NEWS:
Portsmouth, NH – April 24, 2008 – Fan favorites, Bellevue Cadillac, is set to take stage Friday, May 16th at 7:00 pm at the Stone Church in Newmarket, NH to help raise money for Seacoast Concert For A Cure – an annual concert to benefit breast cancer research and survivor support.

For 16 years Bellevue Cadillac has been heating up stages nationally and internationally with high-energy performances of their wildly original, yet familiar songs that have been heard in major motion pictures and TV shows such as Shallow Hal, The Sopranos, Las Vegas and Crossing Jordan.

Now the popular band will take stage to help champion the fight against breast cancer.
"Bellevue Cadillac has a long history of supporting this cause,” says bandleader Doug Bell. “The fact that my wife, Dr. Beth Ann Lesnikoski, is a breast surgeon at Dana Farber / Brigham Women’s Hospital keeps the cause in the forefront of everyday life. And to that end, we do what we can."

Now in its fourth year, Seacoast Concert For A Cure is an annual concert where musicians from throughout the area band together to support local breast cancer organizations. Past year’s performers have included Bellevue Cadillac, De Sol, Assembly of Dust, The Mammals, Joyce Andersen Band, Bill Morrissey, Cormac McCarthy and many others.

This year’s Seacoast Concert For A Cure, being held Sunday, June 29th at the Redhook Brewery, will benefit Fill the Gap, a telephone helpline staffed by trained compassionate survivor volunteers who provide support and information from the first awareness of a possible breast diagnosis to entry into treatment; Betty J. Borry Breast Cancer Retreats which provide adventure retreat weekends for women living after breast cancer; On Belay, a local organization that supports children of those suffering from cancer or other life-threatening diseases; and Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

When: Sunday, June 29 (rain or shine)
Musical festivities begin at 12:30 p.m. and will continue throughout the day with Susie Burke and David Surette, Lex and Joe, Truffle and others to be announced.

Where: Redhook Brewery, Corporate Drive, Portsmouth, NH
The Redhook Brewery will offer their special outdoor concert menu food items for sale, including grilled hot dogs, burgers, veggie burgers as well as beverages and other summertime fare. The Seacoast Concert for a Cure will take place under a covered tent on the lawn at the Redhook Brewery, making it a rain or shine event

Who we support:
All proceeds from the 2008 Seacoast Concert for a Cure will go to the following local breast cancer support programs:

Dana Farber Women’s Cancer Programs

Fill the Gap, Inc. was created in 2007 to improve the lives of people facing a potential breast cancer diagnosis by providing emotional and informational support from first awareness of a potential problem through entry into treatment. As a collaborative partnership with Seacoast New Hampshire and Maine hospitals, Fill the Gap, Inc. provides a telephone helpline for those who are processing the news that they, or a loved one, may have breast cancer. Staffed by caring and compassionate, trained survivor volunteers, the helpline serves as a link to various local and national resources to meet the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of the caller.

The Betty J. Borry Breast Cancer Retreats, founded in memory of Betty J. Borry, is a retreat and support program for women living after breast cancer. BJBBCR provides adventure-based opportunities for women to challenge themselves physically, mentally and spiritually. Traveling together on the breast cancer journey, women of all ages and stages of breast cancer are empowered to move from surviving to thriving.

On Belay is a program for children ages 10 - 18 years who have or are facing the trials of a parent's, or loved one's diagnosis of cancer or other life-changing illnesses. On Belay supports and challenges participants to reach new heights, while building self-awareness and self-esteem in a supportive, community environment with a day of challenges, high ropes course and team building activities.

NEWS: A CD recorded at the 2005 Secoast Concert For A Cure is now available. Order Yours NOW!

How you can support the Seacoast Concert for a Cure:

Buy Tickets
Tickets are $20 advance and $25 day of show. Children 12 and under free.
Available at Bull Moose Music (all locations) and here on our website.

Become a sponsor
We are looking for a few key sponsors who would like to benefit from the exposure the Concert for a Cure will generate and support the cause. Click here for more details about sponsorship opportuuniies

Donate to the raffle
Valuable donated items will be raffled throughout the day, with 100% of proceeds going to benefit selected charities. Email us if you have an item that you would like to contribute to our raffle.