomenal guest speaker, Felecia West, navigated us through the journey of achieving our dreams.
Our City is full of these women who look beyond themselves in order to focus on the needs and concerns of their community and the world around them. This is an opportunity to celebrate and encourage other women to showcase their inner beauty and unstoppable strength. Guest from last year’s event.
Guests having a great time – last year’s event.
Sold out crowd!
Swag bag prizes – last year’s I’ll Bring the Chocolate event
This year we’re blowing things up! Its going to be Epic!
Groove to the music of songbird Rochelle Denise On July 15.
YOU really – truly can!
Join us for the eclectic sounds of the talented Imani Wj Wright
Be inspired, on July 15th, by our dynamic guest motivational speaker and published author, Tawanda Prince.
The cool sounds of RoseGold Experience will be playing at our event on July 15th.
The love of a Family is life’s greatest blessing! We hope you join us this July 15th for an afternoon of inspiration and a great time! And Butterflies Too Events awaits YOU!
Photo love: BClassic Photography & Isherra Muse Photography
