Rog here… We are very proud and excited to announce LJ & the Vitrolites‘ participation in…
ROCK FOR JEFF HEALEY PARK:
CANADIAN MUSICIANS COME TOGETHER TO RAISE FUNDS FOR ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND IN HONOUR OF LATE GUITAR HERO
After guitarist Jeff Healey died in 2008, fans, friends and fellow musicians spearheaded a drive to rename a park in his neighbourhood in his honour. Now a distinguished group of Canadian musicians — all friends of Healey — are taking part in a benefit concert to raise money to acquire special playground equipment to make Etobicoke’s Jeff Healey Park more accessible for children with disabilities.
WHO: A special concert featuring RANDY BACHMAN, PAUL JAMES, JACK DE KEYZER, DANNY MARKS, LAMONT JAMES, TONY ‘WILD T’ SPRINGER, DAVE MURPHY BAND
WHAT: A benefit concert to fund the acquisition of special playground equipment for disabled children at Jeff Healey Park
WHEN: Thursday April 12. Doors 8 p.m.; Show @ 9.00 p.m.
WHERE: The Sound Academy, 11 Polson St., Toronto.
TICKETS: $25.00 in advance, $30.00 at door. On sale this Wednesday MARCH 28, 10 a.m., at www.ticketmaster.ca
Of all the artists to come from the Toronto scene, Jeff Healey holds a special place. His internationally acclaimed talent and unique style of playing set him apart as a musician.
He was also living proof that, with enough talent and determination, anyone can accomplish anything. Blind from a little over a year old, he approached life by focusing on his abilities as a musician, never thinking of himself as a person disabled or handicapped by his lack of sight; by example and achievement, he became a role model for many disabled people.
In April 2011, the City of Toronto recognized Jeff’s contribution to Canadian music and his community by naming a park near his boyhood home in Toronto’s west end “Jeff Healey Park.” Now his musical friends are taking things to the next level — with a special benefit concert April 12 at The Sound Academy to raise funds for special playground equipment for the park.
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Tickets on sale now! Hope to see you all there!
~Rog
