Annual Super Viewing Party of An Evening of Stars®

Thanks for Supporting the UNCF San Diego Campaign

On Saturday, January 21, 2012, the UNCF San Diego Campaign will host its annual Super Viewing Party of An Evening of Stars®

An all-star lineup of performers and presenters came out to help the UNCF to Educate Our Future.  Taped at the Pasadena Civic Center, this year’s UNCF AN EVENING OF STARS® (AEOS) was nothing short of amazing featuring Erykah Badu, Patti LaBelle, Ledisi, Jill Scott and others.

Our local celebration will include dinner, live entertainment, lots of fun and will honor HBCU Grads and our men and women in uniform. Scheduled for Saturday, January 21, 2012, the UNCF San Diego Campaign will hold a special reception for graduates of HBCUs from 5 to 6:00 PM.  Doors open to the public at 6:00.

AEOS, formerly the Lou Rawls Parade of Stars®, is credited with helping raise more than $200 million for UNCF scholarship recipients and institutions.

This year’s event will be 6:00 to 11:00 PM; The Dinner begins at 6:00; Show starts at 7:00 PM; and dancing from 10:00 to 11:00 PM. Tickets are:

INDIVIDUAL
$75 (after Jan. 4)

TABLES (seats 10)
$750 – Community Groups/Churches
$850 – Nonprofits
$1,000 – Corporations

Click HERE to learn more about the UNCF San Diego Campaign Super Viewing Party of An Evening of Stars®.
Click HERE to purchase tickets.
Click HERE for Sponsorship information.

All proceeds will benefit the UNCF. UNCF envisions a nation where all Americans have equal access to a college education that prepares them for rich intellectual lives, competitive and fulfilling careers, engaged citizenship and service to our nation.  The goal of the UNCF San Diego Campaign is to assist the UNCF in accomplishing this mission.

LOCATION
Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation / Joe & Vi Jacobs Center
404 Euclid Ave.
San Diego, CA 92114
Click HERE for directions.

Check out the photo gallery from 2010 Super Viewing Party.

Check out the photo gallery from 2011 Super Viewing Party.

This Weekend

We’ve got some arts, culture, and community activities to recommend for this last weekend of October. Read on to learn more about a theater production by Mo’olelo, Halloween fun with the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA, and a benefit for southeastern San Diego’s own Common Ground Theatre.

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It’s the closing weekend of Mo‘olelo Performing Arts Company‘s production of Yellow Face, written by Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang.

A Pulitzer-prize finalist, Yellow Face takes a comedic and contemplative look at race through three main characters: a renowned Asian American playwright, the white actor who is mistakenly cast to play the Asian lead in his play, and the playwright’s father. The title refers to the practice of casting of Caucasian actors as Asian characters, whose looks were often altered through makeup to appear more Asian.

Performances take place in downtown San Diego at the Tenth Avenue Theatre and tickets can be purchased online at Mo‘olelo’s website. Through the company’s greening initiative, if you bring proof of carpooling, driving a hybrid, bicycling, or taking public transit to the show, Mo‘olelo will email you a $5-off coupon for your next Mo‘olelo production. How cool is that?

For more information, visit Mo‘olelo online or call (619) 342-7395.

• Through Sunday, October 31
Tenth Avenue Theatre
930 10th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 (Google Maps)
Friday 7:30pm (SOLD OUT) / Saturday 7:30pm / Sunday 2pm
Tickets: $27. Discounts available to students with valid ID, seniors 65+, and members of Equity or Actor’s Alliance with valid ID

The Jackie Robinson Family YMCA is hosting its 12th annual Halloween Carnival this Sunday. This free event offers kids a safe and fun place to trick or treat, play games, enter a costume contest, and enjoy the Y’s transformation into a haunted house.

Community booths are available in the Trick or Treat Arena for organizations interested in sharing information about their programs and passing out candy/treats for the kids. More info can be found on the registration form.

Call (619) 264-0144 for more information on this event. Event flyers (English/Spanish) can be downloaded here. You can also learn more about the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA on Facebook.

• Sunday, October 31 from 5:00 – 8:00pm
Jackie Robinson Family YMCA
151 YMCA Way, San Diego, CA 92102 (Google Maps)
Free admission

So, technically, this event takes place on a Monday night, but what better time to plan for it than now? Award-winning jazz guitarist, José Molina Serrano, will be accompanied by a group of talented friends at Humphrey’s Backstage Live to benefit Common Ground Theatre.

Originally established as the Southeastern Community Theatre, Common Ground has been producing both classics and new theater works by and about people of color for over four decades. This southeastern San Diego nonprofit also organizes a Youth Academy to provide mentoring and practical theater experience for youth from ages 7 – 17.

This is a 21+ show. Tickets are $50; not only are they tax-deductible, but you can bring a friend for free. These can be purchased online at Ticketmaster or at the Humphrey’s Backstage Live box office; call (619) 224-3577 for box office hours. For more information about the benefit, call Common Ground Theatre at (619) 263-7911.

• Monday, November 1 at 7pm
Humphrey’s Backstage Live
2241 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92106 (Google Maps)

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Have a great weekend!