The evening will be hosted by Josette Melchor of the Gray Area Foundation For The Arts, which started a fund shortly after the tragedy and has collected over $500,000 to date. The fund is collaborating closely with the Oakland Mayor’s Office and the Red Cross as well as getting guidance from local arts institutions. The immediate needs of fire victims will be the fund’s priority with the Red Cross as the first point of contact for allocation of the funds received from the Oakland Sports Teams funds. Gray Area will be second point of contact after that and are working on a system for intake. When the immediate needs of families are resolved, Gray Area will be turning their attention to longer-term issues of safety and resilience across the larger creative community, applying efforts to ensure this tragedy is not repeated.
“It is unfortunate that it takes a tragedy to shed light on a broader situation around the need for safe venues for artists, musicians, and creatives in the Bay Area,” said Josette Melchor, Executive Director and Founder of Gray Area Foundation For The Arts. “We will continue to increase this goal as support comes in. We want this funding to stay in the community that was impacted.”
Tickets will be available for purchase online this Friday, December 9 at 12:00 p.m. PT via Ticketmaster.com, with 100% of the proceeds from ticket sales going directly to Oakland Fire Relief Fund. Tickets will range in costs from $35 (Reserved Balcony Seating) to $49.50 (General Admission Floor), with the ability to give an additional $25, $50, $100, $250, $500 or $1000 in donations. For those who are unable to attend the event, patrons are encouraged to donate online at the link below: https://www.youcaring.com/fire
The event will feature music and stories from a wide variety of artists including: Boots Riley (The Coup), Christopher Willits, Dan Deacon, Gabe Meline (KQED), Geographer, Hieroglyphics, Jay Som, Primus, Rogue Wave, Sam Lefebvre (Pitckfork/East Bay Express), Sidecar Tommy (Beats Antique), Thao Nguyen, Tune-Yards, Tycho and many more. The initial lineup is list below in alphabetical order:
OAKLAND UNITED – LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS:
Boots Riley (The Coup)
Christopher Willits
Dan Deacon
Gabe Meline (KQED)
Geographer
Hieroglyphics
Jay Som
Josette Melchor (Gray Area)
Primus
Rogue Wave
Sam Lefebvre (Pitchfork/East Bay Express)
Sidecar Tommy (Beats Antique)
Thao Nguyen
Tune-Yards
Tycho
* and many more to be announced
The official hashtag for this special event is #OaklandUnited. Artwork was created by ISO50/Tycho.
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