"We're ready to rock, are you ready to rock?!"
--Ready 2 Rock, a 2016 Summer Camp band
Put on your party clothes and join us on Saturday, October 8, for the third annual Girls Rock Philly Community Gala, celebrating our 10th Anniversary! Doors open at 6pm, program starts at 7pm.
Girls Rock Philly stands on 10 YEARS OF AMAZING WORK that has brought together youth, musicians, educators, and friends passionate about transforming our Philadelphia soundscapes. Together we’re building liberatory futures through song and joy. We could not have gotten here without you! Come celebrate our tenth year with us -- everyone is invited!! Thinking about volunteering this year? Thinking about signing up a camper for our adult or youth camp? Maybe you just want to support youth in music? Join us at this all-ages event as we celebrate the community that makes Girls Rock Philly the dynamic, brilliant organization it is, and honor our sustainers, who help to keep our voices singing out! Spread the word; invite your family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, everyone!
The countdown has begun! Come to the gala for Special Guest Performers like BQF (13), Amazing live auction items like studio recording time (12), your favorite summer camp bands (11), special 10th Anniversary photobooth and other items (10), amazing Atlanta MC Sa-Roc (9), Weckerly's Ice Cream Cart and many delicious desserts! (8), delicious food, drinks and an open bar! (7), presentation of phillyRISING awards (6), amazing raffles from over 50 businesses and friends (5), live screen printing of our favorite GRP merch (3), and more!
The evening's celebrations will include:
- delicious food and drinks!
- DJ dance parties!
- GRP-style arts and crafts!
- a timemachine photo booth!
- fabulous raffles and live auction
- open bar!
- special guest performances from Sa-Roc (ATL), Black Quantum Futurism, ATM Data, and more!
- and amazing performances from our youth participants!
It's going to be GRP's biggest party ever!! Invite your friends to the Facebook event! Consider making a tax-deductible donation here today!
"[T]he ways that we think and speak as a community make me feel better as a female and as a person. I love all of the things, diversity and ... acceptance. I don't think that I could ever otherwise feel ... thorough communication and understanding within a group, and especially through music. At this point, I not only look forward to Girls Rock Philly, but I cannot imagine my life without it."
--Willow, youth program participant
Sliding Scale General Admission Tickets
General admission tickets are sliding scale. Become a sustainer today and get in free to the gala! A sustainer generously donates on a monthly basis, and GRP's 100+ sustainers are a celebrated and important part of our community. GA Tickets may be purchased for any amount $25 and above, and we encourage you to set your own price. The suggested ticket price of $60 represents the minimum amount a sustainer pledges to GRP for a full year. A portion of your ticket is tax-deductible!
Here are some of the things your ticket purchase could provide for GRP!
Purchasing a ticket at.....
$25 covers your entry to the gala.
*$60 (suggested ticket price) covers your entry plus a donation towards a month of drop-in programming for one youth participant.
$125 covers your entry plus a donation towards a full semester of after-school lessons for one youth participant.
$450 covers your entry plus a donation towards sending one youth participant to summer camp!
Youth Tickets
Our 10th Anniversary wouldn't be the same without our youth, and we want to see as many of you there as possible! Youth who are present or past participants in any GRP program get in for free (reserve tickets at the Youth Participant level). Youth who are not involved in GRP programming can purchase sliding scale tickets for $5 and up at the Youth Non-Program Participant level.
"I used to be a huge perfectionist. But being in a band, you can't expect perfection every time. Sometimes you mess up. And when you mess up during a show, you just kind of keep going and do something to fill the space.... I stopped being so hard on myself. I just keep going." -Marquita, after-school participant
Donate a Sponsored Ticket
Help make this event accessible to the entire GRP community! If you would like to donate a ticket for someone on our waiting list, please use the Sponsor a Ticket level. Donations towards sponsored tickets are tax-deductible. THANK YOU!
Request a Sponsored Ticket
Email [email protected] and include "Gala Waiting List" in the subject. As folks sign up to sponsor tickets, we will be contacting those on the waiting list to confirm your attendance.
About Girls Rock Philly
GRP is a volunteer-based non-profit dedicated to empowering girls and young women through music education and mentoring. We are a 501(c)(3) organization as designated by the IRS. Visit our website for more info about Girls Rock Philly!
"Self-love, self-respect, and self-worth
That's love....
Be true to yourself
Don't be any body else
Be you and only you
It could be old or new
Just do the best that you can do."
--G-Squad, a 2016 Summer Camp band
Did you have a great time at the gala last year?? Or you weren't there but want to see how awesome it was? Check out all the videos on our youtube channel and our website!
"[Attending grp] will help me expand as a musician, gaining the confidence I need to play in front of people. This can also help me as a person and teach me how to work better with other people and try to put myself out there more. I would like to make a career out of music and I think this ... can give me more experience in a different environment and not just my school’s band." --Grace, summer camper
