PARKINSON'S UNITY WALK APRIL 27, 2013 CENTRAL PARK, NYC

LIGHT OF DAY 2013 - 10 VENUES, 25 EVENTS, OVER 100 ARTISTS!

Funding Research into cures, treatments and support for those suffering from Parkinson's and related diseases.

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* Please note that Darlene will be on at 10pm now, to allow her to catch an early morning flight out west.

Rock and roll legend Gary U.S. Bonds and his band, The Roadhouse Rockers, headline the Light of Day Foundation’s first-ever show at the iconic Hard Rock Cafe New York in Times Square on January 16, 2013.

Being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at 38 was quite a blow to Bob Benjamin. But instead of letting the diagnosis take him down, Bob chose a different path... He recruited his friends - many of them musicians whom he had worked with in the past - to help him fight the disease. In 2000, Bob, Joe D'Urso, and concert promoter and former Asbury Juke, Tony Pallagrosi founded the New Jersey-based...

All Light of Day APNJ2013 ticket/package pickups will be at the Paramount Theater except Friday after 6pm which will be at the Stone Pony.

Just announced! Light of Day presents, The Gin Blossoms! At the Stone Pony Saturday, Jan. 19. Tickets, $22 in advance, $25 at the door. Doors at 7 p.m. Tickets on sale now via Ticketmaster phone charge and www.ticketmaster.com

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Darlene Love, will be among the performers at the Paramount Theatre show on January 19, 2013. More than 100 artists will play over 25 events to be held at ten different venues in the city on Jan. 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, 2013, which promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Light of Day, New York City will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square NYC! Light of Day, Asbury Park NJ will be held between Thursday, January 17 and Monday, January 21, 2013!! 25 events at 10 Venues including The Paramount Theatre, The Stone Pony, The Saint, The WonderBar, Asbury Lanes, Mcloones Supper Club, Langosta Lounge, The Show Room, Watermark, To...

Being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at 38 was quite a blow to Bob Benjamin. But instead of letting the diagnosis take him down, Bob chose a different path... He recruited his friends - many of them musicians whom he had worked with in the past - to help him fight the disease. In 2000, Bob, Joe D'Urso, and concert promoter and former Asbury Juke, Tony Pallagrosi founded the New Jersey-based...

My name is Joan Russo and I am organizing a fund raiser, in the form of a 5K race, to raise money for Parkinson's research. With your help, the money we raise will aid us in achieving the ultimate goal - finding a cure. Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It results from the death of dopamine-generating cells in the substantia nigra a region of the midb...

The dictionary defines the word 'extraordinary' as going beyond what is usual. This word perfectly describes Bob Benjamin's life. Being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at the young age of 38 was a quite blow to Bob. Instead of letting the disease dictate his future he chose to take the fight to Parkinson's.Thursday, July 5CBGB Film Festival presents Just Around The Corner - NY Premiere[ BUY ...

The Global Parkinson's Pledge was launched at the second World Parkinson Congress in Glasgow, Scotland in 2010 to build a global Parkinson's movement, make Parkinson's a priority health, social and economic issue around the world, and to advance the cure.More than 8,000 people have signed the pledge. Have YOU signed it?Sign it at www.parkinsonspledge.org.By signing the pledge, you will be joini...

Punk-rock supergroup Manitoba will make their debut on Friday, January 13th at Asbury Lanes as part of the Light of Day Foundation's four-day weekend of events in Asbury Park to raise money for the fight against Parkinson's disease.The show will be hosted by disc jockey Rich Russo (www.richrusso.net), whose free-form radio show, "Anything Anything," can be heard on Sunday nights in northern New...

The Sensational Soul Cruisers with J.T. Bowen will perform a special birthday tribute to Clarence "Big Man" Clemons at the Canal Room in New York City Jan. 11. The "Evening of Celebration and Hope" will be presented by Team Fox and the Light of Day Foundation.Bowen, former lead vocalist of Clemons’ band, The Red Bank Rockers, and the Soul Cruisers will play the Rockers’ only album, ...

Roots music legend David Bromberg will be among the performers at at Paramount Theatre show on Jan. 14, 2011, that serves as the centerpiece for the 12th annual Light of Day concert series, now expanded to four-day weekend of activities in Asbury Park, NJ.More than 100 artists will play at at least 16 different events to be held at nine different venues in the city on Jan. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2...

The Max Weinberg 7+Featuring BILL CHAMPLIN (Formerly of Chicago) and MINDI ABAIRThe Count Basie TheatreOctober 27, 2011 at 8pmTickets are $35, $50, $75, $100, $125plus a limited number of $250 VIP Meet and Greet tickets.Due to various complications from Hurricane Irene, the Max Weinberg 7+ show is moving to a new date, Thursday, Oct. 27th. The 8pm show time remains the same. Joe Grushecky and t...

