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The Baltimore Deviled Egg Pageant

I organize an annual event called the Baltimore Deviled Egg Pageant as a fundraiser for the Baltimore Abortion Fund. It’s a hobby of mine that is a) charitable, and b) extremely silly. The skills in design and project management that I’ve honed professionally inform what I can leverage for side projects like these – and vice versa.

The Deviled Egg… Pageant?

Would you like to learn a little bit about… what exactly this whole thing is? Scroll on through the PowerPoint embedded below to read more about deviled eggs than you ever thought you would.

Design Assets

Event poster that reads: 9th Annual Baltimore Deviled Egg Pageant. Benefiting the Baltimore Abortion Fund. Sept 25, 2022, 4-8 PM, Dutch Courage. The poster is stylized with a dark blue background, and the word "pageant" is glittery gold on a white sash as would be used in a beauty pageant.The event poster for the 2022 Baltimore Deviled Egg Pageant, hand drawn in Procreate on an iPad pro with Apple Pencil.A flyer that reads “Welcome, Egg Maker!“ at the top and contains detailed instructions for a contestant to check in and set up. At the bottom, there are links to vote and to social media pages.This detailed instruction sheet was included with each “Egg Maker Kit“ distributed to contestants upon arrival. It was created in Adobe Photoshop.A biography for a judge of the Deviled Egg Pageant. The heading is “Bill Henry” and has a headshot of him. The bio reads: Raised in a log rowhouse, Bill Henry has spent his entire life in Baltimore. Educated by Quakers, Jesuits, and a crack squad of School Sisters of Notre Dame, he has worked at several levels of government as both staff and as an elected official. He and his wife, Ruth, met doing theatre in college and have never stopped, although they ceased charging admission in the late 90's. They live in Radnor-Winston with one daughter who is looking forward to leaving for college and another who periodically returns from college.Biographies were displayed at the event for each judge. This is the bio of the Baltimore City Comptroller, Bill Henry. It was created in Adobe Photoshop.4 deviled eggs, including a deviled ostrich egg, displayed on a table with descriptive cards.Entrants are always with an entry card to share information about their egg. The cards were designed in Adobe Photoshop.A flyer that reads “Welcome, Eater!“ at the top and contains rules and other info. At the bottom, there are links to vote and to social media pages.This info sheet was distributed to event attendees upon arrival. It was created in Adobe Photoshop.
Event poster that reads: 9th Annual Baltimore Deviled Egg Pageant. Benefiting the Baltimore Abortion Fund. Sept 25, 2022, 4-8 PM, Dutch Courage. The poster is stylized with a dark blue background, and the word "pageant" is glittery gold on a white sash as would be used in a beauty pageant.The event poster for the 2022 Baltimore Deviled Egg Pageant, hand drawn in Procreate on an iPad pro with Apple Pencil.A flyer that reads “Welcome, Egg Maker!“ at the top and contains detailed instructions for a contestant to check in and set up. At the bottom, there are links to vote and to social media pages.This detailed instruction sheet was included with each “Egg Maker Kit“ distributed to contestants upon arrival. It was created in Adobe Photoshop.A biography for a judge of the Deviled Egg Pageant. The heading is “Bill Henry” and has a headshot of him. The bio reads: Raised in a log rowhouse, Bill Henry has spent his entire life in Baltimore. Educated by Quakers, Jesuits, and a crack squad of School Sisters of Notre Dame, he has worked at several levels of government as both staff and as an elected official. He and his wife, Ruth, met doing theatre in college and have never stopped, although they ceased charging admission in the late 90's. They live in Radnor-Winston with one daughter who is looking forward to leaving for college and another who periodically returns from college.Biographies were displayed at the event for each judge. This is the bio of the Baltimore City Comptroller, Bill Henry. It was created in Adobe Photoshop.4 deviled eggs, including a deviled ostrich egg, displayed on a table with descriptive cards.Entrants are always with an entry card to share information about their egg. The cards were designed in Adobe Photoshop.A flyer that reads “Welcome, Eater!“ at the top and contains rules and other info. At the bottom, there are links to vote and to social media pages.This info sheet was distributed to event attendees upon arrival. It was created in Adobe Photoshop.

Event and Project Management

A major part of this event is managing all the moving parts leading up to the event – booking space, obtaining insurance, managing ticketing, soliciting and picking up donations, creating and printing all the design assets. Then there’s the matter of actually running the show on the day of. I make extensive use of spreadsheets to ensure everything goes off without a hitch. The real test is whether people can use the tools without me there to guide – which unfortunately happened in 2022 when I became sick two days before the event. See a few examples below.

Schedule and Assignment Spreadsheet

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Schedule Outline and Task Descriptions

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Venue Layout Plan

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