WATERTOWN, N.Y. -- Not only do you get the concert, but you can also get a seat on an Uncle Sam's Boat Cruise.
I'm not really familiar with Grand Funk Railroad, but I guess I knew more than I realized. 'Some Kind of Wonderful', 'Time Machine', 'Heartbreaker' and more.
And as usual, the proceeds go to a good cause. The 1 World Foundation also helps those with developmental disabilities.
Details and Ticket Information from the DPAO:
Tickets are on-sale now for 1 World Foundation’s 16th Annual Rock & Roll Oldies Show … Mark Farner … Former Lead Singer and Guitarist of Grand Funk Railroad … scheduled for Friday, September 9th at 8 p.m. at the Bonnie Castle Resort in Alexandria Bay.
Gold Tickets priced at $50, include Reserved Seating for the show along with an Uncle Sam’s Boat Cruise. General Admission Tickets are available for $30. Tickets may be purchased by calling DPAO at
782-0044 or visit DPAO.ORG. General Admission Tickets are also available at the Alex Bay, Clayton and Watertown Kinney Drugs Store locations.
Mark Farner IS the engine that took the original Grand Funk Railroad, one of rock music’s most successful groups, to the top of the charts.
As their lead vocalist, lead guitarist and principle songwriter the group made a beeline to rock stardom following their show-stealing performance before 180,000 people at the Atlanta International Pop Festival in 1969.
Capitol Records was soon on board releasing the band’s appropriately titled first album, On Time, which included such timeless Mark Farner compositions as “Time Machine”, “High On A Horse”, “Heartbreaker”,
“Into The Sun and Can’t Be Too Long”. Within weeks it was certified
RIAA Gold.
The critically acclaimed 2006 album For The People – Mark Farner The
Rock Patriot, is no cliché. It’s powerful pop, political – pure Mark Farner Funk, rivaling his best recordings. It convincingly demonstrates that Mark has lost none of his vocal vibrato or virtuosity as a guitarist or songwriter. Forty years after Mark Farner was star struck with overwhelming success, with 30 million records sold
(12 RIAA Certified Platinum and 15 Certified Gold Albums), Mark Farner’s train keeps a rollin’.
For more information call DPAO at 1-800-533-2859 or 782-0044 or visit DPAO.ORG. General Admission Tickets are also available at the
Alex Bay, Clayton and Watertown Kinney Drugs Store locations.
1 World Foundation would like to thank the following sponsors, supporters, companies and organizations that are providing funding and/or services for the 16th Annual Rock & Roll Oldies Show.
They include: DPAO, DPAO Foundation, Your Local Toyota Dealers (Waite Toyota in Watertown and TJ Toyota in Potsdam), Bonnie Castle Resort, Volunteer Transportation Center, Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Kinney Drugs, He Yee Dao Karate Association, Watertown Savings Bank, Rose & Kiernan, Uncle Sam Boat Tours, Mike & Jan Joyce,
Jefferson Rehabilitation Center (JRC), St. Lawrence NYSARC, Ongwanada, Developmental Services of Leeds & Grenville and Citizen Advocates, Inc. and A.T. Matthews & Dier.
All proceeds from the show will benefit 1 World Foundation which is an international, non-profit charitable corporation comprised of volunteers from New York State, USA, and Canada, sharing a common dedication to better lives for people with developmental disabilities.
Toward that end The Canadian American Exchange is held annually with members of various agencies that serve people with
developmental disabilities from both countries meeting to discuss issues of mutual concern. It’s a concerted effort to learn from one another for the purpose of providing the best possible care for the people with disabilities.