The event of the year.

Register to Attend the Gala here.

The Ann Arbor Ad Club invites you to a SERIOUSLY STYLISH event celebrating the brightest creative work of the year - 1960's Ad Agency Style.

The ADDY Awards is the advertising industry's largest and most representative competition, attracting over 50,000 entries every year across the nation. Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the local Ann Arbor ADDY Awards is the first of a three-tier, national competition.

The Ann Arbor Ad Club ADDY award winners will be honored during a gala on Feb. 19 at the University of Michigan’s Rackham Graduate School. Proceeds from the ADDY awards help support the organization's educational programs, public service projects and proactive government relations efforts.

All of the Gold and Silver Addy winners will be on display and your vote will help crown the People's Choice Award winner.

This event is open to the public and features music, entertainment, food, beverages, and complimentary valet parking.

Why Attend: * To get inspired * To see and to be seen * To be seriously stylish * To make new connections * To eat, drink and be merry

Exciting Details: * Music/Dancing/Entertainment * Themed Dinner Buffet * Beer and Wine * Complimentary Valet Parking * Dress to Impress - feel free to wear your finest 1959 inspired attire - hats strongly encouraged. * Dress as you favorite MAD MEN character. Prizes awarded for the best look-alikes.

Tickets: $50 members, $60 non-members, $25 students.

Register to Attend the Gala here.

All I Need to Know...

Speakers: JOHN JANUARY & TUG MCTIGHE

The microbrewery industry has undergone unprecedented growth in the last decade. Michigan now ranks 5th in the nation for number of microbreweries, with about 70 microbreweries and brewpubs throughout the state. The microbrew industry continues to expand, holding 4% of total beer sales currently and aiming for 10% total.

Learn from one of Michigan's favorite microbrews - Arcadia Brewing- as they address questions like: How do microbrews like Arcadia position themselves against mass-market beers? What are some of the marketing challenges in building a brand and maintaining a loyal following? How do microbrews acquire and retain customers in a niche market? To what extent does packaging and promotion differentiate specialty brews from the smothering homogeneity of popular, mass-market beers? Tim Suprise, Founder of Arcadia, will be addressing these questions and more.

Arcadia Brewing Company was established in 1996 as a microbrewery specializing in handcrafted British-style ales. All of their beers are produced in small batches, and their 25 Barrel Peter Austin Brewery and methods originated in England, which allows this style of beer to reflect over 250 years of world class brewing heritage. Arcadia bottles and distributes 12 different beers in eight states throughout the U.S., including Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Kentucky and New Jersey.

We are thrilled to have Arcadia join us for an exciting event.