Banding Together to Help Connecticut Families One at a Time
The Band Together concert series, created by Jerry Vigorito of Fairfield and former Fairfielder Rob Fried of Redding, is planning another event Saturday, October 7, at the Fairfield Theatre, 70 Sanford Street, with proceeds to benefit Habitat for Humanity's Youth United House #2 in Bridgeport.
The show will feature music and dance from the 60s and 70s, from Miles Davis to Woodstock and beyond. The audience is encouraged to "dress the part" by wearing bell bottoms, platform shoes, bandanas, sparkle shirts, and join in the fun. For tickets or information contact the Fairfield Theatre at http://www.fairfieldtheatre.org or call 203-259-1036.
Scheduled to perform are rock legend Joe Bouchard, formerly of Blue Oyster Cult and The Spencer Davis Group, Max and Ira Stone, original Woodstock performers, gospel and jazz artist Chris Coogan, guitar great Butch Taylor, Ronnie Ciccia, Rob Fried, Jerry Vigorito, and The Bone Dry Band.
Band Together members include (left-to-right) Rob Fried, Gabrielle DiBianco, and Jerry Vigorito.
Band Together is pleased to be working with Habitat for Humanity of coastal Fairfield County for this event. Habitat for Humanity developed Youth United to unify diverse groups of youth ages five to 25 from different schools, organizations, and faiths in a common effort to put their energy and commitment to good use and show young people that they can make a difference in people's lives by sponsoring and building a house for deserving low income families in need.
This initiative empowers youth to become leaders in their schools, organizations, and churches by giving them essential roles in every phase of the Youth United build on and off site. With the help of Band Together's first concert, they successfully completed and dedicated House #1 at 687 Maple Street in Bridgeport.
The proceeds from the October 7 concert will support the next Youth United build, YU #2. Fried and Vigorito have also performed to raise money for preservation of Connecticut farmland at annual events hosted by Meryl Streep and Paul Newman.
Fried and Vigorito decided to apply their success as local musicians and businessmen to create a series of charity music concerts to help people in their community. Joining them recently is Fairfield resident Gabrielle DiBianco, volunteering her art direction and administrative skills.
Band Together's vision is to create great musical events that are fun to attend and help unite the community of talented musicians in the area with people and organizations interested in channeling the funds raised to specific families that need a helping hand.
In discussing the meaningfulness of these performances to their lives, Fried and Vigorito articulate four goals:
- to make and enjoy music;
- to use their talents and influence to help people in need;
- to develop a network of supporters for concerts and programs;
- to get one step closer to Heaven
Jerry Vigorito is senior vice president of Atlantic Mortgage Company in Westport, and Gabrielle DiBianco is a real estate agent at The Higgins Group in Fairfield. People interested in getting involved as a sponsor or volunteer with Band Together can contact Rob Fried at refried@optonline.net, Jerry Vigorito at jerryvig@atlanticnational.net, or Gabrielle DiBianco at gabrielle@higginsgroup.com.
Let's support our fellow classmate and a good cause by attending this event. It's a great opportunity for us to get together again and enjoy fine music and good company locally. I have accepted Jerry's invitation to emcee the evening's festivities.
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