April 5th Sunday, 5-10-ish pm, at Lunar Star Café, 775 Northeast 125th Street, North Miami, FL 33161
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Benefit Concert
Promote Harmonious Wildlife and Human Relationship
and Battle Against Coronavirus Epidemic
Hosts: Drs. Joel Heinen and Hong Liu, Professors of Conservation Biology, FIU
Venue: the Luna Star Café
Preamble:
The mother earth has generously offered us food, shelter and other goods and services for our survival and wellbeing. It also never stop giving us warns when we cross the boundary of a balance relationship with nature. From environmental degradation to famine, from energy shortage to viral epidemic. This warming can’t be lauder with the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus. This outbreak has infected more than 78,000 people and led to a death toll of nearly 3,000, and increasing, as of February, 2020, in China and the rest of the world. Among the infected are thousands of health professionals who work at the frontline of the crisis, likely a consequence of a persisting shortage of protective medical gears. Some of these infected medical staff, sadly, have also succumbed to the virus.
The cause of the epidemic is directly or indirectly related to the trade and consumption of wildlife. Much of the trade is illegal and threatens wild species survival. Proceeds will be used to aid in the promotion of a balanced relationship between human and wildlife and the fight against the epidemic.
When and where: April 5th Sunday, 5-10 pm, at Lunar Star Café, 775 Northeast 125th Street, North Miami, FL 33161
Tentative list of the participating musicians (check the Luna Star Café website and check Michael Stock’s WLRN radio show from 2-4 PM, Sunday March 29 for any changes):
4:00 Opening Emcees: Dr. Joel Heinen and Dr. Hong Liu
4:15 Eugene Francisco and Charlotte Kuhn
4:30 Three Sheets to the Wind
5:15 Chinese Acts: Beijing Opera Fiddle and Selections; Yanhua Qi; Lark Trio
6:15 The Brothers King
6:45 Andrea Preston
7:15 Dan Wolpin
7:45 Sarah Jacob Trio
8:15 Luo Dominguez
8:45 Jimmy Lange and Thad Foote
9:15 Nancy Wagner and Robert Hand
10-ish Farewell…
How the funds will be spent: The funds will be used to (1) as the epidemic develops, identify and help medical institutes still in need of protective surgical masks and clothes; and/or (2) help NGOs which have been working on wildlife conservation and reduction of wildlife trade*
How can you help and participate:
1. We suggest a minimum of $10/person and amounts over that would be greatly appreciated. One free raffle ticket is included for all entries. Additional tickets may be purchased for $5 each.
2. If you can’t come to the concert but wish to donate, donations can be made using one of the following methods**:
*One such biodiversity NGO is the Guangxi Biodiversity Research and Conservation Association, an NGO with whom co-host Dr. Hong Liu has collaborated on wildlife (plants included) conservation and reduction of wildlife trade in southern and southwestern China for the past decade.
**The concert is co-hosted by the Chinese Association for Science & Technology in South Florida, The Guangxi Club of South Florida, and the Tsinghua Club of Florida. The fund-raising account will be managed by President Sam Chen of the Tsinghua Club of Florida and supervised by Qinghe Liu, Esq., the club’s Vice President.
