Black & Red Guide
6:00 pm – Butlered hors d’oeuvres and bars open
6:30 pm – Dinner stations open
7:45 pm – Dinner stations and bars close
8:00 pm – Remarks and performance begin in Mortensen Theater
10:00 pm – Dessert, coffee & cappuccino, late night snacks, dancing, CESI hands-on activities
12:00 am – Event concludes
Unless otherwise indicated, food selections are the same on all three levels. Open seating is available throughout the venue.
First Floor
Mortensen Lobbies - First Floor
Pre-Show – 6-8pm
- Cocktails, butlered hors d’oeuvres
- Photo opportunity
Post-Show – 10pm-12am
- Cocktails
- Gelato bar
- Coffee & cappuccino
Belding Lobby - First Floor
Pre-Show – 6-8pm
- Cocktails, butlered hors d’oeuvres
- Small plate appetizers
Post-Show – 10pm-12am
- Cocktails
- Candy bar
- CESI hands-on activities
Box Office Café - First Floor
Pre-Show – 6-8pm
- Cocktails, Asian inspired small plates
Post-Show – 10pm-12am
- Cocktails
- Milkshakes and cookies
- DJ Rob Corr
Belding Theater - First Floor
Pre-Show – 6-8pm
- Cocktails, butlered hors d’oeuvres, dinner station
- Raw Bar
- Live Broadcast with WTNH NEWS 8 – 7-7:30pm
Post-Show – 10pm-12am
- Cocktails, late night snacks
- Assorted desserts
- Music and dancing with The Hub
- 360º Photo Booth
- B&R ampersand photo opportunity
Second Floor
Belding Lobby - Second Floor
Pre-Show – 6-8pm
- Butlered hors d’oeuvres, dinner station
- Live Broadcast with WTNH NEWS 8 – 7-7:30pm
Post-Show – 10pm-12am
- Assorted desserts
Great Hall - Second Floor
Pre-Show – 6-8pm
- Cocktails, butlered hors d’oeuvres, dinner station
Post-Show – 10pm-12am
- Cocktails
- Crêpe station
- Coffee & cappuccino
Third Floor
Belding Lobby - Third Floor
Pre-Show – 6-8pm
- Cocktails, butlered hors d’oeuvres, dinner station
CLOSED – Post-Show – 10pm-12am
Horace Bushnell Suite - Third Floor
Pre-Show – 6-8pm
- Cocktails, butlered hors d’oeuvres
CLOSED – Post-Show – 10pm-12am
Seaverns Room - Third Floor
Pre-Show – 6-8pm
- Cocktails, butlered hors d’oeuvres, dinner station
CLOSED – Post-Show – 10pm-12am
Courtyard - Weather Dependent
Pre-Show – 6-8pm
- Cocktails, butlered hors d’oeuvres
CLOSED – Post-Show – 10pm-12am