THIS IS HOW WE ROCK! WATCH OUR NEW VIDEO
Rock For Kids has a new video, created in partnership with figfilms.net Thanks to executive director James Gustin and Director Melissa Martens and to our great students and teachers who appear in the video!
METRO'S FIRST BOOTLEG BENEFITS ROCK FOR KIDS
On July 22, Metro celebrated it's 28th Anniversary by releasing a live benefit compilation called Metro: The Official Bootleg Series, Volume 1 featuring The Flaming Lips, Guided By Voices, Sleater-Kinney, The Decemberists, Indigo Girls, Alejandro Escovedo, The Sea and Cake, Tortoise, Alkaline Trio, Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin and Kurt Elling. Proceeds from the sale of this CD will benefit Rock For Kids.
CDs cost $20. Buy the CD at the Metro Store (3730 N Clark St) or at their online store under the Audio/Video tab.
- Pitchfork
- Paste
- Gapers Block
- Loud Loud Press
- Onion AV Club
- Huffington Post
- ThePunkSite.com
See who's talking about the CD:
SPONSOR A STUDENT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR
For only $30 a month or $350 a year you can bring a year of music to a child in need. Sign up for a recurring monthly donation or make a one-time donation, and help transform a life, today. Click here to sponsor a student.
Students sponsored so far for the 2010-2011 school year: 15
Thanks to our 2010-2011 donors who are sponsoring a student:
- Barbara and David Cincera
- Isabelle Libmann
- Pierre and Danielle Libmann
- Bruce Cooper
- Larry and Bernie Curry
- Leslee Larson and The Marrs
- Mike and Jennifer Mitchell
- Tom Hansen
- Brian Lauterbach
- Dennis and Mary Lou Johnston
- Susan Stone
- Megan Davey
- Thomas Davey
- Brian Ellis and Alice Shurkalina
- Robert L. Fogel
- Aric Simons
Bonus: Anyone who signs up for a recurring donation will be entered into Rock For Kids monthly raffle.
Learn More About Our Raffle...
ROCK FOR KIDS AND ANDREW BIRD ANNOUNCE SCHOLARSHIP
Andrew Bird and Rock For Kids have teamed up to present The Rock For Kids Andrew Bird Scholarship.The scholarship will provide a music student enrolled at ChiArts (Chicago High School for the Arts), who has demonstrated financial need, with private music instruction for one school year. ChiArts is Chicago's first public high school for the arts focused on providing each uniquely gifted students with exceptional preparation in the fine or performing arts.
Learn more about the scholarship...
ORGANIZATION HELPS KEEP MUSIC IN CURRICULUM
Rock For Kids has been featured on Chicago Public Radio, WBEZ's Eight Forty-Eight program. Erica Hunter talked with Executive Director Maria Mowbray, as well as Dorthea Lattyak, the principal at Melody Elementary - a school where Rock For Kids provides music classes
VINTAGE POSTERS FOR SALE
We're cleaning out our vault and selling some vintage posters. From promo posters to old tour posters, Rock For Kids has them all! Check out our collection of posters from bands like AC/DC, Bjork, Melissa Etheridge, Elton John and many more.
Click here to see our poster store...
HONORARY BOARD SPOTLIGHT: BUDDY GUY
Blues Legend Buddy Guy has been playing the Blues here in Chicago since 1957 and he knows how important it is to support the Chicago community - that's why he became an Honorary Board Member of Rock For Kids.
"In Chicago, many children learn of hardships at too young an age. They are without homes or family, living under the poverty level and struggling against a culture that pushes them towards drugs and violence. These children know the blues, but they don't have the music to express it themselves. Your donation can bring happiness to these kids who have so much sadness" - Buddy Guy
Read A Message from Buddy Guy...
NICK JONAS SIGNS ACOUSTIC GUITAR FOR ROCK FOR KIDS AUCTION
Nick Jonas, of Jonas Brothers fame, was in Chicago on January 17, 2010 playing with his band, Nick Jonas and the Administration. While in town he signed a beautiful Gibson Epiphone guitar for Rock For Kids. The Jonas Brother have been big supporters of Rock For Kids - autographed items and ticket packages they have donated have raised nearly $12,000 in the past years. Thank you Nick, for supporting Arts Education in Chicago!
TAD CARPENTER AND SPIKE PRESS CONTRIBUTE ONE-OF-A-KIND POSTERS TO ROCK FOR KIDS ONLINE STORE
At Rock For Kids we love concert posters, and we were thrilled to have a couple of our favorite poster artists offer to create a couple of beautiful prints for Rock For Kids!
Tad Carpenter created a limited edition of 100 of these beautiful rockin' monster prints. Each set contains 6 monster prints in all, and each print is 4 color and 7x7. Only $25 for the set.
***SALE** Local Artist Spike Press along with printer Spike Press made our beautiful 20th Anniversary poster. This poster is currently on sale for $15!
Shop at the Rock For Kids Online Store...
ROCK FOR KIDS RECEIVES ARTS WORK FUND FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT
Rock For Kids is proud to announce that the organization has been selected to receive a gift of $5,000 from The Chicago Community Foundation, a corporate affiliate of the Chicago Community Trust. The Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development award has been granted to fund organizational development of the organization. This generous gift will help Rock For Kids to complete a 5-year Strategic Plan. This process will enable Rock For Kids to provide the highest quality of programming possible to Chicago's underserved children.
