AVON — What better way to raise money for breast cancer than to have seven women singing for a cure?
That’s the thought behind Sunday’s “Sing for the Cure” concert at Lake Erie Harley-Davidson in Avon Lake. Seven female singing acts will be backed by one band for the 2½ hour concert, with all proceeds going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.

The concert is preceded by the motorcycle shop’s 12th annual “Ride for the Cure,” a 75-mile motorcycle poker run that costs $20 to participate ($30 for couples), in which riders pick up playing cards at various stops. At the end whoever has the best poker hand gets a prize. The fee also covers admission to the concert and a meal provided by Ironwood Cafe of Westlake.

The meal is also free to those who purchase concert tickets for $15.

Lake Erie Harley-Davidson has a long history of hosting events for all kinds of charities, but this is its first large concert. Ronnie Chandler, marketing and event coordinator for the shop, said owner Mike Stevens asked him to plan something for all those who have contributed to its charity events over the years.

“It’s something special for people who come and donate every year,” Chandler said. “Mike told me I had free rein, and we love live concerts. Plus, for the past three or four years it seems like it has rained every year on an event, so he wanted me to do something that, whether it rains or not people can still enjoy it.”

In case of rain, the concert will move into the garage. The shop is having a professional stage and sound crew come in as well as setting up seating on the lawn and near the stage for hundreds. All the equipment and the acts have donated their time, which means any money taken in Sunday will go right to the Foundation.

Chandler had the idea to bring in local female acts to promote breast cancer awareness.

“Plus everybody loves a female signer,” he said.

Each will do five songs, for a total of 35 songs, and at the end they’ll all go onstage for a rendition of Janis Joplin’s “Bobby McGee.”

“When they turned in their set lists, I saw they all had ‘Bobby McGee,’ ” Chandler explained. “Every female singer loves to do that song. I thought it would be great for all of them to get out there and sing it together.”
Ride for the Cure and Sing for the Cure

* What: A 75-mile motorcycle poker run and Sing for the Cure concert.
* When: Poker run is 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the concert will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
* Where: The run and concert will both be at Lake Erie Harley-Davidson, on Chester Road in Avon.
* Cost: The run is $20 for individuals and $30 for couples, which includes a meal and the concert. The concert alone is $15 and includes the meal.

The performers

* Monica Robins, WKYC-TV 3 news anchor and lead singer for the band Whiskey Kings.
* Heather Chandler, singer in Roadhouse Band with her husband, Ronnie.
* Karri Fedor, who leads the band Kerosene out of Canton and was a runner up on the television singing competition show “Nashville Star.”
* Geri Ciachi, who sings in Ball & Chain Band, a Janis Joplin tribute band.
* Megan Trigg, lead singer of Cosmic Candy.
* Kristine Jackson, who sings in the band Basically Blue and will be performing covers of Red Hot Chili Peppers.
* Brittany Davidson, who performs folk and rockabilly music with the band the Blank-etts.

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