Jump Back Ball Set Up Day at the State Theatre
Another Jump Back Ball has come and gone. After months of hard work from Jump Back Ball co-chairs Maurie and Samantha and their committees, this Saturday’s Jump Back Two Spaces was an incredible evening of food, friends and boardgame fun.
An early wakeup to head to the Foodbank had me thinking I wasn’t going to make it through the night. Fortunately, after a relaxing hair appointment with Melanie at Dino Palmieri, I was ready to go!
Monday night’s Jump Back Ball Shop Night
Only a couple days remain til Jump Back Ball and this year’s co-chairs and decor committee have done an excellent job building a boardgame wonderland.
From Candyland and LIFE to Battleship and Monopoly, enjoy this sneak peek at a few of their creations for Saturday’s party:
As a kid, I loved attacking anything I could with markers, paint and colored pencils. Still today, it’s an easy way to lift my spirits.
That’s why I get excited this time each year for Jump Back Ball Shop Nights.
I realize, though, I’m a little very weird. So if harnessing your inner Michelangelo isn’t your idea of a fun night out, why should you go to Shop Nights?
Well, I asked Scott – who I used to have to drag with me – to share his story:
Bummed that Jump Back Ball is still over a month away? Unable to go this year?
Fortunately, there are a few things going on in Cleveland between now and February 23 to wet your Jump Back whistle.
Jump Back Ball is hosted each year by PlayhouseSquare Partners, the theatre’s young professionals group.
However, Partners doesn’t stop there. From our annual OSU tailgate to theatre outings, dine-arounds and putt-putt in the Palace, we’re busy year-round with events for Cleveland’s under-40 and young-at-heart crowd.
Our next event is Thursday, Jan. 17: the first annual Get a Clue! Trivia Night at Black Dog Kitchen & Bar in downtown Cleveland.
Dino Palmieri Salon in Eton (photos courtesy of ONE Styling)
As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog post, I’m taking a head-to-toe approach in getting ready for this year’s Jump Back Ball.
That means getting the most difficult part — what the heck I’m going to do with my hair — out of the way before moving on to fun things like the dress and accessories.
I’m not very hair-savvy. Being a wash-and-go kind of gal, I keep my hair at shoulder-length because it’s easy to manage. Subsequently, it takes a lot of effort each year to plan how I’m going to style my Jump Back Ball do.
The NYE decorations and party hats have been packed away for another year, and the Christmas tree is coming down this weekend.
However, Scott and I are still in party mode because it’s almost time for Jump Back Ball!
Much to Scott’s chagrin, I tend to plan everything way in advance (case in point: we just started planning a trip to Chicago for our 5-year wedding anniversary in March … 2014).
So even though Jump Back Ball is not until February 23, it’s time to start pulling together our costumes and theme.
And with that comes my annual blog series on Jump Back Ball.
