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Boys & Girls Club of Vista | 4th Annual Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament

Boys & Girls Club of Vista | 4th Annual Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament

Taking place each fall, the Poker Tournament is attended by over 100 guests that include philanthropists, civic organizations, and people invested in making a difference in our community. This exciting event helps us raise funds in support of our mission, to empower every Club member, through safe and impactful experiences to: graduate high school with a plan for college or a career, contribute to their community, and live a healthy life. Our goal is to raise $60,000 to provide our Club members with free music classes each week that support their creativity and give them the opportunity to be rock stars.

11th Annual Heart of a Child Benefit Concert

Now in its 11th year, “Heart of a Child” has become the premier showcase of young musical talent in San Diego. This benefit concert features a diverse array of talented vocalists and instrumentalists performing a variety of musical genres with acts both large and small. Performers have appeared on network television, played Carnegie Hall and won national competitions. You won’t want to miss this once a year musical celebration!

All proceeds of the concert go to support Resounding Joy’s Ariana Miller Healing Notes Program providing no-cost music therapy to patients at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego.

 

The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank ‘Chefs, Cork & Craft Gala’: Hang Ten!

On Saturday, April 23, 2022, the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank will host our 10th annual Chefs, Cork & Craft Gala outside, under the stars, on the grounds of the San Diego Food Bank’s 90,000-square-foot warehouse facility in Miramar, which will serve as the canvas and backdrop for a uniquely inspiring evening.

The grounds of our one-of-a-kind venue will be transformed for an outdoor epicurean dining experience created by a collaboration of San Diego’s most celebrated chefs. We have partnered with a dozen of San Diego’s best-known chefs, who will be cooking a unique, multi-course meal on site for table guests. The evening will be filled with live and silent auctions, an open bar, exciting live musical entertainment and a moving tribute to our partners, those we serve, and our mission history. Every year, more than 500 San Diego community members including philanthropists, public officials, corporate partners, hunger-relief advocates and community leaders attend our annual Gala.

Funds raised by our gala dinner will support our hunger-relief efforts that continue to feed the 550,000 people we serve monthly throughout San Diego County due to the lasting economic impacts of the pandemic coupled with soaring gas prices, rent, food prices and utilities caused by record-breaking inflation.

Please visit our Web site to learn more and purchase tickets. https://sandiegofoodbank.org/gala/.

Bhangin’ It: A Bangin’ New Musical

March 8 – April 17, 2022 | Mandell Weiss Theatre

Bhangin’ It: A Bangin’ New Musical

Book by Mike Lew and Rehana Lew Mirza | Music & Lyrics by Sam Willmott

Additional Music by Deep Singh | Musical Staging by Lisa Shriver

Choreography by Rujuta Vaidya | Directed by Stafford Arima

WORLD-PREMIERE MUSICAL

Find your beat. Find your team. Find yourself.

While East Lansing University senior Mary Darshini Clarke has spent her entire life trying to figure out where she fits in, she has always found community dancing on the school’s prestigious bhangra team. But when she becomes the self-appointed captain of a new team of enthusiastic novices more interested in making friends than the right moves, Mary quickly learns that carving out her own path complicates her journey. As the pressure of the big national competition approaches, can both teams learn that what makes them unique could actually be the key to their success? Bursting with vibrant dance and electrifying music, Bhangin’ It: A Bangin’ New Musical is an exhilarating and joyous new musical comedy for America today.

LATEST PRESS AND REVIEWS

“The diversity gives the show richly complex music and dance”
– The New York Times

“There’s lots to love…Jubilant, funny, accessible and entertaining…Well-crafted characters, quirky humor and touching moments…”
– The San Diego Union-Tribune

“High-bounce, high-energy…exuding joy…”
– San Diego Reader

“[Bhangin’ It] presents multiple sides of complex discussions around cultural identity … and genuinely addresses these topics and conversations without sacrificing story, character or crowd-pleasing humor.”
– Los Angeles Times

San Diego Blues Festival

The 11th annual AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival returns to the downtown San Diego waterfront on Saturday, Sept. 11 as an in-person event at 100% capacity! This year’s 2021 lineup features nine musical acts including: Larkin Poe, Rick Estrin & the Nightcats, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Aki Kumar, Nikki Hill Band, Backtrack Blues Band, Tia Carroll, The Fremonts and Tracy Lee Nelson. Proceeds benefit the hunger-relief programs of the San Diego Food Bank. Tickets available now at SDBluesFest.com.

