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| Benefit Concert For Parkinson's Surpasses Goal |
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| November 16, 2008 |
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On November 14, 2008 the DANIMA's 2nd Annual Light of Day Niagara Benefit Concert for Parkinson’s victims was held at the Greg Frewin Theatre. The 3 hour event was a great success and raised over $10,000 for Parkinson’s Canada and for the Light of Day Foundation supporting Parkinson’s Research.
The evening began with the Songwriter’s Circle that included Grammy Award winner Joe Grushecky, critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Willie Nile, Juno Award winner and singer/songwriter Dean McTaggart, as well as New Jersey rock and roller and organizer of the Light of Day concerts, Joe D’Urso! After a brief intermission, the stage was transformed into a full concert stage for the likes of The Maddhatters, Townline (formerly Oliver Black), Rick Rose, Joe Grushecky, Joe D’Urso and Willie Nile. Even Beauty and the Beast organizer, Linus Hand, made a guest vocal appearance! The show finale included Astrid Young, Townline, Stan Drobnich, Willie Nile, Joe Grushecky, and Joe D’Urso all playing with the Light of Day House Band, The Maddhatters in an all-star jam with all artists performing Bruce Springsteen’s “Light of Day”.
With over 450 people in attendance, it was a great night of music for a great cause. The show will return in November of 2009 with more surprises.
The Light of Day Niagara 2 was kindly sponsored by:
Greg Frewin Theatre, Brick Brewing Company, Hilton Niagara Falls, Yanks Old Niagara, Edward J. Freeland Foundation, Sun Media, Artista Print, Crawford Smith and Swallow, Winter Festival of Lights and DANIMA Technologies Inc.
Light of Day Contributors:
Accenture, Alderson and Co., BitNet Niagara, Business Link Newspaper, Canadian Door Doctors, Carpaccio Restaurant and Wine Bar, Casa d'Oro Dining Lounge, Casa Vostra Ristorante, Century Courier, Chip N Charlies Bar & Eatery, Foodland Niagara (Morrison St.), Group Quest Benefits Resources, Hamburg Honda, Howard Johnson's Hotel By The Falls, Imperial Hotel & Suites, Megan Scott Real Estate, Monticello Grill House & Wine Bar, Niagara’s Best Beer, Niagara College Workplace Development Services , Niagara Convention and Civic Centre, Niagara Falls Hydro, Nightmares Niagara, Northern Auto, Ostanek’s Music Centre, Pharmashield Dispensary, Svab Insurance, Weller Photography, Unisync Canada, Zappi's Pizza & Subs, and Zehr’s Niagara (Morrison Street) . |
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