Graham Nash and Jim Messina to Appear in a Benefit Concert at the Hermosa Beach Community Center

HERMOSA BEACH, CA (Guacamole Fund) - Rock music legends Graham Nash and Jimmy Messina will appear together in a benefit concert on Friday, March 24, 2006 at 8:00 pm at the Playhouse Theatre in the Hermosa Beach Community Center, 710 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach. The fourth in the Home Grown Benefit Concert Series produced by the Guacamole Fund, the concert is in support of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation and Watershed Expo 2006. Performances will be acoustic in nature.

Concert tickets go on sale Thursday, February 16 and are priced at $45 for general admission and $75 for reserved seats. A limited number of Golden Circle seats, including an artist reception with Graham Nash and Jim Messina following the show, are available at $200. There are no service charges. Reserved and Golden Circle seats may be purchased by calling (562) 598-4889 or online at https://www.algalita.org. General Admission tickets are only available at Dietz Brothers Music in Manhattan Beach, the Bike Shop in Hermosa Beach, and Dive 'n Surf and Rhythm and Notes in Redondo Beach.

Grammy-winner Graham Nash, one of the most enduring figures in popular music, began his career as co-founder of the British rock group the Hollies, where he became part of one of the most influential and best-known groups in rock 'n roll history. In 1969 he joined David Crosby and Steven Stills to form Crosby, Stills, and Nash and became part of another of the best-known groups. Crosby, Stills, and Nash were inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 1997. Besides his remarkable talents as song-writer, musician, and singer, Graham Nash is also a photographer, artist, and writer, and dedicated environmentalist.

Jim Messina, a native Californian, has worked with some of the greatest rock stars in rock history: the Buffalo Springfield, Joni Mitchell, Leon Russell, Neil Young, and was a founding member of the country rock band Poco. In the early 70s he joined up with singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins, and as Loggins and Messina the duo became one of the most popular acts of the era. He continues to write and record on his own and with Antara Blasius and Delilah Poupore and supports community-based organizations that work in the public interest.

Watershed Expo 2006 is an interactive learning experience free to the public, offering information and educational entertainment for Southern California residents of all ages and interests, and will be held on Saturday March 25, 2006 at the Hermosa Beach Community Center. Bring the kids and please carpool, bike, walk or use public transportation. Algalita Marine Research Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the marine environment through research and education.
For more information contact: Tom Campbell, Guacamole Fund 310-374-4837 or [email protected]