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Past Events

From our annual signature event "Raise Your Glasses" to our in-store trunk shows, Urban Optiks Optometry is known for holding incredible events which bring together our customers and friends for experiences filled with great food and lots of shopping opportunities!

Raise Your Glasses 2018

Date: May 9, 2018

Location: The Lafayette Hotel & Swim Club

Charity: The Vision of Children Foundation


On May 9, 2018, Urban Optiks Optometry presented its 4th Annual Raise Your Glasses Mega Vendor Trunk Show & 10th Anniversary Celebration at the historic Lafayette Hotel & Swim Club. In celebration of our 10th Year Anniversary, we held our largest event to date at the iconic Lafayette Hotel & Swim Club. The evening focused on food, drinks, and shopping with all of our frame vendors participating for the first time in the history of the event. The evening wrapped up with a post-party celebration at the iconic Red Fox Room.



Photo Credits: Angie Clement

Raise Your Glasses 2017

Date: May 10, 2017

Location: The Cairo Building Courtyard

Charity: Lion’s Optometric Vision Clinic (LOVC)


On May 10, 2017, Urban Optiks hosted another great evening of eye-popping fun and festiveness! Our third annual event saw more attendee and vendor participation than ever. Held at the Cairo Building Courtyard, attendees experienced our Mega Vendor Trunk Show featuring 20 of our frame & lens vendors while enjoying food and drinks provided in part by Pardon My French Bar And Kitchen. In addition to the great shopping event, we also unveiled our newly remodeled retail boutique space with expanded merchandising locations which allow us to present even more product and frame lines. The evening wrapped up with an after-party across the street at Pardon My French with a final toast to a fun night of celebration filled with great cocktails and live entertainment.



Photo Credits: Angie Clement

Theo Trunk Show

Date: August 4, 2016

Location: Urban Optiks Optometry


Our Theo Eyewear Trunk Show featured the latest and greatest from Belgium. Our Theo representative brought the entire Theo Eyewear collection including the upcoming releases for the Fall and Winter season. Guests enjoyed appetizers and snacks as they viewed the eclectic flare of the Theo collection which featured frames in innovative color combinations, edgy shapes, and the highest quality materials. Many found that special Theo (or two!) to spotlight their styles and personality.


Photo Credits: Dr. Gary Klein

Tom Davies and Gold & Wood Trunk Show

Date: July 26, 2016

Location: Urban Optiks Optometry


Photo Credits: Gary Klein, O.D.

Raise Your Glasses 2016

Date: March 15, 2016

Location: Martinis Above Fourth

Charity: Optometry Cares – The AOA Foundation


On March 15, 2016, Urban Optiks Optometry presented our 2nd annual signature event, “Raise Your Glasses.” It was a spectacular evening filled with celebration, shopping, and raising funds! Through the generous donations of so many individuals, we raised over $7000 for Optometry Cares – The AOA Foundation from the silent auction and opportunity drawing. The funds went directly to supporting expanding eye health and vision care access to low-income Americans as well as provide comprehensive exams to infants through the programs that Optometry Cares offers including InfantSEE and VISION USA. It truly was an evening of eye-popping fun, frames, and philanthropy with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, entertainment and so much more!


Photo Credits: Angie Clement

Raise Your Glasses 2015

Date: February 24, 2015

Location: Martinis Above Fourth

Charity: Optometry Cares – The AOA Foundation


Our inaugural signature event "Raise Your Glasses" was brought to life in 2015. Not only was it a one-of-kind event, this type of event had never been done! Our first ever "Vendor Trunk Show" Expo was a unique experience featuring the entire collections from more than a dozen of our finest frame vendors as well as an up close and personal look at the leading-edge digital lens technology utilized in our eyewear.


"Raise Your Glasses" had a multi-faceted meaning – not only by raising martini "glasses" in celebration of the 7th Anniversary of Urban Optiks, but also as an opportunity to "raise" eye health awareness, "raise" funds for eye care for low-income Americans and "raising glasses," by collecting donations of reusable eyewear. We raised over $7,000 for Optometry Cares, which is administered by The American Optometric Association Foundation. Over 150 attendees enjoyed a great night of celebration filled with shopping, martinis, and raising awareness and much needed funds for Optometry Cares. In addition, this very successful event was covered by local media, optometry publications, and a feature article in INVISION Magazine, which named Urban Optiks one of the Top 10 eyecare businesses of 2015.


Photo Credits: Angie Clement

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