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Pearl Jam Toronto Wishlist Foundation Preparty Fundraiser

https://steamwhistle.ca/events/pearl-jam-toronto-wishlist-foundation-preparty-fundraiser

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Steam Whistle Brewing

Wednesday, Mar 18, 2020
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Pearl Jam Toronto Wishlist Foundation Preparty Fundraiser

Organizer: Rob Ferreira
Volunteers: Cat Harding, Patrick Brown, Deonne Hamilton, Brock Parish, Jenni Conway, Sinead Skelly and Tim Au-Yeung

Location: Steam Whistle Brewing
255 Bremner Blvd, Toronto

Beneficiary #1: Downie Wenjack Fund
Beneficiary #2: The Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

TO DONATE
If you have official t-shirts, posters, stickers or any other cool Pearl Jam or side project merchandise memorabilia, music/pop culture related items, gift cards, original art or anything else you would like to donate to a preparty fundraiser, donate here: https://tinyurl.com/wldonate - No bootleg items, please.

TO VOLUNTEER
We are always in need of Preparty Team volunteers to help run the fundraisers – no experience necessary! It’s a great way to directly meet new Pearl Jam fans and help out worthy organizations. If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer, sign up here! http://tinyurl.com/pjvolunteer

TO ORGANIZE
Anyone who’s organized a preparty fundraiser knows that there’s more than meets the eye when signing on to host an event. Though there is a good amount of work involved, the rewards are huge and almost everyone who has organized one of our events has loved the experience and has/will do it again. If you’ve already volunteered at a preparty fundraiser and want to take the next step and organize a fundraiser, or you’re an organizer alumni, please sign up here! http://tinyurl.com/pjvolunteer

WHAT IS A PREPARTY FUNDRAISER?
A Wishlist Foundation preparty fundraiser is a group of fans gathering before a Pearl Jam concert to meet up and make new friends. We add in the charitable aspect by supporting Pearl Jam's Spotlight Charities and a local organization selected by the organizer of the preparty. Mix in a massive raffle of Pearl Jam fan memorabilia, an amazing auction of autographed items and some merchandise available for a donation and you’re part of the beautiful movement of fans helping to make the world a better place.

Inspired by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends’ music, philanthropy and activism, Pearl Jam fans volunteering with Wishlist Foundation have been fundraising in their honor for the past 16 years! The first preparty fundraiser was held on October 5, 2004 at Humphrey’s Bar & Grill in St. Louis prior to the Pearl Jam VFC concert organized by Brent Hinson and Laura Trafton. Due to its success, and the success of the 2005 Canadian preparty fundraisers, Wishlist Foundation was created.

https://youtu.be/OVJpRfigBgs

ABOUT WISHLIST FOUNDATION
Wishlist Foundation, a Pearl Jam fan-run grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is hosting preparty fundraisers in March and April at every city on the band’s 16-date North American tour supporting their much-anticipated eleventh studio album, Gigaton. The tour kicks-off on March 18 in Toronto and wraps with a two-date stint in Oakland April 18-19.

Conceived in 2004 and officially organized in 2006, Wishlist Foundation has remained a 100% volunteer organization run by fans, raising over 1.3 million dollars for charitable organizations in the arenas of health and chronic illness, environmental causes, arts and education and social change.

“We are incredibly grateful for the decade-plus years of support and inspiration from the Wishlist Foundation's pre-parties,” states Mike McCready, lead guitarist of Pearl Jam. “I think our fans are very proactive in terms of fundraising for events before our shows. They do it of their own volition and they take care of each other and their communities. It always blows me away.”

A pioneer in fan-based viral activism and leader in the Pearl Jam fan community, Wishlist Foundation sponsored events are the go-to destination for thousands of both diehard and new fans of the band across the globe to gather before Pearl Jam and other related concerts, forge new friendships, all while uniting behind causes important to both the fans and band. Wishlist Foundation is fan-run and not affiliated with Pearl Jam, Ten Club LLC, Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy Foundation, its management or any of its related entities.

100 Pacer

See you in GA.

🤯

PJNB

100 Pacer said:

See you in GA.

🤯

bobby dazzlers

https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2020/03/03/the-el-mocambo-set-to-reopen/ .

   check out around the two minute mark!

euchrid

100 Pacer said:

See you in GA.

🤯

Nice

euchrid

bobby dazzlers said:

https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2020/03/03/the-el-mocambo-set-to-reopen/ .

   check out around the two minute mark!

Was wondering if that might happen as well. Would have been better at the old smelly El Mo though

NewfieintheUSA

100 Pacer said:

See you in GA.

🤯

See you there! 