3rd Annual Rock and Roll Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament

The Boys and Girls Club of Vista is very exited to return it to an in person event. This tournament will be held out doors at the vista club and there will be additional health and safety measures oin place. Your help will ensure that we are able to provide free music programs for our club members. We have a goal to raise $40,000  to use it for our club members with free music classes each week and this years tournaments will include a special preformance by our Music Maniacs!

Click this link to buy tickets!

https://bgcvista.ejoinme.org/Tickets

Boys & Girls Club of Vista 3rd Annual Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament

Taking place each fall, the Poker Tournament is attended by over 100 guests that include philanthropists, civic organizations, and people invested in making a difference in our community. This exciting fundraising event helps us raise over $40,000 in support of our mission, to empower every Club member, through safe and impactful experiences to: graduate high school with a plan for college or a career, contribute to their community, and live a healthy life.

This Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament will have prizes for the top 10 players valued at $5,000 and re-buys for the first 1.5 hours.

Doors Open at 5:00PM and Tournament will run from 6:00PM-10:00PM

Arrive early to enjoy food, drinks, a tour of the Club, and music performances by the Music Maniacs. This is a 21 and up event.

Moonlight’s 40th Anniversary Ruby Ball Fundraising Gala

Join Moonlight Cultural Foundation as we celebrate the re-opening of the Moonlight and forty fabulous years of Broadway’s Best Under the Stars at the beautiful Moonlight Amphitheatre!

Our event begins at sunset with a silent auction, signature cocktails and live entertainment. Guests will enjoy the splendor of our outdoor venue, transformed into a vibrant Ruby Ball. Enjoy a dazzling three course meal on our gorgeous lawn, and bid on one-of-a-kind auction items. Live entertainment from our favorite Moonlight artists will highlight the evening which concludes with the announcement of the 2022 season.

Black tie attire. COVID-19 safety measures will be in place for this event. Guests are asked to wear a mask when not seated at your table. $250 per guest with the option to purchase tables of 2, 4, or 6 upon request. $2,000 for  Table of 8. For questions regarding restrictions and safety procedures or to purchase tickets, please visit www.moonlightfoundation.com or contact the MCF office at (760) 630-7650.

Jason Mraz’s new musical Shine

transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project was selected by the Jason Mraz Foundation to join Jason on stage for the premier of his first musical, SHINE at Spreckels Theatre on Feb 15 & 16 2020. Our students will be taking the stage alongside this Grammy award-winning singer, and we couldn’t be more excited! The two shows sold out in less than two hours, but transcenDANCE was able to secure a limited number of tickets for donors and sponsors. We have great seats in the orchestra for both shows – Saturday, February 15 at 7 PM or Sunday, February 16 at 3 PM.

Twenty-four of our students will be featured in 5 of the numbers with them performing original choreography by transcenDANCE choreographers. Plus transcenDANCE will be in the opening and closing numbers. Malashock, Banding Together, ARTS, Queer Youth Choir, and a steel drum youth group based in Oceanside will also join us with Jason Mraz.
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Foundation for the Children of the Californias 25th Anniversary Celebration

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Foundation for the Children of the Californias (FCC) work supporting the Hospital Infantil de las Californias (HIC), the only nationally certified Mexican pediatric specialty hospital in Baja California.  Join us for the festivities on October 13, 2019 at The Prado in Balboa Park.

The celebration will begin at 4p with a silent auction and the opportunity to bid on multiple exciting items. A deliciously plated dinner catered by The Prado Restaurant will follow alongside an awards ceremony to recognize FCC individuals who have gone above and beyond to improve children’s health throughout the the San Diego and Baja California mega region.  The celebration will culminate with an electrifying Latin-and-Blues Rock performance by Santana Ways, a Carlos Santana tribute band.

Be sure to join us in supporting a brighter and healthier future for the children of the San Diego/Tijuana region!