On Saturday, April 19, 2016, Webb Institute hosted a Celebrity Casino Night. The special event was planned and organized by Webb’s Senior Class and Social Committee. To help prepare for the big occasion, about twenty students assisted in decorating the Reception Room with fake dice and paper flowers. Students attending the event dressed as celebrities—fictional or real—as best as they could, with impressive results! Celebrity guests from the famous Colonel Sanders and Willy Wonka to popular DJ, Skrillex, made special appearances. “Mocktails” and hors d’oeuvres were passed around at the event by some amazing student-volunteer waitresses. Seen standing guard outside the Reception Room were two bouncers, Lee and Carter from the Rush Hour movie series. Meanwhile, in the Reception Room, student dealers stood in wait for the games to begin.
In addition to the classic casino games like, Keno, Blackjack, Poker, Plinko Board, and Roulette, the main attractions included a Kentucky Derby Human Horse Race, a Sock’em Boppers Boxing Tournament, and a Zorb Ball Sumo Wrestling Match. At the end of the night, there was a silent auction where people could use the Webb currency they had won over the course of the event to bid on special prizes. Some lucky students walked away a Hawaiian shirt richer!
Webb Institute would like to thank the Casino Night’s local sponsors, Long Island Bagel Café, the Downtown Café, Glen Cove Theatre, Vito’s, Forest Pizza, Tex Mex, Sopah Thai, Rising Tide, and Strong Island Styles for helping to make the event so successful.