Look Gang! It’s Barbie and Ken! You know them—heck, we all know them! Worldwide jetsetters, this couple has been around FOREVER! Icons of the 60’s, Ken is dashingly handsome and Barbie is dazzlingly beautiful. Who hasn’t picked out their wardrobe and escorted them to tea parties, prom, weddings and fancy, schmancy gala events? This outgoing and gregarious dynamic duo NEVER SEEMS TO AGE! What’s their secret you say?
Based on my status as the Original Barbie, I believe the secret to beating old age is the FUN FACTOR! Really. Look at Barbie and Ken! They have fun at work, they have fun at school, they have fun babysitting, they have fun baking, breathing and going to the beach! Everything is fun for them! The smiles on their faces say it all!
How can YOU infuse the FUN FACTOR into YOUR life this Holiday Season and beyond? Simply follow these 3 Easy Steps to combat old age!
Step 1—The Lakeshore Holiday Parade in Downtown Manitowoc is your catalyst for FUN FACTOR excitement! Take a drive downtown to see the Parade and Manitowoc Aluminum Kitsch-Mas Inc.’s (or MAKI, if you will) Evergleams on Eighth display. There will be loads of Christmas lights and sparkling vintage Evergleam trees in many of downtown Manitowoc’s storefronts! Festooned with delightful sparkling Evergleam Trees (manufactured by Manitowoc’s very own Aluminum Specialty, no less) with twirling color wheels helping to illuminate the streets with magical light. Evergleams on Eighth is a perfect companion to the Holiday Parade! Everyone WILL be oohing and aahing at the sights. FUN, right?
Step 2—Bring your whole family to Manitowoc’s Public Library to see the Evergleam trees in Frankie’s Forest, AKA the Enchanted Evergleams at MPL. The vibrant colors, the twinkling branches, the rarest of the rare, all courtesy of Manitowoc native, Francine Pfeffer. If that isn’t enough to infuse the FUN FACTOR into your essence, the Library welcomes all visitors this season with a jaw-dropping 14’ tall Evergleam towering over the premises! A gleaming donation to the MAKI organization brought back home to where it was made, courtesy of the McCoy sisters of Coffeeville, Kansas. This tree is over sixty years old and is a dazzling example of how FUN kept it YOUNG! Super FUN, inso?
Step 3—This is important . . . this is the dashingly handsome and dazzlingly beautiful part. Be outgoing and gregarious as you mingle with fellow gala-goers at EVERGLEAMAGANZA! An Evergleam Extravaganza—a fundraiser and celebration of all things Evergleam benefitting MAKI and the Friends of Manitowoc Public Library! It’s time to pick your wardrobe ‘60’s-style and escort your soulmate to Manitowoc Public Library on Saturday, December 10, from 6-9 PM. Time to party! Evergleamaganza is sponsored by MAKI, the Friends of MPL, Meijer, Bruyette Enterprises, LLC, PetSkull Brewing Co., Courthouse Pub, and The Crowned Imperials.
This Original Barbie is not talking just any kind of party either. I’m talking a glitzy, glittery dress-up party! A soiree so fancy that you are physically excited to don your finest frock, drape your hand through your dazzling partner’s arm, and head out for an evening of sparkling, adventurous FUN! Imagine it! YOU ARE Barbie and Ken dressed to The Nines and ready to rub elbows with the people you love. Ditch the diet, listen to Rat Pack jazz, sip some fine elixirs and nosh on ‘60’s inspired hors d'oeuvres! RETRO FUN FACTOR! For the rest of the skinny and to purchase tickets for the Social Event of the Season head to www.evergleams.org/evergleamaganza!
Tickets are limited, so get going! This Barbie and her Evergleaming friends look forward to seeing you there! AND if you can’t swing the party that night, there is NOTHING stopping you from a personal dress-up party at your house this season! The Evergleams on Eighth display will be up from November 23—January 8! Get out there, plan your own gala, and infuse the FUN FACTOR in all you do! Like Barbie and Ken, you CAN beat this aging thing. It’s FUN FACTOR ON STEROIDS, Daddy-O!