Pop/Rock Singer-Songwriter Raquel Aurilia to Play S.F. Venue Ruby Skye on May 24 at a Benefit Concert for Strikeouts For Troops, Founded by Giants Pitcher Barry Zito to Support War Wounded Service People

Pop/Rock Singer-Songwriter Raquel Aurilia to Play S.F. Venue Ruby Skye on May 24 at a Benefit Concert for Strikeouts For Troops, Founded by Giants Pitcher Barry Zito to Support War Wounded Service People

The Show Will Also Feature a 'Giants Jam' With Zito and Others Plus a Performance by Classic Rock Icon Eddie Money

SAN FRANCISCO, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, May 24, San Francisco-based pop/rock singer-songwriter Raquel Aurilia -- whose debut album Finding My Way was just released -- will perform at S.F. venue Ruby Skye as part of the special fundraising event Strikeouts For Troops Giants Jam, in partnership with the Giants Community Fund. A national non-profit organization and project to benefit war-wounded service people undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at Walter Reed, Bethesda Naval, Brooke Army and other military hospitals, Strikeouts For Troops was founded by S.F. Giants star pitcher Barry Zito.

Tickets for the May 24 benefit concert, which kicks off at 7PM, are $100. In addition to Aurilia's set, the show will feature a special performance by rock legend Eddie Money and an onstage Giants Jam with Barry Zito, shortstop Omar Vizquel and Sally Zito. Singer-songwriter Jeff Austin Black will also appear, and a silent auction will offer up a guitar autographed by all the Giants All-Stars. A pre-show VIP/Sponsor reception for major donors and guests will be held from 5:30-7PM in one of Ruby Skye's luxurious VIP spaces. A beautifully restored, Victorian-era, Art Nouveau historic landmark, Ruby Skye is S.F.'s premiere nightclub and special events venue, boasting state-of-the-art sonics and lighting, plush modern interiors and top-tier hospitality. It's centrally located near Union Square and the theatre district at 420 Mason Street, SF, CA 94102.

Since its 2005 launch, Strikeouts For Troops has raised close to $500,000 from donations made by over 30 professional baseball players -- based on their on-field achievements -- fundraising events and contributions from fans. For the 2007 season, Barry Zito has pledged to donate $400 to the charity for every strikeout he records. Strikeouts For Troops makes financial grants to wounded troops to provide "comforts of home" during rehabilitation and also funds travel for family members to visit hospitalized relatives, meals on Christmas and Thanksgiving and phone cards and gifts for military children, among other efforts. Their May 24 Giants Jam event is in association with the team's Giants Community Fund as part of the Fund's charitable outreach program.

Singer-songwriter Raquel Aurilia, who's married to Giants infielder Rich Aurilia, recently released her debut album Finding My Way on Shea Records with national distribution through Aezra/EMI. Both the album and the lead single "Where Was I" -- which is currently in the Top 10 at #9 on FMQB's AC chart -- are also available for download on iTunes. Raquel collaborated on Finding My Way with a team of seasoned music world veterans including GRAMMY-winner Tony Papa (Survivor, Weird Al Yankovic, Sylvie Vartan, James Brown), who produced and mixed the disc. Other stand-out tracks include "Feels Like" -- which won AC radio buzz last year during an advance release of the song -- and "The Need," an uplifting ballad released as a limited-edition CD single to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims via an '06 Major League Baseball fundraiser.

For more information on, log on to www.raquelaurilia.com

To purchase tickets for the event go to www.sfgiants.com

Source: Aezra Records

CONTACT: Meghan Helsel, +1-626-585-9575, meghan@jensencom.com, for Aezra
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