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Tickets: $5.00, partial proceeds to benefit The Rape Crisis Center
About Headliner Kyler England:
Listening to any Kyler England song, it’s easy to believe you’re hearing a classic in the making: gorgeous, organic pop music that speaks to your heart like a close friend. Her soulful voice draws you in with its fragile strength, then leaves you breathless when it soars to brilliant heights. She sings like you’d always wished you could, with all the raw honesty of your most painful moments and all the beauty of your fiercest hopes. There is something universal going on here, something magical. Comparisons to Sarah McLachlan and Patty Griffin are mere approximations; Kyler has a style and charisma all her own.
Simple Machine marks England’s 5th studio release and her most remarkable collection of songs to date. That’s saying a lot considering her past songs have won numerous songwriting awards (Unisong, Mid-Atlantic, and North Carolina Songwriting Contests), have earned her recognition by the International Acoustic Music Awards (Finalist for Best Female Artist), the Indie Acoustic Project (Best Alternative Rock CD), and Music Connection Magazine (Hot 100 Unsigned Artists of 2007), and appeared on TV and in film (Ghost Whisperer, Army Wives, Guiding Light, Zoey 101, Rollergirls, Paradise City and the film “The Lucky Ones” starring Rachel McAdams and Tim Robbins).
With a southern warmth and charm from her years growing up in North Carolina and a natural instinct for melody and lyrics, honed during a stint at the renowned Berklee College of Music, England crafts songs that are not only addictively catchy but full of depth. The simplicity of her words conveys a deep well of emotion and wisdom–for even in her darkest material, there is always the glimmer of optimism.
On Simple Machine, England wrestles with some tough questions- as evidenced in the title track, “how can you believe the heart is only a simple machine?”- and finds herself torn between God and science, free will and destiny, anger and forgiveness, union and solitude, and of course, the happy love song and the break-up song.
England says of the album, “It’s a little more pop-electronica, a little more alt-country, a little more singer-songwriter, and a lot more me. I feel like with every song I write and every record I make, I get closer to my truest voice both as a singer and writer. These songs all mean a lot to me personally- they’re 3/4 autobiographical and the other 1/4 are inspired by people close to me. And I’m not telling who or which songs so don’t ask,” she adds with a smile.
Playing 100+ shows a year the past 5 years including festivals like Bele Chere and the Toronto Film Festival, England has opened for Sting, Annie Lennox, Kelly Clarkson, Gavin DeGraw, Melissa Etheridge and Avril Lavigne to name a few.
About Mark Kano:
“Walking On Broadway,” the long awaited debut solo record from Mark Kano, the lead singer of Athenaeum, is now available! This is the first collection of new songs written by Kano since Athenaeum’s 2001 self-titled effort on Atlantic Records. The self-produced eight song disc was mixed by Gavin MacKillop (Toad The Wet Sprocket, Goo Goo Dolls, Athenaeum) and recorded at various studios throughout 2008 with the help of fellow musicians Nic Brown, Snuzz, Mike Garrigan and Sam Frazier, and features Kano’s best songs to date. “Walking On Broadway” picks up where we last left Athenaeum, a band that helped create a brand of authentic pop rock that continues to live somewhere just outside the radar of mainstream music. Instantly accessible yet sophisticated and memorable, “Walking On Broadway” promises to please fans of the alternative rock genre.
About Vonrenzo:
Vonrenzo was selected as one of the top unsigned bands in the country to represent New York City at the “Jeff Buckley Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame Tribute Concert” in July of 2003. Intent on discovering his own musical voice, Adam Luaces paired up with producer and songwriter Kyle ‘Slick’ Johnson (Fischerspooner, Modest Mouse) to create his first Vonrenzo album. In 2006, Vonrenzo released “Intention and the Adequacy of Delusion“. A fearless album of unbridled emotional release, “Intention…” captured the desperate sound of a life in free fall. Luaces then partnered with Nathan Brimmer and Pete Pidgeon to head back into the studio to create “Indica Dove Sei“, released in April 2009. To say that Vonrenzo rose from the ashes is to understate the band’s growth. Vonrenzo’s first album, Intention and the Adequacy of Delusion, was dark, gritty… depressive. Indica is one of love, compassion… forgiveness. Vonrenzo has known the dreamlike nature of existence and the dark side of life; and because of this, the band has an understanding and depth unseen in music today. 2009 brings tour dates across the country and in their hometown of New York City. Check out more on Vonrenzo at www.vonrenzo.com.
