Bon Jovi to Perform Exclusive, One-Night Show to Support the Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation – CeDAR - On January 21

2011 Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame nominee Bon Jovi will come to Denver on January 21, 2011 to perform an exclusive, one-night show to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation (CeDAR) and raise funds for its important mission of rebuilding lives.

For ticket information, visit www.uch.edu/cedar5years.

The Evening with Bon Jovi will be held at the Colorado Convention Center and will include a silent auction, dinner and the Bon Jovi concert.

“The Evening with Bon Jovi is a wonderful opportunity for the community to support CeDAR – a leader in the treatment of dependency and addiction – while enjoying the intimate performance of an American music legend.” says Bruce Schroffel, President and CEO of the University of Colorado Hospital, to which CeDAR is affiliated.


The event is being produced by Chuck Morris, president of AEG Live Rocky Mountains, who is honored to have one of the greatest bands of all time play for the cause. Morris promises that the silent auction alone will be as “spectacular” as the show – featuring international concert tickets, rock and roll memorabilia and other exciting bid items. “Many of my friends both inside and outside of the music business (myself included) have worked tirelessly to overcome addiction problems and I’m honored to be involved in putting this wonderful event together for such a great treatment center,” says Morris.

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Evening with Bon Jovi

Friday, January 21, 2011
Colorado Convention Center
Korbel Ballroom
Starting at 6:30 PM

• Spectacular Silent Auction
• A Colorado Dinner
• Exclusive Bon Jovi Concert

In support of the Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation CeDAR – one of the nation’s leading residential addiction treatment centers, located on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

For ticket and table information go to www.uch.edu/cedar5years.

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About CeDaR

CeDAR’s fifth anniversary marks its emergence as one of the country’s leading residential treatment facilities, its success in part attributable to its unique affiliation with an academic medical center – the University of Colorado Hospital.

“We are passionate about helping patients and families find and stay on the road to recovery,” says CeDAR Director, Frank Lisnow. “We are honored that AEG has chosen to recognize CeDAR by partnering with such an esteemed artist to raise awareness about our work.” Each year, one in four deaths in the United States can be attributed to alcohol, tobacco or illicit drug use. CeDAR has helped more than 2,000 individuals and family members deal with addiction and begin to rebuild various aspects of their lives. At CeDAR, treatment includes individual therapy, group counseling, 12-Step study, daily exercise and spiritual guidance. CeDAR also includes state-of-the-art pharmacology in its treatment.


In addition to its 30-day residential treatment program, CeDAR specializes in support programs that help cement and sustain sobriety including the Family Program, Residential Extended Care, Alumni Program and Support. Patients struggling with chemical dependencies may also suffer from co-occurring disorders, such as bi-polar disease, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress or compulsive gambling. CeDAR is the only facility in Colorado that works with co-occurring disorders and has two addiction psychiatrists on staff.


In recognition of its excellence, the Colorado Employee Assistance Professionals Association named CeDAR the 2008 “Provider of the Year.” For more information about CeDAR, visit: www.cedarcolorado.org.

About Anschutz Medical Campus

The Anschutz Medical Campus is the nation’s newest health care campus and fosters collaboration among students, researchers and clinicians. Campus architecture and state-of-the-art technology bridge education and research with two world-class hospitals: University of Colorado Hospital and The Children’s Hospital. The Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora is the world's only completely new education, research and patient care facility and the largest academic health center between Chicago, Texas and the West Coast.

About University of Colorado Hospital

The University of Colorado Hospital is the Rocky Mountain region's leading academic medical center, and has long been recognized as one of the United States’ best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, and most recently was cited as the nation’s 8th best academic hospital by University HealthSystems Consortium. It is best known as an innovator in patient care and often as one of the first hospitals to bring new medicine to patients’ bedsides. Based at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo., the hospital’s physicians are all affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, part of the University of Colorado system.


About Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi was formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. The band consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi, guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres and bassist Hugh McDonald. Throughout its career, the band has released twelve studio albums, two compilation albums and one live album, and has sold over 130 million records worldwide. It has performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans, and was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006. The band was also honored with the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards in 2004 as songwriters and collaborators, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009. For more information on Bon Jovi, visit www.bonjovi.com

About AEG Live Rocky Mountains

AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring for a variety of programming and multi-media production. AEG Live, the nation’s second largest concert promotion and touring company is comprised of special event, broadcast and exhibition divisions, fourteen regional offices and numerous state of the art venues nationwide. AEG Live Rocky Mountains promotes Colorado’s Mile High Music Festival. They produce events at the 1STBANK Center, Bluebird Theater, Ogden Theatre, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Pepsi Center and more in Denver, Colorado as well as produce shows in Utah, Wyoming and Idaho.

