Women Rock: Flower Power Music from the Generation of Love
A Benefit For The Center for Family Justice Featuring Band Central
FAIRFIELD, CT – Band Central invites the community to come out and dance to rock hits as we celebrate National Women’s History Month and all strong women out there!
The event, a benefit for The Center for Family Justice (CFJ), begins on Thursday, March 23 with a pre-party at 6:30 p.m. at StageOne in Fairfield.
Guests can catch up with each other and get a first look at the Art for Advocacy program, curated by the CFJ Campus Advocacy unit, which features the powerful work of survivors.
Band Central takes the stage at 7:30 p.m.
Featuring fun and danceable hits from the late 1960s and early 1970s, the night will highlight music from Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, Aretha Franklin, Youngbloods, The Doors, Sly & The Family Stone, The Beatles, CSNY and more.
“This music is the soundtrack of a vital time in our culture,” said Rob Fried, Founder and Executive Director of Band Central, a philanthropic organization whose mission is to help local nonprofits in the Greater Connecticut area.
The show features Stephanie Harrison, Barry Blumenfield, Gray Fowler, Mike Marble, Pat Marafiote and Rob Fried.
“We are happy to join with Band Central to honor women and all they have achieved,” CFJ’s President and CEO Debra Greenwood said. “These are stories of strength and hope, and we want to celebrate that.”
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased through StageOne’s website. Food and drinks will be available for purchase as well.
For more information about the event, call The Center’s main office number at (203) 334-6154.
Money raised at events such as this help CFJ’s staff provide essential services to people – free of charge – impacted by domestic and sexual violence and child abuse. Those services include: individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, risk and danger assessments, legal services, individual safety plans, emergency counseling, support groups, and 24/7 access to counselors and advocates through its crisis hotline.
The Center for Family Justice offers support to the residents of Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford and Trumbull.
About The Center for Family Justice, Inc.
The Center for Family Justice breaks the cycle of abuse and violence – domestic, sexual and child – by providing services that create hope, restore lives and drive social change through education and community collaboration.
Our vision is to end domestic and sexual abuse and violence in our communities.
We believe that:
- Everyone should be treated with dignity and respect.
- Collaboration with our clients, partners and communities is vital to achieve individualized choice, success and empowerment.
- Trust is essential for our work in building self-sufficient survivors.
- Compassion and hope allow people to thrive and feel safe.
- Community education, awareness and outreach are essential to drive and maintain social change and justice.
For more information, please visit: https://centerforfamilyjustice.org/about-us/what-we-do/mission-vision-values/
If you are in a crisis situation and need help, please call our 24/7 hotlines:
- Domestic Violence: 203-384-9559
- Sexual assault: 203-333-2233
- Spanish: 888-568-8332
- Text: (888) 999-5545
