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The 10th Annual Friends of Sunset Beach Fundraiser - February 21, 2020

Friends of Sunset Beach is gearing up for the tenth annual fundraiser, Celebrating the Arts, on Saturday, February 22, 2020  from 5:30 – 10 p.m. at Waimea Valley Pikake Pavilion. The evening includes live music,  food and beverage from Ke Nui Kitchen, and silent and live auctions with art from some of Hawaii’s most sought after artists. Our featured artist this year is Laie’s Jack Soren. He’s having a big year and we are stoked to have him close out the live auction with a new original piece. 

All of the money raised goes directly to providing the supplies and salaries for art and music instructors to teach at Sunset Beach Elementary.

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Celebrating the Arts fundraiser at Waimea Valley - February 20, 2019

Friends of Sunset Beach (FOSB), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing art and music education to the North Shore community’s youth, today announced their ninth annual fundraiser, Celebrating the Arts... Live performances by Landon McNamara, Tyke James from NBC’s The Voice, Tiara Hernandez and other special guests will round out a night of silent and live auctions with art from some of Hawaii’s most accomplished professionals. Each year, the ticket sales and art auction sales from this event raise money to provide the supplies and salaries for educated art and music instructors to teach at Sunset Beach Elementary...
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9th Annual Friends of Sunset Beach Fundraiser - February 20, 2019

KHON2 (HONOLULU) - It's all about keeping the arts alive on Oahu's North Shore! They'll be celebrating the arts this weekend with the 9th Annual Friends of Sunset Beach Fundraiser. Tiara Hernandez, a Sunset Beach Elementary School music teacher, joined us this morning with all of the details....
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Living 808 - 9th Annual Friends of Sunset Beach Fundraiser - February 19, 2019

HONOLULU (KHON2) - The 9th Annual Friends of Sunset Beach Fundraiser is one of the North Shore’s most magical evenings, with live music, special guests, food and beverage from Ke Nui Kitchen, and silent and live auctions with art from some of Hawaii’s most accomplished professionals. The ticket sales and art auction sales from this event raise money to provide the supplies and salaries for educated art and music instructors to teach at Sunset Beach Elementary, neither art nor music education are in the public school’s budget. So without this night, the K-6 students would not have any arts education...
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Friends of Sunset Beach Fundraiser 2019

Keep art and music education alive for North Shore youth. …Each year, the ticket sales and art auction sales from this event raise money to provide the supplies and salaries for educated art and music instructors to teach at Sunset Beach Elementary. Funds raised also help fuel community art enrichment programs, like purchasing digital equipment for North Shore Cinematography Club, providing needed materials and mirrors for a hula halau in Waialua and financial support for the North Shore Ballet School...
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