Arts & Entertainment
Fairfield Musician to Play Relay for Life Benefit Saturday
A Fairfield musician, along with eight bands, will converge upon a local restaurant on Saturday to benefit the American Cancer Society.

Fairfield landscaper and musician Dennis Leahy, along with nine local bands, Irish dancers and face painters, have donated their time and talents to benefit the combined Bethel/Danbury/Brookfield/Redding Relay for Life. A ukulele with carrying case, gift cards from local businesses, gift baskets and more will be raffled off to benefit Wendy’s Warriors Relay for Life team.
Fairfield’s Relay for Life will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2015. Click here for details.
Wendy Mitchell, a 45-year-old mother of three, was recently diagnosed with Metaplastic Carcinoma, a very rare and aggressive type of cancer that only occurs in one percent of women compared to the other types which occurs in eighty percent.
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Wendy’s Warriors team is taking action so that nobody has to suffer from this horrible disease. To donate to Wendy’s Warriors Relay for Life team page, please click here.
The all-day benefit concert takes place on Saturday, May 30 from 12-9 p.m., rain or shine, at Greenwood’s Grille, 186 Greenwood Ave., Bethel, Conn.
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Entertainment Schedule:
- 12-1 Tim Sheehan of Traveling Danburys
- 1-2 Guy Tino
- 2-2:30 Allison Kellogg
- 2:30-3 The Leahys/Wendy’s Warriors
- 3-3:30 Gilleoghan Gilleóghan Irish Dance
- 3:30-4 The Leahys/Wendy’s Warriors
- 4-5 Wry Bred
- 5-5:45 $2 Hat (with members of Future Tense)
- 5:45-6:30 Fred Ball
- 6:30-7:30 Good Medicine Rx
- 7:30-9 Split Decision
Raffle Prizes:
- Greenwood’s Grille
- Silver Touch
- Molten Java
- Sal’z Pizza
- Salon Kamala
- Sesame Seed
- The Palace Danbury
- Kid’s Fun Kuts
- Roman Crafts
- Portofino’s
- Peachwave of Bethel
- Olive’s Armoire
- Biksbees
- Tom’s Paint & Wallpaper
- The Toy Room
- Elegant Nails
- Kala Ukulele
Questions? Email wendyannmitchell@live.com
Related:
- Patch Editor Begins Filming Documentary to Raise Awareness for Rare Metaplastic Breast Cancer
- Patch Editor Shares Diagnosis of Rare ‘Triple Negative Metaplastic’ Breast Cancer
Photo: Logo design by Lisa Kosarko Sotero, www.gruntleddesign.com
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