All are invited to the 2nd annual Concert for Democracy, an afternoon of live music in support of grassroots activism on Sunday, Oct. 11 from 1 - 4 p.m. at Belvedere Banquets, 1170 W. Devon Ave., Elk Grove Village. Featuring acclaimed local rock, folk, jazz and blues artists and emceed by on-air personality Patti Vasquez of WCPT AM Radio 820, the event is raising funds for Partners for Our Communities, a Palatine-based nonprofit that empowers underserved and marginalized people to develop self-sufficiency and become leaders in their communities.
Suggested minimum donation is $25 per person, which may be paid ahead of the event at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mfdtix, or at the door.
Musical line-up is SK Horizon (featuring Steve Koerber and Summer Kwai); Dave Rudolf and Friends; Emma’s Revolution; Naüvoo; Chicago Rock Exchange; Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues.
● The emcee is Patti Vasquez from WCPT, AM Radio 820.
● Speakers are U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez; Hanover Park Deputy Mayor and Village Trustee Herb Porter; Gen Z Podcaster Ishaan Srivastava; Partners for Our Communities Executive Director Seth Moland-Kovash; Clerk of Lyons Township Elyse Hoffenberg; State Representative Mary Beth Canty; Nedaa Alwawi, Chief of Staff for State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid, and the Reverend Doctor Michael Woolf.