A night of summer sizzlin’ fun! Last sunday, the community came together to celebrate theatre, life, and the power of connection through our virtual online block party, Cyber Sizzle!
Our virtual online block party, as we like to call it, offered us a great deal of comfort as we ease through COVID-19. It provided us with great entertainment, wonderful food and drink and even better company. While the event happened almost a week ago, the memories are still simmering!
Stellar Performances
Cyber Sizzle was stacked with incredible performances from our alums including performers such as Hannah Efsits, Joe B Russo, Grace Lazarz, Michelle Miller, and Mimi Bell. Audiences could watch with their friends and family as these actors and actresses beautifully embraced heartfelt stories through song and dance. We loved watching the comments stream in from our viewers as they talked about the performances in real time!
If you missed the event, or want to watch the performances again, the link to Cyber Sizzle is on Art 4’s Facebook page (@art4sb.org). Along with the full event, be sure to look for cyber simmers as we bring clips from the event to highlight over the next week. We promise you don’t want to miss these performances!
Community
Cyber Sizzle was our time to bring the community together from all over the country. We had people join in from Jersey Shore, Chicago, Kansas City, and many other places, across a total of 10 states. In fact, over 1,000 people have watched our event! How exciting!
We pride ourselves on our vision to be a leader in creating a community saturated in art.
With the help of the internet and our wonderful patrons, we achieved a small portion of this vision on Sunday and in post-event views!
It was heartwarming to see viewers from all over coming together to celebrate and help cultivate art for years to come. We were overwhelmed by the amount of continued support that happened during the event and after. Cyber Sizzle can continue to spice up our communities with your support!
Impact
We cannot continue to be an organization for “Everyone. Everywhere” without your support! We were overwhelmed by the amount of support we received from you during our event and after! We have raised $3,350 so far, surpassing our goal of $2,500. We are so appreciative of the continued outreach we have seen from our community and viewers. With your help, we will be able to start our next season with our best foot forward!
Again, Cyber Sizzle is on our Facebook page to watch as many times as you want! Our text-to-give is still live! Text “art4sb” to 56651 to support the future of professional arts in South Bend, IN! You can also give on our Cyber Sizzle page on our website, art4sb.org! Let’s keep stirring up the fun for as long as we can!
Future
We are so excited to start promoting our future events! What can you look forward to next?
“Showtunes Sunday: Shakespeare Edition”: On August 4, in collaboration with Notre Dame Shakespeare, we will embark on a journey to discover how Shakespeare can connect to modern audiences with language and emotion.
“35mm: A Musical Exhibition”: In September, we are teaming up with the South Bend Museum of Art to introduce this regional premiere to our audiences. 35mm showcases “snapshots of American life in the modern age.” Audiences will discover this through visual art, song and dance as they travel through a gallery-styled experience.
“Jingle Mingle”: In December, we are hosting a fan favorite with Holiday songs, tasty drinks and savory food at Ironhand in South Bend! Get ready to sing some fun tunes while enjoying an evening out with your friends and family! We are excited to see you there!
These events are all happening in the near future, but for now let’s keep the energy of Cyber Sizzle simmering until our next exciting event!