Dark Star Orchestra is helping bring to life the 2008 Rex Musical Caravan in the Los Angeles Area. Together, we’re on the bus of the Rex Community Caravan, enjoying great music and kindred connections as a grassroots philanthropic community, while helping the Rex Foundation carry out its grant making, which is now $8.3 million to over 1,000 programs across the U.S. and internationally.

The Rex Foundation presented the first Black Tie-Dye Ball in Chicago in March 2004. Since then, there have been Black Tie-Dye Balls in New York City, Washington, D.C., Denver, Colorado and San Francisco. These festive occasions provide the opportunity to collaborate with gifted performers that care about the Rex Foundation and want to further what the Grateful Dead started 25 years ago. On September 27th, as at each Ball, enjoy a unique musical experience, while also celebrating each community’s talent, enterprise and community spirit. Proceeds support local non-profit programs.

Come early for the pre-concert reception with musicians, food, drinks, goodie bags, silent auction and GA Balcony Seating. Reception tickets and upgrades: Rexfoundation.org or call 415-561-3135

Proceeds will help support the following organizations:
Theatre of Hearts, Virginia Avenue Project and Hands for Hope.

Founded by the Grateful Dead - Furthered by YOU!

To order Reception and Concert Tickets call 415-561-3135 or download the ticket order form

so what was the exact story of the dead Rex charity tix thing?

did the band donated those tix, and then all of the cash received at auction went to charity? or only the over the top of the face value went to the Rex? I'm just curious now... because...

my buddy who miracled us with 4 of those charity tix, got one PAIR for 255$, (5$ he said was some service fee) 3rd row center at Wilkes-barre, and 305$ for 3rd row, in front of Branford at Byrne. for the Wilkees Barre, that was just a bit more than would have had to be paid to ticketbastard or live nation with all of their 'convenience / service' crap fees and shit.

I was gobsmacked to hear that he only paid so little for such good seats, and that included one signed poster for each ticket, he sent me one of them, too!! pretty freakin' cool!! though the cue gets into the pawn shop from time to time, that poster never will.

man, the charity auction should have been done FIRST instead of that flop of a pre-sale and the consideritduung VIP thing. all of the folks who paid hundreds and hundreds of $$ for a lame loose lucy lounge or to a scalper could have been helping out instead. justmy thought, hindsight is 20/20 I reckon'.

peace.