The purposes of the Mingus Awareness Project are: to celebrate the life and music of Charles Mingus, to raise awareness about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), and to raise money for ALS research and other support for people who have ALS.
The Mingus Awareness Project happens in Chicago and Richmond. MAP3 happened on May 7 at The Hideout in Chicago, during ALS Awareness Month. MAP 2 Richmond happened on October 19, 2008. Info about more upcoming dates & shows will be posted here soon!
MAP Chicago's partner is the Les Turner ALS Foundation. You can make a donation by going to http://www.lesturnerals.org/communityevents.htm.
Greetings good friend. :) I pray you are saturated with contentment, joy and laughter. Nothing but the best for you and those you care for. From the Holy city of Oakland, James :)
Thanks for looking me up and staying in touch! You'll definitely be hearing more from me soon...My book ARC AND HUE will be on Aquarius Press in Fall 2009.