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Thanks for making our 9th Annual ROCK THE CURE event the most successful yet!

Thanks so much to everyone who made our 9th Annual Rock The Cure event the most successful ever!

Concentual, Molly Maher and GB Leighton all did an amazing job, the silent auction was a huge success, and everyone had a blast while raising tons of money for Minnesota breast and ovarian cancer charities.

Check back soon to see some of the donation totals, and pictures from our two great nights of Rock The Cure!

Here's what you missed if you couldn't join us on 4/30 and 5/1!:

9th Annual ROCK THE CURE features GB Leighton, plus an intimate Storytellers acoustic performance by Brian Leighton!
Friday, April 30th and Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Friday, April 30th
Acoustic Evening
8pm, O'Gara's Shamrock Room
Brought to you by Caron Chiropractic

Designed especially for survivors and anyone going through treatment for cancer, but open to everyone! If our standing-room-only rock concert isn't your thing, you'll love this event! Our acoustic evening is a candlelit sit down sing-along, featuring Paul Haga and Lorenzo Michelutti from the band Concentual. There's no cover charge, but for a $10 donation you can request a song. Please bring friends and join us for an evening that truly is a celebration of women fighting cancer.

Saturday, May 1st
9th Annual Rock The Cure Concert
O'Gara's Garage
Doors open at 8pm, $15 cover charge for the whole night (excluding Storytellers)

7pm to 8pm: Brian Leighton Storytellers
Note: The Brian Leighton Storytellers session is SOLD OUT!

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND, INCLUDING THE FULL GB LEIGHTON EXPERIENCE ON SATURDAY!

8:30 to 10pm: Molly Maher and Her Disbelievers
A local critics' favorite, soulful singer and songwriter Molly Maher - joined by special guest appearances by her talented friends - will get the party started from 8:30 - 10pm with a rockin' performance of originals and covers. Star Tribune music writer Jon Bream has called Molly "the Twin Cities' Great Alt Hope".

10:30 to close: GB Leighton
GB Leighton playing originals and covers that will keep you on the dance floor all night. Whether you've seen the band before or not, we can guarantee that you've never seen them do a Rock The Cure show before! Fabulous energy, great fun - Brian himself is a cancer survivor, and he knows how important this cause is!

8pm to 11 pm: Silent Auction and merchandise sale
Once again, we'll be offering a selection of fabulous Rock The Cure t-shirts and hats, and holding a silent auction. Back by popular demand is a highlight of last year's silent auction - the Blue Door Pub dinner for 30 people, with a 90 minute acoustic set from our friends in the band Concentual. This party was a blast last year, and there's sure to be a bidding war again this time around! Get your friends together, go in on it as a group. Pat and Jeremy from the Blue Door Pub provided an amazing evening last summer, bringing burgers, wings, salad and more to our lucky winner's back yard.

Also available at our silent action are pink-ribbon NFL footballs autographed by Brett Favre and Matt Birk, autographed pink and black Swarm lacrosse game jersey, hotel and massage gift certificates, and more!

And don't forget: For a limited time only, Blue Door Pub Boobie Blucy Baskets
From Friday, April 30th through Mother's Day, May 8th, the Boobies are back! For $6, you get two blue cheese and garlic stuffed mini blucys, and your choice of tater tots or hand cut fries. It's a great, delicious deal, especially when you remember that $3 from every basket sold goes directly to Rock The Cure! And new this year, if you order one of the special tap beers selected to go with the Boobie basket deal, $1 from every pint will be donated as well. Keep an eye out for Blue Door Pub limited edition t-shirts that say "Fighting women's cancers one Boobie at a time"!

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please contact me at angie@rockthecure.org before March 20th. The levels are $1,000 and $500 to get a company logo on our event shirts, fliers and posters. For $100, you can list a business name on our shirts, or honor a woman who's fought breast, ovarian or any other women's cancer by putting her name on the shirt.

As always, we sincerely thank you for your continued support.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS:

Double-Platinum Level:
BCSI/Essential Care

Platinum Level:
The CW Television Network
Capital Beverage
Minnesota Swarm
Blue Door Pub
Willie's American Guitars
Allina Hospitals & Clinics

Gold Record Level:
Bailey Nursery
Rebel Ink
O'Gara's Garage
Winthrop & Weinstine
Caron Chiropractic Clinic
St. Paul Corner Drug
Central Pediatrics, P.A.