APLC to Host Benefit Concert for Huntington’s Disease Society of America

By Lois Parrett
        EWING, N.J. – Nationally-acclaimed Singer/songwriter and guitarist Andrew McKnight will be performing at the Abiding Presence Lutheran Church (APLC) on Friday, March 25th at 7:00 pm to help raise donations for the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) according to a church spokesperson.
Abiding Presence Lutheran Church is eager to do its part to bring awareness to Huntington Disease and help the HDSA in its fight to find a cure this devastating disease by hosting this benefit concert.
According to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Inc website; “Huntington’s Disease is a devastating, hereditary, degenerative brain disorder for which there is at present, no cure and only one FDA-approved treatment for a symptoms. HD slowly diminishes the affected individual’s ability to walk, talk and reason. HD typically begins between the ages of 30 and 50, affects males and females equally and crosses all ethnic and racial boundaries. This disease affects as many people as Hemophilia, Cystic Fibrosis or Muscular Dystrophy.”
This benefit concert marks the return of Andrew McKnight to the APLC. McKnight’s music celebrates rural America by weaving his masterfully crafted songs, humorous stories and poetic drama into a musical soundscape sketched with shades of Appalachia, tasteful slide and jazzy blues, feisty anthems, and rustic folk.
According to a review in The Boston Globe "With a voice reminiscent of Don McLean, McKnight traverses from old-time Appalachian tunes to contemporary folk and blues, all backed up by his dead-on guitar playing"
An admission donation of $15-20 is suggested. For more information about the event contact Lois Parrett, Parish administrator at 609-882-7759. To learn more about Andrew McKnight, visit his Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Andrew-McKnight/16254192997.
Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, is a vibrant mid-sized congregation comprised of people from five different communities.