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Follow The Beat ...

with the launch of a new THRIVE LIVE Concert Series!

Discover amazing music venues in Lititz and Hershey, PA. Visit all of them as the THRIVE LIVE concerts debut this year.

Let music feed your soul, and be a part of why it matters.  THRIVE supports and embraces the work of Penn State Cancer Institute’s CARE Center and its commitment to whole person care for adults diagnosed with cancer and their families. Join in the THRIVE LIVE Concert Series, its music and its passion. Join in, because you matter. And because of you we THRIVE.

Don't Miss the Opening Beat at The

on September 28, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

The Lititz Shirt Factory is a vibrant music venue in a beautifully restored early 20th century shirt factory in downtown Lititz. Jim Hoffer, founder and visionary behind today’s Lititz Shirt Factory, transformed a warehouse once humming with sewing machines into a stunning setting for live music and co-located microbrewery, Collusion Tap Works Lititz. The THRIVE for Life Foundation  is extraordinarily grateful for its event partner, Jim and Lititz Shirt Factory, for providing the founding venue for THRIVE LIVE Concert Series.

Hear Guitarist extraordinaire Francois Wiss and Percussionist David Langlois, mainstays at the legendary Cafe Wha? in NYC. Francois Wiss studied guitar with world-class maestros. His music includes flamenco, psychedelic rock, Latin music, French chanson, and world music in general.  David Langlois studied percussive techniques in Africa, Asia, and Central America and has collaborated extensively with musicians nationally and internationally. This amazing duo has played at the Lititz Shirt Factory three times and always gets standing ovations. Come see why.

And, don’t just feast on amazing music.  Enjoy great food from Vigis PARTIES in Lancaster and a cash bar at Collusion Tap Works Lititz, a microbrewery adjoining the Lititz Shirt Factory.

Video of classical guitarist Francois Wiss and percussionist David Langlois

Our sponsors make it possible for THRIVE to continue its support for the Penn State Cancer Institute CARE (Cancer Assistance and Resource Education) Center and its whole person care initiatives.
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Event Sponsorship Opportunities

$4,000 Premier Sponsor (1 opportunity):
  • Invitation to offer welcoming remarks
  • Recognition in the event program & social media sites
  • 8 event tickets
$2,000 Platinum Sponsorships (2 opportunities):
  • Invitation to offer closing remarks
  • Recognition in the event program & social media sites
  • 4 event tickets
$1,000 Gold Sponsorships (5 opportunities):
  • Recognition in the event program & social media sites
  • 2 event tickets

$500 Silver Sponsorships (10 opportunities):
  • Recognition in the event program & social media sites
  • 1 event ticket
$250 Bronze Sponsorships (20 opportunities):
  • Recognition in the event program & social media sites
$10 to $249 Friend of THRIVE Sponsorships (unlimited):
  • THRIVE’s heartfelt gratitude for your support

We are grateful to our Sponsors

Grand Sponsor:

Linda West Memorial Care Center Endowment

Platinum Sponsor:

The Weiler-Timmins Family - In Honor of Ginny Timmins

Music Sponsor:

Jim Hoffer

Gold Sponsor:

Sharon and David Murphy

Silver Sponsors:

Tasha and John Messmer
Behjat Noori
Terry and Dan Wolpaw

Bronze Sponsor:

Hunter Johnson

Friend of THRIVE Sponsor: 

Marlana “Cricket” Flaherty
Linda Ann Geraci
Robert Hadfield
Dr. Nuzhat Hussain
Robert Miller
Karin Phillips in memory of William U. Hill
Joe Woratyla

The Momentum Continues at

March 1, 2025

Mickey's Black Box is a world class music venue set in the heart of the Rock Lititz campus in Lititz, Pennsylvania. It embodies the realization of a dream by Michael “Mickey” Tait, a giant in the world of stage innovation and production. Mickey's Black Box is a flexible performance space, beloved by the local arts community, that highlights emerging artists and all genres.

Spend an evening with the music of Chicago and Earth, Wind and Fire by The Players, featuring Bill Champlin, Keith Howland and Jeff Coffey (formerly of CHICAGO), and Gorden Campbell (formerly of Earth, Wind & Fire). Enjoy the great musicianship of these four extraordinary artists, all who achieved remarkable solo careers as well as long and successful tenures with CHICAGO or Earth, Wind & Fire.

  • Bill Champlin is a two-time Grammy award winner with a remarkable solo career and 28 years with the band, Chicago. His earned his first Grammy for co-writing “After the Love Has Gone”, a song later recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire. His second Grammy came in 1981 for co-writing Turn Your Love Around for George Benson. In 1982 he joined CHICAGO and now pursues both his solo career and Sons of Champlin.
  • Keith Howard was a multi-talented lead guitarist and at times lead vocalist for CHICAGO for 27 years. A sample of his accomplishments includes writing songs for the band, playing for Presidents, performing at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame as well as at Hollywood Bowl with the LA Philharmonic
  • Jeff Coffey was lead vocalist for CHICAGO and former bassist for Don Felder of the EAGLES. His accolades include performances alongside numerous artists, including Hootie and the Blowfish, Earth, Wind & Fire, and The Doobie Brothers. 
  • Gorden Campbell performed in Earth, Wind & Fire for three years. He has worked top artists in the entertainment industry such as George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Mary J. Blige and Jessica Simpson.

Come to Mickey's Black Box on March 1, 2025 and get ready to hear music of CHICAGO and Earth, Wind & Fire from the artists who wrote and performed it. 

Find onsite food and beverages from Mickey's Black Box, available to guests on a cash basis.

And The Beat Goes On

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The THRIVE LIVE Concert Series continues at  The Hershey Theatre with our event partners at
THE HERSHEY FOUNDATION and HERSHEY ENTERTAINMENT & RESORTS.

Stay tuned. More details to come.

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