About Politics of Confession:
Politics of Confession was formed by Steph Hart in early 2008. But it was not until hooking up with guitarist Steve Rossiter that the
project began to take form enough to present in a live setting. Stephanie’s musical background goes back to 1998,when she formed what is now known as the band, Murder In My Sleep, with husband Chris Hart, (who also sits in with POC from time to time). She is originally from NY. Musically, she is drawn to everything from jazz and americana to metal and punk. There is no secret what she writes about or is influenced by.
Steve Rossiter has been fascinated by music since he can remember. He quotes Pavarotti, “I think a life for music is a life well spent, and it is to this that I have devoted myself.”
He grew up in a Pentecostal church, and was highly influenced by the music there. “They would play old rock & roll songs from the 1950s and change the lyrics to gospel. I didn’t realize it at the time, but I think that experience was the marriage of music and spirituality to me. All music is an expression of communication, a prayer to be heard, and understood.”
The Politics of Confession sound can be described as sparse, emotional, relevant guitar and vocal-driven indie rock.
But there is no plan,the duo simply get together and write and see what happens. After many years of playing music,they both are just creating without boundaries or pressures and enjoying what happens when they do. Steve also plays in the local band Bald Fury,Steph in the rock band Murder In My Sleep,and she also performs with the local noise performance collective 910 Noise under the name “Steph. Dig It.” They like to keep busy.
Steve says of the duo: “Politics feels like home to me. Steph and I typically are right there on the same wavelength musically. She understands and trusts my thinking, musically, and the stuff she comes up with perfectly complements my chord structures.
I really think we are doing something special now, and it’s really exciting to imagine what we are going to be doing in 6 months. This is just the beginning.”
SPONSORS:
Hotel Sponsor: >>
Red Roof Inn Wilmington, NC
5107 Market Street, Wilmington, NC, United States, 28405
To make a hotel reservation, call: (910) 395-5045 and let them know Out Impact referred you!
Media Sponsor: >>
Starving Artist Magazine
Sponsorships still available: To be apart of Out Impact events with potential sponsorship opportunities, corporate, media and individual sponsorships available for this special event and others, please e-mail us at bambi.weavil@outimpact.com.
We are planning for 2009 nationwide! Want to include your city in future plans? Let’s work together! To be apart of Out Impact events with potential sponsorship opportunities, corporate, media and individual sponsorships available for this special event and others, please e-mail us at bambi.weavil@outimpact.com.
We are planning for 2009 nationwide! Want to include your city in future plans? Let’s work together! To be apart of Out Impact events with potential sponsorship opportunities, corporate, media and individual sponsorships available, please e-mail us at bambi.weavil@outimpact.com.
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Out Impact Presents: An Evening To Benefit OutWilmington
Here is a clip from our November 3, 2007 at bottega in Wilmington, NC for Out Wilmington of ilyAIMY, provided by our friends at Strwongtone Media!
Special thanks to Strwrongtone Media – here is “After All” by the amazing Kim Dicso LIVE at our Out Impact event for Out Wilmington 11/3/07!
Special thanks to Tony of Strwrongtone Media – here is “Everything” by Kim Dicso LIVE at our Out Impact event for Out Wilmington 11/3/07!
Special thanks to Tony of Strwrongtone Media – here is “1 AM” by Kim Dicso LIVE at our Out Impact event for Out Wilmington 11/3/07!
Here is a clip from our November 3, 2007 at bottega in Wilmington, NC for Out Wilmington of the amazing ilyAIMY performing “We Can Work It Out” (a cover of The Beatles), provided by our friends at Strwongtone Media!
Here is a clip from our November 3, 2007 at bottega in Wilmington, NC for Out Wilmington of the amazing ilyAIMY performing “Trouble (Because She Is), ” provided by our friends at Strwongtone Media!
What:
Out Impact Presents An Evening To Benefit OutWilmington
Who:
Emcee: Sean Oakley
Music Performed By: Kim Dicso
Music Headlined By: ilyAIMY
Why: The OutWilmington Community Center is committed to informing, supporting and celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning individuals by providing resources and education for all people working towards an enlightened and diverse community. Money raised for OutWilmington will go toward their continuing efforts, programs, events and the operation of their center and their needs at 113 Dock Street. More information on OutWilmington can be found at OutWilmington.com.
