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Stanley to play benefit at Packard
By SEAN BARRON
WARREN
A fun evening filled with rock ’n’ roll and nostalgia also will raise money for two local agencies.
Making it all possible is Michael Stanley & The Resonators, who will take the W.D. Packard Music Hall stage Sept. 25 as the headliner of Packed House Productions’ fall benefit concert.
The band promises to give its audience a healthy dose of old Michael Stanley Band favorites as well as new material, organizers said. The show will raise money for Hospice of the Valley and Senior Citizens Opportunity for Personal Endeavor Inc. (SCOPE).
Stanley took part in a press conference Friday at Packard to discuss the event.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today and range from $30 to $200. Opening the concert will be Jonah Koslen, an original MSB member who has his own band, Stage Pass.
The concert will mark Stanley’s first appearance at Packard, which has undergone roughly $2 million of renovations and upgrades in the past year and has a seating capacity of about 2,200.
SCOPE provides adult day care and in-home services such as personal care, homemaking and house cleaning for older people, explained Janet Schweitzer, executive director. The agency has six senior centers in Trumbull County.
Hospice offers end-of-life care and comfort as well as physical, emotional, spiritual and mental support for those who have a terminal illness, said Richard Bell, director of Hospice House.
Stanley, who also has a four-hour show on classic-rock station 98.5 WNCX in Cleveland, praised Hospice workers, calling them “angels of mercy.” He also was excited about his upcoming show at the music hall.
“It’s a little bit like coming home, and we’re looking forward to it,” Stanley said.
Also giving remarks were Dr. Jim DeVengencie and Richie Williams II, founder and vice president, respectively, of Packed House Productions.
The nonprofit organization’s mission is to give back to the community, in part by producing and promoting events and providing entertainment to raise money, support and awareness for local and national charities, DeVengencie said.