Wednesday, March 15 at 7:30pm: An evening of music and spoken word to benefit CeaseFire Illinois. Performances by Chris Bongat, Mark Anderson, Chris Weller, and River Jordan.

Suggested Donation $15, all proceeds will be donated to CeaseFire Illinois.

About CeaseFire: CeaseFire Illinois is the Illinois branch of the Cure Violence Organization, which operates in 6 cities throughout the state - Chicago, Maywood, Rockford, East St. Louis, Springfield, and North Chicago/Waukegan.

CeaseFire began in 1995, and after five years of strategy development, had its first program in the West Garfield Park neighborhood where it achieved a 67% drop in shootings and killings. Following four more replications of the new model - averaging a 42% drop in shootings and killings - the work was expanded to 15 communities and in 2004, Chicago had a 25% drop in killings, with a 50% drop in the CeaseFire zones. Since then CeaseFire has been active in 18 communities in Chicago and 7 communities in Illinois. The method has had an extensive multi-year multi-method evaluation supported by the U.S. Department of Justice. - More information at: http://cureviolence.org

About the Performers:
Mark Anderson is a classical guitarist and educator and member of the chamber duo - Duo Tandem. http://www.duotandem.com

Chris Weller is a tenor/bass saxophonist and composer who has performed internationally as a bandleader, established a reputable private teaching studio, and has hosted clinics in the U.S. and abroad on elementary, high school, and college levels. http://chriswellermusic.com

Chris Bongat is a songwriter and guitarist and a member of sleepingwithspiders.

River Jordan is a spoken work poet turned music artist.