As the season for giving quickly approaches, The Second City is joining forces with all-star alumni, rock music legends and comedy industry vets for their first-ever online auction to benefit needy Chicago families.
Items that will be up for auction on Charitybuzz.com from November 12th-December 3rd include:
- A private concert for up to 30 people in your home from Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy
- 2 pairs of SNL tickets and a meet and greet with Aidy Bryant or Cecily Strong
- A private drum lesson with Tweedy and The Blisters' Spencer Tweedy
- A personalized outgoing voicemail message from 30 Rock star Jack McBrayer or Orange is the New Black's Natasha Lyonne
- Dinner for 4 hand-delivered by your personal chef, independent music icon Steve Albini
- One hour of one-on-one business advice via Skype from Groupon founder Andrew Mason
- Coffee and industry chat with Second City CEO/Executive Producer & SCTV producer Andrew Alexander
The online auction will be open today, November 12th, through December 3rd as part of Second City's 14th annual benefit for Chicago families from Onward Neighborhood House's Letters to Santa program.
The live event,
24 Hour: A Site for Sore Eyes, runs non-stop for 24 hours Monday, November 23rd at 6:00 p.m. through Tuesday, November 24th at 6:00 p.m. in Second City's e.t.c. Theater. Entry is $20 as long as seats are available.
"Second City is thrilled to welcome home many of our most beloved alumni to raise cash for a number of struggling families. This gifted group has never performed on the same stage all together. And for the first time, we're auctioning off once-in-a-lifetime experiences on Charitybuzz.com. Wouldn't you rather give someone SNL tickets for Christmas than just another thing that sits in a drawer? The money you spend goes directly to a real family in need. It's a really special event," said 24 Hour creator and curator Heather Whinna.
"This is one of my favorite events of the year," states
Andrew Alexander, CEO/Executive Producer of The Second City, Inc. "Its a great cause and brings so many of our alums and old friends back to the theater to kick off the holiday season."
The talent roster includes alumni all-stars
Vanessa Bayer, Edgar Blackmon,
Aidy Bryant, Kevin Dorff, Shelly Gossman, TJ Jagodowski,
Kate James,
Brendan Jennings, Jerry Minor, Brad Morris, Mike O'Brien, Punam Patel, Chris Redd,
Horatio Sanz, Steve Waltien and special guest
Fred Armisen.
Among musicians set to perform live are Jeff Tweedy, Kim Deal, A.C. Newman, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Robbie Fulks,
Thao Nguyen from Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Bobby, Holly & the Ricketts, Nina Nastasia and more. Tweedy will auction off an additional private concert on November 23rd at 9:00 p.m.
For ongoing schedule updates and auction information, visit
letterstosantachicago.com.
