Our Mission
The Chickens’ Ball is a biennial variety show presented by the San Carlos PTAs in collaboration with the San Carlos community. Our goal is to raise local awareness of theater by raising money to support performing arts programs in all San Carlos public schools, while building friendship and cooperation within the community.
Where it all began
In 1939, Central School (the only school in San Carlos at the time) was facing a problem common to all organizations: “How can we raise funds painlessly and successfully?” Teacher Howard J. Demeke, a member of the PTA Board, recalled his fascination with the old Gay ‘90s’ tradition of San Francisco and designed the concept of the Chickens’ Ball to meet new needs: money for the school milk fund. In 1940, the turn-of-the-century Barbary Coast Chickens’ Ball was reborn in San Carlos in a one-night, sold out show.