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A Message of Hope and Help is a benefit concert that is apart of a larger effort to bring mental health awareness, suicide preventionand treatment programs to Sonoma County through a public/private partnership.We are working to establish an innovative and effective Coordinated SpecialtyCare (CSC) treatment program in Sonoma County, through the Elizabeth MorganBrown Memorial Fund and One Mind’s ASPIRe program. This CSC program will assistchildren and young adults (ages 8 to 30 years-old) experiencing the symptoms ofearly psychosis, helping to reduce and manage symptoms, so participants maysucceed in education, careers, and relationships.
Performances by:
Gili Melamed-Lev | Pianist is the Artistic director and Co-founder of Music ForChange, Jazz and Classics in NY and MA, and a member of The Lev-Evans Duo withpianist Mark Evans. She was the founder and artistic director of The Concertsat Camphill Ghent from 2012-2019. Ms. Melamed-Lev performs extensively inEurope, Isarael, and North America. Gilimelamedlev.com
Chen Zhao | Violinist, a native of Shanghai, Chen Zhao hastoured throughout the US, Europe, and Asia, and performed at Ravinia, La Jolla,Sun Valley, Round Top, Santa Fe, PMF, Evian, BBC Proms, and Lucerne festivals.He has most recently performed as a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony andthe Stanford Symphony Orchestra. sfsymphony.org/chenzhao
Keynote Speaker:
Darrell Steinberg is the Mayor of Sacramento and was the Senate President proTempore in the California Legislature. He is one of Sacramento’s mostaccomplished public servants, serving the Sacramento community for over 20years. Steinberg represented California’s capital city in the CaliforniaLegislature from 1998 – 2014 and was the first Sacramentan to serve asPresident of the Senate in over 125 years. Steinberg earned a reputation forconfronting seemingly intractable problems and delivering results forCalifornia through consensus-building. Elected to the Senate in 2006, Steinbergbecame President pro Tempore in late 2008, at the deep end of the economicdownturn when the state faced an unimaginable $42 billion deficit. Two yearslater, he was honored with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award by theKennedy Library Foundation in recognition of his leadership in bipartisannegotiations leading to the state’s fiscal recovery. Steinberg has been arelentless advocate for mental healthcare, calling it “the under-attended issuein our time and in our society.” steinberginstitute.org.
Tickets:
$30 General
$20 Student
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Location:
Fitzsimmons Black Box Theater
Sonoma Academy
2500 Farmers Lane
Santa Rosa, CA 95409
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