Festival rescued by spectator impressed with its mission
By Jori Kapla on February 25, 2020 •
By Jeff Pederson
for The Beacon
While the 2019 Unity Music Festival was billed as likely the final curtain call for the popular annual concert to benefit the Sheboygan County Cancer Care Fund, a new organizer has stepped forward to breathe new life into the 2020 edition of the show set for Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts in Sheboygan.
After launching the cancer care fundraiser in 2005, Unity Music Festival founder and organizer Mary Ann Waldbauer of Sheboygan Falls bowed out last year, following a highly successful run heading up the event.
With the Unity Music Festival’s future in serious doubt, Belgium resident Jon Bolker seized the opportunity to keep the community-based concert alive.
“Last year was actually the first time I had attended the Unity Music Festival,” Bolker said. “Even though I was not very familiar with the event, I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of the program and after hearing how it has helped so many families dealing with cancer over the years, I felt it just had to continue.”
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By Jori Kapla on February 25, 2020 •
By Jeff Pederson
for The Beacon
While the 2019 Unity Music Festival was billed as likely the final curtain call for the popular annual concert to benefit the Sheboygan County Cancer Care Fund, a new organizer has stepped forward to breathe new life into the 2020 edition of the show set for Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts in Sheboygan.
After launching the cancer care fundraiser in 2005, Unity Music Festival founder and organizer Mary Ann Waldbauer of Sheboygan Falls bowed out last year, following a highly successful run heading up the event.
With the Unity Music Festival’s future in serious doubt, Belgium resident Jon Bolker seized the opportunity to keep the community-based concert alive.
“Last year was actually the first time I had attended the Unity Music Festival,” Bolker said. “Even though I was not very familiar with the event, I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of the program and after hearing how it has helped so many families dealing with cancer over the years, I felt it just had to continue.”
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