Opening Night VIP Discovery Package

Behind-the-scenes access for donors who help to keep the Festival FREE and accessible SING THE TRUTH is a dazzling evening of song honoring the music and spirit of great women in jazz, folk, R&B, gospel, and the blues. ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO, DIANNE REEVES, and LIZZ WRIGHT—three of today’s most acclaimed female vocalists—continue the legacies of recently departed legends Miriam Makeba, Abbey Lincoln, and Odetta, performing music by a range of women who influenced and were influenced by them, from Billie Holiday to Lauryn Hill.

The First Niagara Hospitality Lounge

All VIP Discovery Package buyers are welcome to watch performances from backstage while enjoying the First Niagara Hospitality Lounge, with drinks and snacks and opportunities to mingle with other Festival supporters and VIPs. The Lounge is directly next to the Festival Elm Stage and allows access to the VIP seating at the front of the stage.

Your Opening Night VIP Discovery Package includes benefits at the following levels:

$1,000 Opening Night Host

VIP concert seats, artist receptions & more:

• Invitation for two (2) to the Festival Chairman’s Dinner on June 16th at 5:00 p.m. at the Graduate Club with special guest Philippe Petit
• Two (2) Reserved VIP seats and passes to the First Niagara Hospitality Lounge on the New Haven Green for opening night concert Sing the Truth! on June 16th at 7:00 p.m.
• Invitation for two (2) to an exclusive post performance toast and dessert reception with opening night artists Angélique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and Lizz Wright at the Graduate Club

Continue Celebrating Sing the Truth! with two (2) Reserved seats to the Ideas Panels:

• Reflections on Justice and Freedom’s Journey with Rev. Bernard Lafayette Jr. (June 23rd at 3:00 p.m.)
• Reflections on Art and Freedom’s Journey with Winfred Rembert (June 24th at 3:00 p.m.)
• Two (2) complimentary tickets to opening night performance of Kyle Abraham’s The Radio Show on June 19th at 8:00 p.m.
• Four (4) additional passes to the First Niagara Hospitality Lounge for Headliner Concerts

$500 Opening Night Premiere Supporter

VIP concert seats, artist receptions & more:

• Two (2) Reserved VIP seats and passes to the First Niagara Hospitality Lounge on the New Haven Green for opening night concert Sing the Truth! on June 16th at 7:00 p.m.

Two (2) Reserved seats to the Ideas Panels:

• Reflections on Justice and Freedom’s Journey with Rev. Bernard Lafayette Jr. (June 23rd at 3:00 p.m.)
• Reflections on Art and Freedom’s Journey with Winfred Rembert (June 24th at 3:00 p.m.)
• Two (2) additional passes to the First Niagara Hospitality Lounge for Headliner Concerts

$250 Opening Night Supporter

• Two (2) passes to the First Niagara Hospitality Lounge on the New Haven Green for opening night concert Sing the Truth! on June 16th at 7:00 p.m.

Package Options Host$1,000.00 USD Premiere Supporter$500.00 USD Supporter$250.00 USD For more information or to order by phone, contact Patrick J Dunn at 203.498.3704.