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First-night'ers stepped into a kaleidoscope of activities created just for First Night Monterey! This New Year's Eve, historic downtown Monterey was transformed by the magic that influences the visual and performing arts. It became a place where time stands still and collides together, a place where your imagination (and a First Night Button!) was all you needed to experience over 75 performances in 25 different venues - a place where lights danced off of buildings, Impressionist artists danced through the streets, and music streamed from every direction.
First Night Monterey is a coming-together of the community, where participants share in the activities.
FNM is a private non-profit organization that conducts year-round community outreach and arts education workshops that culminate at the landmark New Year's Eve celebration.
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First Night Monterey, now in its seventeenth year as the premiere celebration of art, imagination, and creativity in Monterey County, is launching a new campaign to rally community support. Fund-raising in this year's economic climate has been an amazing challenge. In light of that we have started a "17 for 17" Campaign. We are asking anyone who has experienced First Night and has not donated in the past, to donate $17, $170, $1700 or more to help keep the event growing this year.
We are asking you to support our local artists and help ensure that this year's Celebration is affordable for everyone and remains free for children under 5.
It's simple to make your donation: click the donation button below or on the right to donate on our secure site, via PayPal or credit or debit card. Donors can also mail checks to First Night Monterey's mailing address, P.O. Box 185, Monterey, CA 93942.
Unless you prefer to be anonymous, your name will appear in a press release, on the donors page of firstnightmonterey.org website and in the official program guide published in the Monterey Herald and distributed at the event and downloadable on the First Night Monterey website.
"For seventeen years, Monterey has been hosting a spectacular event featuring a number of our most talented artists and performers, bringing people from all of walks of life together in a uniquely Monterey celebration," said Ellen Martin, Executive Director for First Night Monterey. "We're asking for people across the Central Coast to donate to the campaign, in order to allow more artists to be included in this celebration."
First Night Monterey is a nonprofit charitable organization 501(c) and your donation is tax deductible. You will receive an letter acknowledging your donation for tax purposes.
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