Band Together Features Michael Franti
On Saturday evening
Band Together NC
will hold it’s Tenth Annual Charity Concert with
Michael Franti and Spearhead
headlining. The event features local and national acts and if last year’s crowd of 3,000 people is any indication, a large crowd is expected Saturday.
This year’s beneficiary is StepUP Ministry , an interfaith nonprofit organization that aims to give individuals and families a second chance in life by teaching basic life skills, offering a caring community, providing safe housing, and opening doors for self-sustaining employment. What’s truly impressive is that the group is able to rehabilitate people at about 6% of the annual cost of incarceration in North Carolina. StepUP has an interesting arrangement with Band Together this year. They’ve asked Band Together to simply match funding that StepUP has already found.
While Michael Franti will put on a great show, the opening acts are interesting, too. One eskimO , The Old Ceremony , Holy Ghost Tent Revival, and a special appearance by American Idol top-10 finalist Anoop Desai will open the show. Additional activities include silent auction, live painting and prize raffle.
As before, the event takes place in front of the Lincoln Theatre (126 E. Cabarrus St. – map it ). Doors open at 5 p.m., and performances go from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. (rain or shine).
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May 24th, 2010 at 10:32 am
If you were there, you know how truly special the event was
was. Early estimates indicate that http://www.bandtogethernc.org will write an unprecedented check for north of $350,000 for StepUP Ministry! The rain, despite its attempts, did not send people home. Franti just kept us dancing. Thank you volunteers and sponsors for a job very well done! More homeless and low income folks in our community will now learn life skills and job skills to help them get off the streets and into tax-paying jobs.
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May 26th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Agreed! Weather didn’t dampen any of the crowds enthusiasm.. I look forward to this event every year.
Such a great group of folks with StepUP as well..