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MEDIA CONTACT: Melissa Greco Lopes m.grecolopes@rochester.edu
585.276.3693
October 12, 2012
WHAT: The University of Rochester's 27th annual Viennese Ball, hosted by UR Ballroom, is the social dance event of the year.
TIME, DATE, PLACE: 8 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Oct. 20, in the May Room, located on the 4th floor of Wilson Commons, on the University of Rochester's River Campus.
ABOUT: Students, faculty, and community members join together in "Old Vienna" to put their waltz skills on display and don snazzy formal attire or period costumes. A formal "Simply Italian" dinner in The Meliora will be held at 6 p.m. prior to the event. At 7 p.m., a complementary crash course in Viennese Waltz will be held in the May Room. The ball will commence at 8 p.m., with refreshments and live music available, allowing guests to dance the night away.
TICKETS: Tickets, which can be purchased at the Common Market in Wilson Commons, are $15 for University of Rochester undergraduate students, $17 for University faculty, staff, and graduate students, and $20 for the general public. Tickets for the "Simply Italian" dinner are $23 and include free admission to the ball. Tickets purchased at the door are $20, cash only.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call the Common Connection at 585.275.5911.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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