During the Pro Bowl weekend and Superbowl weekend, you’ll be sure to see an event or two pop up in the Arizona area. One of those events will be the Lincoln Kennedy “All-In” All Star Weekend event, named after one of the newest members of the College Hall of Fame, Offensive Lineman, Lincoln Kennedy. The parties and events will span from January 22nd to January 30th and will involve various different shows, games, concerts and tournaments. These events are supported by Pro Player Insiders and also part of the “Road to 777” program which which is a non-profit charity program.
I spoke to Lincoln Kennedy to get details on how his event 1st started. “Back in the early 2000s while I was still playing, I worked with promoters that would throw parties at the Superbowl. The last one I was able to throw was right before the Superbowl we in (2003), so that would be 2002, in Jacksonville. We enjoyed it, but I put it on hiatus for a while. This year, with the Superbowl and Pro Bowl coming to town, I said instead of trying to compete for the Superbowl, Phoenix has a very unique opportunity to not only be on the main stage for one week, but two weeks. I thought to myself instead of trying to compete at the SB with the big boys, the SIs and ESPNs, why not take my All White Party, which is my signature event, to the Pro Bowl, when people will be in town looking for things to do”, said Kennedy.
The Road to 777 program was created by Duane Bluestein. He explained the program by saying, “The NFL doesn’t support anyone that doesn’t have 1 million in surplus for their non-profit organization. So I went out and found 7 foundations to raise this 777k and give each of them 100k, of that, they will go out and find another smaller foundation and give them 10k to help their cause. That’s the only way you’re going to jump start the economy.
The Lincoln Kennedy “All-In” All Star event will begin with its signature Celebrity VIP All White Party on Thursday the 22nd. The event will take place at Chrome at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino and doors will open at 7 pm. Then on Friday the 23rd, at Rawhide, also in the Wild Horse Pass, will continue with the Denim and Diamonds VIP All Star Poker tournament featuring various professional athletes and celebrities to benefit “The Road to 777” charities. Check in time at 6 pm, tournament starts at 7 pm.
Tickets for the All White event are $150 while to enter in to the Denim and Diamonds all star poker tournament are $350 per seat.The actual NFL Pro Bowl game will be played Sunday the 25th at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Tickets to this game are included in with the Lincoln Kennedy “All In” All star weekend package. During Super bowl week on January 30th and 31st, Lincoln will also be hosting a Beer and Wine festival through FanFest. That event will take place from 3 pm – 10 pm on Friday and noon – 10 pm on Saturday. That event location will be at Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass. Ticket information for the various events is below.
Joining Lincoln Kennedy at these events will be a host of athletes, celebrities, and stars. A list of the people expected to appear are the following:
Roy Green, Marcus Allen, Howie Long, Don Shula, Mike Ditka, Jim McMahon, Andre Reed, CeCe Peniston, Eric Dickerson, Jeni Summers, Michael Strahan, JJ Birden, Calais Campbell, Jemelle Hill, Tim Brown, Michael Irvin, Marshall Faulk, Common, Marcellus Wiley, Bertrand Berry, and more…
There are sponsorship packages of 10k, 25k, and 50k available that would include the participation of all the events and all of the events are included in the Lincoln Kennedy “All-In” All Star Weekend package except for the Poker Tournament.
Tickets for the Lincoln Kennedy “All-In” All Star Weekend can be purchased from the GEOPERKS 2015″SB49″ MOBILE FANFEST site which can be reached here: http://sb49fan.hasanapp.com/
Tickets to just the All White Party can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lincoln-kennedy-all-star-all-in-white-party-tickets-15250290028/
Tickets to just the Casino Denim and Diamonds Poker game can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lincoln-kennedy-all-star-all-in-casino-poker-denim-and-diamonds-tickets-15245170716
