HEALING AFTER HELENE: AN ONLINE MUSIC & BOOK BENEFIT EVENT
Action is the antidote to despair. Joan Baez
Join us for music, author readings, and messages of support to raise awareness for the communities and people who need support from the devastating damage of Hurricane Helene in the Big Bend region of Florida, Western North Carolina, East Tennessee, Virginia, and parts of South Carolina and Georgia. The first of a series of events on YouTube as well as a weekly podcast, “Healing After Helene” is a collaboration between Big Blend Radio and The Lion & The Rose Bed & Breakfast who cohost our “Adventures in Asheville” Podcast. They currently have GoFundMe Fundraiser which needs support to repair the damage to their historic inn.
CHECK OUT:
– The “Healing After Helene Music Playlist” on YouTube featuring songs from the musicians who participated in the event / podcast.
– Travel Info for Asheville: https://always.exploreasheville.com/travel-advisory
– List of Parks open in Asheville: https://www.ashevillenc.gov/department/parks-recreation/
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS SPECIAL EVENT WITH MESSAGES OF SUPPORT, MUSIC, POETRY & BOOK READINGS:
– BANDS & MUSICIANS: Recording artist Joey Stuckey, singer/songwriter Johnny Schaefer, Steve Blaze of Lillian Axe, guitarist Pierre Bensusan, multi-instrumentalist Marlon Cherry, Anthony Corder of Tora Tora, Kevin & Sully of The Walk-A-Bout, singer/songwriter James Byfield “Blind Lemon Pledge,” singer/songwriter Lisa Sniderman “AOEDE,” Mark Rechler of Circus Mind, Alan Rueda and Stone Whiskey Band, John Storch of The Cravens, musical duo Dennis Haklar and Steffie Moonlady, cellist and songwriter Rachel Mari Kimber, The Frickashinas, Lizzie Harrah & The Madisons, Jon Dawson of Third of Never & Electric Forgiveness, singer/songwriter
Pamela Bedwell & The Pammie Kakes Ensemble, and singer/songwriter Dino Jag.
– AUTHORS, POETS & PERFORMERS, WRITERS & EXPERTS: Author and poet Susan Cummins Miller, author and writer Clifford Garstang, novelist Mike Nemeth, transformational life coach and author Shelley Whizin, Lea Brovedani “The Trust Architect” & “Soul Journey Doula,” psychologist and poet Lauren Martin, Glynn Burrows of Norfolk Tours UK, author and travel writer Kathleen Walls, travel writer Jo Clark, Angela Laws of TrustedHousesitters.com, Hollywood Historian Steve Schneickert, author Kimberly Hess, psychotherapist and author Jane Seskin, and Tim Hart “E.G. Fabricant.”
LINKS TO SUPPORT THE DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS FROM HURRICANE HELENE:
Please share the event and links below with your friends and networks so that we can get out as much care and support as possible.
NATIONAL & REGIONAL
– American Red Cross
– The Humane Society
– World Center Kitchen
– All Hands & Hearts
– Greater Good Charities
– Charity Navigator
– DisasterAssistance.gov
REGIONAL
– Appalachian Voices
– Red Cross Western NC
– NC Department of Safety
– Appalachia Funders Network
– Food Connection
– Treats Studios
– Asheville Relief
– Beloved Asheville
– Visit Hendersonville
– Visit Damascus
– WLOS.com
– MANNA Food Bank
– Hearts with Hands
– Homeward Bound NC
– Rise Church
– Go Fund Me – Ginger’s Revenge
– Go Fund Me – West AVL Disaster & Donation Clinic
– Overmountain Vineyards
– Mountain Mule Packer Ranch
– River Arts District
– The Always Asheville Fund
FEEL GOOD by listening to our recent music podcasts celebrating musician Joey Stuckey’s Alive Day along with an online jigsaw puzzle, and a 290-song playlist of feel-good music, here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/joey-stuckeys-alive-day-2024/
