99.5 WYCD Morning Show Personality, Steve Grunwald will be the emcee for The Information Center’s annual October Gala Fundraiser, Thursday evening, October 9^th at Crystal Gardens Banquet Center, 16703 Fort St., Southgate. It will be an evening like no other with entertainment provided by comic-songwriter-singer-poet-musician Heywood Banks! Heywood is simply one-of-a-kind personality, almost impossible to describe, with a style all his own. Attendees will enjoy an evening with Heywood as he intersperses his humorous observations of life with twisted, inventive, bizarre songs, sung and played in a variety of styles, from folk, to country to rock to pop and way beyond the imagination! http://www.heywoodbanks.com/

Gala evening includes dinner, entertainment, open bar and auction! One item in the silent auction includes an autographed guitar which was donated by 99.5 WYCD. Autographs include county music artists s from Day 3 (June 1^st, 2014) of the 99.5 WYCD Downtown Hoedown.  Signatures include The Band Perry, Big & Rich, Josh Thompson, Lindsay Ell, Craig Campbell, The Swon Brothers, The Cadillac Three and Gunnar and the Grizzly Boys.  Minimum Value: $1,650

You may purchase individual gala tickets now for $125. For ticket info, please call 734.282.7171 or visit The Information Center web site at http://www.theinfocenter.info  2014 Gala partners include Masco Corporation Foundation and Heritage Media. Each year all gala proceeds fund The Information Center's community programs and services.