Sun Dec 31, 9:00 PM - Mon Jan 1, 3:00 AM
601 S Harbour Island Blvd, Tampa, FL 33602

Community: Channelside

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Join us at American Social on New Years Eve 2018 for the BEST New Years Eve Party Ever, a tribute to Truman Capote's Black and White Ball! For table reservations/bottle service information please email Carla@american.social today!

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It was 1966, the best year of Truman Capote’s life.

“In Cold Blood,” his sensational nonfiction novel about a murdered Kansas family, made him the best-known writer in America. He made $2 million and bought a $62,000 luxury Manhattan apartment overlooking the East River. He was on the cover of Life, Newsweek, the New York Times Book Review and more.

So he decided to throw a party — a huge, spectacular gathering in New York for all his friends. It was a present to himself, the ultimate reward for his boundless ambition and need for attention. But even Capote understood that it was bad form to celebrate himself. He needed a guest of honor.

Which is how Katharine Graham, then-owner of The Washington Post and Newsweek, first became a household name. Relatively unknown outside Washington circles, Graham was the perfect choice: She was influential, undemanding and grateful to be asked.

The night succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. The Black and White Ball, held over 50 years ago, on Nov. 28, 1966, became the most famous party of the 20th century.


Pre Sale tickets for the event will go on sale through Eventbrite on Friday December 1st!

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