A creative mingle of education and entertainment will come together at Generation Stand UP’s Music Fest for teens, parents and the community Saturday,
April 2, 6pm-10pm at Harbourside Place Amphitheater in Jupiter. The event begins with a “Rock Out to Knock Out Unhealthy Relationships” interactive presentation by teen leaders with the Relationships and Decisions Teen Trainer Program from Alpert Jewish Family and Children’s Services addressing how to make healthy friendships and dating relationships, social media impacts, identifying abuses and using coping strategies. A Self Defense 101 class will follow led by Title One Boxing.
Music will top off the evening with performances by local teens Grace Givertz, a singer/songwriter from Berklee College of Music followed by Somnis, an alternative rock band with Daniel Oliva from Park Vista High School, Lorenzo Gabree and Alberto De Los Mosos from Trinity Christian Academy and Sydney Copple from Suncoast High School.
Generation Stand UP’s Music Fest is a unique three part event series held on the first Saturday of every month from April to June at Harbourside Place organized by the Stand UP Foundation, a nonprofit organization providing leadership, mentoring and educational programs promoting social and emotional wellness for teens. Community service hours are available for teens who register at 6pm at the Stand UP Foundation table at the event. Local high schools will have exhibitor tables. The event is free admission, but love donations will be accepted.
“We hope the Generation Stand UP Music Fest will be the first step towards initiating a community wide discussion about social and emotional wellness,” said Ashley Le Grange, LMHC, NCC, Director and Founder of Stand UP Foundation. “The topics in the series were chosen by members of our Women Making Waves teen peer mentoring program, and this is the third conference they are helping to organize. Our mission is to empower teens with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead a strong healthy lifestyle. We’ve been successful with a variety of innovative activities, and we just added a new peer mentoring program for guys called Men Moving Mountains.”
The second part in the Fest series “Loving the Me I See” will be presented in May in partnership with the Alliance for Eating Disorders, Therapeutic Oasis, and Glow and Flow Yoga and the final part in the series “Hardwired for Happiness” will be presented in June in partnership with John Denney, MA, Performance Coach and AustinBlu Foundation. Fest sponsors include Jon Smith Subs, K3 Directional Drilling Inc. and additional sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more information visit www.standupfoundationfl.org or call (772) 263-3974.
