CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland Rocks: Past, Present, Future will hold its fourth annual Rock Solid Gala beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Treelawn Music Hall in Cleveland.
Tickets are $175 and are available at clevelandrocksppf.org. Treelawn is at 15335 Waterloo Road.
The gala will include a buffet-style dinner, raffles and silent auctions along with guest speakers. Guests will have the opportunity to bid on private house concerts featuring local bands and artists from the Cleveland music scene.
Singer-songwriter Brent Kirby will be the master of ceremonies, and guests can enjoy live music from local artists. During the 6 p.m. cocktail hour, Kid Tigrr, the ethereal, melodic shoegaze-inflected solo project of Jenna Fournier of local band NIIGHTS, will perform. Also performing will be popular soulful rockers Welshly Arms and singer-songwriter, East Cleveland native and “Astral Soul Goddess” Navasha Daya.
Cleveland Rocks: Past, Present, Future is a non-profit organization led by Beachland Ballroom co-owner Cindy Barber. Across the last three years, Cleveland Rock: Past, Present, Future has raised more than $150,000 through the Rock Solid Gala, and proceeds from the fundraiser will help to support the organization’s year-round programs and initiatives, including staging community concerts and music industry workshops, mental health- and wellness-centered programming, a music incubator and accelerator program, the Cleveland Rocks Shop and archival efforts.