#WishYouWereHere
A Birthday Party to Benefit
the Feed and Read
Weekend Backpack Program
Saturday, February 29, 2020
6 – 7 pm – Special Benefit Concert
7 – 10 pm – Music by Sean Madden & Friends
and DJ Nate Da Great
@ Albany’s Madison Theatre
1975 brought us many remarkable things … Betamax video tapes, the Introduction of Daylight Savings Time, Wheel of Fortune, the movie Jaws, Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here and the births of 13th Ward Common Council Member and AFE Board President Ginnie Farrell, Jim MacFawn, Union Organizer and AFE Supporter, and AFE Executive Director Mari Shopsis all within a few weeks of each other.
Help them kick off 45 by having fun and doing good at a special birthday party at Albany’s newly renovated Madison Theatre on February 29. All funds raised will support the Feed and Read weekend backpack program.
Dress as your favorite decade… 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s, 10’s or 2020!
Leap to be there – a party like this only happens once every four years!
Can’t make it to the party? We’ll miss you!
But you can still support the Feed and Read program with a donation
All donations will help inspire Jim and Ginnie to get their Ridiculist on…
With a special post-event email with pictures for donors who couldn’t be there in person!
Ticket options:
$300 – Full Backpack: Sponsor 30 weeks of food and books to feed body and mind for a hungry student in our district. Enjoy all the birthday party benefits below, and choose a decade or a dance for Ginnie and Jim (costume, dance, etc.).
$100 – Birthday Bestie: Enjoy all “Birthday Bandmate” benefits *and* take a photo with the birthday kid or kids of your choice!
$45 advance/$50 door Birthday Bandmate: Be there for a special pre-party concert from 6-7 pm with Sean Madden & Friends and guest vocalist the Honorable Ginnie Farrell, while enjoying appetizers and birthday cake.
$25 advance/$30 door – Boogie with the Birthday Kids: Enjoy music from Sean Madden & Friends and dance to DJ Nate Da Great from 7-10pm. Stay through the evening to see what “ridiculist” outfits and dances Ginnie and Jim will put on…
Ginnie and Jim are willing to do a lot to help Albany children. They’ll even dress up and act ridiculous for a good cause. The items on the “Ridiculist” are examples of just how FAR Ginnie and Jim will go to raise funds for the Feed and Read program (aka FAR) which gives hungry kids in the Albany City School District a backpack of food and a new book each week to provide food security over the weekend when school meals are not available. This important program is a collaboration between the Albany Fund For Education, The Homeless and Travelers Aid Society, and Grassroot Givers.
The Ridiculist
Every $300 raised (beyond event admissions) is a decade that Jim and Ginnie will dress for in spectacular fashion throughout the evening – beginning in the 1970s and moving on through the years as the night goes on. After the costume change, another $300 raised will inspire Ginnie and Jim to burst out their dance moves from that decade – think the Hustle, the Running Man and the Cabbage Patch – just for starters! They may even relive their inner boy band or Britney Spears moments (oops! we did it again!). Please consider making an additional donation with your ticket purchase to get Jim and Ginnie through the entire Ridiculist!
Many thanks to our friends at the Madison Theatre, Sean Madden & Friends, and DJ Nate Da Great |
