MUSE/IQUE to host unique fundraiser

MUSE/IQUE known for counter-conventional presentations that feel more like parties than formal concerts, announces “RAIL-BOUND SOUND!,” a musical rail-bound adventure from Pasadena to LA’s Union Station on Sunday, October 20,2013, 4 pm. The exclusive gala, limited to 100 guests, combines movement, music, spirits and supper as guests enjoy cocktails, music and designer “nibbles” on a Pasadena train platform before being whisked off in a private metro car on a rail adventure to LA’s Union Station, where supper and a pop-up music performance are served at the historic Fred Harvey House. The venue, designed by architect Mary Colter and built in 1939, is the last in businessman Fred Harvey’s collection of 84 railway restaurants stretching from Kansas to California. Proceeds benefit KIDS/IQUE’s!, MUSE/IQUE’s community outreach program that serves boys and girls, ages 12 to 18, in the San Gabriel Valley’s network of residential foster care facilities by presenting interactive experiences with professional musicians and other guest artists.Additional musical events during its 2013-14 season, including a free family hip-hop dance party launching the season in October, five concerts in the adventurous “Uncorked” series, and three outdoor concerts in MUSE/IQUE’s popular “Summer of Sound” series at Caltech’s Beckman Mall. In the two years since MUSE/IQUE was founded by Artistic Director Rachael Worby, it has grown from one performance with a handful of devoted followers to a major cultural presence that reaches vast audiences.For “RAIL-BOUND SOUND’ tickets, which are $2,500 per couple, please call 626/539-7085 or visit www.muse-ique.com