ALEXANDRIA, VA — With Del Ray College of Music proprietor Steve Attix battling most cancers, a profit live performance will likely be held to assist assist him and his household.
The Rock for Steve live performance will likely be held Saturday, Aug. 3 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Pat Miller Neighborhood Sq. (Mount Vernon and Oxford Avenues). Attendees will hear reside music from native bands Matvei Sigalov, The Hip Replacements, Jack & the Jokers, 38-2 Base, LYNSY and All of the Smoke. The live performance is free to attend, however donations will likely be collected to assist Attix and the Del Ray College of Music.
Attix was recognized with T3 muscle-invasive bladder most cancers in April, his spouse Mary Ellen Attix shared on a GoFundMe web page. In July, he’s beginning a therapy involving chemotherapy and can later get surgical procedure to take away his bladder.
“Steve is robust however the therapy will likely be troublesome and there will likely be great strain on the enterprise,” stated Attix. “Steve is the proprietor of the Del Ray College of Music and the first revenue supplier for our family. He’s sturdy and decided, however the actuality is that his therapy could imply that he will likely be unable to show as often as he has at all times performed.”
Mary Ellen Attix stated her husband’s remedies will immediate a discount in hours at Del Ray College of Music. She requested for the neighborhood to assist the household and enterprise “get by way of this difficult time” by way of the GoFundMe.
The Rock for Steve live performance organizers credit score him with instructing music to hundreds of individuals over 24 years. He has additionally promoted the Del Ray neighborhood since beginning the enterprise 24 years in the past and helped begin the Del Ray Music Pageant.
“Should you head to the farmers’ market on Saturday mornings, look within the home windows of the college and you will note Steve instructing a toddler to play guitar, piano, violin or many different devices,” Mary Ellen Attix shared. “If you’re strolling down the Avenue late one weeknight, you’ll see him working with adults in our neighborhood, taking part in with them in bands he helped kind and promote. He’s at all times there — instructing, instilling confidence and sharing his love of music.”
