Flight of the Elephant, an illustrated concert
What is it? It’s a way to get involved to raise funds and awareness about the fact that the African Elephant is facing extinction. Is it sad? No, it’s funny, poignant, touching, and engaging. Will people like it? Yes, and it’s a way to engage new audiences! Is it playable? Yes! this can be played by a variety of skill levels. Will you send me the slides? You betcha! This comes as a plug and play system! Buy the BOOK.
This looks awesome, what else can accompany the performance?
The original performance was accompanied by the sculptural work of Stacey Holloway.
The Performance tells a story, are there Books?
Yes! There are lovely books with illustrations by Jime Wimmer! Are they available for the performance? Yes, while supplies last. How much should we sell them for? We ask that you sell each book for $15 to benefit WildAid. How do I sell them? We’ll send you an Eventbrite link and a swiper that will work with either an android or iphone. Or people can make checks out directly to WildAid.
Could we bring the posters?
You bet! We’d love to exhibit the poster show, and sell them to benefit WildAid! email Amy to find out more! amy@designtoprotect.org or if you’d like to talk to a real person call 405-313-7076, best times are T/TH 9am-12pm CST
How did you get started?
One day I had a particularly bad day; students were unprepared and completely unapologetic. So I went home to zombie out in front of the TV, and the first story I saw was about how the African elephant was projected to be extinct by 2026 due to poaching. And I thought, unbelievable, didn’t we fix this once already? Really, this is who we are as a species?! I was utterly dejected and then immediately livid! I was reminded of the quote from Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues where Arnold Epstein says,
“You're a witness. You're always standing around watching what's happening, scribbling in your book what other people do. You have to get in the middle of it. You have to take sides. Make a contribution to the fight. Any fight. The one you believe in.”
Join us in helping wildAID by bringing this fundraising concert to your University or zoo!
Special thanks to the Kirkpatrick Foundation who made all of this possible!
And here’s our most recent presentation from the CBDNA Conference (College Band Directors National Association), just in case you missed us!
And here’s a part of our performance at the OKC Zoo as part of The Animal Conference. Rex, the elephant, sure liked it!
And this, because oh, so charming! Hats also off to the teacher, what a great analogy for a book report! (name redacted, used with parental permission)