Where:
bottega gallery
208 North Front St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
When:
Saturday, November 3, 2007 at 9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
Tickets:
$15.00 – Complimentary wine and appetizers included
$5.00 of every ticket sale benefits the OutWilmington Community Center.
Tickets will also be available at the door.
Presenting, corporate and additional sponsorships available. For tickets and information, please contact Bambi Weavil, CEO and Publisher, at 910.538.4309 / bambi.weavil@outimpact.com, or visit http://www.outimpact.com/events/
Presented by: Out Impact, Inc.
Sponsors:
Official Catering Sponsor:
Corporate Sponsorship: Insight Health Services
Individual Sponsors:
Bo Dean and Michael Freeze; Jeanne Fitzmaurice
Official Videography Provided By:
In-Kind Donations From: Salt Marsh Kayak Company, Giant Book Sale, Bales Therapy,
Megan McCauley, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, 
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March 20-22nd Art Benefit for Out Wilmington
Out Impact’s Art Benefit for Out Wilmington:
The Impact Art Show: Artists for Social Change
(larger flyer – downloadable here)
When: Thursday, March 20th – Saturday, March 22nd, 2008.
Opening night (March 20th) – refreshments served! Special appetizers provided by Circa 1922! 6-9p.
6-9p Thursday-Friday
Noon-9p on Saturday
When & Why: The show will partially benefit and be held at OutWilmington Community Center, at 113 Dock Street, Wilmington, NC.Artists Participating:
Featured Artists
Cammeron Alekzandra Batanides was born in Charlotte North Carolina and moved to Wilmington to attend UNCW for an art degree. She is 22 years old. She primarily paints in watercolors but also uses other mediums, including charcoal and acrylic. She has been a lifelong painter and currently is the art director for Studio 1515 and the managing editor for the Starving Artists Magazine- “Starving For Change”. For more information, please contact Cammeron at cammeronb@yahoo.com
Joshua Britt is a graphic design major at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He will be transferring to the Art Institute of Seattle later on this year. He uses acrylic and mixed mediums. He can be reached through email at: jabo61588@yahoo.com
Heather Curtis lives in Cary, North Carolina. She is a photographer and can be reached via email at curtis.heather@gmail.com.
Katrina Fairbank is a native of Maryland and studied art at the college level before entering a career in teaching special education. Later she continued her art education while living in Colorado Springs where she discovered the versatility and colors of acrylic paint. Favorite subjects of Katrina’s are musicians, coastal scenes and animals. She attempts to capture the way light falls on her subjects, as well as the movement and energy that subject displays. While primarily a realistic painter, Katrina sees her style becoming looser and more abstract. She has won awards for her work and her commissioned portraits are in private collections throughout the nation. Katrina teaches art to children and adults and shows her work at several galleries and shops in Brunswick County. For more information, contact Katrina at mail@kmfairbank.com or at (910) 540-4695.
Jessica Sara Kovach was born in Greensboro, North Carolina; however, she grew up in the mountains of Colorado. She moved back to North Carolina in high school and then began to dip into the arts. Jessica is a college student and works in a variety of mediums, including ceramics, photography and pencil. She is a photographer for the Starving Artists Magazine. You can reach her by phone at (910) 836-9387.
Leslie Isaksen is 23 years old and moved to Wilmington a year and a half ago from Livingston, New Jersey. She has participated in several art shows held at the Livingston Mall. She has also had her work exhibited at the town hall in Livingston as well as the Montclair State University. Upon graduation she attended the Savannah College of Art and Design. She has a special talent for reproducing photographs and loves to do abstract, especially working with bold colors. If you are interested in seeing more of her work please feel free to check out her website: www.myspace.com/leslieisaksen.
Jason Jones does primarily ink drawings but experiments with adding other mediums. You may view his work at www.myspace.com/buypolarart, or email him at sickuntiliswing@yahoo.com.
