Bid. Win. Support – An Auction for Action
Contributed by Jason Herr & Lainie Dreas
The Alaska Junior Theatre
After two and half difficult years, Alaska Junior Theater (AJT) has returned to the theater with the best professional live performances from around the world!
This month, Arts supporters can be in it to win it by taking part in the Online/Live auctions offered alongside AJT’s benefit performance featuring ‘Collision of Rhythm’.
Beginning on March 17 and closing at 7PM on March 25th, supporters can join the bidding from home to bid on over 150 amazing auction items.
If buyers prefer to see it live, items can be viewed in person on Saturday March 25th starting at 2pm in the Atwood Concert Hall Lobby.
Items include travel adventures, exquisite jewelry and collectible art. By following Alaska Junior Theater on Facebook and Instagram, sneak peeks can be had on upcoming treasures and deals.
Spectacular showpieces to timeless treasures, fantastic finds to phenomenal pieces, the auction will have items that appeal to most everyone. Bidders are encouraged to participate throughout the entire span of the auction.
Proceeds from the auction will go toward supporting AJT’s mission of bringing the best in professional theater from around the world to Alaska’s young audiences. “We are so excited by all of the amazing community support our auction donors have shown. There are so many wonderful items to choose from,” said Lainie Dreas, AJT’s Executive Director. “Remember: bid early and often, because it all goes to the kids.”
Looking for more? Join us for the full evening by purchasing a ticket for the full evening of fun, festivities and a performance by ‘Collision of Rhythm’.
Tickets are $65 and include:
● Champagne Reception
● Hearty Hors d’oeuvres
● Delicious Desserts
● One Ticket to see Collision of Rhythm LIVE
● Live Auction
● A Tax-Deductible Donation to Alaska Junior Theater
Benefit performance tickets can be purchased by completing an order form available at www.akjt.org or by calling 907.272.7546.
‘Collision of Rhythm’ delivers a high-energy performance with a wide range of instruments including drums and percussion, piano, marimba, saxophone, and beatboxing — with the unique elements of tap dancing and bounce juggling. Featured on The Tonight Show, America’s Got Talent, and SuperBowl commercials, this inspiring show is jam-packed with audience interaction, laughter and jaw-dropping performances for all ages and backgrounds.
Though there are only two of them, they fill the stage as a 12-person ensemble would, moving from instrument to instrument with a high level of skill and diversity. What’s created is a richly explosive experience like nothing else out there — rhythm-centered, but also full of melodic movement and dynamic depth. With drumming, tap dancing, rhythmic juggling, marimba, piano, saxophone, flute and so much more. Between choreographed musical pieces, there is audience interaction, humor, and personal stories that make this show all at once captivating, inspiring, and flat-out extraordinary.
Bronkar Lee is a musician, producer, and keynote speaker whose unique background includes touring Europe as ringmaster to a world-renowned circus, appearing with Jay Leno on the Tonight Show, and beatboxing with his son in a viral video that received over 200 Million views. He’s performed around the globe for companies including Disney, YouTube, Facebook, as well as in Madison Square Garden.
Aaron Williams is a virtuosic tap-dancing multi-instrumentalist, trained in classical music, jazz, and rudimental percussion technique. He achieved internet fame with his viral video, Mario on Marimba, which has received millions of views on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and other social media sites. He appeared in Coca Cola’s “America the Beautiful” campaign which aired during the Superbowl, the Olympics, and the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony. He is the composer of “Jazzy Note Blocks,” the music behind Note Blocks – AVM Shorts Episode 5, which has racked up over 77 million views on youtube.
AJT’s presentation of Collision of Rhythm is sponsored by ConocoPhillips.
For event information and more, visit us at www.akjt.org.