December 3, 2009
PHILADELPHIA – MyPHL17 As the proud home of the Mummers for fourteen consecutive years, myphl17 is thrilled to announce the live broadcast of Comcast Presents The Bacon Brothers: A Night with the Mummers benefit concert from the Electric Factory on Saturday, December 5th from 8pm to 10pm. This live event is a fundraising effort on behalf of www.savethemummers.com, a nonprofit organized to raise money to enable the Mummers to continue strutting up Broad Street for years to come.
MyPHL17's Steve Highsmith will host the evening, with Michael and Kevin Bacon of the Bacon Brothers Band headlining the fundraiser. The concert will also showcase performances by various local musical artists including Bunny Sigler, the Polish American String Band, and members of a several other Philadelphia-area string bands. The Mummers Parade is a long-time Philadelphia tradition and 2010 will mark its 109th edition of the parade.
To purchase tickets to Comcast Presents The Bacon Brothers: A Night with the Mummers visit www.savethemummers.com. General admission tickets to the benefit concert cost $39.50 and VIP Balcony seating is $100 which includes additional perks. Electric Factory doors will open at 7pm and the show will continue until 11pm.
For those who cannot make it to the show, there will be three ways to make a donation:
Call the toll free number: 877-747-8839 (beginning 8pm on December 5, 2009)
Log on to www.SaveTheMummers.com
Send a check to: Save The Mummers Fund
c/o The Mummers Museum
1100 S. 2nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19147
Donors can receive a variety of gifts in return for their pledge of support, including:
$25 donation: Donor receives a Bacon Brothers Night with the Mummers concert commemorative t- shirt
$50 donation: Donor receives gift of autographed copy of " New Year's Day," the Bacon Brothers new DVD featuring the Mummers and Bunny Sigler, PLUS the concert commemorative t-shirt
$100 donation: Donor receives both the t-shirt and the DVD, PLUS their choice of four (4) tickets to the Mummers Fest OR the Boardwalk Show of Shows in Atlantic City
MyPHL17 is proud to be the home of the Mummers. Coverage of the 2010 parade begins New Years Day at 9am.
About Tribune Broadcasting
MyPHLl17 serves as the Philadelphia affiliate of MyNetworkTV and is wholly owned by Tribune Company.
TRIBUNE is America's largest employee-owned media company, operating businesses in publishing, interactive and broadcasting. In publishing, Tribune's leading daily newspapers include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, Sun-Sentinel (South Florida), Orlando Sentinel, Hartford Courant, Morning Call and Daily Press. The Company's broadcasting group operates 23 television stations, WGN America on national cable, Chicago's WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Popular news and information websites complement Tribune's print and broadcast properties and extend the Company's nationwide audience. At Tribune we take what we do seriously and with a great deal of pride. We also value the creative spirit and are nurturing a corporate culture that doesn't take itself too seriously.
PHILADELPHIA – MyPHL17 As the proud home of the Mummers for fourteen consecutive years, myphl17 is thrilled to announce the live broadcast of Comcast Presents The Bacon Brothers: A Night with the Mummers benefit concert from the Electric Factory on Saturday, December 5th from 8pm to 10pm. This live event is a fundraising effort on behalf of www.savethemummers.com, a nonprofit organized to raise money to enable the Mummers to continue strutting up Broad Street for years to come.
To purchase tickets to Comcast Presents The Bacon Brothers: A Night with the Mummers visit www.savethemummers.com. General admission tickets to the benefit concert cost $39.50 and VIP Balcony seating is $100 which includes additional perks. Electric Factory doors will open at 7pm and the show will continue until 11pm.
For those who cannot make it to the show, there will be three ways to make a donation:
Call the toll free number: 877-747-8839 (beginning 8pm on December 5, 2009)
Log on to www.SaveTheMummers.com
Send a check to: Save The Mummers Fund
c/o The Mummers Museum
1100 S. 2nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19147
Donors can receive a variety of gifts in return for their pledge of support, including:
$25 donation: Donor receives a Bacon Brothers Night with the Mummers concert commemorative t- shirt
$50 donation: Donor receives gift of autographed copy of " New Year's Day," the Bacon Brothers new DVD featuring the Mummers and Bunny Sigler, PLUS the concert commemorative t-shirt
$100 donation: Donor receives both the t-shirt and the DVD, PLUS their choice of four (4) tickets to the Mummers Fest OR the Boardwalk Show of Shows in Atlantic City
MyPHL17 is proud to be the home of the Mummers. Coverage of the 2010 parade begins New Years Day at 9am.
About Tribune Broadcasting
MyPHLl17 serves as the Philadelphia affiliate of MyNetworkTV and is wholly owned by Tribune Company.
TRIBUNE is America's largest employee-owned media company, operating businesses in publishing, interactive and broadcasting. In publishing, Tribune's leading daily newspapers include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, Sun-Sentinel (South Florida), Orlando Sentinel, Hartford Courant, Morning Call and Daily Press. The Company's broadcasting group operates 23 television stations, WGN America on national cable, Chicago's WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Popular news and information websites complement Tribune's print and broadcast properties and extend the Company's nationwide audience. At Tribune we take what we do seriously and with a great deal of pride. We also value the creative spirit and are nurturing a corporate culture that doesn't take itself too seriously.
