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Benefit concert saved from cancellation
'Rockin’ Out for Haiti' scheduled for March 13
Thanks to an outpouring of support from the community, a Haiti relief benefit concert by local bands has been saved from the brink of cancellation.
Concert organizer Lindsey Nash said that “Rockin’ Out for Haiti” is “definitely back on.” She credited a news article that sought suggestions from the public after the concert nearly fell apart due to scheduling conflicts at the busy McHale Performing Arts Center.
“If it wasn’t for the newspaper, I probably would have totally pulled the plug but there were a lot of people being really supportive and wanted to see me keep doing it,” Nash said.
Nash got the idea to help the devastated people of Haiti about a week after the Jan. 12 earthquake when a co-worker asked her if she had heard about the aftershock in Haiti. The word “aftershock” triggered Nash’s inspiration because her husband is lead singer of the AC/DC cover band with the same name.
Nash moved quickly to rally her husband’s band, along with three others. The concert was set for Feb. 20 but got canceled due to a scheduling oversight regarding a high school boys basketball game at the Berry Bowl the same night.
Nash considered giving up because the relief effort would become “old news” but her husband Alex convinced her to continue trying, which paid off.
“The response we got was absolutely incredible,” she said.
Nash received calls from people telling her that no time was too late to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. People suggested churches, the V.F.W. and the Cass County fairgrounds as possible venues.
Nash accepted an offer made by Marilyn Werst, owner of Boondockers.
The concert will last from 6 p.m. to about midnight on March 13, a Saturday, and take place at Boondockers, 1 Eel River Ave. Local bands include Aftershock, The Twisted Riddlers, Rudebarb and the Beggars, and Isolated Incident, an acoustic set by Nash, her dad and a member of Rudebarb and the Beggars.
The concert is meant for people of all ages. Free-will donations with a recommended minimum contribution of $5 will be accepted. Drinks provided by Pepsi will be available by donation. There will be a raffle for gift certificates contributed by local restaurants, stores and salons.
All the proceeds will be going to Music For Relief, a organization founded by the band Linkin Park.
According to its Web site, www.musicforrelief.org, Music for Relief is working to support immediate relief with food, water and emergency medical supplies as well as long-term housing for the people affected by the earthquake. The fund is a partnership with the United Nations Foundation’s Central Emergency Response Fund, Habitat for Humanity and Dave Matthews BAMA Works Haitian relief efforts.
“I figured if I’m going to be doing a benefit concert, it might as well be going to somebody who is involved with music but still also wants to help,” Nash said.
Nash has not set a specific goal but with Boondockers able to hold up to 400 people she likes the concert’s potential.
“I’m excited to see how well it turns out,” Nash said.
• Kevin Lilly is news editor of the Pharos-Tribune. He can be reached at 574-732-5117 or kevin.lilly@pharostribune.com.
Want to go?
What: Rockin’ Out for Haiti
When: 6 p.m. Saturday, March 13
Where: Boondockers, 1 Eel River Ave.
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