A Cappella "Zing for Zonta” A Gift of Song for Women and Girls, January 23

On Sunday, January 23, Zonta Foothills will bring some of the best a cappella singers from Boulder County and beyond together on one stage to benefit women and girls. Boulder’s own Three Story Limit, The New Wizard Oil Combination, CU Extreme Measures, Wonder Voice and the Princeton University Footnotes will be among the groups singing a Cappella from Cole Porter to Duke Ellington to Squeeze. Doors open for a silent auction at 1:30 pm and the performances will begin at 2:00 pm.

Music brings people together, and the sounds of these talented singers will raise money to benefit local and international service agencies that advance the status of women in Boulder and around the world.

Where: Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 3485 Stanford Court, Boulder, CO.

Ticket Information
Tickets are $20.00 per person and can be purchased at www.zontafoothills.org or calling

About Zonta Foothills Club of Boulder County
Zonta Foothills awarded nearly $15,000 in grants to local organizations and over $7,600 in international projects and scholarships in both 2009 and 2010. A local chapter of Zonta International, Zonta Foothills Club of Boulder County is an all-volunteer non-profit organization committed to improving the status of women and children in our community and around the world. In 2010-2012 Zonta Foothills is partnering with Boulder Valley School District Teen Parent Program, Care Connect and There with Care to provide needed grant money and service hours. In addition, Zonta supports American Association of University Women (AAUW), Attention Homes, Boulder Reads! and Imagination Library. Zonta established and endowed the Bev Hackbart Scholarship for single parents attending the University of Colorado and supports international efforts to promote women’s economic stability and health, end violence against women and prevent HIV/AIDS.

Together with the Children Participates in Colorado Gives Day, Dec. 8

Creating recreational environments for the emotional and social development in children, ages 3 to 6, from low-income families affected by violence

Together with the Children, through its sister organization in Puebla, Mexico, supports street involved children and their families to build positive futures away from the streets. To aid this work, TWC promotes the work of the Mexican office with financial assistance. TWC provide a vehicle for individuals and families to make tax-deductible cash donations to Together with the Children to make a real difference in the lives of children who truly need our help.

On December 8, Together with the Children teams up with Community First Foundation and FirstBank for Colorado Gives Day. When you donate online during the 24-hour period of December 8, the value of your donation will be increased by the Colorado Gives Day Incentive Fund--a pool of dollars created to increase donations made to nonprofits through GivingFirst.org. FirstBank contributed $250,000 as a lead gift to the fund, and additional dollars are being solicited from other Colorado businesses. The Incentive Fund will be proportionally allocated across all donations received on Colorado Gives Day, increasing the value of each individual gift.

Visit www.togetherwiththechildren.org and click on the GivingFirst link to make your donation in support of the day center in Puebla, Mexico for market working children.

Other organizations participating in Colorado Gives Day include the Colorado Chautauqua Association, the Boulder International Fringe Festival and more.

"Dance2Donate" Fourmile Canyon Benefit Concert on 11/11

Local Music Production Company to Hold Benefit Concert featuring Fresh2Death, FieVeL & LoLo, Eminence Ensemble, 2Dubaii and the CU Buff Gold Dance team

On Thursday, November 11, Souls In Action Entertainment along with Heydontjudge.com are putting on a benefit concert for the tragic Four Mile Canyon Fire, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Community Foundation of Boulder County. The concert is going to be held at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, and includes a local line-up of great electronic music.

Souls In Action Entertainment is an innovative music production company founded in the fall of 2009 by Miss Lulu Clair, a Colorado native. The company strives to use music and artistic expression to help evolve popular culture into a uniting force around the world, especially in time of crisis. SIA is completely committed to their mission of bringing the latest in musical and artistic talent into communities and using them to raise awareness for various social issues, causes and movements. SIA lives by the notion that everyone in our world is connected somehow by one thing, and that is the love we all share for the arts and especially music.

FOUR GREAT ACTS

The night will feature Fresh2Death, a live musical collaboration duo from Boulder, CO. The duo including DJs Greg Fisk and Ben Samples, has performed alongside many up and coming producers/DJs such as Mimosa, Eliot Lipp, Ana-Sia, Lazer Sword, Savoy, Pretty Lights, VibeSquad, Boombox, and many many more. Opening for Fresh2Death will be; FieVeL & LoLo, an electronic DJ duo from Aspen, Eminence Ensemble, a progressive dance rock band based out of Boulder, and 2Dubaii, a 2 person Electro-Rock Music collaboration from Durango. All of the artists will be donating their time to the cause.

RIDE THE BUS TO THE EVENT!

The Basics Fund will be donating party buses to and from the event. The CU Buff Gold Dance team will be donating their time to perform at the event. Reserve your spot to ride to benefit with the Basics Fund on the Basics Fund website.

Tickets are being sold for $12 in advance at the Cervantes Masterpiece website, and $14 day of the show. The show is at 9pm, doors at 8pm. More information can be found on SIA’s blog.

Donations to the Fire Benefit can be made at Community Foundation website.