Girls Rock Philly Hosts Silent Auction Fundraiser, April 6 April 6, 2007

Girls Rock Philly Hosts Silent Auction Fundraiser, April 6:
“Cold Rock The Auction Block” to Benefit
Philly’s Only Girls Rock ‘n’ Roll Summer Camp

Girls Rock Philly, a non-profit organization presenting Philadelphia’s only rock camp for girls, will hold its second fundraising event, Cold Rock The Auction Block, on Friday, April 6th at 6:00 p.m. at F.U.E.L., located at 249 Arch Street (at 3rd Street).

A First Friday event, the fundraiser will feature a silent auction, free refreshments, and live musical performances by Rarebirds, Amy Pickard, Allison Polans & Friends, and Monarch (members of Relay & Aquila Rose), and DJs Dana Bitetti and Jill Carius. Cold Rock The Auction Block is held in conjunction with the closing reception for F.U.E.L.’s “Across the Sea” – a group illustration exhibition featuring the works of over 40 young illustrators.

Silent auction items include tickets to The Police sold-out concert at Citizens Bank Park; VIP tickets to a taping of The Colbert Report; Phillies tickets; tickets to Pig Iron Theatre Company’s newest production, Chekhov Lizardbrain; signed copies of Cinderella's Big Score: Women of the Punk and Indie Underground by music journalist Maria Raha; an autographed Cat Power CD; an exclusive sneak preview performance for an audience of three of Kate Watson-Wallace’s newest site-specific work, Car; a gift basket of fine wines; gift certificates from Ultra Salon; and a speech and language evaluation for a child. Additional items will be announced soon.

Girls Rock Philly (GRP) is an initiative to establish Philadelphia’s only rock camp exclusively for girls. The week-long summer day camp serving junior rockers ages 10-18 will be held in late July/early August 2007. Led by a team of all female instructors and band coaches, girls in the program learn how to play musical instruments, write songs, make their own band merchandise, discover other women in rock, and finesse their on-stage jump kicks.

Additional fundraising events are planned for the coming months, and donations are now being accepted online. To donate and for more information, please visit www.girlsrockphilly.org.

Official Website: http://www.girlsrockphilly.org