To our classmates and friends,
We cordially invite you to join the UIC College of Medicine at the 2023 Winter Gala. Held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, this formal event will include an open bar, light food, and a silent auction benefiting our very own student-run free medical clinics, SRFC and NLVS.
Yours sincerely,
Class Board of 2025
TICKETS
Light refreshments will be available until 10 PM. Grilled and crispy flatbread will be served alongside lemon dill and smoked red pepper hummus. We encourage you to eat dinner before arriving.​
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The drink menu, including both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, is listed below. Alcoholic beverages are only available with a drinking ticket. Non-drinking tickets are discounted from the drinking ticket price.
Tickets cannot be refunded/resold.
ATTIRE
This is a formal/cocktail event.
Coat check is included in ticket price.
COVID-19
On an honor system, all attendees are expected to:
1) be vaccinated,
2) test negative for COVID-19 in the days prior to the event.
1 / EARLY BIRD
$70 drinking, $60 non-drinking
Available for purchase through December 20th, 11:59 PM.
2 / STANDARD
$75 drinking, $65 non-drinking
Available for purchase through December 22nd, 11:59 PM.
3 / LATE
$85 drinking, $75 non-drinking
Available for purchase through January 1, 2023, 11:59 PM.
4/ FACULTY
$100, $85 if donation is made towards silent auction (either monetary or activities-based are acceptable)
DRINKS MENU
Included w/ Drinking Ticket:
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Dewar's Scotch
Etesia James Bourbon
Skeptic Gin
Bacardi Silver Rum
Arette Tequila
Skeptic Vodka
House Red & White Wines
312 Goose Island, Stella Artois & Lagunitas Day Time IPA
Assorted Sodas
Bottled & Sparkling Water
Non-Alcoholic Drinks:
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Soda/Soft Drink
Bottled Water
Sparkling Water
ENTRY
Enter the museum through the “Marisol” entrance on the northwest corner of the building. Doors will open promptly at 7:30 PM. At this time, guests are able to check-in, collect their appropriate wristband, and coat check. If you have purchased a drinking ticket, remember to bring a form of ID, as this will be verified upon check-in.
We highly suggest that you plan to arrive earlier to ensure that you can be situated well before the bar opens. Food is served at 8:00 PM.
Doors will close at 8:50 PM, in accordance with museum policy. If you arrive after this time, in order to enter, we kindly ask you to text/call these phone numbers (to be provided the week leading up to the event). One of our class board members will allow you to enter and check you and your guests in.
TRAVEL
CTA
MCA is located four blocks east of the Chicago Avenue stop on the CTA Red Line. You can also take the #3 King Drive, #10 Museum of Science and Industry, and #66 Chicago Avenue buses, as well as several Michigan Avenue bus routes.
Parking
The MCA has a convenient public parking garage located at Chicago Avenue and Fairbanks Court. All guests are offered their $16 flat-rate parking discount during the event.
Guests can validate their parking at coat check.
Further Info
Travel info provided here is taken from the MCA "Visit" webpage.
BENEFICIARIES
Student Run Free Clinic (SRFC)
The UIC Student Run Free Clinic (SRFC) is an organization of UIC Medical Students, Residents, and Faculty dedicated to providing quality health care to uninsured patients in Chicago. Through SRFC's partnership with the largest free medical clinic in Illinois, Community Health, SRFC provides primary care and gynecological health care services to patients at Community Health’s West Town location. Through SRFC, UIC students can apply their classroom knowledge in the clinical setting under the mentorship of UIC physicians.
New Life Volunteering Society (NLVS)
The New Life Volunteering Society free health clinic serves as a comprehensive medical care facility dedicated to serving the uninsured of Chicago in primary and secondary prevention of chronic medical conditions and also training future health care professionals by providing an educational setting to learn and practice clinical skills.
DONORS
Our donors' contributions to the silent auction make fundraising for our beneficiaries possible.
General Inquiries
Nevan: (224) 678-3472
Pranjal: (309) 912-2309
Philanthropy/Donation Inquiries
Isaac: (847) 814-3335