Mary Mooneyhan is a Texan native who moved to Wilmington over a decade ago. Government employee by day, she enjoys photography mainly as a hobby. However, her penchant for photography has greatly encouraged her style and she is now on the never-ending search for the “ultimate” camera. Mary loves nature and being outdoors and feels that has inspired her the most. You can reach her via email at marymoo836@yahoo.com
Christie Perry has lived in Wilmington since 1993. She started her career in painting in 1998, has no formal training, and continues (as we all do) to learn every day. Starting out in the decorative arts, Christie has created a variety of murals, faux finishes, and painted furniture. She also began sketching homes and scenes in charcoal, and later, learning figure drawing. Perry began painting with acrylics on canvas around 2000, and this remains what she enjoys the most – layers, color, texture. Right now, she is creating large paintings, tearing paper, and doing more figure drawing. A new series of abstract paintings will be ready to show in the spring. Christie works in her home/studio at the corner of 21st Street and Metts Avenue. The studio is open to the public – call for hours, appointment, or more information
Phone: (910) 362-1150 Email: cperrydesigns@ec.rr.com Online: www.myspace.com/cperrydesignsContributing Artists:
Gaten Lowrie
Aaron Murtagh
For more information or for media requests, please e-mail Out Impact’s Art Director: Shannon Smith
April 2, 2008 – Out Impact, Inc. Presents An Evening To Benefit Sylvia’s Place
Thank you for your support of our first national Out Impact event for Sylvia’s Place’s 5th anniversary celebration on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 from 7 – 11 PM at Splash in New York City. We celebrated their outstanding organization together, with the talented DJ Reed McGowan spinning hits all night long.
We are pleased to announce that our event raised $569 for Sylvia’s Place (which is part of MCCNY’s Homeless Youth Services)! We believe this is just the beginning of great things to come in our upcoming Out Impact events!
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Presenting Sponsor: HX Magazine
Alcohol Sponsor – Vodka:
Alcohol Sponsor – Tequila:
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Official Hotel Sponsor:
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- Why: An estimated 25% to 40% of New York City’s 20,000 runaway and homeless youth are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered. These young people, many of whom have faced harassment and discrimination from the very people that should protect and nurture them, are in desperate need of services to achieve independence and self-sufficiency. Metropolitan Community Charities of New York, a nonprofit social service organization located in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen and Harlem neighborhoods, has responded to meet the needs of this disenfranchised and marginalized group of young, homeless people. Since 2002, the Homeless Youth Services of Metropolitan Community Charities of New York.(MCCNY) has worked tirelessly to meet the unique needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender runaway and homeless youth of New York City. Starting with a 6-bed emergency shelter housed in the church itself (Sylvia’s Place), MCCNY’s services have expanded to include two additional shelters (Sylvia’s East, & Sylvia’s Sugar Hill), a range of social services offered both to shelter residents and other runaway and homeless youth, and a recently operational 24-hour drop-in center, the Marsha P. Johnson Center.
Where:
Splash
50 W 17 St.
New York, New York 10011
www.splashbar.com
Directions to Event: Located between 5th and 6th Ave. New York City - Time: April 2, 2008 – 7p – 11p
- Age: 21+
Music Headliner: Award-winning DJ Reed McGowan
$15.00 (Partial proceeds benefits Sylvia’s Place)
- First 100 tickets purchased will receive a special VIP gift bag!
- Raffle drawings and silent auction – all proceeds from drawing and silent auction benefits Sylvia’s Place!
- TICKETS WILL BE AT THE DOOR!
Out Impact Friday – Jan. 23, 2009 – featuring ilyAIMY, Someone’s Sister and Andy Moore – with special bellydancing performances by Kaitlyn! - SPONSORS:Hotel Sponsor: >>
Red Roof Inn Wilmington, NC
5107 Market Street, Wilmington, NC, United States, 28405
To make a hotel reservation, call: (910) 395-5045 and let them know Out Impact referred you!Sponsors: >>
Silver Sponsors:
Hanover Regional Animal Hospital
Media Sponsor: Encore
Community Sponsor: Out Wilmington
Our first confirmed date of 2009 is Jan. 23, 2009 for Out Impact Friday, and will be at The Soapbox in Wilmington, NC!
Confirmed bands:
ilyAIMY (duo)
Someone’s Sister
(trio)Special bellydancing and drumming performance by Katilyn between sets!
Door: $5.00 to get in, partial proceeds will benefit American Kennel Club’s Canine Health Foundation’s Marcia Polimer Abrams Fund for Canine Behavior Studies.
