A ‘Sordid’ Party Planned at City Hall on Two-Year Anniversary of Urban Review

It seems fitting the 2-year anniversary of my blog falls on Halloween as some, especially those in elected office, find my frankness a bit on the scary side. What is frightening to me is that some of these folks are in office at all. Seriously, I’ve enjoyed the last two years commenting on planning & politics in the city and region.

So I thought to myself, why not have a party to celebrate? But this year Halloween falls on a Tuesday and I’ve got class that night anyway. Why not have a party on the Saturday night before Halloween. And since I write so much about the ‘sordid lives’ of folks at city hall that seems like the perfect place to hold such a party. Well, being the gracious person I am I thought why not let others in on this so when Bill Donius, President of Pulaski Bank, wanted to use city hall for his annual costume party I said why not.

Not buying it? OK, fine. I had no real plans to celebrate but it seemed like a good way to lead you into an announcement about the formerly private party at Donius’ Ladue home going public for charity: A Sordid Halloween Party.

We are hosting this big bash to provide St. Louis with a provocative and enjoyable evening of entertainment, good company, and the opportunity to raise funds for worthwhile charitable organizations. The beneficiaries of this year’s event will include Food Outreach and Doorways. Food Outreach provides food to patients living with AIDS and cancer, serving over 1300 clients per week. Doorways provides housing to those who are critically ill and their children.

Tickets are $50 per person or $150 for the VIP section (prices go up after today). And what do you get for that extra hundred bucks? You get to meet two stars from the acclaimed plays Sordid Lives and Southern Baptist Sissies: Delta Burke and Leslie Jordan!!! While I have not seen the plays I have seen the movie Sordid Lives on more than one occassion. As someone from the south, I can tell you they nailed the southern personalities quite well. But, back to the party.

Past parties, I’m told, have been an interesting cross section of St. Louis (straight & gay, monied to middle of the road, with a good dose of racial diversity), this year should be no exception. Hurry and buy your tickets online because prices go up after today. A portion of each ticket is tax deductible and the event is for a good cause. A costume is required for entry.

I’ll talk more about the two year anniversary of Urban Review later in the month.