ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 16, 2019) — “No matter what you’ve gone through, keep chasing your dreams” is one of the inspirational messages Caly Bevier will share with teenage girls at a free Meet and Greet session with the BMI recording artist who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer five years ago, at the age of 15. Bevier was a finalist in the 2016 season of “America’s Got Talent” and is the headline performer at NormaLeah Ovarian Cancer Initiative’s girlpARTs fest3 on October 26, 2019 at River Music Experience (RME). There is limited space, so reservations are recommended by calling 309.794.0009 or online at https://normaleah.networkforgood.com/events/13410-girlparts-fest.
The free Meet and Greet will be held at 3PM and is open to teenage girls. Attendees will receive a free admission ticket to the Redstone Room to hear Caly perform afterwards. “This is a great opportunity for teenage girls to connect with a national artist and learn more about what has inspired her to keep chansing her dreams after such a devastating diagnosis,” said Jodie Kavensky, Founder/CEO of NormaLeah Ovarian Cancer Initiative.
The girlpARTs fest3 runs 4-10PM in a festival-type setting. It’s an evening of musical performances featuring recording artist Caly Bevier and local bands including Owl Creek Collective, YoYo y Yo, and Douglas and Tucker. Pauls Sands from KWQC will host the event. It will be the only time the 24 artistically-decorated bodices that have been on display throughout the Quad Cities will be together in one place. There will also be an artists’ market and art raffle. Tickets are $10 (ovarian cancer survivors and children under 12 are free). The girlpARTs project is sponsored by Regional Development Authority, Quad City Arts, KWQC-TV6, Quad City Times, TownSquare Media, Royal Neighbors of America and 20 bodice benefactors who have underwritten the bodice project.
All women are at risk for ovarian cancer, even if they no longer have their ovaries. Women with a family history of breast and other cancers or who have had a history of gynecologic issues may be at increased risk. There is no screening-test; a pap-test screens for cervical cancer.
NormaLeah Ovarian Cancer Initiative, headquartered in Rock Island, enriches lives through early-detection education, patient support-services, and research funding for ovarian cancer. The organization honors the memory of Mrs Kavensky's mother, Norma Yecies Shagrin and her aunt, Leah Yecies Hantman, whose lives were cut short by this deadly disease. “Sisters share a lot of things, but ovarian cancer should never be any of them,” Kavensky said.
For more information, call us at 309.794.0009, email normaleah@normaleah.org or visit the website at www.normaleah.org.
