Music, art partner for Giving Tuesday Benefit Concert Dec. 3

The Fox Valley Music Foundation and Water Street Studios are partnering together on Giving Tuesday to bring you an evening unlike any other.

Water Street Studios has collaborated with over 40 different artists to bring you its first "Art Vending Machine" featuring nearly 100 pieces of original artwork during the Giving Tuesday Benefit Concert Dec. 3 at The Venue, 21 S. Broadway Ave., Aurora.

Give where you live and support local nonprofits! Giving Tuesday is an annual fundraiser. This year's concert will feature The Kevin Trudo. There will be snacks, wine pulls, raffles and more.

Doors open at 6 p.m. Concert tickets are $20, available at Eventbrite.com and the artwork is $20 each.

They will be broadcasting on Facebook during the night to encourage everyone to give as much as they can. Matching donors have been assembled to multiply the proceeds.

In fact, why not get the party started right now by donating at foxvalley.ilgive.com/organizations/fox-valley-music-foundation and foxvalley.ilgive.com/organizations/water-street-studios.

Donations to support Water Street Studios on Giving Tuesday will be matched by both All Spoked Up and Primrose School St. Charles West $1 for $1 up to $1,000.

The Venue is a part of the Fox Valley Music Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to music education and preservation. They book nationally recognized talent in all genres of music from blues and big band, to rock and world music, and everything in between. Frequently, the opening acts feature regional and local musicians and songwriters. Check the website for information about parking. Enter from Water Street Mall. No re-entry through the Broadway Street entrance. Re-enter through Water Street.