Sing Out for Shelter 2016
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Sing Out for Shelter 2016
Saturday, February 20, 8:00 PM
Metropolitan Memorial United
Methodist Church
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Featuring our guests:
The Whiffenpoofs
The Deltones
Supreme Chord
Five O’Clock Shadow
TICKETS:
Patron $100
Preferred Seating $50
General Admission $25
Seniors $15
Students $10
Children under 12 Free.
Tickets available at the door or online from our Eventbrite link above:
Please click here even if you can’t come but would like to donate.
The 24th Annual Sing Out for Shelter (SOS) concert to benefit organizations that serve homeless men and women is organized by the Augmented Eight, a non-profit, men’s a cappella singing group which has performed for Washington audiences for over 60 years. This year’s concert of a cappella vocal music will once again benefit three local organizations that serve the more than 30,000 individuals who experience homelessness each year in the Greater Washington DC Region – Friendship Place, Christ House, and MMUMC’s own Metropolitan House.
These concerts have raised nearly $240,000 over the past twenty-three years. In October, 2010, Friendship Place honored the Augmented Eight with the 13th annual Benjamin E. Cooper Award recognizing outstanding contributions by members of the Washington DC community to the cause of ending homelessness.
The Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church is located at 3401 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20016, on the corner of New Mexico Ave and Nebraska Ave, across Nebraska Ave from the American University. Free parking is available in the church lot or across Nebraska Ave in the underground garage of the AU School of International Service. All of the recipient organizations of SOS are 501(c)(3) tax exempt organizations, and each will receive one-third (1/3) of the value of each ticket or donation. Your contribution above the amount of any value you receive will be exempt from federal income taxation.
PERFORMERS
The Augmented Eight is an all male a cappella group that has entertained Washington audiences for over 60 years with a blend of old standards and modern pop, with a bit of jazz, gospel, and doo wop arrangements.
Every year, 14 senior Yale men are selected to be in the Whiffenpoofs, the world’s oldest and best-known collegiate a cappella group. Founded in 1909, the “Whiffs” began as a senior quartet that met for weekly concerts at Mory’s Temple Bar, the famous Yale tavern. Today, the group has become one of Yale’s most celebrated traditions.
Formed in 1991, the Deltones are one of the University of Delaware’s outstanding co-ed a cappella groups. In 2011, the group appeared on television in the third season of NBC’s “The Sing-Off.” Their motto is “Friends first, singers second.” They love taking road trips to visit a cappella groups at other schools, and inviting groups to perform with them at the University of Delaware. Their 14 current members are gearing up for the group’s 25th Anniversary Concert this spring.
Founded in 2008, Supreme Chord is a group of young professionals who live and work in Maryland, DC, and Virginia, who love to make beautiful a cappella music — but just as importantly, enjoy spending time with each other doing it. They pride themselves on the quality — and range — of their repertoire, with everything from Darius Rucker to Lorde, from the Indigo Girls to Metallica. The group has performed widely at venues throughout the DC area, from the Kennedy Center in DC to Jammin’ Java in Vienna to Brookside Gardens in Maryland — and are always looking for new opportunities: new music, new gigs, new members — and, of course, new fans!
Five O’Clock Shadow, Georgetown Day School’s all-male a cappella group, is a world-renowned ensemble of singing gentlemen. They have previously sung on the streets of DC, at GDS events, at a cat show, and at area concerts, dinner parties, and competitions. Their repertoire ranges from classic barbershop to modern pop, often with a twist of schtick and even humor. Recent repertoire included Goodnight Sweetheart, Moondance, I Kissed a Girl, Afternoon Delight, and a host of other fun songs.
CONCERT BENEFICIARIES:
Christ House: A full-care health recovery facility for the sick and homeless in the Washington, DC area, Christ House serves as a place of refuge and healing. Since opening in 1985, Christ House has served over 4,800 homeless men and women. Suffering from an array of illnesses and injuries including diabetes, cancer, and AIDS, patients at Christ House receive 24-hour health care as well as a full range of social services. The goal is for patients to leave Christ House with a new sense of hope and dignity and live independently in the community. For further information: 202-328-1100; www.christhouse.org.
Friendship Place is a leader in Washington, D.C., in developing and implementing solutions to homelessness that have positive, demonstrable results and a lasting impact. Friendship Place offers the most effective model for addressing adult homelessness, with innovative, customized, person-focused programs that empower participants to rebuild their lives, find homes, get jobs and reconnect with friends, family and the community, permanently. Programs include street outreach, hospitality, free medical and psychiatric services, job placement, case management, transitional shelter, permanent supportive housing, and specialized services for Veterans and their families. For further information: 202-503-2963; www.FriendshipPlace.org.
Metropolitan House: Metropolitan Church operates two residential housing programs – Metropolitan House located in the Metropolitan Memorial building and St. Luke’s House located at the St. Luke’s Mission Center on Calvert Street. Both provide shelter to homeless individuals who are working with Friendship Place’s AimHire program. St. Luke’s House and Metropolitan House were two of the first shelters to open in upper Northwest DC, and over the past twenty-five years they have provided safe, stable, and secure living environments that have empowered hundreds and hundreds of men to move beyond homelessness toward self-sufficiency, employment, and permanent housing. In 2015, Metropolitan House shifted its focus from serving men and now houses women. Both programs emphasize independent living and have expanded from the older night-shelter model of “in- by- 7am-out-by- 7pm” to offer residents 24-hour-a-day access. This accommodates the varied schedules of those who are working or seeking employment. For more information call 202-363-4900 or visit www.nationalchurch.org.
All of the beneficiaries of SOS are 501(c)(3) tax exempt organizations, and each will receive one-third (1/3) of the value of each ticket or donation. Your contribution above the amount of any value you receive will be exempt from federal income taxation.
Location: Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church 3401 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
Copyright 2000-2015 The Augmented 8, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, chartered in Washington, DC.