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Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural Battle of the Dad Bands, an epic rock-and-roll showdown benefiting local charities slated for 6 p.m., Friday, November 6, at the Hangar Theatre, Ithaca.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased through the Hangar Theatre website at https://hangartheatre.org/event/battle-of-the-dad-bands.

The first "Rock and Roll Challenge for Charity" will feature local amateur bands performing 15-minute sets competing on behalf of their chosen nonprofit organizations.
Audience voting will select the winning band and their cause – first place will garner half of the prize money, second place one-third, and third place one-sixth.

Bands scheduled to perform include:
· The Dead Wooly Buggers;
· Patchwork Down;
· Dad on Arrival;
· Scratched Vinyl;
· The Amalgamators;
· Viagra Falls;
· The Time Riders;
· Burning Sensations;
· with special guests FOGG and the Teenage Dirtband.

The event is made possible through the support of BSI Production, The Hangar Theatre, and Ithaca Guitar Works.

“Dad Band” is a gender-neutral term for an amateur group of musicians who get together to play their favorite music for the love of rock and roll in someone’s basement, neighborhood fests, and their friends’ parties.
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Please contact Matt Montague at mattmontague99@gmail.com or 607 280 7121 to learn about sponsorships, for media inquiries, or for general information.

Here’s how it works
For your $5.00 admission/ticket price , you receive 4 Paddles and Chips
(With matching numbers for bidding)
Chips are placed into the large drawing bin for the auction.
When we auction an item, you decide how many chances /paddles to bid with.
For each chance/bid , you place one quarter into the cup on your table and raise your paddle(s)
If we draw your number, you win the item.
If a number is drawn and there is no bidder , we keep going until someone wins.
Preview items /baskets at 6pm
Paddles up at 630 pm
All proceeds go towards June’s Journey to buy gifts for the local nursing home residents .
We hope you can join

We're excited to announce our first pet supply drive to benefit our furry friends 🐶 at The Broome County Humane Society. The Foam It trolley will be at the the Tractor Supply Co. in November collecting supplies for homeless animals in our community. We're looking to collected pet related donations like food, toys, clothing, etc.

👇See details below👇

Event details:
📆Saturday, November 14th
🕞10AM - 2PM
📍Vestal Tractor Supply
Help us fill the trolley with donations to benefits pets in need🐾

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will once again host a Christmas Cookie sale to benefit CHOW. All the cookies are homemade! Come early, this sells out every year! Thank you so much for your support!