Ladies Night Out 2019

WJBC, the Radisson Hotel in Normal, and The Institute for Plastic Surgery invites you to take a night off with your girlfriends and join us at Ladies Night out!

Katherine Murphy of The Morning Show is hosting an event designed for girls to enjoy a night out of the house. So grab your girlfriends and mark your calendars now!

Ladies Night Out
Friday, July 19th
5-10pm
Radisson Hotel in Normal

Play games, enter for prizes from our vendors, and enjoy live acoustic music from Aaron Short of The Bashful Youngens.

This FREE event features vendors including:

Our friends at Keg Grove Brewing Co. and White Claw will be offering samples of their products, while the Radisson Hotel in Normal will provide free appetizers!

Blogs

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