SARASOTA, FL
October 13 - 14 2023
From the people who brought you
FEATURINg
Iconic KISS musicians Bruce Kulick and Ace Frehley! With musical performances you won't want to miss.
Artists
KISS Cancer Goodbye is excited to have a huge line-up of talented and well known musicians and entertainers performing for the benefit of fighting Cancer.
Background
KISS Cancer Goodbye is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. The first year of the event was 2022 and was held in Nashville, TN at SIR Studios. This event exceeded all of our expectations with over $40,000 donated to the American Cancer Society.
This year, KISS Cancer Goodbye will be relocated to Sarasota, Fl. on the weekend of October 13-14th, 2023. It will include live music on Fri. and Sat. night as well music, comedy and other activities on Saturday afternoon. The weekend will also be interlaced with charitable raffles and other fundraising activities. In order to maximize charitable fundraising, the event will include both in person viewing and live streaming during portions of the event.
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This year we challenged ourselves to find ways to not only increase our fundraising results, but we also want to provide more education about cancer risks and create a stronger message about the importance of getting checked for early signs of cancer.
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For 2023, the Harvest House of Sarasota will be presenting KISS Cancer Goodbye. Neil Davis, Brian Bell and Dale Walter will be working directly with the Harvest House to assist in making the event a big success. Harvest House is a long standing, highly regarded not-for-profit organization in Sarasota, Fl. that provides housing and recovery programs for vets, battered women and other individuals in need. They also operate the Harvest Church which is a non-denomination religious organization.
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KISS Cancer Goodbye will be held on Harvest House campus located at 3650 17th Street, Sarasota, Fl. In early 2023, Harvest completed construction of its new state of the art community center adjacent to its existing facility called the Venue. It includes an elevated stage, high-end PA system, advanced lighting system, 16 ft video wall and built in live streaming package.
The Event
KISS Cancer Goodbye will be held Oct. 13-14, 2023. The current line-up on events (which will continue to evolve and change) is below.
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Friday, Oct. 13th
4:30 pm Kocktail Party in the Park
6:00 pm Unplugged 2.0. Acoustic KISS with a lot of surprise songs.
7:30 pm Lick it Up album performed in its entirety.
9:30 pm. Salute to the Music of Peter Criss
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Saturday, Oct. 14th
12:00 pm "The Originals" - highlights from the first 3 KISS albums
1:30 pm Tribute to the music of Bob Kulick
3:00 pm KISS Komedy
4:00 pm Fan Band for Charity
***Break***
6:00 pm Sisters Doll
7:30 pm Salute to the music of Ace Frehley
9:30 pm "Alive III" performed by Bruce Kulick
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Note: Ace Frehley will be at the event both days and will
be a special guest joining several bands for parts of their
performances.
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*Hotel*
HOTEL ROOM BLOCK. Our first hotel room block is sold out so we have a secured a second room block for KISS Cancer Goodbye at the Amenit Bay Hotel & Suites located at 5985 Brookhill Blvd. Sarasota, Fl. They have both rooms with 1 king or 2 double beds for $129 and includes free parking and free breakfast. KISS Cancer Goodbye reservation link is below.
Ameniti Bay - Kiss Cancer Goodbye Event
***SOLD OUT*** - HOTEL ROOM BLOCK. We have a secured a room block for KISS Cancer Goodbye at the Homewood Suites by Hilton located at 3470 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, Fl. We expect this room block to fill-up quickly so encourage you to reserve your room if you want to stay at this hotel. Link with special KISS Cancer Goodbye room rate is below.
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https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/americancancersociety/
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