Outdoor Concert to benefit Orcas Rec
Orcas Recreation Program plans an outdoor concert at the Village Green on Saturday August 28th, featuring the classic hits of Neil Diamond.
The Cherry Cherry Band are from off island, and have volunteered to come do a free concert for Orcas Rec at the Village Green. They will be the only performers that night and are quite professional (they sing at casinos, private events, fundraisers etc and travel all over the US performing). They exclusively perform Neil Diamond songs. The lead singer is Steve Kelly and he encourages people in the audience to dance and sing along to make the show more fun.Their website is www.cherrycherryband.com
As a benefit for Orcas Rec we will be selling food, non-alcoholic beverages, and Orcas Rec Frisbees. There will be a craft table for kids (by donation) and during the set breaks we will have kids and coaches in their soccer t-shirts walking around with donation jars asking for donations.
I am looking for volunteers to help run concessions, sell Orcas Rec merchandise, and “work the crowd”.
We are still in the planning stages for all of this. I think we will have a few local vendors partner with Orcas Rec for the night – they sell food and donate part of the profit to Orcas Rec.
We are hoping a lot of people show up –it’s going to be a super fun event.
The whole family will love dancing and singing along to hits like “Sweet Caroline” and “Coming to America ” or bring a chair/blanket and just sit back and enjoy the show. 5pm-7pm
The Free concert is from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be food and beverages for sale as well as an arts and crafts table for the kids.
Proceeds benefit the Orcas Rec Program. To join in the planning fun, call Orcas Rec at 376-5339
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