The Bill Graham Memorial Foundation is delighted to be partnering with Sweet Relief Musicians Fund in creating the THE BGP REMEMBERS FUND to lend a hand to those in the music and arts world who find themselves in need due to the long and far-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While we are beginning to see some light, it looks to be a slow and curvy road to full recovery in the music and arts world.
Read about the Fund or Apply here
More News from BGMF
The Bill Graham Menorah returns to Union Square
Happy holidays! The Bill Graham Menorah returns to Union Square with much festivity, starting on Sunday, November 28. From 2 to 6 p.m., there’s music, family fun, and lighting of the first candle, all part of Bill Graham Menorah Day. Get the details:
http://www.billgrahammenorah.org/schedule
Vergessenes Kind (Forgotten Child)
For his 90th Birthday, we delve into an astonishing part of Bill’s childhood
Berlin-based freelance journalist Cornelius Dieckmann visits the neighborhood where Bill was born 90 years ago and spent his early childhood. Some of his discoveries emerge in “Vergessenes Kind (Forgotten Child),” which appeared in the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper on Saturday, January 2, 2021.
Bill Graham Menorah Lighting 2020 (Virtual!)
Due to the pandemic, we can’t gather in Union Square this year. But the Bill Graham Menorah lighting goes on via Facebook Live. First candle 5 p.m. Thursday–join from wherever you are! http://www.billgrahammenorah.org/schedule
Online Event: Sunday Stories: Bill Graham & the History of the Music Festival
Hosted by The Contemporary Jewish Museum Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 10 AM – 10:30 AM The large-scale benefit rock concert found its beginnings in the 1980s. The first of these, Live Aid, had an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion across 150 nations who tuned into the live broadcast. Bill Graham, concert promoter and […]
BGMF supports Sweet Relief Covid-19 Relief Fund
The Bill Graham Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce that we just gave Sweet Relief a $10,000 grant in support of their Covid-19 Relief Fund. Sweet Relief was founded in 1993 by musician Victoria Williams; she was diagnosed with MS, and realized that many musicians, like herself, were unable to afford medical expenses when compromised […]
