SF’s “Slava Ukraini!” Benefit Concert in Golden Gate Park (w/ 500 Free Sunflowers)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

A coalition of organizations led by Sunset Piano, Illuminate, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department and the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council will host an extraordinary event called “Slava Ukraini!” (Glory to Ukraine!) at the Golden Gate Bandshell on the Music Concourse from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 12.

#SF4Ukraine event seeks to raise $20,000 to provide desperately needed relief for the nearly 2M refugees fleeing Ukraine 

The free concert seeks donations to benefit World Central Kitchen (WCK), which has been working on the ground throughout Ukraine and surrounding countries to feed displaced persons since the start of the crisis. Donations in support of this effort can be made to sf4ukraine.org

Slava Ukraini! (Glory to Ukraine!)
A Musical Benefit for Humanitarian Relief
This Saturday, March 12, 2022 from 12-4pm
Location: Golden Gate Bandshell, Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park
Admission: FREE – please direct support to World Central Kitchen (details to come in Discussion!)

Free Sunflowers: Sunflowers, the national flower of Ukraine, will be passed out to the first 500 guests arriving for Saturday’s show.

Musicians will include Sunset Piano all-stars Allison Lovejoy, Elektra Schmidt, Fabio King’s Tropical Jam, Paulo Sultanum, Kevin Gerzevitz Trio, and Serene. In addition the event will feature Ukrainian singer Anytchka, and Traditional Ukrainian Dance by the Zoloti Maky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble. Poetry by Matt Gonzales, Agneta Falk Hirschman, and Mauro Ffortissimo. The event will be MC’d by Sunset Piano’s Dean Mermell and special guests.

This event will serve as a launch for a series of shows supporting the Ukrainian relief effort. Nearly a dozen shows, featuring almost 40 performers are scheduled for the month of March in the Bandshell and all will raise funds for WCK and Ukrainian relief.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.