One Night for the Blues: A Look Back to Move Forward

You’ve probably heard by now about our major fundraiser on May 30th, Night for the Blues. We’re thrilled to say that the event is officially sold out! While the venue is at capacity, we’d still love to welcome sponsors and donors who want to support our mission.

A good theme goes a long way!

It’s a great problem to have—and we know many of you are eager to hear all about the evening. So button up your overcoat and come along as we ask, “Hey sugar, are you rationed?” and travel back to the 1940s.

A Night of Unity, Jazz, and Good Trouble

We want you to feel like you’re right there in the room. It’s 1940-something, and wowee—we’ve stepped back in time to a USO-style barn party. Picture delicious Cajun food, homespun “we’re-in-this-together” décor, and a spirit of unity that defined a generation. Expect Rosie the Riveters, Victory Curls, bright red lipstick, and military-clad men home from the front lines of the fight against fascism and Nazism. Zoot-suited jazz lovers, Champs, Sports, and Dames will be everywhere you look.

We’ll be sipping on our signature cocktail or mocktail, the Blue Moon, with all proceeds going straight into our Victory Fund. The evening will feature crooners who bring to life the protest songs and jazz anthems of the 1940s—music that was the sound of resistance and resilience.

One of the highlights of the evening will be our Silent Auction, a showcase of our community’s can-do attitude. It's a collective effort of generosity, where everyone contributes what they can to the cause. So be sure to bring your lettuce, clams, greenbacks, or smackaroos (or, let’s be honest, your credit card!). Bid high, bid often, and know that your support goes directly toward the fight for a better future right here in Hamilton County.

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And believe it or not, that’s not even the highlight of the night.

Big Names, Big Band, Big Night

We’ll be joined by a powerful lineup of elected officials including Senator JD Ford, Representative Victoria Wilburn Garcia, Representative Cherrish Pryor, and Councilwoman Anita Joshi, who will present awards and show their support. Our keynote speaker is none other than former Ambassador, Senator, and Representative Joe Donnelly.

Rep. Wilburn attending the 2023 Night for the Blues

To top it all off, we’ll close out the evening with music and a call to “cut a rug” on the dance floor. Because what’s a 1940s party without some swing and a little boogie?

More Than a Party—It’s a Call to Action

But this night is more than a party. It’s a reflection—a look back at a time when America was at war, when families faced uncertainty, and when unity was a matter of survival. Many of us feel a similar struggle today. The battlefields may look different, the threats more complex, but the need for courage, unity, and resolve remains the same.

Today, modern battles reach into our homes, our screens, our daily lives. The weapons are words and actions, not guns and bombs. Still, we fight—against forces that seek to divide us, diminish us, and make this country less than it was meant to be.

We must remind the world at every turn: it is the farmer in the field, Rosie on the factory line, and volunteers in our communities who are the true VIPs. It’s the working class, the families who struggle yet still give everything they can to make tomorrow better and brighter than today. By giving our money, time, energy, and hearts, we carry on that fight—together.

This theme isn’t just a clever party plan. It’s a call to action. A reminder that we are stronger together. A dedication to never give up the fight. It’s moxie that matters.

Just one night—for a brighter future.

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