The Elios Society Dinner & Virtual Show

After arriving in the Bay Area in 2012, I challenged myself to make as many connections as I could to rebuild my business. Sometime in 2013, I connected with The Elios Society, A Company of Friends for Hellenic Heritage. I joined one of their meetings and performed after their meal. As we sheltered-in-place and my business pivoted to performing virtual shows, I began reaching out again to past clients and The Elios Society was on my list. I approached with the idea of putting together a virtual magic show where members can connect over cocktails and an evening of entertainment. But it was on the very first call with the Executive Director when the idea began to expand. The owners of The Argentum Project, and Elios Society members, would put together a fabulous menu that included mezedes (that’s Greek for appetizers!) dinner, glyko (Greek sweets!), and a bottle of wine to everyone who RSVP’d for the event. A total of 108 meals were delivered to 40 households across the Bay Area and a handful were even overnighted to the east coast arriving just in time for the show. Attendees simply heated and enjoyed their meals with family in the comfort of their own homes. And at 7:30 PM everyone logged onto Zoom for the show. Each meal also came with a deck of playing cards, generously provided by the Eldorado Reno, so guests could participate in the high-interactive show. Yet another member of The Elios Society stepping up to make the evening a success!