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The Lebowski Night Event

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Join us for
The Lebowski Weekend
RCPCC Fundraiser!

May 23rd 7:00PM Music, Dancing & Movie Screening
May 24th 11:00AM Texas Hold'em Poker
May 24th 7:00PM Lebowski Night at the Bowlerama

"Come on, Dudes, Spread the Word!"

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MOVIE SCREENING & DANCE AT SOUTH STATION

May 23rd, 2008 - 7:00 PM - Midnight (170 South Main Street, Rutland, VT)

Dancing to the music of The Stafford All Star Band. Costumes welcome. Event includes a 9:00PM screening of The Big Lebowski.

$10 Advance Tickets & $15 At The Door

($9.00 of which is a Tax-deductible Donation)

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TEXAS HOLD-EM POKER AT THE ELKS LODGE

May 24th, 2008 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM (44 Pleasant Street, Rutland, VT)

Doors open at 10:00 AM. Please arrive early as tournament starts promptly at 11:00 AM. All players begin with $4,000 in chips. 1 full re-buy will be allowed before the end of the 2nd level with less than $500 in chips or 1 full add-on during the break between the 2nd and 3rd level. NO RE-BUYS OR ADD-ONS ONCE THE 3RD LEVEL BEGINS.

There will also be a "Best Hand" pool which is optional for all players. The cost to enter the pool is $10. The best hand of the tournament wins 100% of the entries in this separate pot.

There will also be a 50/50 raffle.

Click here to view or print a flyer for the tournament

$75 Buy-In

($15 of which is a Tax-deductible Donation)

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THE LEBOWSKI NIGHT AT THE BOWLERAMA

May 24th, 2008 - 7:00 PM - Midnight (158 South Main Street, Rutland, VT)

Event includes Bowling, Free Food, Chili Cook-Off Contest, Costume Contest, Trivia Contest, Custom T-Shirts, Raffle, & Silent Auction.

$25 Advance Tickets & $30 At The Door

($17.50 of which is a Tax-deductible Donation)

CHILI COOK-OFF - Anyone can enter! Bring your chili at 6:30PM for the judging. Trophy for First Place and Cash prizes for First, Second, and Third place awarded at 7:00PM.
At 7:00PM enjoy free grilled hotdogs, burgers and chili with all the fixin’s, chips, soda, cookies and what-have-you…

BOWLING – 7:00PM to closing. Admission ticket is good for 2 games and shoes. All ticket holders bowl first, then games are cash based on availability. Top three score winners announced at 10:30PM. Bowl-off to follow. Trophy and Cash Prize for First Place will be awarded at 11:45PM.

TRIVIA CONTEST – Trivia quiz sheets will be provided at the door. Quizzes will be collected by 9:00PM.
Top three scores will participate in Trivia final (Jeopardy format) to be held at 10:00PM.

COSTUME CONTEST – If you haven’t seen the movie, you should buy or rent the DVD first. Costumes can be anyone in the film, or even quotes and phrases from the movie.

The Six Contest Categories are:
BEST DUDE
BEST WALTER
BEST MAUDE
BEST QUINTANA
BEST STRANGER
MISCELLANEOUS

Those wishing to enter the contest will receive an entry number. Ballots provided at the door and totaled prior to 10:00PM. Results announced at 11:00PM and trophies awarded for First Place.

50/50 RAFFLE – Raffle tickets will be sold at the door for $1.00 each. Raffle ticket will be drawn from a bowling bag by the Dude costume contest winner at 11:45PM. Winner takes 50% of proceeds and RCPCC keeps the other 50% of proceeds.

SILENT AUCTION – Items on display will be offered with a starting bid amount. Bid sheets will be placed by each of these items. At 11:45PM the highest bidder for each item will be announced.

CUSTOM T-SHIRTS – RCPCC staff will assist you in designing your own custom T-Shirts and products online. Designs include Lebowski, RCPCC, and children’s themes. A multitude of colors, styles, and fabrics are available. Samples of the T-Shirts and products will be available to see and touch. Items will be ordered online and drop-shipped directly to your home.

TROPHIES – Trophies will be handcrafted from actual bowling pins in a Googie-art-deco style. These unique, eclectic art pieces will be made by the teens in our Teen Parent Education Program.

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Please remember to bring your payment confirmation and identification to the event with you, so we can verify who you are and give you your ticket.

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The Lebowski Night Ticket Order Form
Click the link above to print or download our PDF ticket order form. You can use this form to register for the events, and pay for your advance tickets with a check or a money order instead of our online payment options.

WHAT IS THE LEBOWSKI NIGHT (aka Weekend)?

In 1998, 10 years ago this month, the Coen brothers (Oscar winning directors of “Fargo” and “No Country for Old Men”) released The Big Lebowski. Shot in an LA film-noir style that pays homage to Raymond Chandler, the film’s story (and title) are based in part on his detective novel, The Big Sleep.

Instead of gritty detective Philip Marlowe, our “hero” is Jeffrey Lebowski, a stuck-in-the-'60s hippie type. Preferring to be known by a different handle (nobody calls me Lebowski – I’m The Dude, man) he deals with the ins and outs of life by going bowling and hanging out with his eccentric friends. The initial critical reaction, and the box-office receipts, were lukewarm. Many people did not completely “get it” the first time they saw the movie. Critics complained that the plot was dumb and seemed to lead nowhere (although many of Chandler’s novels had even less coherent storylines).

Then an interesting thing happened. When the film was released on DVD, many people found after repeated viewings that there were more levels to discover in the oddball characters and the densely literate, brilliantly circular dialogue. People found they could watch the film over and over again, and never get tired of seeing it. Therein lies the true genius of the film, and the real secret of its enduring appeal and ever-growing cult popularity: the brilliant writing of the Coen’s. Like life itself, the story frequently does not make a whole lot of sense. It is in the relationships, and the dialogue, that the importance (and the humor) abides.

The Dude’s character (largely based on the producer of the Coen’s first movie, Jeff Dowd) is drawn into a kidnapping plot through a case of mistaken identity, and decides to turn amateur sleuth. In between misadventures with his hotheaded ‘Nam vet buddy, Walter, and slow-thinking friend, Donny, the Dude goes bowling and works his way through the “very complicated case.” A mysterious cowboy (Sam Elliott) narrates the tale at the beginning, middle and end of the film, giving the story a timeless, mythic feel.

A decade after its premiere, The Big Lebowski has grown into one of the all-time classic cult films. The movie has a loyal following of die-hard fans – Achievers (the name taken from the film script). Two such fans, Will Russell and Scott Shuffitt are the creators of the ''Lebowski Fest.'' They have organized conventions all across the country, and in the UK, where fans attend late-night movie screenings, bowl, drink Oat Sodas, and wear costumes as characters from the film. There are live bands, costume and trivia contests, and most important of all: the perfect opportunity to employ quotes from one of the best and funniest film scripts ever written. In fact, most Achievers feel that there is a quote from The Big Lebowski to address any situation life can throw at you.

We’d like to welcome you to this proud fraternity by inviting you to our Rutland County Parent Child Center’s fundraiser. Following in the Lebowski tradition, the RCPCC Lebowski Weekend will have “a lot of ins, a lot of outs, a lot of what-have-you’s - it’ll be completely unspoiled, man!”

So as Walter says: “Come on Dude, let’s go bowling...”

Rutland County Parent/Child Center | 61 Pleasant Street, Rutland, Vermont 05701 | (Phone) 800.480.9711 or 802.775.9711 | (Fax) 802.775.5473