Alternative Visions Academy’s third annual Angel Hair Challenge April 27 will showcase students’ creativity while raising funds for wigs and caps for the American Cancer Society.
“I announced last year at the Angel Hair Challenge that my mother had been diagnosed with cancer and the doctors couldn’t tell my dad if she had two years or two months,” said Butch Guhne, who owns the Academy with his wife, Kristy. “She nearly died back in August, but she made it through and as of now she’s cancer-free. It’s kind of ironic that it has hit so close to home.”
Alternative Visions Academy cosmetology students will participate in the Angel Hair Challenge, raising funds for wigs and caps for the American Cancer Society.The Angel Hair Challenge is a hair, cosmetic and costume competition. The Comedy Catch donated its space for the event, which will begin at 7 p.m. A full menu and drink bar will be available.
During the competition, 15 teams will compete. Each team consists of three members: two academy advanced students responsible for designing makeup, hair and a costume for the third team member, who is usually a new student.
“We’ve had everything from a jungle theme to candy. Cotton candy was a theme,” said Jerry Harvey, a cosmetology graduate who now works at Southside Salon on Market and is also a paramedic with Memorial Health Care System, a sponsor of the event. “We’ve had Skittles, Army and 1960s themes. It’s a lot of fun.”