The 3rd Annual *Accelerated* Cure Project Halloween Concert
Halloween, MS and Other Scary Things Why has the named changed from "Boston Cure Project" to "Accelerated Cure Project"?	Sunday, October 23, 2005, 3-5pm Pleasant Street Congregational Church 75 Pleasant Street, Arlington, MA

Our splendid 2005 concert raised over $2,700 for the Accelerated Cure Project.

Overview: Why this concert is happening

Recent research seeking a cure for Multiple Sclerosis has been enthusiastic, active, and rather random.

Art Mellor is an Arlington, MA resident whose response to receiving a diagnosis of MS has been to seek to build an organized framework for this research, focusing on discovering the cause (or causes) of the disease (or diseases). The Boston Cure Project is the remarkable organization he founded in 2001.

In 2005 the BCP has gone national! With the support of the John Hancock Long Term Care Group, the BCP is becoming the Accelerated Cure Project <http://www.acceleratedcure.org/>, recognizing that Boston is not the only city where MS exits - and recognizing that MS is not the only disease that can benefit from Art's vision of an organized plan for accelerating the research on multi-faceted diseases.

Why does this subject matter so much to me? I was diagnosed with MS in 1988, and am now using a cane full-time. But I can recognize and support a good idea when I see it. And I can still organize a concert - and sing.

Flyers: This year we have two versions of the flier available, so please download one in color or black & white, and share it around!

Ticket sales:

For details on what we need each year in a Ticket Sales Director, visit the LeedsCarroll Accelerated Cure concert web-site home page.

How many tickets can each performer sell? Who can sell the most? We're thinking of holding a contest among the performers in 2005 - but others are welcome to compete as well. What's a good prize?

To purchase tickets for this year's concert, contact Ruth at 617 734-7820 or SingtoCureMStix@hotmail.com .

Note: Remind friends who Cry Poor that this is not merely a concert, but a fund-raiser for a very worthy cause. They get good music and the satisfaction of making a donation to the Accelerated Cure Project!

Fundraising ideas:

1) We’d like to ask people, whether they can attend the concert or not, to “Sponsor a Singer.” Visit our Sponsor-a-Singer page to download PDF or Word copies of sign-up sheets and information that you can use among your friends, colleagues and family.

2) To make electronic donations using a secure credit-card web site:

• Visit the Accelerated Cure Project web site
• Click on the "Contribute" button at the top of the screen to access the Contribute page.
• Click on the "Click Here to Donate Now" button (about half-way down the page)
• Enter the donation amount
• In the "Designation" field enter just "Concert", or "Concert" plus the name of the singer you'd like to sponsor

3) Program ads.

We actually have two categories of ads - visit the attached sponsorship/ads page for more info.

1. Corporate sponsorships
2. Small-business or non-profit ads

Note: even though the program is at the printer's, we still plan to include an errata and additions sheet - so you can still sell ads for the program! In fact, sponsors can see their names placed on the ACP concert web page any time.

Venue: We had such success at the Pleasant Street Congregational Church (75 Pleasant Street, Arlington, MA) in October 2003 that we've decided to return there this year.

More information will be here as it comes in.

Rehearsal Tuesday, October 18, 7-9pm

We have the Pleasant Street Church reserved for a rehearsal the Tuesday evening before the concert. Other rehearsals can be planned at other venues, before or after that date, and we can also arrive a bit early at the church on the day of the concert to run a few things as needed.

Sarah Nels (sarah at acceleratedcure.org - our ACP contact) will also be putting usher, ticket sales, etc volunteers through their paces that Tuesday evening - if you know someone who might want to attend as a volunteer, let her know!

Program and Performers:

Piece	Composer	Performer(s)
La Reine de Coeur, La Courte Paille	Francis Poulenc	Marion Leeds Carroll pianist: Thomas Dawkins
Waldesgesprach	Robert Schumann	Susan Swan pianist David Goldhirsch
Der Doppelganger	Franz Schubert	Susan Swan pianist David Goldhirsch
Jabberwocky	John Duke	Jennifer Marcellana pianist Michelle Coolidge
Mein schöner Stern!	Robert Schumann	Sue Halliday pianist Thomas Dawkins
I Hear an Army	Samuel Barber	Peter Schmidt pianist Michelle Coolidge
Black Swan, from The Medium	Gian Carlo Menotti	Megan Tillmann pianist Michelle Coolidge
The Choirmaster's Burial (or The Tenor Man's Story)	Benjamin Britten	Matthew DiBattista pianist Michelle Coolidge
Connais-tu le pays, from Mignon	Ambroise Thomas	Janine Wanée pianist Thomas Dawkins
I am portraying a farm girl, from Die Fledermaus	Johann Strauss	Devin Dukes pianist: David Goldhirsch
INTERMISSION
Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante, from Carmen	Georges Bizet	Maryann Mootos pianist: Eric Schwartz
Nedda, rimani!, from I Pagliacci	Ruggero Leoncavallo	Gary Thies, Maryann Mootos pianist: Eric Schwartz
Brother Will, Brother John	American folk song	Gary Thies pianist: Eric Schwartz
Song of the Vagabonds, from The Vagabond King	Rudolf Friml	Edward Kruczynski pianist: Eric Schwartz
Un bel di, from Madama Butterfly	Giacomo Puccini	Miho Sato pianist: Eric Schwartz
Salvatelo...Gia mi di con venal...Vissi d'arte, from Tosca	Giacomo Puccini	Gary Thies, Miho Sato pianist: Eric Schwartz
Son geloso del zefiro errante, from La Sonnambula	Vincenzo Bellini	Megan Tillmann, Matthew DiBattista pianist Michelle Coolidge
Stride la vampa, from Il Trovatore	Giuseppe Verdi	Michelle Wright pianist: David G. Baker
Epiphany/A Little Priest, from Sweeney Todd	Stephen Sondheim	Dave Leigh, Janine Wanee pianist David Goldhirsch
Einst träumte meiner sel'gen Base, from Der Freischutz	Carl Maria von Weber	Devin Dukes pianist: David Goldhirsch

Marion Leeds Carroll bostoncure at leedscarroll.com