EDWARDSVILLE – Less than 20 tickets are available for the 2017 Red & Black Gala to be held Saturday, April 8, at the Doubletree by Hilton Collinsville-St. Louis.

The Red & Black Gala is an exclusive fundraising event for the SIUE Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. The event will raise funds to benefit the Cougar Athletics Scholarship Fund. If you are interested in purchasing tickets to this year's Red & Black Gala, contact Allie Wielansky at 618-650-3155 or by e-mail at awielan@siue.edu. 
 
The 2017 Red & Black Gala will be located at 1000 Eastport Plaza Drive, Collinsville, Illinois. The evening's check-in/registration and social hour will begin at 6:00 p.m. The program, dinner and live auction will start at approximately 7:00 p.m. 
 
Tickets are priced at $125 per person and $1,250 per table (tables of 10).  
 
The evening will feature silent auction items and several live auction items. The silent and live auction items will be announced later this month.
 
The evening's food will be prepared by the Head Chef from Porter's Steakhouse. The menu will be released closer to the event date. The refreshments that evening will include an array of water, soda, wines, spirits and beers. The social hour will feature a host bar.

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