Brightside Project to host Dolly-inspired dinner, supporting early-childhood literacy
In celebration of Dolly Parton's 80th birthday, the Brightside Project will be hosting a Dolly-inspired dinner fundraiser on Monday evening.
The dinner will be hosted at the Rumpled Queen in downtown Salem and include a specially curated, Dolly-inspired menu along with live music. Reservations for the event last from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and tickets are priced at $100 per person.
As of Sunday, dinner reservations are completely booked. However, there is a raffle featured on the Brightside Project website that anyone, regardless of dinner reservation, may participate in.
The raffle features a two-night, three-day trip to Pigeon Froge at the Tempo by Hilton Pigeon Forge, two-day passes for two visitors to Dollywood and a $100 gift card that can be used during the trip.
Tickets for the raffle are $10 each and can be purchased here.
The winner of the raffle does not need to be present at the dinner to win. Organizers confirmed with 21 News that the drawing would take place after dinner had concluded, and the winner would be contacted.
All of the proceeds from the evening are set to support The Brightside Project as it works to maintain The Imagination Library of Columbiana County program.
As of January 2026, about 3,000 children across the county are enrolled in the program and receive a free, age-appropriate book mailed straight to their home each month. Books are mailed to the enrolled children until their fifth birthday.
