Call for artists to support Midlands arts centre fundraiser
Tullamore Lions Club has this week, launched a trio of fundraising events for Esker Arts Centre, Tullamore, including a Gala Concert and Monster Raffle and an Art Auction, to be conducted online.
The Gala Concert, in the new Esker Arts Centre, on Friday April 14, will feature the Dublin Welsh Male Choir, appearing in the town for the first time, the award-winning Academy of Music and Tullamore Stage School Ladies Choir, under the direction of Regina McCarthy, in what promises to be a unique and historical occasion for the town and its environs.
The renowned Dublin Welsh Male Voice Choir, based in Dublin, sing in four part harmony, in the great tradition of Welsh male voice choirs.
Tickets for the concert are priced at €50 each and will and include a champagne & canapé reception and are available online at tullamorelionsclub.com going on sale online this week.
The monster fundraising raffle has a first price of €1,000 + numerous other prices including weekends away, TV; golf and meal vouchers. Tickets are now available from Lions Club members and through selected outlets. The draw will take place on the night of the concert.
The morning of Friday, April 14 will kick off with the online art auction, being supported by Midlands Radio 103 and featuring work generously donated by a number of well-known local artists.
The organisers are still accepting pieces of art from local artists and those from surrounding areas. Anybody wishing to donate one of their pieces for the auction in support of Esker Arts should contact tullamorelionsclub.com in the next two weeks.
Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your prized art to a large and diverse audience.