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Friday, August 6
6-10 p.m.
Prime Osborn Convention Center Map It
1000 Water Street

Come dressed to impress for a Masquerade Ball with during an elegant evening with dinner, live music by Randy Scott and the Cabana Band, dancing, door prizes and the crowning of the Senior Prom King and Queen. Make your own creative Masquerade Ball masks or wear festive accessories for the occasion! Masks and festive accessories are optional and not required to attend the prom. Party attire is also welcomed if guests choose not to wear masks. Tips on how to create a masquerade mask.

History of the Masquerade Ball
A masquerade ball (or bal masqué) is an event which the participants attend in costume and/or wearing a mask. Such gatherings, festivities of Carnival, were paralleled from the 15th century by increasingly elaborate allegorical. Royal Entries, pageants and triumphal processions celebrating marriages and other dynastic events of late medieval court life. The "Bal des Ardents" was in celebration of the marriage of a lady-in-waiting of Charles VI of France's queen in Paris on January 28, 1393. Such costumed dances were a special luxury of the ducal court of Burgundy.

Masquerade balls were extended into costumed public festivities in Italy during the 16th century Renaissance. They were generally elaborate dances held for members of the upper classes, and were particularly popular in Venice. They have been associated with the tradition of the Venetian Carnival until the fall of the Venetian Republic at the end of the 18th century.

Tickets
$10 in advance, $15 at the door (seniors 60 years and over)
$25 guests

Sale Locations
City Hall at St. James
Office of Special Events
117 W. Duval St., Ste. 280 Map It
(904) 630-3690

Mary Singleton Senior Center
150 East 1st Street Map It
(904) 630-0995

King and Queen Nominations

The deadline for nominations has passed. Vote for your favorite queen and king during the prom! Winners will be crowned that evening.

For more information on the Senior Prom Masquerade Ball, call 630-3690 or e-mail events@coj.net