Alejandro Escovedo & The Sensitive Boys with special guests Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Socialat The Count Basie Theatre99 Monmouth Street �Red Bank, NJMay 4, 2011 at 8 PMTickets go sale March 18 at 12 noon.www.concertseast.comwww.countbasietheatre.orgTickets are $52.50, $42.50, $32.50 and $18.00.A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Light of Day Foundation and Joan Dancy and PALS.Alejan...

Austin-based singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo will headline the Paramount Theatre show on Jan. 15, 2011, that serves as the centerpiece for the 11th annual Light of Day concert series, now expanded to a full weekend of activities in Asbury Park, N.J.More than 75 artists will play at nine different events to be held at seven venues in the city on Jan. 13, 14, 15 and 16, 2011, which promises ...

Light of Day 10(December 21, 2009) The Light of Day Foundation, Inc. (www.lightofday.org) is proud to announce the 10th annual Light of Day concerts, to be held Friday, Jan. 15 at the Stone Pony, Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Paramount Theatre and the Wonder Bar, and Sunday, Jan. 17 at the Watermark, Langosta Lounge and Tim McLoone's Supper Club, all in Asbury Park, NJ.Tickets go on sale Tuesday, De...

In December 2008, Light of Day board member Ken Reichel felt the need to do more for LOD. Ken was 47 at the time and had just completed the New York Marathon, running for his office’s charity team and he jumped on an idea – doing fifty marathons by age fifty and raising $50,000 for LOD in the process. LOD and the battle against movement related afflictions is extremely important to ...

On Saturday, April 25, the Parkinson's disease community came out in full force in New York’s Central Park. Over 10,000 walkers participated in a day of camaraderie, awareness and education.The Light of Day Team was one of over 400 teams joining together to fight Parkinson’s disease. The Light of Day Team is proud to have raised over $23,000 to date and rank as the #5 team in fundra...

The Light of Day Team joined over 400 other teams with over 10,000 members for the 14th Parkinson's Unity Walk in Central Park. The Walk took place on Saturday, April 26 in New York's Central Park.Over 30 Light of Day Team members walked with Bob Benjamin for the two mile trek. The Light of Day Team has raised nearly $21,000 to date.Overall, the Walk has raised over $1.4 million and donations a...

New York, NY, June 14, 2012 - The charitable Light of Day Foundation founded by Highland Park, NJ, resident and music industry veteran Bob Benjamin, will donate up to $100,000 to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation® (PDF®), if the public can raise the same amount by Saturday, June 30. Mr. Benjamin's organization, known as the Light of Day Foundation, will match all donations made to PDF ...

November 18, 2008FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: David Rotella Jr.Phone: 905-357-4977Alt Phone: 905-651-3533Email: dave@lightofdayniagara.comURL: www.lightofdayniagara.comOn November 14, 2008 the 2nd Annual Light of Day Niagara Benefit Concert for Parkinson's victims was held at the Greg Frewin Theatre. The 3 hour event was a great success and raised over $10,000 for Parkinson's Canada and for th...

Donate to PDF by Saturday, June 30 ... and the Light of Day Foundation will match your donation dollar for dollar.Inspired by the success of the Irving G. Brilliant Challenge, Bob Benjamin – founder of the Light of Day Foundation – has doubled the Brilliant challenge. The Light of Day Foundation will match every donation made to PDF by Saturday, June 30, dollar for dollar, beyond th...

Southside Johnny and the Poor Fools have been added to the line-up for a show Saturday night, Jan. 14 at Asbury Park's Paramount Theatre which will serve as the main event of the four-day Light of Day weekend.Southside Johnny Lyon and the Poor Fools play an electic mixture of music that represents Southside's version of the Great American Songbook. At a Poor Fools show you can expect to hear st...

Light of Day 10(January 6, 2010) The Light of Day Foundation, Inc. (www.lightofday.org) is pleased to announce the full line up for its 10th Anniversary concerts in Asbury Park, New Jersey, to be held Friday, Jan. 15, Saturday, Jan. 16 and Sunday, Jan. 17.The concerts will aid the ongoing fight against Parkinson's disease by supporting research into more effective treatments and a cure as well ...

Dave Rotella is still wondering if Friday night actually happened. Did Bruce Springsteen really pull his six-year-old son Evan up on stage, tussle his hair, then pause for a photo? And later backstage did Evan really hand The Boss his official invite to Niagara Falls this Friday? Oh, it happened. And the perfect capper to this surreal brush with Bruce would be seeing the legend take the stage...