How YOU can

help save this

long-running,

venerable series

TAKE ACTION

HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO

1. Subscribe to the Community Concerts mailing list to stay informed about developments. Sign up from our website at www.communityconcerts.com
2. Send a "love letter" to Concord's City Council (See the sidebar at right)
3. Help find business sponsors.
4. The future "SOS" website will have tools to describe the opportunities to potential sponsors
5. Email Florence Weiss with ideas and tips or to get more information: fweiss@ci.concord.ca.us
6. DONATE! The coming website will include a donation button. All donations will go directly into the music fund for the 2012 concert season
7. Spread the word via email, Facebook & Twitter
8. Stay tuned for information about the benefit concert and progress of our campaign

LATEST NEWS

BACKGROUND

With the demise of California Redevelopment Agencies, Concord's much-loved concert series has lost its funding.

City officials recognize the value of the series and want it to continue. However, new funding sources must be found in the midst of dwindling resources and competing interests.

SHORT TERM STRATEGY

• A webpage is being developed to keep the public informed and to coordinate efforts
  
• One or more benefit concerts are under consideration for March and/or April to help raise funds for the 2012 season
  
• A campaign to find business sponsors to underwrite portions of the 2012 season is being put in place

LONGER TERM STRATEGY

• The securing of a "title sponsor"
• The creation of special districts or a "Concord Arts Foundation" which might eventually serve to expand the scope of cultural arts events, as well as protect what already exists.

The S.O.S. campaign is coordinated by
Jim and Kathy Ocean of OceanWorks Productions. For more info, call 707-869-9403 or email: kathy@communityconcerts.com www.CommunityConcerts.com

TOOLS

Send a "love letter" to Concord's City Council

Thank the city council for supporting the Music and Market series over the past 23 years.

Tell them what the series means to you personally.

Encourage them to extend their vision and leadership by finding the funding to keep the series running in its present form.

How to Contact:

Address:
1950 Parkside Drive, MS/01 Concord, CA 94519

Phone: (925) 671-3158
Fax: (925) 798-0636
Email: citycouncil@ci.concord.ca.us

Note: For correspondence sent to City Council, please put "Attention" followed by the name of the specific elected official.

Mayor - Ron Leone

Vice Mayor - William D. Shinn

Councilmembers:

• Tim Grayson
• Daniel C. Helix
• Laura M. Hoffmeister