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Raffle offers reserved, front-row seats for Huey Lewis and The News

Huey Lewis and The News is scheduled to perform Friday, July 3, at Corwin M. Nixon Park in Mason as part of Red, Rhythm & Boom, the city's signature event.

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Staff report 12:55 PM Thursday, June 11, 2009

The Mason Parks & Recreation Foundation is raffling off two 4-pack of seats to be front and center to see Huey Lewis and The News perform on July 3 at the Red, Rhythm and Boom festival in Mason’s Corwin M. Nixon Park. In addition, the two winners will each receive a parking pass and four commemorative T-shirts.

In the past, attendees have arrived hours early to stake out a spot for their blanket close to the stage for the free concert, which is expected to draw 30,000 people.

However, this year, two groups of four can arrive when they desire because they will be treated like a VIP with a parking pass and stage-side seats for the concert.

One raffle ticket is $10. Groups of three may be purchased for $20. The drawing will be held at 4 p.m. July 2 at the Mason Community Center. Contestants need not present to win. Those who win will be notified by phone and must pick up their tickets by noon on July 3 at the center.

To purchase a raffle ticket with a credit card, go to the Foundation’s Web site – www.masonparksfoundation.org – or send a check made payable to Mason Parks & Recreation Foundation to: Rachel Kopfler, Mason Parks & Recreation Foundation, 6000 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040. Please include contact information, including a phone number. An order form to pay by check may be found on the Foundation’s Web site.

Purchasing a raffle tickets helps support the building of Common Ground, greater Cincinnati’s first “inclusive play experience,” a term used to describe non-traditional play areas. Children of varying abilities and disabilities will be able to play together side-by-side. Much more than a playground, Common Ground will be an experience for all children, including those with disabilities.

Plans for the park, to be built off Snider Road and Ohio 42 on land owned by the City of Mason, call for equipment that is accessible and interesting to all children. For example, a swing that allows for a child in a wheelchair, a slide that can accommodate a child with braces, quiet area for autistic children, Braille for sight-impaired children and adults, and much more. Learn more at www.masonparksfoundation.org.

For more about Red, Rhythm & Boom, visit www.imaginemason.com.

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