UPCOMING CONCERT

January 14, 2007 at 2:00pm to 9:30pm

Global Advisory:  Explicit Danger/Stop Aids Now -

A Benefit Concert for Keep A Child Alive

Proceeds from the concert will go to Keep A Child Alive, a charity dedicated to providing life-saving anti-retroviral treatment to children and their families with HIV/AIDS in Africa and the developing world (www.keepachildalive.org).

The concert will feature the 17 Plugged In teen bands, as well as special guests TBA.

Tickets:
Students: $16.50
Adults: $21.50

Tickets can be purchased by calling the Regent Theatre @ 781-646-4TIX (4849) or online at www.regenttheatre.com

Plugged In students will also be participating in a 1-day workshop at which they will hear a presentation from a representative of Keep A Child Alive and view “Living With Slim,” a documentary film in which seven African children, ranging in age from 6 to 17 years old, talk about what it’s like to be HIV positive. In the second half of the day, students will participate in a song-writing workshop and together write a song about this important subject. The students will have the opportunity to record the song, perform it at the January 14th concert, and sell CDs at the concert to help raise more money for Keep A Child Alive. Project: Think Different (PTD), an organization in Boston that uses music, film and video to empower people to think differently about their ability to change the world, will also be involved in the workshop. PTD recently produced (2) 5-minute documentaries, which aired on MTV, about two teenagers in Boston who are living with HIV. The filmmakers of the documentary and the teen subjects of film will be attending the workshop, as well. Keeping A Child Alive has an active college network, and KCA college chapter leaders from the Boston area who are involved with HIV/AIDS work will be coming to the workshop to offer potential mentor relationships for the kids.

Plugged In is a non-profit teen rock band program in the Boston area that teaches kids how to be in rock bands and also, more importantly, about the importance of giving back to the community. Twice a year, we have benefit concerts and the students vote to choose the charitable organization for which the concert will raise money. Plugged In is about bringing young people together through music, teaching them the importance of using their music to make positive change in the world, and helping them gain self-confidence. Our goal with Plugged In is to have the charitable aspect of the program be so meaningful for our students that they will continue using their music to help others throughout their lives.

The spring session of the Plugged In Teen Band Program in Needham begins Saturday, February 10, 2007.  Classes meet once per week.  Registration is on Saturday, January 27th from 3:00-6:00 PM @ 214 Garden St. In Needham. 

Eeyore Productions
146 Warren St.
Needham, MA 02492

For more more information,
please call 781-956-4281
or or e-mail srizkallah@comcast.net

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