The 9th Annual Mark Vann Foundation Holiday Benefit
by Guy Errickson
TheNakedStage.net
Mark Vann almost single-handedly made the banjo cool again, and re-introduced its versatility to a new generation of young music lovers while with Leftover Salmon, before going big onto heaven’s stage in 2002. Shimmer N Shine with Great American Taxi (new album Paradise Lost to be reviewed Jan. 2012 CMB, featuring Mark’s longtime friend and bandmate in Leftover Salmon, Vince Herman); The Contribution (featuring Tim Carbone of Railroad Earth, Keith Moseley of Sting Cheese Incident, Matt Butler of Everyone Orchestra, and Sheryl Renee, Jeff Miller, & Phil Ferlino of New Monsoon); Bill McKay Band (Leftover Salmon, Band du Jour); Andrew McConathy and the Drunken Hearts; and The Banjorchestra; plus every year some of Mark’s old friends show up, ensuring spectacular unannounced guests! Poster art by J Rizzi (DayOKnight.com). Light up with something sparkly, and help raise funds and awareness for two great non-profits.
There With Care (ThereWithCare.org) provides a wide range of thoughtful and fundamental support services to children and families facing critical illness in the Boulder-Denver area, now expanding nationally. Led by founder Paula DuPre’ Pesmen, a winner of this year’s Pacesetter Awards, who has been associate producer on the first three Harry Potter films, the 2010 Academy Award-winning documentary film The Cove (TheCoveMovie.com) and others.
CareConnect (CareConnectBC.org) has been providing services to seniors and adults with disabilities for four decades, including grocery shopping, home repair, transportation, yard cleanups, and the RSVP volunteer program mobilizes more than 750 volunteers to meet community needs.
There will also be an Instrument Drive for the Parlando School for the Arts (Parlando.org,) and auditions for Oliver! open in January), one of Colorado’s premier music schools with an extensive faculty where people of all ages, abilities, and instruments come together for lessons and to share the language of the arts in Boulder.
LIVE: Friday, Dec. 16 / 8 pm / All-Ages / The Historic Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder
Sat., Dec. 17 / with The Contribution at Hodi’s Half Note in Ft. Collins
Taxi also has gigs in the mountains.
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