LoD Benefit • Aug 28 • 7:30 PM • Free

The Light of Day Foundation, Inc., utilizes the power of music to raise money and awareness in its continuing battle to defeat Parkinson’s disease and its related illnesses ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) within our lifetime. Donations are encouraged at this free event to help Light of Day achieve its mission.

Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan run the gamut of straight-up, full out Americana rock and roll, singer-songwriter offerings, Jersey Shore influences and the quiet observances of NY State/Catskill Mountain country music.

Based in New Jersey, singer/songwriter Jake Thistle has been entertaining audiences for years. .Jake, now 20, has been hired to perform in Europe and across the US, and for crowds of thousands at major music events.

With an equal emphasis on rock, jazz, and soul — and with roots in gospel — New York-based singer Danielia Cotton draws on a wide range of influences, from Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones to Mavis Staples and Etta James. - WXPN 

A rock & roll lifer, James Maddock has been carving his unique path since the 1980s, when the New York City based, British-born singer/songwriter kicked off his career with a raw, soulful voice; a storyteller's sense of narrative; and the ability to blur the lines between folk, classic pop, and rock.

In 1993 a then 12 year- old  Miss Emily was winning accolades not by emulating Whitney Houston or Celine Dion like her peers but by channeling Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin; belting out song choices that belied her age. Those traditional influences would be the foundation of a career characterized by fearless honesty and a constant connection to the roots of popular music