The 36th annual Communithon fundraiser event will begin at 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, with the aim to raise $140,000 for the Weyburn United Way and their 13 member agencies.
This year’s event will include the first-ever Concert Jam event on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 1 to 9 p.m., with both days of events in the Cugnet Centre.
The Comp STARS Show Choir will open the Communithon and the day will be taken over with school performances through to 3:30 p.m. Local performers will entertain until 11 p.m., with The 7th Avenue performing as the house band in that time, and STARS will also perform as the closing act on stage.
“We’re proud to showcase local talent all day on Friday. We’ll have groups from all of the schools in Weyburn,” said Sabrina Kraft, president of the United Way and chair of Communithon.
She noted the host school, the Weyburn Comprehensive, will have their bands and choirs in addition to the STARS Show Choir. Friday’s entertainment will be broadcast live on Access 7, the community channel, along with being live-streamed on the United Way’s website at weyburnunitedway.com. The Concert Jam on Saturday, however, will not be broadcast, and the only way to see various groups perform will be to buy a ticket for the day.
There will be seven groups performing, with food catered by the Captain’s Hall throughout the day. The event is licensed, so there will be liquor available for patrons of the Concert Jam. The tickets, at $50 each, are available in advance, and will be on sale throughout the day on Friday, plus at the door on Saturday, with children under 12 getting in for free. “It’ll be a good family-friendly event, so we’re hoping lots of people will be interested in coming out to see the bands play,” said Kraft.
This year’s Communithon was promoted by the Superheroes, Comp students Taylor Cameron and Landon Field, and both will be present throughout the day Friday to lend their smiles and encouragement to the performers and attendees.
