Date/Time:
01/29/2016 - 01/30/2016 | Friday | 8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Location:
The Parish
214 E 6th St.
Austin,Texas
78701
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Austin nonprofit Black Fret is excited to announce its 2016 Season Launch to be held on Friday, Jan. 29 featuring Sweet Spirit, Walker Lukens and Harvest Thieves. The show will take place at The Parish located at 214 E 6th St., Austin, Texas 78701. Doors are at 7 p.m. and music starts at 8 p.m. The event, Black Fret’s first of three in its 2016 Nomination Season, is sponsored by Ben E. Keith. Those who wish to attend the launch party may become a member of Black Fret by signing up at www.blackfret.org/join. All memberships provide entry for the member and a guest to all upcoming 2016 Black Fret events, including the annual Black Ball. For inquiries, please email sustain@blackfret.org and for more info see www.blackfret.org.
“We are excited to launch our third year of celebrating the most amazing music in Austin,” said Colin Kendrick, Black Fret Founder. “It is inspiring to see Austin music lovers step up to support our local music in such a meaningful way and we know 2016 will be the best year yet.”
“Ben E. Keith is honored to contribute in anyway to an organization that does so much to support the cultural and social fabric of the Austin community,” said Kevin Nettleton, General Manager of Ben E. Keith. “The Black Fret vision is truly inspiring. We look forward to an exciting year.”
To date, Black Fret has awarded $280,000 in grants to Austin musicians and the organization hopes to grow its grant-giving program exponentially in 2016. Founded in January of 2013, Black Fret is a 501(c)3 public charity headquartered in Austin, Texas and is built upon the simple principle that popular local music, like the symphony and opera, is worthy of community support. To that end, Black Fret is gathering a limited group of 1,333 Patrons of Local Music, each of whom will make a $1,500 annual contribution. At capacity, these contributions will create an annual pool of $2,000,000 that will fund grants, performances and operations while building an institutional endowment that will fund growth in future grants.
“To have awarded $280,000 to local musicians in only our first two years of giving demonstrates that a relatively small group of people can have a huge impact,” said Matt Ott, Black Fret Co-founder. “We ask every Austinite to join us in supporting our local music. With each new Black Fret member we take another big step forward to realizing our mission of helping our finest local musicians create and perform their amazing music.”
