Last night we concluded the Tour in Arlington, VA at Bailey's Pub and Grill. We had a great turnout and had our biggest fundraising night! From the first moment of the evening, there was a great vibe and atmosphere in the room. Bailey's graciously offered us some great appetizers and we had some very fancy pastries thanks to our friend Lauren Haas. We spent much of the night hanging out and heard from Andrew Briggs on the work of FIC this summer. There were a couple of gliches with the 'multi-media' side of the night, but in the end we were able to show the videos without too much trouble. Thanks so much to everyone who came out and supported Freedom In Creation, you made the event a huge success! We were so encouraged and look to build on this momentum in the coming months.
Now the summer work begins as Andrew Briggs heads to Uganda on Monday, June 29 followed by FIC partner Alex Mejias on July 5. We will be sending regular updates via our email list and Facebook group, so please join if you haven't yet!
Looking back on this tour, we can't help but look back on the all the people who came out and supported us and all the musicians, sound people, promoters, venue owners and more that made this tour the success that it was. We're sure we're forgetting someone, but here's a list of folks we'd like to thank:
Rachel Cunningham and all the folks at Awesome, Inc , Lexington, KY
Beth and Mark at The Water Heater, Roanoke, VA (thanks for the amazing meal!)
Lindsey Cline and Adam Forster with Virginia Living Television
Eddie and Dwight for providing sound in Culpeper, VA
Amanda Robinson at Gallery5, Richmond, VA
Irene Tavenner at the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA
Jaymee Martin at Try and Make, Charlottesville, VA
Piper Edwards and Bailey's Pub and Grill, Arlington, VA
Tim Ouyang, Andrew Chae, Luan Nguyen, Parker Stanley and Jim Barredo of Tim Be Told
Davis Gouldin, Alan Miller, Gor Narang, Sammy Stalcup (Alex Mejias' touring band)
John Neil, our incredible sound guy, we couldn't have done it without you!
Liz Miller, MVP volunteer of the tour!!
Adele Flanery, Jennie Davis, and Connie Pippin (thanks so much for sharing your beautiful art)
Joe Boulier, Marci Bour, Lauren Haas, Juliet Briggs, Caroline Briggs, Daniel Rubinstein and Nate Pankratz for helping make the Arlington, VA show a smash!
Matt Thomas for the amazing poster!
Heinz Musitronics, our favorite music shop, thanks for great equipment!
Brad Savage at 106.1 The Corner
Thanks again to everyone who came out and to everyone who helped out!!
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