Raising The Bar: Pace Women’s Justice Center Hosts Benefit Concert Featuring Indigo Girls

August 15, 2023 -  Each year, the Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC) commemorates Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October with the culmination of its Raising the Bar Benefit Concert. This year’s concert will take place at the Capitol Theatre on Friday, November 3, at 8:00 PM. Tickets are on sale Friday, August 18 at thecapitoltheatre.com. The full-length concert will be exclusively performed by the Grammy-winning duo, Indigo Girls. The singer-songwriter twosome of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray is considered one of the most successful folk duos in history, with 16 recorded studio albums and over 15 million records sold. Popular for their crowd singalong 1990’s chart hits “Galileo,” “Shame on You,” and “Closer to Fine,” which was recently featured in the box office summer hit movie Barbie. Together, these two women are known for their activism and championing of causes.

“We are thrilled and honored to have the Indigo Girls perform for our benefit concert to raise awareness about domestic violence,” states Cindy Kanusher, Executive Director for PWJC.  “As activists with a longstanding commitment to women’s health and human rights, and our common mission to amplify the voices of women and survivors of abuse, we are eager for this opportunity to show solidarity and support for PWJC’s work to end abuse.”

Each October, the nonprofit honors an individual who has dedicated themselves to supporting the PWJC mission and its clients with the Making a Difference Award. This year, Daniel Seymour, President of Cannae Advisors LLC, has been selected as PWJC’s honoree and will be given a special recognition at the benefit concert. Dan has been a devoted advocate as an Advisory Board member for over four years.  His generous professional insight, and dedication to supporting the organization’s legal services has helped further the mission to combat the social justice challenges clients face. “I am in awe of the dedication and commitment to the victims of abuse that the Pace Women’s Justice Center serves,” said Seymour. “Cindy Kanusher and the team at PWJC work to increase access to legal services for victims of abuse, which fulfills a critical need in our community. I am humbled to be recognized by PWJC and honored to support this important organization.”

The fundraising event’s title, Raising the Bar Benefit Concert, is a nod to PWJC’s commitment to increasing access to justice and providing FREE critical legal services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.  The funds raised will allow PWJC to continue helping their clients on their journeys toward empowerment and healing. For information on individual tickets and sponsorships, visit www.PWJCRaisingTheBar.com 

ABOUT PACE WOMEN’S JUSTICE CENTER

The Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC) is a self-funded nonprofit legal center located at Elisabeth Haub School of Law, under the 501(c)(3) status of Pace University. Each year, PWJC provides free legal services to over 3,500 victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse, as well as conducts or participates in over 140 training and outreach events. Serving Westchester and Putnam Counties, PWJC’s mission is to pursue justice for victims and prevent abuse through quality legal services, community partnerships, education, and awareness. With an experienced staff and a team of dedicated volunteers, including attorneys, other professionals, and students, PWJC has built an effective, coordinated community response to interpersonal violence.  (For more information https://law.pace.edu/wjc)

ABOUT BCL ENTERTAINMENT

BCL Entertainment is a Talent + Event Producing and Brand Partnerships company, specializing in one-of-a-kind talent-facing events and branded partnerships.  BCL Entertainment authentically matches talent with clients' creative needs to deliver the best experience and the biggest impact whether for corporate events, charity galas, virtual experiences, private parties, television and digital programming initiatives, or commercial campaigns.  Since its inception in 2010, BCL Entertainment has been responsible for sponsored events at Super Bowl and CES, multi-talent global charity initiatives, and omni-channel advertising campaigns for some of the world's largest brands.  BCL Entertainment is led by its Founder & CEO, 20-year music industry veteran Bettie Levy.

ABOUT THE CAPITOL THEATRE

Designed by celebrated architect Thomas Lamb in 1926 and listed in The National Register of Historic Places, the Capitol is located 30 miles from NYC, accessible by I-95 and only one block from the Port Chester Metro North train station. The 2,000-capacity theater, known as “the original rock palace,’ showcased rock legends such as Black Sabbath, Chuck Berry, David Bowie, Derek and the Dominos, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, and The Rolling Stones. Jerry Garcia once called it his favorite venue, claiming “See, there’s only two theaters, man… that are set up pretty groovy all around for music and for smooth stage changes, good lighting and all that – the Fillmore and The Capitol Theatre. And those are the only two in the whole country.” 

In 2012, the Capitol Theatre underwent a transformative renovation under the guidance of entrepreneur Peter Shapiro (Brooklyn Bowl, Lockn' Festival, the "Fare Thee Well" Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary stadium shows, music magazine Relix, FANS). Since then, The Capitol has hosted many of music’s most prominent performers including Bob Dylan, Phil Lesh, Ringo Starr, Ryan Adams, Skrillex, Snoop Dogg, The Strokes, Tom Petty, Willie Nelson, and many more. The Capitol has also welcomed comedians likeKevin Hart and Amy Schumer. The New York Times raves: “A rock theater that looks and sounds as good as the Capitol is something to celebrate." Billboard agrees: “The lavishly decorated theater -- filled with mirrors, chandeliers and painstakingly restored detail -- looks absolutely stunning, and sounds even better."

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