100 Pacer

euchrid said:

bobby dazzlers said:

https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2020/03/03/the-el-mocambo-set-to-reopen/ .

   check out around the two minute mark!

Was wondering if that might happen as well. Would have been better at the old smelly El Mo though

Saw QOTSA there in 2008. Probably the best live version of Misfit Love ever. It’s funny because it was essentially their Vic Theatre moment and the original setlist reflected that but a whole bunch was cut due to lacklustre crowd. No chance of PJ playing that room.

demetrios

bobby dazzlers said:

https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2020/03/03/the-el-mocambo-set-to-reopen/ .

   check out around the two minute mark!

Tickets range from 100 to 1000 bucks? Damn! 

euchrid

100 Pacer said:

euchrid said:

bobby dazzlers said:

https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2020/03/03/the-el-mocambo-set-to-reopen/ .

   check out around the two minute mark!

Was wondering if that might happen as well. Would have been better at the old smelly El Mo though

Saw QOTSA there in 2008. Probably the best live version of Misfit Love ever. It’s funny because it was essentially their Vic Theatre moment and the original setlist reflected that but a whole bunch was cut due to lacklustre crowd. No chance of PJ playing that room.

Ya shows like that are alway hit or miss... usually miss..as it's full of people who just want to "be there" and are not fans. 

100 Pacer

Anyone else away for March Break and flying back home for the show/s?

halshakarchi

2 more weeks, can you believe it?

D-Rod

100 Pacer said:

Anyone else away for March Break and flying back home for the show/s?

My 12 year old has a Select hockey tournament in Niagara Fall on the Monday , Tuesday with the semis and finals on Wednesday.  Championship game is at 3pm.  Potential coming in hot for the show.  

Torontonian

Published on March 4th, 2020 | by Alan Cross

Toronto’s refurbished El Mocambo: It’s real and it’s spectacular.

A few weeks back, I had a private tour of the new-look El Mocambo, which has been under renovation forever. With a total of $22 million sunk into it by Bay Street/Dragon’s Den music fan Michael Wekerle, music fans would be correct in expecting something truly specatular.

It is. Trust me.

This week there was a media walkthrough hosted by Weks himself. And now that the cat’s out of the bag, I can tell you what I saw for myself last month.

• No expense has been spared when it comes to equipment, design, decor, and level of detail. I guarantee people will spend hours gazing at the wallpaper. And when you do get inside, pay close attention to the staircase railings. THAT’S attention to detail.
• Construction dug down ten 10 feet (the basement now features luxurious washrooms and an industrial-sized kitchen) and built up another 20 to create a balcony overlooking the stage on the second floor.
• Wait: Back up. The main floor has its own performance space with a capacity of 300 people. The stage is solid concrete and the house PA is state-of-the-art. There are video streams (capable of 20K–yes, that’s right–resolution) everywhere. Most everything can be controlled through an iPad.
• The second floor has a capacity of about 400. The huge stage (solid concrete again) is flanked by the old ElMo sign that used to hang over the sidewalk. It was cut in half so it perfectly frames the stage. More video screens everywhere. A huge bar. A tiki bar is tucked away on the balcony.
• The third floor also features a state-of-the-art recording facility with a 96-channel SSL board. Producers and engineers will be able to capture audio from anywhere in the building. Design was overseen by famed producer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix’s favourite producer) who was basically given a blank cheque.
• Next door is a TV control room that controls the umpteen cameras throughout the venue.
• Next to that is a voice booth for things like vocal recordings and radio broadcasts.
• The building has an amazing amount of bandwidth available for streaming content to the world. And the electrical system indestructible. No one’s gonna blow a fuse in this place.
• The whole place is designed for maximum selfies. You’ll see what I mean when you go inside. (I especially like the collection of custom-made interior neon signs, including two on the second floor.)
• Everything is totally and utterly isolated from an acoustic point of view. A band will be able to blast at full volume from the basement and not be heard upstairs and vice-versa.
• Artists and load-in will be at the back with ultra-wide doors. An elevator will whisk performers directly up to to a third-floor dressing room (which, by the way, will also be equipped for recording opportunities.)
• In other words, the Elmo will not just be a music venue and event space. but a full-on content creation factory. There won’t be a better place to record a live album or a performance video. It can be rented as a rehearsal space for big-time tours. It’ll be suitable for shooting TV shows. Companies wanting to hold special events for employees/shareholders/investors will have all kinds of technology at their disposal.
• It’s clean. Unbelievably clean. And slick. And cool.

Do not make the mistake in thinking that the new Elmo is just a refurbished music club featuring bands and serving beer. It is not.

There has never been anything like this anywhere in Canada, let alone Toronto. In fact, this may be the best-equipped music venue in all of North America if not the world.

