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Pitch and Pair The Design Tour

Got a single friend who’s a total catch? It’s time to play matchmaker with a twist!

Create a slide deck presentation, made in Figma, that showcases their best qualities, quirks, and charm. Then, take the stage and deliver a 3-5 minute pitch to a room full of singles ready to mingle. Who knows? You might just spark the next great love story!

Want to see what it’s like? Check out our favorite pitches on TikTok or YouTube

Tickets:

$25 to Attend: Attend as a guest and enjoy the pitches (no pitching required)

$65 to Pitch: Includes a 3-5 min pitch slot and x2 entry tickets. (Pitch spots are selected from the Pitch and Pair – Presenter Waitlist)

First round of drinks on Figma (beer or wine)

Only Pitch tickets include a pitch spot. Entry tickets are for watching only. Pitch tickets are only sold from the waitlist.

Our shows feature a balanced mix of male and female participants being pitched. However, as this is a general admission event, we can’t guarantee the gender balance of the audience.

Come join us Live at Second City (230 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60610)
Doors 6:45pm I Showtime: 7:30pm

21+ event

What to Expect

Pitch Your Friend: Sign up to present your single friend using a slide deck, made in Figma. Each pitch is 3-5 minutes and designed to highlight their best qualities, quirks, and what makes them a total catch.

How It Works

Tickets: Buy your tickets early to reserve your seat. Join the waitlist to purchase a pitch spot.

After each presentation: There will be a Q&A session, and presenters will share their friend’s contact info (i.e, Instagram) on the last slide so audience members can slide into their DMs

Featured On:

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, Today Show, Good Morning America, VICE, New York Post, Cosmopolitan, Glamour Magazine, TimeOut

Show hosted by: @MarcellaDenby

FAQs

Who can attend? Anyone 21+! Whether you’re pitching a friend or just here to watch and mingle, there’s a spot for you. Not single? No worries just come to watch and enjoy the fun!

Do I have to pitch someone? Not at all! You can attend as an attendee and see if anyone catches your eye.

How do I get a pitch spot? Pitch spots are selected from the waitlist, you can join our waitlist here: Pitch and Pair – Presenter Waitlist.

More Info? www.pitchandpairshow.com

Note: This area is being used to film an audiovisual production for Joerky LLC d/b/a Pitch and Pair (hereinafter, “Producer”). By your presence in this area, you acknowledge that you have been informed that you may be photographed and recorded as a part of an audiovisual production. Further, by your presence in this area you hereby irrevocably, freely, and without restraint consent to and grant to Producer and its agents, licensees, and assigns (collectively, “Owner”) the unrestrained right, in perpetuity, to utilize your name, likeness, mannerisms, and voice in the audiovisual production without compensation and/or credit and for such production to be exploited in any and all media worldwide in perpetuity.  Owner shall have the unrestrained right to own, utilize, or alter the footage captured in this location, in any manner Owner sees fit and for any purpose whatsoever, all of the foregoing to be without limitation of any kind.  You hereby authorize and grant to the Owner the unrestrained rights to utilize the footage captured at this location in connection with the audiovisual production, including, without limitation, in its advertising, publicity, public performance, and exhibitions thereof.  You hereby stipulate that the footage captured at this location is the sole property of the Producer to do with as it will. You hereby waive, to the fullest extent that you may lawfully do so, any causes of action in law or equity you may have or hereafter acquire against the Owner which may arise out of or in connection with the utilization by the Owner of the footage captured at this location and/or of the audiovisual production, including, without limitation, for libel, slander, invasion of privacy, copyright or trademark infringement, right of publicity, or false light

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