Per Sycamore Music Boosters Press Release:
Usually, Sycamore residents gather in mid-February to celebrate Valentine’s Day at Blumen Gardens with fabulous food, drinks and music at a fundraising gala benefitting Sycamore music students.
The Sycamore Music Boosters, hosts of the evening, hope that in-person evening returns in 2022.
But this year, “A Note to Remember,” our 13th annual gala fundraiser, will be virtual. The event begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at http://www.anotetoremember.live/. It will last about two hours and will also be streamed on online at SpartanTV.org, the SpartanTV YouTube page, and the Music Boosters Facebook page.
The theme of this year’s A Note to Remember is “The Beat Goes On: Music Unites Us During COVID.” The online event will feature performances from Sycamore students, faculty, alumni and Hall of Fame members. Testimonials, interviews and commentary from those who have benefitted from Sycamore music programs will also be part of the online evening.
“A Note to Remember is a great event that does so much to help our deserving music students,” said Debbie Baugus, Sycamore Music Boosters treasurer and event chair. “When it became clear we wouldn’t be able to gather in person, our board and our friends at Sycamore Community School District 427 worked to create a digital event that will showcase our program and raise funds.”
Instead of admission tickets, silent auction and raffles, supporters can help music programs with financial donations. Donations can be done securely and electronically with a couple mouse clicks.
Area businesses can still get great publicity via redesigned sponsorship opportunities. Sponsorship opportunity forms have been mailed to previous supporters and also posted to the Boosters website and social media platforms.
New for 2021! Family and friends can celebrate the accomplishments of students with shoutouts that will appear on-screen during the event. Shoutouts (100-character limit) are just $5 each. Email Note2Remember@gmail.com for more information.
NOTE: The Sycamore Music Boosters have extended the deadline for sponsorships and shoutouts for “A Note to Remember 2021” The new deadline is 5 p.m. Fri., Feb. 5, 2021. Please contact Event Chair Debbie Baugus at Note2Remember@gmail.com or Publicity Chair Jason Akst at sycamoremusicboosters@gmail.com for more information.
‘A Note to Remember’ 2021 announces lineup
Nearly three dozen fabulous music performances from internationally and nationally acclaimed musicians, in addition to the budding talents of Sycamore students, will blow up the internet Saturday evening.
Sycamore Music Boosters have shared a partial list of scheduled performances below:
Drayton Eggleson (with Brian Kowalski)
Greg Heintz
Jim Hendricks
Lori Grant/Sarah Grant
The Smelser Quarentette (Ann Montzka-Smelser with Linc Smelser, Genevieve Smelser and Noah Krauss)
Terri Crain-Goodman
Garth Anderson
Alex Selig and Jordan Smith
Rachel Hecht
Pete Benson
Kaitlin Jacobson
Mike Kasper
Jennifer McCabe
Hellen Weberpal
Bryan Carter
Amy Tonaki
Sycamore High School Choir
Sycamore Middle School Orchestra
Sycamore 8th Grade Choir
Sycamore 5th Grade Orchestra Club
Sycamore Jazz Strings
Sycamore Middle School Band
Biographies of performers are online at the Sycamore Music Boosters website.
About Sycamore Boosters
Sycamore Music Boosters supports all students in grades K-12 in music programs offered within Sycamore Community School District 427. The Boosters board of directors is an all-volunteer group of parents and community members. Board meetings are open to the public. For more information, please visit www.sycamoremusicboosters.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Our email address is SycamoreMusicBoosters@gmail.com.
