Bodhi Tree Concerts Announces 2019 Season Of Concerts To Benefit Local Charities
By: A.A. Cristi Oct. 22, 2018
The award-winning Bodhi Tree Concerts, the San Diego troupe that presents eclectic musical concerts that raise funds for local nonprofits, announces an exciting season in 2019 that showcases exclusively local musical artists and brings back popular events like a free multicultural street festival.
As always according to their mission, directors Walter and Diana DuMelle have partnered with local charities that will receive all profits from Bodhi Tree Concerts' ticket sales. The 2019 season will feature beloved local artists like Ira Liss and his Big Band, guitarists Fred Benedetti and George Svoboda, and opera and Broadway singer Enrique Toral, among others.
"We have an exciting 2019 season planned with something for everyone and featuring world class talent residing right here in San Diego," said co-director Diana DuMelle. "Bodhi Tree Concerts is proud to support its local artists while collaborating with and donating to inspiring charitable organizations serving San Diego and beyond- grassroots philanthropy through local music."
Bodhi Tree Concerts 2019 Season
Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 4pmIra Liss Big Band Jazz MachineThe Cuvier Club, La JollaBenefiting Vida Joven de Mexico Orphanage
https://vidajovendemexico.org/
Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 4pmBenedetti & Svoboda Guitar DuoSt. James by-the-Sea, La JollaBenefiting Guitars in the Classroom
https://www.guitarsintheclassroom.org/
Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 7pmEnrique Toral & Friends: Back to Broadway CabaretThe La Jolla Community Center, La JollaBenefiting The San Diego LGBT Center Youth Services
Saturday, June 15, 2019 from 12 noon to 10pm
Music en la Calle FREE Multicultural Music and Street Food Festival, Fairmount Ave & El Cajon Blvd, City Heights
Sunday, September 22, 2019 at 4pm
Sing-Along Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates of PenzanceAll Souls' Episcopal Church, Point Loma Benefiting The San Diego Maritime Museum
November 15-17
All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914Veterans Museum, Balboa Park Benefiting The Veterans Museum at Balboa Park
https://www.balboapark.org/museums/veterans-museum
Single tickets to Bodhi Tree Concerts are $25 general admission ($30 for All Is Calm), $15 for students and military. Season subscriptions are available and make a great holiday gift: $80 for four concerts (a $100 value): Ira Liss Big Band Jazz Machine, Benedetti & Svoboda Guitar Duo, Back to Broadway Cabaret, and Sing-Along The Pirates of Penzance. Tickets and subscriptions can be purchased online at www.bodhitreeconcerts.org.
Announcing its eighth season, Bodhi Tree Concerts performs random acts of kindness by presenting music events, donating 100 percent of its profits to charitable causes. The group hires exclusively local artists, to inspire community engagement, philanthropy, and enlightenment through music. The organization has already presented more than 30 concerts and donated more than $25,000 to over 30 charitable organizations including Mama's Kitchen, Voices for Children, Erase Poverty, and Foundation for Women, just to name a few.
Bodhi Tree Concerts won a coveted San Diego Bravo Award in 2013, a Best of Fringe Award in 2014, a Best of 2014 and 2015 from SanDiegoStory.com, a Critics Choice Award in 2015 for its SD Premiere of Tears of the Knife, and most recently a Best of Fest and Best Male Performer in an Opera or Musical: San Diego International Fringe Festival and a Craig Noel Award for Best Special Event for the San Diego premiere of 8 Songs for a Mad King.
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