A benefit rock concert to help raise money for Brittany Fields of West Windsor, a young woman fighting reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), a debilitating and progressive disease of the autonomic nervous system, is set for 8 p.m. July 7 in the Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor.
RSD is commonly known as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) because it causes extreme pain. Brittany has been battling the rare disease for several years.
The 90-minute concert will feature all original material. Steve Fields, Brittany’s father, will perform along with other musicians and singers. Original music will be performed by Hannah Zaic, lead singer; Steve Fields, vocals/piano; Frank Hernandez, bass; Marty Mandell, drums; Joe Marascio, percussion, blues harmonica; Vaughan Burton, guitar; Kathy Sheppard, keyboard/synthesizer/organist. The United Choir, featuring Dorothy Moore, Chayna Wilson, Cynthia MacCray and Antwan Michael, also will perform.
Tickets cost $35 each and may be purchased via PayPal at www.helpbrittbeatrsd.org or with a check made payable to Stephen Fields-Help Britt Beat RSD (CRPS) and mailed to 412 Blanketflower Lane, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550.
For more information, call 609-947- 3795 or log on to www.helpbrittbeatrsd.org.