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AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival Announces End After 12 Years

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Saturday, May 13, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, May 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank has announced the end of the popular AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival after bringing together dozens of award-winning musical acts, blues lovers, volunteers, and Food Bank supporters to Embarcadero Marina Park North for the past twelve years.

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  • The annual fundraiser event, hosted by the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, has ended due to inflationary pressures and soaring overhead costs
    SAN DIEGO, May 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank has announced the end of the popular AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival after bringing together dozens of award-winning musical acts, blues lovers, volunteers, and Food Bank supporters to Embarcadero Marina Park North for the past twelve years.
  • "AimLoan.com's support of the Blues Festival was an integral part of the event's success from its inception, and we extend our deepest gratitude to Vince for his significant contributions and generous support of the San Diego Blues Festival and the Food Bank's critical hunger-relief mission."
  • Vince Kasperick founded the AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival in partnership with Event Producer, Michael Kinsman, and the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank in 2011.
  • Over the years, the AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival has attracted thousands of local and out-of-town visitors to the downtown San Diego waterfront to enjoy a day of renowned musical artists playing live on two stages from morning to sunset.

SAN DIEGO RECOGNIZED BY OVATION TV FOR ITS STAND FOR THE ARTS INITIATIVE

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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SAN DIEGO , July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ovation TV, America's premier arts network, today announced that it has recognized San Diego as part of its national and local Stand For The Arts initiative that encourages community support for local artists and arts organizations. With arts and culture providing millions of dollars in economic activity and employing thousands of people in San Diego, the initiative encourages support of the arts and arts organizations essential to the economic and mental health recovery from the covid pandemic.

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  • SAN DIEGO, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ovation TV, America's premier arts network, today announced that it has recognized San Diego as part of its national and local Stand For The Arts initiative that encourages community support for local artists and arts organizations.
  • In support of local access to the arts, Mayor Todd Gloria presented a $10,000 Stand For The Arts Award to WorldBeat Cultural Center, funded by Ovation TV, that will be used for 2022 programming.
  • "We're excited to have Ovation shine a spotlight on San Diego as part of its Stand For The Arts initiative, and we're especially proud to see our own WorldBeat Cultural Center celebrated nationally," stated Mayor Gloria.
  • Added Charles Segars, CEO of Ovation TV and Founder of Stand For The Arts: "Ovation and Stand For The Arts are pleased to highlight the arts community of San Diego.

THE SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION AND SYCUAN CASINO RESORT PRESENT $1.1 MILLION DONATION TO THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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SAN DIEGO, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the San Diego Symphony announces that the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and Sycuan Casino Resort has made a $1.1 million donation – the single largest cash gift ever given to the Arts and Culture sector by a sovereign tribal nation in Southern California. The historic gift is given to the Symphony's The Future is HEAR campaign and operational support of the Symphony's many wide-ranging artistic and community programs. Sycuan's gift brings The Future is HEAR campaign total raised to date to $123.5 million of its $125 million campaign goal.  In recognition of this gift, the Symphony will establish the Sycuan Community Plaza at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. The unveiling of this newly named space at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park will occur prior to the 2022 Conrad Prebys Opening Night Concert on June 24, 2022.

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  • SAN DIEGO, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, the San Diego Symphony announces that the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and Sycuan Casino Resort has made a $1.1 million donation the single largest cash gift ever given to the Arts and Culture sector by a sovereign tribal nation in Southern California.
  • "We are honored to present this donation to the San Diego Symphony in support of their many local artistic community programs," said Cody Martinez, Chairman, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation.
  • Historically, Sycuan's partnership with the San Diego Symphony goes back two decades and includes nearly $2 million in donations.
  • The Sycuan Tribal Government operates one of the region's premier Indian gaming and resort facilities, Sycuan Casino Resort.