Athletes & Artists Play for Kids Charity Weekend

A special charity evening benefiting youth arts and music education in Baltimore, Sarasota, and Nashville.

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Saturday, March 11, 2023 | 6:30 p.m. | Ed Smith Stadium | Sarasota, Florida

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Proceeds from the 2023 charity weekend will benefit Intersection of Change’s Jubilee Arts Program, a Baltimore-based, comprehensive program that uses art as a catalyst for social change, as a tool for empowerment, and an alternative to the challenges being faced by young people in the community.

2023 Sponsorship Opportunities

To discuss sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ryan Kreissig [email protected] or 410-547-6196.

$25,000 Presenting Sponsor

FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023 - ORIOLES VS. TWINS AT 6:05 PM

  • (8) Infield Box Seats plus (8) passes to the Home Plate VIP Suite (Complimentary food and beverage)
  • (8) On-field pregame batting practice passes*
  • (4) VIP parking passes
  • Videoboard recognition during the game

SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2023 - NASHVILLE’S MUSIC ROW COMES TO THE BALLPARK AT 6:30 PM

  • (2) Tables of (4) for the singer/songwriter round and VIP cocktail reception featuring players and artists (8) total guests
  • Pre-show meet and greet with Orioles Executive Vice President and General Manager, Mike Elias
  • Post-show photo opportunity with musical guests
  • (8) Personalized Orioles Jerseys*
  • Acknowledgment as presenting sponsor on stage*
  • Opportunity to provide branded giveaway to all attendees
  • Prominent logo placement on step and repeat
  • Complimentary valet parking

SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2023 - ORIOLES VS. RED SOX AT 1:05 PM

  • (8) Guests can swing for the fences during your very own private pregame batting practice experience*
  • Afterwards, watch how the pros do it with your (4) pregame on-field batting practice passes plus photo opportunity with Manager Brandon Hyde
  • (8) Infield Box Seats plus (8) passes to the Home Plate VIP Suite (Complimentary food and beverage)
  • (4) Parking passes
  • Videoboard recognition during the game
  • Opportunity to throw out game’s first pitch alongside special musical guest*

*Exclusive to Presenting Sponsor

$10,000 MVP Sponsor

FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023 - ORIOLES VS. TWINS AT 6:05 PM

  • (8) Infield Box Seats plus (8) passes to the Home Plate VIP Suite (Complimentary food and beverage)
  • (8) On-field pregame batting practice passes*
  • (4) VIP parking passes
  • Videoboard recognition during the game

SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2023 - NASHVILLE’S MUSIC ROW COMES TO THE BALLPARK AT 6:30 PM

  • (2) Tables of (4) for the singer/songwriter round and VIP cocktail reception featuring players and artists (8) total guests
  • Pre-show meet and greet with Orioles Executive Vice President and General Manager, Mike Elias*
  • Post-show photo opportunity with musical guests*
  • Prominent logo placement on step and repeat
  • Complimentary valet parking

SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2023 - ORIOLES VS. RED SOX AT 1:05 PM

  • (8) Pregame on-field batting practice passes and photo with Manager Brandon Hyde
  • (8) Infield Box Seats plus (8) passes to the Home Plate VIP Suite (Complimentary food and beverage)
  • (4) VIP parking passes
  • Videoboard recognition during the game
$5,000 All-Star Sponsor

FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023 - ORIOLES VS. TWINS AT 6:05 PM

  • (4) Infield Box Seats plus (4) passes to the Home Plate VIP Suite (Complimentary food and beverage)
  • (2) VIP parking passes
  • Videoboard recognition during the game

SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2023 - NASHVILLE’S MUSIC ROW COMES TO THE BALLPARK AT 6:30 PM

  • Table of (4) for the singer/songwriter round and VIP cocktail reception featuring players and artists
  • Pre-show meet and greet with Orioles Executive Vice President and General Manager, Mike Elias*
  • Prominent logo placement on step and repeat
  • Complimentary valet parking

SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2023 - ORIOLES VS. RED SOX AT 1:05 PM

