I just got a response back from Jack and he said it starts at 5pm (though he may be accounting for setup time). I'm glad the ball is going until midnight. I have costumes set for both and I'd be sad if I didn't get to utilize both of them. I wish one was on Saturday and one on Sunday. Meh. Bad planning there. I just found out today that I'm on the wait list, which was pretty disappointing to have to hunt down an answer for that, but I'm crossing my fingers because people always drop out of these things. Either way, I'm excited to show off my costumes :D