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| “Rockin’ Southbury” Coming Saturday The details of the Local Musicians Collaborative Festival's events have been announced. Local musicians will play live rock, pop, blues, jazz, country, bluegrass, metal and rap music from 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. on Saturday August 13. There will be something for everyone at this family friendly event. While event organizers plan for net proceeds to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, their greatest hope is to bring the community together in support of music and the arts. If you will be in town please plan to stop by! Cf is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30, 000 children and adults in the United States (70, 000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections; and obstructs the digestive system making absorption of food a challenge. As such some of the more common early signs of cf are excessive saltiness and failure to thrive. In the 1950s, few children with cystic fibrosis lived to attend elementary school. Today, advances in research and medical treatments allow the median age of survival to be 37 years old. It is grassroots efforts like this music festival that have allowed the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to help bring to market multiple medications to help treat this disease. Today the CFF leads the way with research towards a cure with over thirty medications or therapies in the pipeline! In addition to music, local art from across the state will be displayed featuring an art expo by Dave Brooker, an abstract painter. A minimum $5 donation gets one admission and a $10 donation gets an admission "Cure Cystic Fibrosis" bracelet showing their support for this cause. The schedule is as follows: 11:00am – Event kicks off 11:15am – 12:00pm Mark Vialva, Brian Somma (Jazz) 12:10pm – 12:40pm Hennri Behnen (Acoustic) 12:45pm – 1:30pm Fuzzy Bunnies (Blues / Funk) 1:45pm – 2:15pm Cinema 24 (Pop Punk) 2:30pm – 3:15pm Emily Colt (Singer writer / Country) 3:30pm – 4:15pm Changes Urban Instrumental (Progressive Rock) 4:30pm – 5:15pm Ryan Hackett (Rap) 5:30pm – 6:15pm Lee-Ann Lovelace and friends (Bluegrass) 6:30pm – 7:15pm Bound for Pain (Acoustic) 7:25pm – 8:05pm A call to Arms (Hardcore) 8:20pm – 9:05pm Mile Marker Zero (Progressive Rock) Event closing – TainteDesigns Presents atryst (Trance) write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Jazz News :: home page |