InthekNOwla.com Presents Heritage: A Brass Band Celebration Benefiting Trumpets NOT Guns
by shercole
InthekNOwla.com announces Heritage: A Brass Band Celebration to commemorate the official 2012 re-launch of the InthekNOwla.com website and benefiting local cause Trumpets NOT Guns.
Hosted by Treme actor, comedian, and native New Orleanian Tony Frederick, InthekNOwla invites you to come listen, dance, and enjoy the music of Hot 8 Brass Band, Free Agents Brass Band, The Original Pinettes Brass Band, To Be Continued Brass Band, and Baby Boyz Brass Band under one roof in support of Trumpets NOT Guns with Definition DJ Chris Stylez providing music between sets. Also, enjoy complimentary beer and cocktails courtesy of New Orleans’ very own NOLA Brewing and Old New Orleans Rum.
Heritage: A Brass Band Celebration will take place on Friday, January 20, 2012. Doors open at 8:00pm with performances starting at 8:30pm at 12 Bar on Fulton St. (608 Fulton St.). Tickets are $12 in advance online and can be purchased at http://intheknowla.eventbrite.com/ . Tickets will be $15 at the door. Tickets are limited, and advance purchase is highly recommended.
Proceeds from the event will go to local cause Trumpets NOT Guns, founded by Lisa and John Grillot with the support of local musician and celebrity spokesman Glen David Andrews. Trumpets NOT Guns raises money musically to provide local New Orleans youth with trumpets and other musical instruments in an effort to keep them out of the violence of the city.
Join us as we celebrate New Orleans!
For information about advertising or sponsorship opportunities, please contact LaTesha Charbonnet Gonzales at latesha@intheknowla.com.
InthekNOwla.com is a team of young entrepreneurs committed to showcasing and promoting the positive side of New Orleans. Established in 2008, InthekNOwla has built an incredible network of local artists, entrepreneurs, restaurants, and small businesses in order to continue to rebuild our great city and give back to the community. The only way to transform our community is to invest back into it and that starts with its people.
