Media Advisory
For Immediate Release
June 3, 2019

For information, contact:
Lynn Hightower, 208-472-5250
Alive After Five
Boise's Favorite FREE Summer Concert Series
Supports Local Events Going Green
June 3, 2019

The Downtown Boise Association today announced Alive After Five, Boise’s favorite summer concert series is taking steps to “go green”!
 
Alive After Five Goes Green:
 
  • Reusable Stainless steel cups offered for sale to fans for beverage purchases
  • Proud Source Water for sale in aluminum cans
  • Sawtooth Wine also offered for sale in aluminum cans
 
           “Alive After Five, for 33 years, has led the way in building community through great live music and free concerts. This season, Alive After Five is proud to join other local events and festivals in offering beverages in reusable, recyclable containers. As event producers, we know Alive After Five fans will appreciate these more sustainable options,” said Lynn Hightower of the Downtown Boise Association.
 
About the Alive After Five Stainless Beverage Cups:
 
  • Branded with the Alive After Five logo for fans
  • For sale for $6 each at the Alive After Five Merch Booth
  • Alive After Five steel cups will be sold to fans alongside Alive After Five t-shirts, coozies, and other cool branded items. Plus merch from the performing artists.
  • Alive After Five will also accept steel 16oz cups from other local events and festivals
  • The stainless cups are not required for beverage purchases but encouraged!
 
Opening Day, Wednesday, June 5:
The 2019 summer season of Alive After Five opens Wednesday, June 5 with The Band of Heathens and opener Reed Foehl supporting The Band of Heathens.
As always, Alive After Five goes 5:00pm – 8:00pm on The Grove Plaza in the heart of Downtown Boise.
Tips from beverage purchases opening day and throughout the month of June will benefit CATCH - Charitable Assistance to the Community’s Homeless.
 
 
The lineup of artists scheduled for Alive After Five 2019 can be found at https://downtownboise.org/events/alive-after-five .
 
 to stay up to date on all that’s happening downtown, including Alive After Five .
 
#BeDowntownBoise  #AliveAfterFiveBoise
 
Alive After Five is Supported By the following local businesses who know the value of building community in the heart of our great city. Many thanks to these businesses who make this free summer concert series possible:
94.9 The River
KTVB
Boise Weekly
CP Audio
Riverside Hotel
Idaho Business Review
BANANA ink
Liquid Laughs Comedy Lounge
Members & Merchants of the Downtown Boise Association
           
Plus a number of awesome community vendor, food, beverage, and weekly sponsor-partners. Alive After Five is produced by the Downtown Boise Association .
 
Alive After Five Tips for Charity:
The Tips for Charity program offers nonprofits the opportunity to provide volunteer assistance with beverage service at Alive After Five. In return, all tips generously contributed by music fans from their beverage purchases go to support the nonprofit.
 
For the 2019 Alive After Five season, volunteers will be provided by these partner nonprofits:
 
  • June: Catch - Charitable Assistance to the Community’s Homeless
  • ­­­­­­­­­­July: Fundsy, on behalf of The Peregrine Fund
  • August: Boise Fire Local 149 Burnout Fund                       
 
 
See you at Alive After Five!
 
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