August 27, 2007

Mercy Women’s Night Out Tickets Quickly Sell Out

Tickets for Mercy Medical Center’s seventh annual Women’s Night Out were sold out just over an hour after they went on sale Saturday morning at the Tyson Events Center box office and through Ticketmaster.

Despite the fact that Mercy last year expanded the popular event to two nights to accommodate more women, all 3,024 available seats for this year’s event quickly sold out. In each of the past six years, all tables for the event were also reserved within just a few days.

Mercy will host its 2007 Women’s Night Out on Wednesday, Oct. 3 and Thursday, Oct. 4 at the Sioux City Convention Center. The whole event – from the meal to the entertainment – will again be duplicated on back-to-back evenings. A total of 1,512 tickets were sold for each of the two evenings.

Women’s Night Out, the biggest annual event for women in the Siouxland region, seeks to promote the health and well being of women in a luxurious, experiential fashion.

“The response has been astonishing,” says Beth Sitzmann, co-chair of Women’s Night Out. “It is very clear that women from throughout the area have embraced the concept of the event, which was the first of its kind in the area when it began seven years ago.”

“While we are pleased that tickets have sold so quickly, we also regret that women who did not purchase their tickets soon after they went on sale perhaps found they were already gone,” Sitzmann adds. “We wish we could accommodate everyone so they could enjoy the evening of fun and pampering that they deserve.”

Women’s Night Out will begin at 4:30 p.m. each night with a welcome reception at which women can enjoy hors d’ouerves and beverages while visiting more than 50 “centers of health and beauty.” Provided in partnership with a number of Siouxland area businesses, those centers will offer women a bit of pampering and timely information related to such topics as hair styling and makeovers, color analysis, massage, clothing and accessories, among many others. In what is a new feature this year for the event, women will have the chance to shop and purchase items at selected centers of health and beauty.

An elegant dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. each night.

The featured entertainer for Women’s Night Out 2007 will be Judy Carter, a master teacher, author and humorous speaker. Carter will present “Don’t Get Mad…Get Funny.”

Carter started her career as a magician and later as a stand-up comic. Ten years ago she formed Comedy Workshop Productions, a school for aspiring comics. She is the author of Standup Comedy: The Book, which sold over 150,000 copies. Her latest book, The Comedy Bible, is described as a definitive guide to making a career out of making people laugh.

Carter has appeared on over 100 television shows including Oprah. She has been profiled on news reports on several TV networks.

Mercy will also give away dozens of door prizes each night.

All women – even those who are unable to attend – will have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for two very unique, luxurious items. The grand prize will be a one-of-a-kind omega necklace with diamond pendant that was custom-made for Women’s Night Out by Gunderson’s Jewelers. Another raffle prize will be an all-inclusive, 8-day Carnival cruise to the Carribean, Key West, Cozumel and Grand Cayman (including airfare) donated to the event by Nancy Huseth of Creative Travel.

Corporate sponsors for Women’s Night Out 2007 include Avery Brothers, the Breast Care Center, Gunderson’s Jewelers, and the Sioux City Journal.