First 100 people will receive a VIP gift bag!
All financial sponsorship contributions for this showcase, 10% goes to American Kennel Club’s Canine Health Foundation’s Marcia Polimer Abrams Fund for Canine Behavior Studies.
March 6, 2009 – Out Impact Friday at The Soapbox (255 N. Front Street) in Wilmington, NC:
Music by featured performers:
- Carsie Blanton (from Philadelphia, PA)
- Mark James (from New York City)
- Jenn Grinels (from California)
- Kim Dicso (from Wilmington, NC)
Red Roof Inn Wilmington, NC
5107 Market Street, Wilmington, NC, United States, 28405
To make a hotel reservation, call: (910) 395-5045 and let them know Out Impact referred you!
Media Sponsor: Encore
Community Sponsor: Be Yr Own Queero
Bronze Sponsor: ibiza wilmington, The Underground, St. Jude’s MCC, FrankFest
In-kind Sponsors: Your Personal Poster
Door: $5.00 to get in, 18+, partial proceeds will benefit Equality NC.
First 100 people will receive a VIP gift bag!
All financial sponsorship contributions for this showcase, 10% goes to Equality NC!
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Out Impact’s Out Impact Friday:
Presenting American Music Award Winner and Multi-Platinum Artist Randy Jones (also known as Original Village People Cowboy)
Carolina Beach, NC, on the Royal Winner Princess II cruise boat, Friday, June 12, 2009:
boarding time 6:30p, 7-10p
Music: Featured headliner American Music Award winner and Multi-Platinum recording artist Randy Jones, (also known as the Original Village People Cowboy). One of the most beloved entertainers and pop icons from the Disco era, Randy came to embody The Village People “Cowboy” in a way that has captured the public imagination for decades. “RJ” has sold in excess of 100 million units in his recording and film career. He has starred in the motion pictures “Three Long Years”, “Facade”, “A Tale About Bootlegging” and “Can’t Stop the Music”, among others.
In his latest eclectic pop collection, Ticket to the World, RJ reveals yet another dimension of his ability which may surprise. With wide-ranging material by some of Pop music’s greatest songwriters, including Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jim Steinman, Depeche Mode, Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue, Pet Shop Boys, Neil Diamond and a gem by the Bee Gees, he reinvents a set of pop standards in a smooth, sexy style. Randy Jones’ official website is www.RandyJonesWorld.com and is available for media interviews.
Where: Aboard the Royal Winner Princess II, boarding in Carolina Beach, NC (Winner Cruise Boats, 100 Carl Winner Ave.)
When: Board time at 6:30p; 7p-10p
What the ticket includes: Included in this special package, the cruise features the scenic view of the Cape Fear Intracoastal Waterway and historic Cape Fear River, a complimentary Carolina BBQ dinner with non-alcoholic beverages. *Note: if you want a vegetarian meal substitute, you must tell us at time of ticket purchase and not the day of show.* There will also be a cash bar on board with dance music after our featured performer American Music Award winner and multi-platinum artist, Randy Jones, also known as the Original Village People Cowboy. To ensure dinner, tickets must be bought by June 8th. Limited dinner tickets still available.
Charity Raffle: All proceeds for raffle will go to YouthAIDS!
Raffle Items From:
Just Tile It
Will Power Fitness
a special gift pack from Cleaning Out the Closet of your Mind
More TBA
Tickets For Event:IN PERSON
Out Impact will also be providing the first 100 guests who purchase tickets a special VIP gift bag! This is a limited engagement with only 300 tickets to be sold and this event will happen rain or shine. Smoking will be allowed on outside of boat only, not inside during dinner or the performance. No refunds. To ensure dinner, tickets must be bought by June 8th. Limited dinner tickets still available.
Sponsors:
Community Sponsors: Be Your Own Queero, The Soapbox
Media Sponsors:
Starving Artist Magazine
ArtSync Magazine
Silver Sponsors:
Wellness Through Balance Healing Arts
Hotel Sponsor: Pleasure Island Pageant Association
About YouthAIDS: YouthAIDS, an education and prevention program of PSI, uses media, pop culture, music, theatre and sports to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and reach 600 million young people in more than 60 countries with life-saving messages, products, services and care.
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