  • (4) Infield Box Seats plus (4) passes to the Home Plate VIP Suite (Complimentary food and beverage)
  • (2) Parking passes
  • Videoboard recognition during the game
$3,500 Welcome to the Show Sponsor

SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2023 - NASHVILLE’S MUSIC ROW COMES TO THE BALLPARK – 6:30 PM

  • Table of (4) for the singer/songwriter round and VIP cocktail reception featuring players and artists
  • Pre-show meet and greet with Orioles Executive Vice President and General Manager, Mike Elias*
  • Complimentary valet parking

SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2023 - ORIOLES VS. RED SOX AT 1:05 PM

  • (4) Infield Box Seats plus (4) passes to the Home Plate VIP Suite (Complimentary food and beverage)
  • (2) Parking passes
  • Videoboard recognition during the game

2020 Athletes & Artists Weekend Recap

Athletes & Artists Play for Kids Charity Weekend celebrated current country hits, combining song and sport to support arts education and girls’ empowerment, and featured the fifth annual “Nashville’s Music Row Comes to the Ballpark” VIP charity event, two Orioles home games, and free community workshops for local youth.

A portion of proceeds from the weekend’s events benefited the Orioles Charitable Foundation’s Music & Arts Education Scholarship, which was created in 2019 to support deserving students and programs in Baltimore, Sarasota, and Nashville. Past beneficiaries include the Music Health Alliance, Sarasota YMCA, Library Foundation for Sarasota County, and Girls, Inc.

Charitable donors returned to Ed Smith Stadium Saturday evening for the fifth annual “Nashville’s Music Row Comes to the Ballpark” VIP charity event. This one-of-a-kind, all-access event, hosted by event founder and singer-songwriter Margaret Valentine, brought Orioles players and Nashville artists together in support of music education.

The event featured an all-star line-up which included Billboard chart-topping and Platinum-certified country artist RaeLynn, as well as GRAMMY and CMA nominated songwriters Jordan Schmidt and Jimmy Robbins. The night also introduced emerging Nashville artist Carter Faith and special guest emcee Renee Blair, who was recently named to the CMT Next Women of Country’s 2020 Class.

2019 Billy Joel Concert Weekend at Oriole Park

Charitable funds raised during the Athletes & Artists Play for Kids fundraiser held the evening before the historic, first-ever concert at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which featured Billy Joel, resulted in community grants awarded to Jubilee Arts and Baltimore School for the Arts.

Special thanks to performers Yesterday’s Wine (featuring Wyatt Durrette and Levi Lowery) and Queen V and special guests Hall of Famers/Orioles Legends Brooks Robinson and Eddie Murray, as well as Orioles prospects DL Hall, Cadyn Grenier, and Blaine Knight for helping make the event such a memorable evening.

2019 Athletes & Artists Weekend Recap

Award-winning Nashville songwriters and musicians joined Orioles athletes to support arts education and girls empowerment during the fourth annual "Athletes & Artists Play for Kids" charity weekend. Held at Ed Smith Stadium, the Orioles' Florida training complex, the weekend featured a "Nashville's Music Row Comes to the Ballpark" charity benefit, two Orioles Spring Training games, an artist workshop for local youth, and an on-field performance from Country music rising superstar and 11-time No. 1 singer/songwriter COLE SWINDELL.

"It was an incredible weekend celebrating the power of song and sport to inspire and bring people together," said Orioles Executive Vice President JOHN ANGELOS. "We were thrilled to see music fans enjoy the creativity of award-winning Nashville artists as we raised funds to support new arts education scholarships for deserving students."

Athletes & Artists Play for Kids events are part of Sarasota 365, a host of initiatives through which the Baltimore Orioles and Orioles Charitable Foundation demonstrate the ballclub's year-round engagement with the Greater Sarasota community. By marketing Sarasota to fans in the Mid-Atlantic region, operating a year-round athletic training facility, producing entertainment and sporting events, partnering with charitable causes, and hosting and often subsidizing youth sports tournaments and activities, the Orioles demonstrate an abiding commitment to their Florida home that goes far beyond baseball.