Wednesday, June 08, 2005
JUN 8: Silverlake Conservatory of Music “Hullabaloo” Benefit
Silverlake Conservatory of Music First Annual “Hullabaloo” Benefit Offers a Night of Beautiful Sounds At Edendale Grill on June 8, 2005
(posted by Don Rose)
Los Angeles, CA - The Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a nonprofit music school founded by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea in 2001, will present the first annual "Hullabaloo" fundraiser at the elegant Edendale Grill in Silverlake, on Wednesday, June 8, 2005. From 7:00pm to 11:30pm, attendees at this adults-only event will be treated to a night of special musical performances by Tracy Chapman, Charlie Haden, John Frusciante, Grant Lee Phillips, The Section Quartet and Flea.
The evening will also encompass silent and live auctions to raise funds for the school's operating costs and scholarship program. Hors d'ouevres, a light buffet, and an open bar with spirits, wine, beer and champagne will be served throughout the night. Only 300 tickets will be sold to the fundraiser priced at $200 per ticket or $350 per pair of tickets. All contributions are tax deductible.
The Edendale Grill is located at 2838 Rowena Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90039. Tickets may be purchased in-person at the school, located at 3920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90029, Monday – Friday from 12noon – 5:00pm. For more information please call 323-665-3363 or visit www.silverlakeconservatory.com .
With a live auction presented by auctioneer Rob Zabrecky and music performed by a host of celebrity musicians, teachers and students, the event is sure to be full of rollicking melodies. The event's name, Hullabaloo, aptly describes the night, but it was chosen to signify the youthful enthusiasm to be heard in the multiplicity of sounds emanating from the school's storefront location on Sunset Boulevard in Sunset Junction. Its waiting room and 8 music classrooms burst with instruments, teachers and students, instruction, discussion, laughter and of course, lots of music. The real beauty of the Silverlake Conservatory of Music (SCM) is what it represents to the students: a future full of the joy of music and the sense of accomplishment felt by those who make it.
Hullabaloo seeks to make possible more of that work as it celebrates the music that results from such energy and enthusiasm. The evening will begin in the Edendale Grill's courtyard at 7:00 starting with performances by teachers and students followed by the special musical guests in and outside the restaurant. The live auction will begin at 9:00pm, and a silent auction will continue throughout the evening, ending at 10:00pm. Performances will conclude with a tribute to the Meters, featuring Flea with Eli Brueggemann and Marc Rey, two teachers from the school.
The auctions will feature donations from several local artists, as well as donations from Suss Designs, Daisy Rock Guitars, Crustacean Restaurant in Las Vegas, NV, Zip Fusion’s new restaurant in West LA, Brook Benson Designs, Erica Courtney Jewelry, tickets to theater and sporting events, CD and DVD baskets, a drum-pad signed by the members of Coldplay, a guitar signed by the Chili Peppers, and a guitar donated by Guitar Center and signed by Neil Young.
The Silverlake Conservatory of Music is thankful for all of the support it has received to produce Hullabaloo. Melanie Tusquellas, co-proprietor of the Edendale Grill, approached the school about hosting a fundraiser at the restaurant and has brought forth Edendale’s considerable connections to help make this event a reality. Bittersweet Lingerie & Butterfly Flowers stepped in to provide flower arrangements for the evening. Food and drink suppliers include Allied Domeneq Wines USA, Bacardi Spirits, Delicato Vineyards, Edendale Grill, Jim Beam Spirits, Mission Beverage, Patron Spirits, Southern Wine and Spirits and Young's Market. Warner Brother Records and Tom Biery are helping to underwrite the event.
The goal of the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a community oriented, nonprofit music school, is to provide the opportunity to study music. Born of the resolve of Flea and long-time friend and fellow musician, Keith Barry to fill the void left by cuts to music education programs in public schools, its focus is on the youth of Silverlake. However, children and adults from all over Los Angeles are welcome and encouraged to participate. The two friends who met at Fairfax High School share a love and need for music that was nurtured in Fairfax's music program. Feeling passionately about the benefits of a music education, their desire to give something back resulted in the Silverlake Conservatory of Music. “We believe that the study of music enriches not only the life of the musician, but the community and society as well,” the two founders state.
One of the primary missions of the school is to provide scholarships to children whose families would otherwise be unable to afford instruments and/or lessons. SCM hopes to eventually offer scholarships to more than half the school’s current enrollment of 600 students. Thirty students already benefit from the scholarship program. Hullabaloo will directly help the school expand this program to help fulfill its dream of supporting over 300 students.
The Board of Directors is comprised of Woody Harrelson, Anthony Kiedis and Flea. The dean of the school, Keith Barry, originally hails from New York City. He has lived in LA since 1977 and besides being an alumnus of Fairfax High School, is also an alumnus of Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has been teaching for more than twenty years. He performs on the Viola, Saxophone, Harmonica, Flute and other instruments. He has performed and recorded with Ray Charles, Woody Shaw and others. Jennifer Rey is the conservatory's manager and Joan Sullivan is in charge of financial operations. Sarah Bull, Liz Garo, Jennifer Rey, and Melanie Tusquellas head the event's committee, which is made up of volunteers from the music industry as well as parents and adult students at the school.
Hullabaloo will encompass the spirit of the school, by virtue of the beautiful sounds that are sure to result.
