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Concert event in NW Iowa to benefit Arise Ukraine

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March 30th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A concert is planned for next month at the Roof Garden Ballroom in Arnolds Park that will be a benefit for the people of Ukraine. Clay Norris, executive director of the Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association, says the “Rock for Ukraine” show on April 11th will feature three well-known Iowa bands. “The three are The Senders, that are an Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association Hall of Fame group,” Norris says. “There’s also a group called The Itty Bitty Boji Band that plays very frequently in the area, and then Lake Patrol, another real popular group in northwest Iowa.”

The acts will feature a wide range of popular music over the decades. Norris says, “It’ll be a very nice evening of music with probably songs ranging from the late ’50s all the way into the ’90s when I think about those three bands and what they’re capable of performing.” A non-profit agency that’s already established itself in bringing relief supplies to Ukraine will be the beneficiary of the concert. “The money will be going to a group out of Sioux Falls called Arise Ukraine,” Norris says. “It’s a Christian missionary organization that we’re familiar with and we know the people involved and they’ve already given truckloads of food.”

There’s a $10 suggested donation and doors to the Roof Garden will open at 5 p.m. Learn more at: www.iowarocknroll.com.