Thursday Night Football featuring Chris Isaak

On Thursday, November 12th, e2k produced a concert starring multi-platinum recording artist Chris Isaak for halftime of the 49ers v. Bears game.

Chris is Northern California native who is famous for Top 10 hits such and Wicked Game and his own television show. The halftime concert also featured special guest, music legend Booker T Jones who joined Chris and his band Silvertone for a custom medley of San Francisco Days, and Baby Did a Bad, Bad thing.

Other featured entertainment that night included a spectacular National Anthem performance by the lead of Wicked, Teal Wicks, a first-ever nighttime flyover, and special tribute to Veteran's Day.
The 49ers Game entertainment was produced by Lorie Murphy, with direction and production assistance by Tina Campos, Katie Doherty and Dan Wilson. Choreography, Talent Coordination and Field Direction by Erin Olmstead, Shannon Smartt Ellis, Emily Tatad and Lisa McCune; Video Direction by Steve Whiting; and technical support by Ian Mayne, Brad Robinson Mike Austin and Mickey Fimbres.

2009 Junior Gold Rush Performance

The 2009 Jr. Gold Rush team performed on Sunday, November 18th. The Gold Rush cheerleaders were joined on the field by 200 young girls, ages 3 -14. The girls wowed the crowd with an incredible pregame performance that included the 49ers Junior Mascot, Baguette. The Junior Gold Rush program fosters team spirit, youth fitness and is a great opportunity for girls to meet other 49ers fans as well the San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush Cheerleaders.

11th Annual Jr. Charger Girls Halftime Show

The 11th annual Jr. Charger Girls halftime show took place on Sunday, November 1st. Over 200 young cheerleaders, ages seven to fifteen, performed at halftime of the Chargers game at Qualcomm stadium. Each year, the Jr. Charger Girls raise thousands of dollars to benefit charitable organizations. This year, the Jr. Charger Girls raised over $75,000. Since the beginning of the program, the Jr. Charger Girls have raised nearly $900,000 for charity and remain important contributors to the Chargers Community Foundation.

Rally for Clean Energy Jobs at the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit

On September 23rd, e2k and Events for Change produced a Rally for Clean Energy Jobs in conjunction with the G-20 Summit of world leaders in Pittsburgh. The two hour event was sponsored by Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection, the Blue-Green Alliance and the United Steelworkers. The two hour event, held in the heart of Pittsburgh at Point State Park, features such speakers as: Pennsylvania Governor, Ed Rendell; Pittsburgh Mayor, Luke Ravenstahl; USW President, Leo Gerard; Sierra Club Executive Director, Carl Pope; AFL-CIO President, Richard Trumka; the President of the National Wildlife Federation, Larry Schweiger; ER star, Gloria Reuben; Hip Hop Caucus head, Reverend Lennox Yearwood, and a video appearance by Al Gore. Interspersed between the speeches were musical performances by local bands, Grammy-award winner, Kathy Mattea, and rockers, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.

This unique collection of speakers reflects a new coalition of labor and environmental groups that now see a common interest in the transition to a clean energy economy. Both groups, while still divided on certain social issues, have found common ground around the need for jobs and new industries that will reduce the emission of carbon that is causing global warming.

The Pittsburgh event presented many unique challenges due to the massive security effort surrounding the G-20 Summit. Large areas of downtown Pittsburgh were barricaded down on the evening of the event and all access to the city was closed at midnight. This greatly complicated the logistics of moving equipment and talent in and out of the event. Three days prior to the event the ACLU filed a suit on behalf of Code Pink to use our venue as a Free Speech Zone with a tent city and a teach-in, and earlier on the day of the event police were arresting Green Peace activists who had rappelled from the nearby bridge with a large banner. Add in a few well-timed thunder storms and over 100 media entities and you have an interesting few days in the world of global politics and climate activism.


The venue development and technical production for the event was handled by e2k Technical Director, Mike Brady; and Associate Producer, Danny Huebsch. The talent coordination and logistics were managed by Maria Giannini and Jeannine Sabo. The ticketing, credentials, and VIP hospitality was coordinated by Trisha Ricci. E2k worked with Chris Wayne and Associates to develop the event and coordinate the grassroots promotion campaign. The event greening was managed by Jaime Nack and the team from Three Squares, Inc. Jaime and her team oversaw the separation of all trash, recyclables and composted items, the food service operation and the carbon off-set calculations.

For additional information and to view more photos, please visit: http://repoweramerica.org/us/rallyforcleanenergyjobs

e2k and T-Mobile in Chicago for Oprah's 24th Season Celebration

e2k continued its work with T-Mobile to launch the new MyTouch phone - this time in Chicago in conjunction with Oprah's 24th season opening show and street party. In an effort to drive traffic from the party to nearby stores, e2k coordinated over 150 street performers and team members, creating four giant “human chains” through the center of the Windy City. Tina Campos and Trisha Ricci led the e2k on-site production team.