Benefit concert at Strega Nonna for Great Lakes Recovery Centers features singer-songwriter and mental health advocate Jaimee Harris
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NEGAUNEE -- A special benefit concert is set for Sunday, Oct. 15 at Strega Nonna in Negaunee to support Great Lakes Recovery Centers.
The concert will feature singer-songwriter Jaimee Harris whose works have been heavily influenced by her own family's generational addiction and mental health journey.
Funding from the event will help support three different areas of GLRC - the Compassionate Care Fund, the Adolescent Services Center and the John Kivela Center. The Compassionate Care Fund provides access to GLRC services for clients who have no other means to pay for services while the Adolescent Services Center is a residential treatment facility for youth with substance use disorder. The newest facility, the John Kivela Center, houses the Teal Lake Residential (treatment program for women), Sue B's House (a recovery house for women), and Negaunee Integrated Care Clinic (medical, mental health and substance use disorder outpatient services).
Recognized by NPR as the next queen of Americana-Folk, a slightly edgier Emmylou Harris for the younger generation, singer-songwriter Jaimee Harris has dedicated herself to using her art to explore life and all of its challenges, according to a press releas.
Harris's sophomore album "Boomerang Town" marks a bold step forward for this country-folk-leaning singer-songwriter. It is an arresting, ambitious song-cycle that explores the generational arc of family, the stranglehold of addiction, and the fragile ties that bind us together as Americans.
"Boomerang Town" is not entirely a lament, however, with songs like "Love is Gonna Come Again" and the wistful "Missing Someone" shining with hope in the face of the darkness, offering understanding that love and grief are two sides of the same coin.
"I'm at an age where I'm wrestling with trying to understand the nature of my family," Harris says. "There's been suicide, suicide ideation, and there's certainly been addiction all through my family. My dad's father died of suicide when he was 25 and I was 5. I couldn't imagine not having my dad right now," Harris said in the release. "Why was I able to get out of my boomerang town? Why are others stuck there, longing to leave but unable to find their way out? Writing these songs, bringing these narrators to life, brought me closer to the answers."
"Great Lakes Recovery Centers has created a positive impact across our U.P. communities focused on addiction recovery, mental health and more. As someone from a rural community who has faced addiction and mental health issues herself, Jaimee Harris understands these issues well. This is a great pairing and opportunity to create some dialog on these important topics," said Dr. Michael Grossman, medical director of GLRC, event co-coordinator, and father of Strega owner Rachael Grossman.
"Behavioral health, especially mental health and substance use are often difficult things for people to discuss. Through this concert, we hope to open discussion on these issues, show our support for GLRC and the services it provides, raise some funding, and provide people with an opportunity to get out and spend some time enjoying some good food and music in support of their own wellbeing."
Doors open for the event at 6 p.m. Participants will be treated to an antipasti spread followed by the concert at 7 p.m. A dessert bar, featuring some of Strega Nonna's signature sweets, will follow the start of the concert. Tickets will be limited for this event based on available seating.
"With the onset of fall, we'll be having a more intimate private performance for a limited number of participants on our new indoor stage," said Rachael Grossman, owner of Strega Nonna.
"Jaimee Harris is an amazing artist. We hope everyone will come out and support this important cause and enjoy a fun sampling of what Strega has to offer."
Tickets are $75 and are available online through the events section on www.strega.fun or can be picked up at Strega Nonna (432 Iron St., Negaunee), GLRC Administration Office (97 S Fourth St., Ishpeming) or Provisions MQT (401 S. Lakeshore Blvd., Marquette).
GLRC is a nonprofit behavior health agency offering a diverse range of services supporting Upper Peninsula residents. GLRC programming includes a full continuum of substance use disorder treatment and services, mental health counseling, trauma assessments, child and adolescent psychiatric care, integrated medical services, re-entry case management, community-based prevention programming and foster care recruitment, training and retention.
For more information about GLRC, visit www.greatlakesrecovery.org.