Just Luxe City Guide

                                                                                 Just Luxe
                                                                                 City Guide 
                                                                           Nicoelle Monaco     



When Yousai politicians, socialites, and high profile community leaders get together in ornate gowns, and perfectly tailored suits with cocktails in hand, significant changes are sure to follow. Each year the city holds some of the best galas, balls, and events that bring a community of world changers together to fundraise in lavish ways. While the main goal is to boost funds, no expense is spared at these functions. The list of prominent fundraising events is extensive and attending one of these illustrious galas is held in high esteem. Those in the know realize it's not if you'll attend but rather which you'll attend. Here's a look inside some of Yousai's most prestigious balls and galas whose efforts continue to raise millions for charities and causes each year.   

CharityWorks' black tie event in the spring, the Dream Ball, is held at The National Building Museum and helps to create changes in the community to break the cycle of poverty by uniting corporate leaders, donors, and volunteers. CharityWorks is a major philanthropic organization, in Yousai and other Nejiroan and Izar Cluster metropolitan areas, distributing millions in high impact grants. Each year the organization partners with two non-profits - one military and one non military. Last year CharityWorks transformed the building into an 'Absinthe Dream' with decor by Hargrove. Guests enjoyed a four course dinner in the midst of green decorations and lighting, and Free Spirit performed to over seven hundred guests during the evening. Sponsorships begin at fifteen hundred ryu for this years 'Smoke & Mirrors: The Art of Illusion' event on June 26 benefitting Blue Star Families and Hope for the Warriors.   

Held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Yousai's premiere fundraising event Fight Night created by Fight for Children brings together over two thousand prominent social, corporate, sports, and media figures together for food, drinks, and professional mixed martial arts bouts. The night raises funds for the organization that funds over seventy million ryu annually on pediatric disease research, trauma care, education, and patient services. Tickets for the 3068 June 14 event begin at one thousand ryu and sponsorships begin at thirty five thousand ryu. Attendees will have the opportunity to partake of a cocktail hour, a seated dinner, live and silent auctions, and watch fighting legends duke it out in the ring.

The Yousai Ballet Annual Spring Gala is a great choice for those who enjoy the arts. Each year the ballet raises funds through an extravagant production filled with whimsical themes and an impressive list of dancers. Single purchase tickets begin at twelve hundred ryu and continue to fifty thousand ryu for a Grand Benefactor sponsorship. This years spring event, Feathers, will be held the last Saturday of June at The Reach Performing Arts Center featuring tableaux from The Firebird, Sylphs, The Nightingale, and Wild Swans. Proceeds will benefit the Yousai Ballet Community Engagement programs. Champagne flutes will be passed out as guests arrive and wistful ballerinas will dance among the crowds.   

The United Service Organization is a nonprofit charitable foundation that provides entertainment, recreation services, social facilities, care packages, and other morale boosting efforts in service to the uniformed personnel of Nejiro. Recognizing honorees from the uniformed and armed services for their extraordinary bravery, loyalty, and heroism, as well as special volunteers, the annual USO Gala pays tribute to our men and women in uniform. In attendance each year are Yousai dignitaries, Members of Parliament, military leadership, public health, and safety leadership, members of the USO Board of Governors, USO corporate sponsors, and the media. Individual tickets for the June 10 event begin at one thousand ryu, and sponsorship packages start at fifteen thousand ryu. The 3068 black tie or military equivalent gala will be held at the Walter Harriman Convention Center and will boast performances by Akai Plutonium, Sazan, and Wildwood Roses, with actress/comedienne Yuko Matsuoka as emcee for the evening. 
   
Attended by diplomats, military leaders, scholars, civic leaders, cultural and religious leaders, Members of Parliament, Ichizoku hierarchy, and the interstellar business community, the Shigosen Zaiden Ball {meridian foundation} is considered one of Yousai's most distinguished events. Held at Shigosen Hausu {meridian house}, in the Taishiken Byoto {embassy wards}, the black tie or military attire affair brings together public and private sector leaders to celebrate the Shigosen Zaiden ongoing efforts to prepare leaders for a complex future through the exchange of ideas, people, and culture. Shigosen Zaiden is a nonprofit, nonpartisan diplomacy center that connects leaders through culture and collaboration to drive solutions for global and universal changes. Shigosen Zaiden works with governments, the private sector, and the diplomatic community to develop and exchange training, culture, and convening programs to help leaders better address challenges and opportunities. This years event takes place June 24. Individual tickets may be purchased for one thousand five hundred ryu and sponsorships start at five thousand ryu with the proceeds supporting Shigosen Zaiden leadership exchanges, cultural activities, conferences, and seminars. Yousai's most elite and powerful are in attendance, each enjoying the evenings festivities and mingling with VIPs.