BEHIND THE OGDEN Does The Mercury

BTO Turns FIVE on August 20th, 2014!
 
Happy Birthday to BTO 
  Help Us Celebrate






So Why LHS?


As many of you know,  both Jeff and I are ardent supporters of  Love Hope Strength. Their mission is to save lives, one concert at a time.   Since 2007, LHS volunteers have conducted thousands of bone marrow donor drives (including two at BTO, resulting in TWO matches).  They have added over 58,000 people to the world wide bone marrow donor registry, resulting in over 1000 potentially life saving matches for patients in need of a bone marrow transplant.

I know from personal experience just how effective a bone marrow/stem cell transplant can be as I was blessed to have had the opportunity to assist a friend of mine at MD Anderson as her primary caregiver during the transplant procedure. While there, I focused on and became a part of an amazing and life giving process that gave her a second chance. I connected with the other transplant patients and their families, and I was touched by their sense of community and inspired by their strength and endurance. My friend is coming up on celebrating her four year anniversary since receiving the donation, and she is alive and well and thriving today because of it!
Yet one of the biggest problems with the transplant process is finding donors to match the people who need life saving bone marrow. That is where Love Hope Strength, which was started by several musician superstars, comes in. LHS volunteers create a convenient place for locating eligible people who are willing to sign up on the registry to serve as potential donors. 
For those who sign-up at LHS sponsored events, there is no charge to join the registry even though the cost is approximately $65 per registration (to run the lab work). That is where our benefit concert comes in.  By participating in this event, you will be joining those many musicians who have helped to raise funds and register potential donors, which helps LHS in its quest to SAVE LIVES, ONE CONCERT AT A TIME!!

We are really excited about hosting this benefit in support of LHS and in celebration of our FIVE year anniversary.  Marilyn, from The Mercury Cafe, is donating the space, and several of our past BTO musicians are donating their time and talent:

 
Hal Aqua - Emcee
Brodie Kinder
Rabbi Joe Black
Gabrielle Louise
Megan Burtt
The Folkaltones
Percussionist Scott Doser
Beth Wood (On Tour from Oregon)





PLEASE COME AND JOIN US!




The Mercury Cafe Upstairs in the Dance Hall
2199 California St., Denver, CO
   Doors 6:30 PM     Concert: 7:30 PM

Small Menu/Small Plates will be Served Upstairs or Come Early for Dinner Downstairs


Tickets:
$20 at the Door



SAVING LIVES, ONE CONCERT AT A TIME


For those of you new to BEHIND THE OGDEN, our setting is a private home in a spacious loft near downtown Denver. Hosted by Carol Morris and Jeffrey Brenman, BEHIND THE OGDEN offers a unique opportunity to listen to live music, up close and personal, with a small gathering of friends, family, and other guests.  Format for our concerts is two sets with a break for dessert and socializing.  For this August 20th anniversary concert, BTO moves to the Mercury Cafe.