When will it open? Bets say next month. There have been talks with many big acts, including Pearl Jam, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Billy Idol, and more.

Stand by by for more. Much more. Trust me on this.

guitar101

Torontonian said:

Published on March 4th, 2020 | by Alan Cross

Toronto’s refurbished El Mocambo: It’s real and it’s spectacular.

A few weeks back, I had a private tour of the new-look El Mocambo, which has been under renovation forever. With a total of $22 million sunk into it by Bay Street/Dragon’s Den music fan Michael Wekerle, music fans would be correct in expecting something truly specatular.

It is. Trust me.

This week there was a media walkthrough hosted by Weks himself. And now that the cat’s out of the bag, I can tell you what I saw for myself last month.

• No expense has been spared when it comes to equipment, design, decor, and level of detail. I guarantee people will spend hours gazing at the wallpaper. And when you do get inside, pay close attention to the staircase railings. THAT’S attention to detail.
• Construction dug down ten 10 feet (the basement now features luxurious washrooms and an industrial-sized kitchen) and built up another 20 to create a balcony overlooking the stage on the second floor.
• Wait: Back up. The main floor has its own performance space with a capacity of 300 people. The stage is solid concrete and the house PA is state-of-the-art. There are video streams (capable of 20K–yes, that’s right–resolution) everywhere. Most everything can be controlled through an iPad.
• The second floor has a capacity of about 400. The huge stage (solid concrete again) is flanked by the old ElMo sign that used to hang over the sidewalk. It was cut in half so it perfectly frames the stage. More video screens everywhere. A huge bar. A tiki bar is tucked away on the balcony.
• The third floor also features a state-of-the-art recording facility with a 96-channel SSL board. Producers and engineers will be able to capture audio from anywhere in the building. Design was overseen by famed producer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix’s favourite producer) who was basically given a blank cheque.
• Next door is a TV control room that controls the umpteen cameras throughout the venue.
• Next to that is a voice booth for things like vocal recordings and radio broadcasts.
• The building has an amazing amount of bandwidth available for streaming content to the world. And the electrical system indestructible. No one’s gonna blow a fuse in this place.
• The whole place is designed for maximum selfies. You’ll see what I mean when you go inside. (I especially like the collection of custom-made interior neon signs, including two on the second floor.)
• Everything is totally and utterly isolated from an acoustic point of view. A band will be able to blast at full volume from the basement and not be heard upstairs and vice-versa.
• Artists and load-in will be at the back with ultra-wide doors. An elevator will whisk performers directly up to to a third-floor dressing room (which, by the way, will also be equipped for recording opportunities.)
• In other words, the Elmo will not just be a music venue and event space. but a full-on content creation factory. There won’t be a better place to record a live album or a performance video. It can be rented as a rehearsal space for big-time tours. It’ll be suitable for shooting TV shows. Companies wanting to hold special events for employees/shareholders/investors will have all kinds of technology at their disposal.
• It’s clean. Unbelievably clean. And slick. And cool.

Do not make the mistake in thinking that the new Elmo is just a refurbished music club featuring bands and serving beer. It is not.

There has never been anything like this anywhere in Canada, let alone Toronto. In fact, this may be the best-equipped music venue in all of North America if not the world.

When will it open? Bets say next month. There have been talks with many big acts, including Pearl Jam, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Billy Idol, and more.

Stand by by for more. Much more. Trust me on this.

Im happy the elmo is back, but I still dont know what they're trying to do there.  The media walk throughs are reporting that tickets to shows there will range from $100-1000 .  I cant imagine what shows they're going to book in a 400 seat venue in that range.

sp1984

halshakarchi said:

2 more weeks, can you believe it?

So excited! First time to Toronto! 
Scored tix to Leafs-Devils and PJ (of course). Visiting the HHOF and Lee Restaurant. Can't wait for a mini-vacation

demetrios

Pearl Jam Toronto Wishlist Foundation Preparty Fundraiser

 

P O S T E R S !

So grateful for these very generous donations. All will be on display and available for raffle. Poster tubes will also be available.

A very special thank you to:

Jay Dee
Deonne Hamilton
Ryan Punak
Tim Mikitka
Maxx Poliachik
Marion Heintzman

pearljamnewf

What are chances poster for Toronto incorporates a Raptor this year? That'd be a nice collector with them winning last season. I love the Blue Jay one, bought that instantly and framed.

PJNB

12 DAYS!

guitar101

pearljamnewf said:

What are chances poster for Toronto incorporates a Raptor this year? That'd be a nice collector with them winning last season. I love the Blue Jay one, bought that instantly and framed.

Id say odds are pretty good.  Wilcos toronto poster this past september was based around a raptors Jersey.