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Play on agenda of Red Hat Society weekend gathering

By Sharon K. Wolfe
swolfe@pantagraph.com

BLOOMINGTON — A weekend pizza party and pajama dance will provide a chance for women to sample the Red Hat Society spirit.

The Heartland Queen’s Council Illinois Red Hat Fun-Vention is Sept. 7 to 9 at the Double Tree Hotel & Convention Center. The theme is “Where The Little Girl In You Comes Out to Play.”

“We can, will and should kick up our heels and celebrate our lives joyfully,’ said Marilee Alvey, who is queen (president) of the Ooh La La chapter in Bloomington.

“One of our most popular events has always been our pajama party on Friday night. We dress up in nightclothes as wild and crazy as our imaginations will allow,” Alvey said. Friday’s session runs from 7 p.m. to midnight and includes karaoke and a choreographed line dance.

“Our pajama party is particularly a joyous occasion because, when you think about it, there are so many women who don’t get to dance. They’re single, they’re widowed or their husbands don’t like to dance. The joy in the room at these dances is contagious and particularly touching with women over 50,” Alvey said.

Highlights Sept. 8 include a Victorian tea and style show, with fashions made out of lace tablecloths and doilies, and glamour night.

“You will see some long glittery gowns, some fringe-covered satin dresses, large hats, tiaras, lace gloves and everything you could ever imagine when, as a little girl, you played in your mother’s dress-up clothes,” Alvey said. “This is where you get to wear anything that suits your fancy.”

A nationally known a cappella group, called Chapter 6, will perform. On Sept. 9, the only scheduled event is breakfast.

“It’s all about fun. Since laughter is considered the best medicine, this is the best way to take our medicine,” said Alyce White, queen of the Bloomington Hattitude Sisters.

Red Hatters have very few rules, except women older than 50 wear red hats with purple attire and women younger than 50 wear pink hats with lavender dress.

If it is your birthday month, participants wear either a purple hat and red dress or lavender hat and pink dress, White said.

Red Hats

When: Sept. 7-9

Where: Double Tree Hotel & Convention Center, 10 Brickyard Drive, Bloomington

Cost: $150, payable to Heartland Queen’s Council, c/o Rita Miller, 1204 Searle Drive, Normal, IL 61761

Reservation deadline: Aug. 15

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Marilee Alvey wrote on Aug 13, 2007 10:30 AM:

" Sharon Wolfe did an excellent job on this article and was a delight to work with! I just wanted to add that we will hold reservations open NOT only until August 15th, but until we reach our limit, so those of you who are already Red/Pink Hatters, or those who just want to sample the fun before you decide, send Rita Miller a check at the above address. There will be Red/Pink hat vendors there for the whole weekend, so you can even pick your hat up there. As far as we are concerned, the more the merrier, so grab a hat, kick up your heels and party with us! "

LittleMac wrote on Aug 13, 2007 6:36 AM:

" A pajama party. Wheeee! What fun. "

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