Living Proof Benefit for Armonk’s Miles Applebaum & MHA at ChappPac
Living Proof Benefit for Armonk’s Miles Applebaum & MHA at ChappPac: The Mental Health Association of Westchester (MHA), The Lagond Music School, and Music & Miles: Changing Minds present Living Proof, an evening of multi-arts performances to benefit the Miles Applebaum Music Scholarship Fund at The Lagond Music School and The Mental Health Association of Westchester.
Living Proof will be held on Saturday, March 10 at 7:30pm at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center and will be emceed by radio DJs Coach and Bruce Figler of 107.1 The Peak, a media partner of the event. Performers include the Bruce Williams Quartet, Brianna Mae Clements, John Gillispie, Rebecca Haviland, Elizabeth Erin Kemler, Bianca Muniz, and Obscure Fire. Presenting artists include Anabelle Hiller and Nathaniel Galka. The evening will also feature individuals sharing their personal and inspiring stories of resilience, creating hope and meaning for others who are experiencing mental health issues.
About Miles Applebaum
The Miles Applebaum Music Scholarship Fund was established to honor and remember Miles Applebaum, a Byram Hills High School student and guitar student who studied at The Lagond Music School and later the Boyer School of Music and Dance at Temple University. Miles suffered from mental health issues until he sadly took his life at the age of 21 in 2014. The Scholarship Fund was created to carry on his dream by providing aspiring musicians the opportunity to follow their passion and study music at Lagond Music School, a nonprofit musical haven for students of all ages.
“The idea of Living Proof resonated for me that no matter what challenges we face, we can tap into our strength and courage to push through the hardest of times while giving hope and healing to others who have struggles of their own,” said Shari Applebaum, Miles’ mother and a Suicide Bereavement Specialist at the Mental Health Association (MHA). “There’s no better way to honor Miles than through music and the arts which was the fabric of his life.”
Proceeds will also benefit MHA, a community-based non-profit that provides behavioral health services, community education and advocacy work. “We are honored that MHA has been chosen as a beneficiary of this powerful event and are excited to partner with these wonderful organizations to raise awareness of mental health issues in our community,” said MHA CEO Charlotte Östman, LCSW-R. “We believe strongly in the power of sharing our voices and stories and are thrilled to see mental health take center stage at Living Proof.”
“The Miles Applebaum Scholarship Fund is particularly dear to Lagond Music as we worked side by side with Miles for years. Miles’ passion for the music he loved is something we should never forget,” said Rosanne Lana, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Lagond Music School. “As performers, I feel the Applebaum family has allowed us to rejoice in our calling as artists, entertainers and storytellers.”
About the Artists
Bruce Williams has toured and recorded with Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wynton Marsalis and the World Saxophone Quartet. Brianna Mae Clements is a variety performing specializing in hula hoops. 
Rebecca Haviland is the lead singer for Whiskey Heart, a soulful Americana band that is currently touring with Martin Sexton. Elizabeth Erin Kemler’s new album The Weight of Mortal Skin has charted at four regional Americana radio stations including Radio Free Americana. Bianca Muniz, a Westchester resident and ovarian cancer survivor, is a pianist and singer/songwriter who has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and Webster Hall Studio and sang the National Anthem at Madison Square Garden.
Doors open at 7:30 pm, and the event features a selection of hors d’oeuvres, spirits and desserts followed by performances, a silent and live auction and the presentation of the 2018 music scholarship.
$100 general admission; $40 tickets for attendees 25 years and younger. For more information and tickets, visit www.musicandmiles.org.
The Chappaqua Performing Arts Center is located at 480 Bedford Rd., (480 Bedford Rd., (Chappaqua Crossing) in Chappaqua.
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