Ivories and Green – Piano Saver Benefit Concert
| Who | Ivories and Green - Piano Saver Benefit Concert |
| When | Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:00pm - All Ages |
| Where | 1200 West Speedway Blvd Tucson, AZ 85745 |
| Other Info | PRESENTED BY: The Berger Performing Arts Center COST: Suggested Donation $25, general admission Additional donations will be accepted in the lobby: On line here with $2.50/ticket fee: will go on sale by Saturday, March 12 All Bookmans Stores and Antigone Books, 411 N. 4th Avenue For over 13 years the Berger Performing Arts Center has had the wonderful opportunity to use a beautiful grand piano through the generous support of Hachenberg & Sons and the Yamaha Corporation. Due to the current state of the economy Yamaha has informed us that they can no longer allow use of the grand piano free of charge. Yamaha needs to collect the piano and put it up for sale. This is going to leave the Berger Performing Arts Center without a grand piano, which could effect our ability to support many of the wonderful concerts Tucson audiences have had the opportunity to enjoy at our venue in the past. It is our intention at the Berger Performing Arts Center to make sure we replace this piano so we can continue to support the variety of quality performances we are so fortunate to host. It is now necessary for us to find a way to purchase a piano of our own. This means that we must find a way to raise the funds to make such a large purchase. We are still searching for the appropriate piano to replace the piano we will be losing, so a fundraising goal has not been determined, but we will be looking at price tag from $30,000 to $50,000 depending on what piano we decide to purchase. Center. Several artists that have either performed or presented at the Berger Performing Arts Center have agreed to participate in the concert in some form or another. The list of performers scheduled to appear are (the list is subject to change): • Lisa Otey • Rex Woods • Kim Hayashi • Juan Aguirre • Chamber Music Plus • Illusionist Michael Howell • Time To Dance Dance Studio • Susan Claassen from Invisible Theatre • Arizona Rose Theatre Company • Genevieve Gaus, Richard Katz and Friends • Mary Bouley and Don Gest of Trim the Velvet • John Corrin and Student Alumni from the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Please join us on April 16th for a fun evening with a variety of entertainment. |
