Benefit for Teri Thacker

When: Sunday, April 20, 2008
Where: Remington Lions Club - 11326 James Madison Highway, Remington, VA 22734
Time: Doors open at 11:30, music begins at noon
Cost: Tickets are $20 - can be purchased at Pickers Supply or Culpeper Music (tickets will be there by end of next week of April 4th) or purchase using Paypal at bottom of this page.

The bluegrass community is rallying to the aid of Wes and Teri Thacker in Remington, Va., with plans for an April 20 benefit. Teri Thacker has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.

The Larry Stephenson Band will be one of the featured performers at the benefit. This event is personal for Larry, since he was a long-time member of the Virginia community.

Additional acts who will have volunteered to perform are IIIrd Tyme Out, Milford Station, The Fitzmaurice Band, Jollett Lane, All4Hym, Dark Hollow, and Bill Yates and the Country Gentlemen Reunion Band.

Also appearing will be a band that includes Red and Murphy Henry, David McLaughlin and Marshall Wilborn with guest, Wes Thacker, Teri’s husband.

The event will begin at noon at the Remington Lions Club, 11326 James Madison Highway in Remington. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for ages 13-18. Those 12 and younger will be admitted free.

Those who buy a $20 admission will also receive a raffle ticket. Prizes include a guitar courtesy of Pickers Supply, mandolin courtesy of Culpeper Music, a TKL mandolin case, CDs, DVDs and other items being donated by Pinecastle Records, Rebel Records and Bluegrass Unlimited.

The full list of sponsors includes: Pickers’ Supply, Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine, Pinecastle Records, Rebel Records, Mr. B’s Bluegrass Festival, Lil’ Margaret’s Bluegrass Festival, Lawson Entertainment/Grottoes Family Bluegrass Festival, Campbell Equipment of Palmyra, Va., Culpeper Music, Cabin Fever Pickin’ Party, Hard Times Cafe and Cue of Fredericksburg, Va., Meadows Nursery, TKL Cases, and Jenny Smith Custom Embroidery of Petersburg, Va.

Sound by: P & H of Culpeper, VA
Emcees: Sweet Brenda and Calvin Lawson

The Remington Volunteer Rescue Squad will be on site throughout the day

Food will be served all day ... we're grilling hamburgers and hotdogs, side dishes, sodas, water, bake sale, and snacks

DOOR PRIZES - Raffles held throughout the day

No alcohol or pets