Suits That Rock is back and celebrating 10 years of performing for a cause. On Saturdays, June 17 and 24, forty local business and community leaders will take to the Otto M. Budig stage at The Carnegie for Suits That Rock X: A Decade of Greatest Hits.
Each year Suits performers leave the boardroom behind to get on stage and raise money for youth arts education programming at The Carnegie. Over the past 10 years, concerts have raised $683,569 and that money has made a huge impact:
· More than 316,000 arts education hours provided to students,
· More than 30,000 students impacted,
· More than 60 schools and organizations involved.
“It’s been an incredible 10 years of concerts from Suits That Rock, and they keep getting better and better,” said Katie Brass, Executive Director of The Carnegie. “We’re so thankful for the generosity the Suits have shown to The Carnegie and the impact they’ve had on countless children in our programs.”
In honor of the 10-year milestone, the Suits will pay homage to past performances bringing back their greatest hits including songs such as Hotel California, Lady Marmalade, and Smooth. They’ll also add 13 new songs to the list including Can’t Stop the Feeling, Edge of Seventeen, and You Belong With Me.
While the core roster of Suits remains the same from year to year, each year a handful of guest Suits join the lineup. Joining this year are Rick Dews, Global Senior Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing for Milacron; Steve Tebeau, President of InnerCircle; Matt Godsted, Assistant Vice President, Western & Southern Financial Group; and Brent Seelmeyer, President, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati.
“This year’s show once again offers a divers collection of high energy songs – more than half are crowd favorites from the nine shows, but we are adding quite a few bonus tracks that we think will be future greatest hits,” said John Domaschko, Suits That Rock co-founder. “With all that and some great guest Suits, it’s no wonder that Suits That Rock are having more fun than ever!”
Tickets to Suits That Rock X: A Decade of Greatest Hits are $60 for Mezzanine, $85 for Orchestra, per person (reserved seat), and include a commemorative Suits That Rock mug, light bites, and of course a rockin’ good time. A cash bar and valet parking will be available. Doors open at 7 p.m. each evening with performances kicking off at 8 p.m.
Tickets will be available starting Tuesday, May 16 by calling The Carnegie Box Office at (859) 957-1940 (Tues – Fri, noon – 5pm) or online at www.thecarnegie.com.
2017 Suits That Rock Line Up
Cliff Adams – CCM faculty member and musical tradesman
Sheila Baker – Team Leaderr,Keller Williams Associate Partners
Ramona Blaine – Talent Placement Director, AlliedBarton Security Services
Gary Bockelman – Chief Operating Officer, Wood & Lamping LLP
Tom Bosse – Principal, Bosse Law, PLLC
Paul Bromwell – Chief Information Officer, Frost Brown Todd LLC
Sarah Cameron – Associate Attorney, Commercial Litigation, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
Kevin Canafax – Midwest Vice President Public Affairs, Fidelity Investments
John Caulfield – Senior Vice President – Finance, Phillips Edison and Company
Don Clare – Retired Emergency Room nurse
Elaine Diehl – On air host, Cincinnati Public Radio, WGUC, 90.9
Jan Diehl – Director of Bands and Music Teacher, Guardian Angels School
John Domaschko – PBS Foundation Board member and former CPA/interim President, Vision 2015
David Ellis – Managing Director and Private Wealth Advisor, UBS Financial Services
Dick Felger – Vice President and part owner, PAR Excellence Systems
Mark Fischer – Professor of Physics, Mount St. Joseph University
Larry Flemer – Retired Attorney
Mickey Foellger – Retired Family Court Circuit Judge, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Gregg Fusaro – Regional development partner, Capital Investment Group
Nancy Grayson – Director of Strategic Initiatives, Northern Kentucky Education Council
Ed Hughes – Retired president, Gateway Community & Technical College
Kathy Laverde – Financial Advisor, Mercury Financial and a member of the Cincinnati Estate Planning Council
Melissa Lutz – Principal/Director of Marketing, Champlin Architecture
Dave Miller – Retired President, Buddy Roger’s Music
Susan Morgan – Vice President, American Mortgage Service Co
Graeme Murray – Independent Consultant and Mission Worker
Lenny Murray – Broker/Owner, Murray Real Estate Associates
Ken Poleyeff – Application Architect, Cornerstone Brands
Chuck Reed – President, River City Productions
Mills Rouse – Attorney, Rouse & Rouse, PSC
Tim Ryan – Associate Director of Sales, Florence Freedom Professional Baseball and Principal, Creative development, management, and distribution, Kaleb Hensley Productions
Tim Schigel – Fund Manager, Fund of Funds at Cintrifuse
Greg Shumate – Corporate and Commercial Lawyer, Frost, Brown, Todd
Melissa Singer-Reed – Vice President, Business Development, Planes Companies
Mark Tipton – Licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer, Tufts Schildmeyer Funeral Home
Gary Wright – Senior Managing Director, Integra Realty Resources
2017 Guest Suits
Rick Dews – Global Senior Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Milacron
Steve Tebeau – President, InnerCircle
Matt Godsted – Assistant Vice President, Western & Southern Financial Group
Brent Seelmeyer – President, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati
2017 Suits That Rock Sponsors
Gold Sponsors – PNC Bank, Toyota, QualIT Resources, Fidelity Investments
Silver Sponsors – Art Design Consultants, C-Forward, Champlin Architecture, Deloitte, Rumpke, Scooter Media, The Tapke Dusing Group – Robert W. Baird & Co., UBS Financial Services
Bronze Sponsors – American Mortgage, Chris and Valerie Bopp, Dinsmore, Marian Development Group, Riverpoint, Sara and Michelle Vance Waddell, Ultimate Air Shuttle, Western & Southern Financial Group
Copper – Buddy Roger’s Music, InnerCircle, Ken and Bernice Reeder, VonLehman CPA & Advisory Firm
Print Sponsor – OneTouchPoint
The Carnegie is Northern Kentucky’s largest multidisciplinary arts venue providing theatre events, educational programs and art exhibitions to the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community. The Carnegie facility is home to The Carnegie Galleries, the Otto M. Budig Theatre, and the Eva G. Farris Education Center. More information about The Carnegie is available at www.thecarnegie.com or by calling (859) 491-2030.
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