billy joe shaver & the heart of texas band
| DATE | CITY | STATE | VENUE |
| 25-July | Bryan | TX | Lakeside Icehouse & Grill |
| 26-July | Luckenbach | TX | Luckenbach Dancehall |
| 30-July | Austin | TX | Antone's Benefit for Common Threadz |
| 15-Aug | Port Aransas | TX | Back Porch Bar |
| 16-Aug | New Braunfels | TX | Billy's Icehouse |
| 23-Aug | Carthage | TX | Alamo Bar |
| 30-Aug | Winnsboro | TX | Crossroads Coffee & Music |
| 5-Sep | Fort Worth | TX | McDavid Studio |
| 6-Sep | Ruston | LA | The Dawghouse |
| 9- Sep | Kristiansand | Norway | The Protest Festival |
| 20- Sep | The Woodlands | TX | Dosey Doe |
| 26-Sep | Oklahoma City | OK | Blue Note Lounge |
| 27-Sep | Tulsa | OK | Mercury Lounge |
| 28-Sep | Kansas City | MO | Knuckleheads Saloon |
| 18-Oct | Starkville | MS | Johnny Cash Flower Pickin' |
COMMONTHREADZ BENEFIT CONCERT
FEATURING BILLY JOE SHAVER AND MORE!
A NIGHT OF
MUSIC AT ANTONE’S JULY 30TH TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS
OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
AND PROVIDE SCHOOL UNIFORMS TO CHILDREN IN NEED IN SOUTH
AFRICA
July 9, 2008
CommonThreadz (www.CommonThreadz.org) is an Austin-based
501(c)(3) nonprofit that is working to provide orphans and
vulnerable children in the developing world with the chance
of an education and social acceptance by providing them with
school uniforms that they need in order to go to school. We
also raise awareness and funds for other nonprofits through
our line of socially-conscious apparel. For every t-shirt we
sell, CommonThreadz gives a school uniform to an orphan or
vulnerable child in the developing world. Our apparel is
available at
http://www.commonthreadz.org/shop.
Chances are
you did not know that in many developing countries not
having a school uniform means that you are not allowed to go
to school, or that by not having one you wear the stigma of
having AIDS. In Africa alone, millions of children have
never set foot in a school because they cannot afford the
required uniform. While some forms of aid can encourage
dependency, the uniforms allow students to create their own
strength.
CommonThreadz will celebrate its launch with a benefit
concert featuring the legendary Billy Joe Shaver <http://www.billyjoeshaver.com>
and other leading musicians from the Austin area at
Antone’s July 30th. Doors open and opening bands begin at
6PM. Billy Joe Shaver and his band will begin their show at
9PM. Tickets are $15 and are available at Antones.net. VIP
upstairs table tickets are also available for $50 each (4
tickets minimum).
The
CommonThreadz benefit featuring Billy Joe Shaver will also
include a display of all of the t-shirt designs that have
been donated for CommonThreadz’ apparel line and a silent
auction with generous items donated from local Austin
businesses and organizations.
For more information, please contact:
Zac Folk
Executive Director
CommonThreadz
zac@commonthreadz.org
512-913-9369