Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College and the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute will host its 5th annual New Year’s Eve Ball on December 31, 2014. This year features a “Midnight in Morocco” theme. Festivities for those 21 years and older begin at 8:30 pm and include gourmet food, DJ and dancing, no-host ice bar, silent auction, and a New Year’s countdown complete with a champagne toast. Tickets are $35 in advance or $40 at the door.
The ball is sponsored by the Culinary Club with all proceeds going towards sending Chef Instructor Chris Foltz and students Jacee Jamison and Adam Stoneberg to compete at the NICA U.S. National Collegiate Championships in January 2015. The students have been training for several months for this competition. OCCI is one of the few schools in the country that offers students a chance to learn the art of ice sculpting. The competition also serves to highlight the unique opportunities available to the students of OCCI and Southwestern Oregon Community College that cannot be found elsewhere.
For additional information or to purchase tickets contact Shannon Poynter at (541) 888-7189 or shannon.poynter@socc.edu .