Georgia Music Hall of Fame and The Hummingbird Present
Drivin’ N Cryin’ & Very Special Musical Guests
Cox Capitol Theatre Concert to Benefit MusiCares and Macon-Bibb County Mentors Project.

Scheduled to appear: Col. Bruce Hampton (Ret.), Angie Aparo, Abby Owens, Dead Confederate’s Hardy Morris and more!!

MACON, GA – The Georgia Music Hall of Fame presents Drivin N Cryin in concert at 8 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 14, 2010 at the Cox Capitol Theatre in Macon with special guests to be announced. Tickets are $20 in advance and at the door with proceeds benefiting MusiCares and the Macon-Bibb County Mentors Project.

The Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Drivin N Cryin initiated the concert idea recently after the band’s trailer, containing its gear and merchandise, was stolen from a Macon hotel following a gig at the Hummingbird Stage and Taproom. “There was a lot of negative press directed towards Macon, which we thought was unfair because it could have happened anywhere.” said Kevn Kinney, leader of Drivin’ n’ Cryin’. “So many musicians reached out to us after the news hit and we thought, ‘let’s get them together and go down to Macon to show how much we respect the city’s music history and its audiences and do something that benefits worthy charities at the same time.”

That spirit of community has been embraced by the musicians, who all agreed to play for free, as well as many businesses donating their time and services for the event. The Cox Capitol Theatre donated use of the venue for the show. Deep Blue, an Atlanta-based brand, interactive and marketing agency donated its services. Athens-based illustrator Jason Crosby contributed artwork for the poster. Macon-based Audio Visual Productions donated backline for the musicians. Each person who purchases a ticket to the concert will receive an admission pass to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame to visit its brand new exhibit, Macon, Georgia: Cradle of American Music, Works by Steve Penley.

MusiCares
MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares’ services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community

The Macon-Bibb County Mentors Project

The Macon-Bibb County Mentors Project of Bibb County is a non-profit agency that works with over 200 students in 13 public middle and high schools in Bibb County. Over 36% of freshmen entering the Bibb County public schools do not graduate. This project provides mentors who spend a minimum of 4 hours a month with their protégés, encouraging them and motivating them to reach their full potential. Mentors expose their protégés to positive activities they might not otherwise experience, as well as steer them away from negative peer pressure. The Mentors stay with their protégés through high school graduation. This long term commitment prevents students from reverting back to negative behaviors. The Mentors Project has been successful in keeping students away from drugs, crime, gangs and from dropping out of school. Nearly 100 % of the protégés who graduate from high school with an active mentor will attend a post-secondary institution and become a productive member of our community.