Annual concert boosts awareness
Student, local, regional bands performing to raise money for AIDS
Adrian Northrup
Issue date: 3/9/06 Section: Showcase
A showcase of talent, including both local and regional artists will join together to raise both awareness and money for AIDS.
The 13th Annual AIDS Benefit Concert will be held at 7 p.m. in the Council Fire Room of Davies Center, Communications and Events Manager Jim Brockpahler said.
Brockpahler said the concert has been an annual event for the University Activities Commission for 13 years. The concert started as a co-promotional event with Eau Claire high schools, he added.
"The first four or five years were done with local high schools," he said. "The UAC has continued the tradition."
All profits go to the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin.
UAC concert co-chair Katie Levendusky said it is important to give the proceeds to a state charity.
"I think it's good … because it can help people in our state," she said.
Levendusky and concert co-chair Nicole Feldkamp organized the event.
Levendusky said the event planning went fairly smoothly.
"Once we came up with a list of potential performers, we made a mass contact," she said. "A lot of performers were interested."
Levendusky said there are eight acts performing at the concert, including four acts comprised of Eau Claire Students.
Other performers include local and regional bands, Levendusky said.
The performers include Matt Wahl, Kyle Christian, Dacia Miller, Digitata, The Jim Pullman Band, Nikki Peters, Kyle Robl and Room for Gray.
All of the acts are performing for free, Brockpahler said.
Levendusky said the artists were each chosen for their unique styles.
"We wanted to have a diverse group of artists and performers," she said.
Digitata, a Twin Cities band, has a very eclectic sound, Levendusky said. She said the group will pull in a very specific audience.
Levendusky said they hope to draw older students with the local performers, The Jim Pullman Band.
Robl and Peters are both music students, Levendusky said. UAC hopes to attract music students to their performances this year.
The 13th Annual AIDS Benefit Concert will be held at 7 p.m. in the Council Fire Room of Davies Center, Communications and Events Manager Jim Brockpahler said.
Brockpahler said the concert has been an annual event for the University Activities Commission for 13 years. The concert started as a co-promotional event with Eau Claire high schools, he added.
"The first four or five years were done with local high schools," he said. "The UAC has continued the tradition."
All profits go to the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin.
UAC concert co-chair Katie Levendusky said it is important to give the proceeds to a state charity.
"I think it's good … because it can help people in our state," she said.
Levendusky and concert co-chair Nicole Feldkamp organized the event.
Levendusky said the event planning went fairly smoothly.
"Once we came up with a list of potential performers, we made a mass contact," she said. "A lot of performers were interested."
Levendusky said there are eight acts performing at the concert, including four acts comprised of Eau Claire Students.
Other performers include local and regional bands, Levendusky said.
The performers include Matt Wahl, Kyle Christian, Dacia Miller, Digitata, The Jim Pullman Band, Nikki Peters, Kyle Robl and Room for Gray.
All of the acts are performing for free, Brockpahler said.
Levendusky said the artists were each chosen for their unique styles.
"We wanted to have a diverse group of artists and performers," she said.
Digitata, a Twin Cities band, has a very eclectic sound, Levendusky said. She said the group will pull in a very specific audience.
Levendusky said they hope to draw older students with the local performers, The Jim Pullman Band.
Robl and Peters are both music students, Levendusky said. UAC hopes to attract music students to their performances this year.