Decemberchild Concert Benefiting
Children’s Hospice & Palliative Care Coalition
Slated for Saturday, December 10th
At Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Featuring Musical Talents of Superior Olive and
David and Linda LaFlamme of It’s a Beautiful Day
The 9th annual
Decemberchild Benefit Concert returns to Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa
Cruz on Saturday December 10th at 7 pm. Proceeds benefit Children’s
Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition (CHPCC).
The lineup features pop
rock from Superior Olive plus special guests David and Linda
LaFlamme of classic bay area rockers It’s A Beautiful Day.
Doors open at 7pm to a birthday party atmosphere with complementary
finger foods; birthday cake will be served; and a silent auction will be
held for the chance to bid and win great prizes. Children are welcome,
but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Tickets are $20.00 and
are available at Offshore Music, located at 926 Soquel Ave. in Santa
Cruz; also on-line at www.stillfumin.com.
The inspiration for the Decemberchild
celebration began with Tom Savell’s own experience as a child. His
birthday within a week of Christmas, Tom recalls, "I remember one year
getting no birthday party/cake, and "combination" Christmas/birthday
gifts. I wanted my birthday to be as far away from Christmas as
possible." After discovering how many others share his experience, Tom
and his brothers created Decemberchild as a birthday party for all whose
special days are overshadowed by the holidays. But for Tom and his
brothers, the true reward is giving to others even less fortunate. "We
want to do something for kids who have more worries than having a
birthday near Christmas."
Founded in 2001, Children’s Hospice and
Palliative Care Coalition is leading the way to bring about lasting,
fundamental change in California’s treatment of seriously ill children
and their families by addressing gaps in services at the state and local
levels. Statewide, CHPCC’s efforts are improving children’s access to
compassionate, family-centered care at home. Locally, CHPCC is providing
children in the tri-county area with safe, reliable transportation to
medical treatment; last year alone CHPCC clocked more than 60,000 miles
and over 400 roundtrips. The Decemberchild Benefit Concert together with
Superior Olive hopes to provide support for CHPCC to continue this
caring work of love and compassion.
The crowd pleasing pop rock band Superior Olive
has been wowing audiences up and down the West Coast, building a
following that reaches from the Pacific Northwest down to San Diego, and
selling CDs around the world from Japan to Austria. Combining danceable
pop and progressive rock, Superior Olive draws in audiences of all ages
with their unique blend of modern and classical influences reminiscent
of
The
Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Rush, Genesis, and Tchaikovsky. The
band is fronted by nationally acclaimed New Artist of the Year 2008
Tom Savell, known for his emotional vocals and mid-song changes from
rocking guitar to soaring violin solos.
Virtuoso violinist and
front man David LaFlamme along with his wife Linda LaFlamme
form the core of It’s A Beautiful Day, best known for their classic
hit single "White Bird." It's A Beautiful Day, whose self-titled debut
album was laced with favorites like "Hot Summer Day," "Girl With No
Eyes," and "White Bird," was one of the earliest and most important San
Francisco bands to emerge from the 1967 Summer of Love, headlining at
the Fillmore West before recording their first album.
Performing together on
stage, audiences have always been delighted with dual violin solos by
Tom Savell and David LaFlamme. With the planned lineup this year, there
will be even more opportunity for interesting and spontaneous violin
interplay to thrill the party-goers.
For more information, call 831-460-9837 or go to
www.decemberchild.org and www.childrenshospice.org on the Internet.
To order tickets, please visit the Still
Fumin' online store at
http://www.stillfumin.com/stillfuminstore.html
or go to Offshore Music at
926 Soquel Ave in Santa Cruz.
