On December 12, 2011, two students at Evanston Township High School in Illinois put together an expert-level charity fundraiser for a local community arts center. Boocoo Cultural Center and Cafe—which was renamed the Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center in 2015—was located down the street from the high school. It served as an important creative meeting place for Evanston youth, but it was struggling financially around that time. High school seniors Charlotte Runzel and Jesse Chatz took it upon themselves to help.

So, they turned to good old-fashioned torture. For a good cause, of course. At this time, Bieber Fever was in full swing after the release of “Baby” in January 2010. In November 2011, Bieber released his Christmas album, Under the Mistletoe, and his grip on pop culture remained firm. R

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