For Immediate Release
October 13, 2008

"Frankie Meets Jimmy" - A Benefit Concert For Student Scholarships

The Stork Big Band and three Sinatra sing-alikes will perform at the concert to be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 in the Main Theater.

The Stork Big Band, a 17-piece band from the Family Club in San Francisco, will belt out the hits of the great composer Jimmy Van Heusen accompanied by three Frank Sinatra sing-alikes at a special benefit concert for the Cañada College Student Scholarship Fund.

The concert will be held Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Cañada College Main Theater, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City. Tickets are $25 and are available at the door or by calling (650) 306-3238.

Sinatra recorded more than 75 songs composed by Van Heusen. Van Heusen won four Oscars and an Emmy during his illustrious career. In his hefty catalog of more than 800 songs, at least 50 of them are undisputed standards, including "My Kind of Town," "Come Fly with Me," "Here's that Rainy Day," "Love and Marriage," "All the Way," and "Call Me Irresponsible."

“We’re very excited to have the opportunity to perform at Cañada for such a great cause,” said Robert Stiff, a member of The Stork Big Band and concert organizer. Stiff also served as a past president at the college. ‘I understand first-hand the types of challenges faced by our community college students so this is a very special concert for us.”

Current Cañada College President, Tom Mohr, said he was quick to jump at the chance to have The Stork Big Band play a benefit concert at the college.

“They are very popular in San Francisco and the entire Bay Area and we are fortunate to have them volunteer to perform a benefit concert to help our students,” he said.

For more information, contact Robert Hood, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, at hoodr@smccd.edu or 306-3340