Guests must be of the grown-up variety—the moppets should stay at the castle—and knights and ladies can expect an evening of victuals and good drink, fun and fellowship, and a smorgasbord of opportunities to help raise money for ACA, including:

— a $10 raffle full of items for men, women, and children!

—a wine pull. What is that you ask? Each bottle is priced at $25 and covered up - you sign up for a bottle (or three) and find out after opening it up what kind of wine you got! Bottles range from $15 to $80 each.

—For the first time, a live auction! We will have a handful of baskets full of items you’ll want to bid each other out of!

—Another first time aspect of the gala is a padde raise! Our school is growing out of our current space and in order to add more classrooms and grow our scholarship fund, we need to raise money! Come prepared to give to some specific needs ACA has.

—a long list of buy-a-share parties to fill your summer social calendar—and much more!

Be sure to register as a bidder so you can participate in the auction and also have a seat at a table (assigned seating).

Sponsorships are available, too—for businesses, churches, and individuals (who will get first dibs on bidding for the ever-popular buy-a-share parties)!

It’s here! Be sure to take a look at all the great things we have sign up for and bid on through the night!

Glad you asked! This year we will have Buy-A-Share parties (one time events, hosted by ACA families), Time & Talent services donated by ACA families, and Live Auction Baskets full of themed items that have been donated.

In addition to live auction items, we have raffle items (tickets are $10 each). Previous raffle items have included a Solo Stove, Hoverboard, Cotopaxi Backpack, a TV, and a free spot on the Hog Hunt to name a few. We will play Heads or Tails (necklaces are $10 each) where the winner will get $1000 off tuition next year! You can also enter your grammar school student in a raffle to be an ACA Principal for the day!

A catalog is sent out two weeks beforehand with all the items listed so you can come prepared to sign up for a party, item, or know which Live Auction baskets you’re hoping to out bid everyone on.

This year our gala will have an auctioneer who will oversee a live auction (vs. doing the silent auction like we’ve done in the past) and he will do a paddle raise to help us raise money for Scholarships, Classroom Improvements and Supplies, and Security. You will get your paddle at check in.

Tickets this year are free because we want you to invite friends and family! We do need all guests to register so they have a meal, a seat at a table, and a bidder number by Thursday, February 22nd.

You will not need to bring anything with you to the event, your invitation can be displayed on your fridge and your drink ticket will be handed out at check in.

Check in starts at 5pm and Buy-a-share parties will open to 1st time Gala attendees and Individual Sponsors at 5:30pm. They will open for everyone else at 5:40pm.

Check out will start around 9pm and can last up to 30 minutes.

Because this is a celebratory event, we welcome you to dress for feasting, drinking, and merriment. Garments from modern semi-formal to medieval are welcome.

Yes! We will enjoy cheese and provisions while we mingle and gather raffle tickets and sign up for Buy-A-Share parties and then sit down to feast upon Casa Crobu's homemade Lasagna & salad followed by a delectable dessert.

When registering for the gala, you will have an option to request a GF/DF Lasagna or a Vegetarian Lasagna.

Each attendee will get one free drink and sponsors will get two! The bar will remain open until 9pm if you’d like to purchase an additional drink.

VIP Parking lot: Love This City lot, Park Ave W and Arapahoe St.

Free Parking lot #1: University Prep parking lot on 24th and Arapahoe

Free Parking lot #2: Park Ave W and Curtis St.

This event cannot happen without the help of our ACA community! We have a sign up for volunteer needs here, including setting up, greeting, check out, and cleaning up (and things like washing tablecloths and dishes the following week!). If you're interested in helping with prep work between now and the Gala, please reach out to Brady Riley at bradylriley@gmail.com.

When you check in for the event, you will receive a bidder number for you and your date.

Use that number to bid on all live auction items, during the paddle raise, wine pull, and buy-a-share parties.

At the end of the night, we will check everyone out using your bidder number. When you checkout, you will tell a checkout volunteer your number, and she will pull up all of your items on a laptop. After you approve, you will pay by Venmo, check, cash, or credit card, and volunteers will bring all items to you that you won.

We don’t allow proxy bidding. However, you can make arrangements on your own with a friend who can bid on items you want using their own number, pay for them, and take them at the end of the night.

No. We have a team of volunteers who will clean up the venue and pack up everything we brought, and we can’t also keep track of auction items. Please make necessary arrangements to check out and take your items with you at the end of the night.

The proceeds raised during this evening (and by sponsors) will go directly toward the comprehensive financial assistance model in order to expand and sustain ACA’s commitment to making this education accessible to any family who desires it and to add additional classrooms next year to accommodate new students.

Yes! We welcome infants.