The 7th annual Mark Vann Foundation Holiday Benefit Concert will be held on Saturday, Dec. 5, at Boulder Theater, and Island attire is encouraged. This year’s concert will feature Great American Taxi and Friends, Fuforquestra, Keith Mosley of String Cheese Incident, Elephant Revival, Tim Carbone of Railroad Earth, and the Black Swan Singers. There will be a few surprises and special guests, as well.
The Mark Vann Foundation honors Mark Vann, who died of cancer on March 4, 2002, at the age of 39. The founding banjo player of Leftover Salmon, Vann lived by the motto of “Go Big!” and applied this motto to both playing music and his willingness to offer his time and knowledge to teach anybody who wanted to learn. The foundation was created to continue the spirit of joy, gratitude, and generosity that Vann embodied.
The foundation primary mission is to help community based nonprofit organizations to bring bringing light, love and laughter into the lives of those in need through nature, music and the arts; and to support those who are enacting positive change within their own communities.
This year the event will directly benefit There With Care (www.therewithcare.org), which provides a range of support services to children and families facing critical illness, and RSVP-Boulder County (www.rsvpboulder.org), which provides help and support to senior citizens and disabled adults living in poverty. Tickets are $20.
There will also be a VIP tickets available for a pre-show VIP party. There are a limited number of these tickets, which includes the party, food, drinks, a chance to mingle with the artists and special reserved seating (for a limited time). These tickets can be purchased at the Boulder Theater and are $125.
There will be an art sale and silent auction as well.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 8.
For more information on the Mark Vann Foundation, go to markvannfoundation.org.
