Groovy event at Bay Theater will raise funds for The Rock Community Radio (97.3 FM)
Life got you feeling shagged rotten? The local community radio station is sponsoring a groovy pick-me-up fundraiser in February.
The Rock Community Radio (97.3 FM) is hosting a screening at the Bay Theater in Morro Bay of the ’60s spy spoof “Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery” at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17. Tickets for “Austin Powers” are $15 a person and available online at my805tix.com or at The Rock CommunityRadio.org. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the curtain rises at 6 p.m.
Proceeds benefit The Rock, an all-volunteer, commercial-free radio station, with local folks spinning discs for Morro Bay, Los Osos, and Cayucos, plus Paso Robles, Templeton, and Atascadero (on 107.9 FM).
This will be the third special movie night at the Bay Theater for The Rock and its fans. Previously they showed “The Big Lebowski,” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Halloween. Both invited attendees to dress in costume from the movies and the Austin Powers show will also be a costumed event. (Costumes are, of course, optional, but the groovy people can dig it.)
Bay Theater owner Cameron Wilson loves these events. “We love partnering up and supporting the Rock Community Radio, a unique, free-form, non-commercial local radio station. It’s kind of like the rug that ties the community together,” said Wilson, repurposing a classic line from “Lebowski.”
As a nonprofit operation, The Rock needs the support of the community.
“These screenings are always a blast,” said The Rock founder Hal Abrams. “When you support The Rock, you lift every local nonprofit that uses The Rock airwaves to spread their message. It’s a win-win.”
The Rock has been working towards obtaining necessary equipment so it can become part of the local Emergency Broadcast System and pull extra duty in times of emergency to help keep the public informed.
They also provide public safety programming, emergency preparedness education, and emergency alert announcements for Paso Robles, Templeton, and Atascadero in the North County, and to the communities of the Estero Bay — Morro Bay, Los Osos, and Cayucos.
