A MODERN SOCIETY PROM | NOVEMBER 12, 2026 | CHARLOTTE
THE PINNACLE PROM™
Come dressed for the room you want Charlotte to become.
For one evening, The Hamilton becomes a world inside the Charlotte you think you know. Business, art, style, and civic influence share dinner, cocktails, editorial portraits, ceremony, dancing, and just enough beautiful trouble.
Once all 99 seats are claimed, the guest list closes.
$4.2M+ in opportunity has moved through Pinnacle rooms in 13 months. Clients. Jobs. Partnerships. Sponsorships. Capital. Visibility. Leadership movement.
OPPORTUNITY | TRACED TO THE ROOM
Guests rate the intentional curation of Pinnacle rooms a 9.0. Every seat is chosen to make the room more interesting for everyone inside it.
CURATION | EVERY SEAT INTENTIONAL
Guests rate their likelihood to return a 9.7. The Prom is the largest, most playful expression of the Rare Room™ idea they already know.
RETURN | THE ROOM WORKS
THERE’S A PLACE FOR YOU HERE.
You make things, move things, fund things, lead things, or introduce the people who should’ve known each other years ago.
You’re drawn to rooms where founders, artists, executives, operators, advisors, and civic voices actually encounter one another.
You want to dress beautifully, stay awhile, and feel the public version of yourself loosen a little.
You want the evening handled before you arrive, with every detail already part of the ticket.
You’re ready for a conversation that might become a friendship, a collaboration, or the beginning of something you couldn’t have planned.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2026 | THE HAMILTON
Once all 99 seats are claimed,
the guest list closes.
$200
YOUR $200 TICKET INCLUDES
ONE
Dinner and cocktails throughout the evening. Beautiful food, generous pours, great glassware, and enough time at the table for the conversation to deepen.
TWO
Your editorial prom portrait, already part of the evening and yours to keep.
THREE
The Presence Check™, intentional seating, the Queen of Connection™ ceremony, every announced activation, and a real dance floor.
FOUR
The after-party, DJ, dancing, and a few pieces of beautiful trouble waiting inside the room.
WHY THIS ROOM
The Pinnacle Dinner™ is a Rare Room™ created by executive strategist Kristi Straw. Every seat has a reason. Phones go down, conversation deepens, and people leave with relationships and opportunities they can trace back to the room. More than $4.2M has moved through this ecosystem in 13 months. The Prom is its largest, most playful expression yet.
A FEW THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
DO I NEED A DATE?
Come solo, with a friend, with a partner, or with the person you want to introduce to Charlotte. Your seat is part of the room either way.
WHAT DOES THE $200 TICKET INCLUDE?
The whole night: dinner, cocktails, your editorial prom portrait, all announced programming and activations, the Queen of Connection™ ceremony, and the after-party.
DO I HAVE TO OWN A BUSINESS?
The guest list brings together founders, artists, executives, operators, advisors, civic voices, community builders, and the people who move between those worlds.
WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?
Black tie is optional. Tuxedo, gown, cocktail dress, velvet suit, dramatic jacket, excellent shoes. Formal is welcome. Personality is expected.
CAN I KEEP MY PHONE?
The Presence Check™ returns so the most important parts of the night can be fully lived. Final phone details will be shared before the event, and there will be designated moments worth photographing.
THE FIRST 50
SOMETHING EXTRA IS WAITING
The first 50 ticket holders will receive a signature Presence Check™ item, along with other surprises still under wraps for our early guests.
Charlotte is getting a world inside the city it thinks it knows. Dinner. Cocktails. Portraits. Ceremony. Dancing. Beautiful trouble. The whole night is included, and only 99 people will be inside it.