Concerts That Care

Benefit concerts produced with local musicians to support local charities. I dropped out of this business after two, an unrelated project picked up in 2001, please visit Proof through the night, a similar project organized by Scott Albert Johnson.

CTC1 1996.11.09

Crescendo Presents a "Concert That Cares" about the SADVC

Laurel, Maryland - Crescendo announces the first in a series of "Concerts That Care" events produced with local talent to benefit local service groups and charities

The concert, scheduled for November 9th, 1996 at Levering Hall on the campus of Johns Hopkins University features the talents of more than 10 bands and artists from the Baltimore-Washington region. The lineup includes Love Riot, the Cathy Jean Band, Patrick Marton, Stryker's Posse, Lust, Rob Nold, Oella Blue amd the Mobtown Dukes. Doors open at 3pm. Cost is $10.

Proceeds from the concert benefit the Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Cneters (SADVC) of Baltimore. This group provides services for victims of rape, incest, child sexual assault and domestic violence. For more information about SADVC, call ###.###.####. Representatives from SADVC will be available at the event.

Crescendo invites local companies to sponsor events in the series to help defray production expenses. Interested persons should contact Crescendo or arrange to make tax-deductable donations directly to SADVC in coordination with this event.

The Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Center of Baltimore later became Second Step and is now (apparently), Turnaround, Inc.

The JHU Newsletter had a blurb that made it to the web.

Greg Khin's appearance was a complete accident, prompted by the JHU staff scheduling both events in the same space at the same time. Greg didn't quite get into the spirit of the "charity event," demanding free admission for his "people" and generally acting like a rock star.

CTC2 1997.04.28

The second concert featured Sonia of disappear fear and Helen Saunders at the Black Cat in Washington, DC. This event brought together the DC Rape Crisis Center, Men's Rape Prevention Project, and local support to benefit the DC Rape Crisis Center. Text from the final press release:

Crescendo April Concert That Cares features Sonia Rutstein of disappear fear

Maryland - As part of its mission to support local music and charity organizations in the mid-Atlantic, Crescendo announces a benefit concert on April 28, 1997 at the Black Cat (1831 14th St NW) in Washington, DC. The concert features disappear fear and Helen Saunders. This concert is part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April) and information on local sexual assault resources will be available on-site. Proceeds will benefit the DC Rape Crisis Center (DCRCC). Doors open at 8:30pm. Tickets are $10, available at the Black Cat box office, through TicketMaster outlets and phone charge (###.###.####).

A special Concerts That Care hotline has been established with Focus Telecommunications. Call ###.###.#### for the most up-to-date information on the concert. Information is also available via the internet, simply send a blank EMail message to xxx@xxxxx.xxx.

This is the second in a series of Concerts That Care produced by Crescendo for groups involved in sexual assault and domestic violence in the region. The first concert was held on the campus of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, November 9, 1996 to benefit the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Centers (SADVC).

The DCRCC provides free services in the Washington, DC area including a 24-hour crisis hotline (###.###.####), counseling/companion services, community education and outreach programs. Operating since 1972, the Center now relies almost entirely on private donations to supoprt its work. The Men's Rape Prevention Project, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) are also participating in this project. These organizations will provide information or have representatives on-site during the event.

Crescendo is a public access online information system that provides networking opportunities and information for and about the mid-Atlantic regional music industry. To reach Crescendo, call ###.###.#### with a modem, 24 hours a day.

Sponsors included Giant Food, Bell Atlantic Mobile and Focus Telecommunications.

I lost my shirt on this (promotion for the band didn't quite come together as expected), but, there was some press coverage, all expenses were covered, and the Crisis Center made a few hundred dollars in donations and matching funds.

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