S.T.A.R.S. benefit concert announced
By Joanne Fox Journal staff writer | Posted: Sunday, February 03, 2008
A Siouxland organization will provide some "giddy up" at a special concert to raise funds and awareness of its programs.
The Special Troopers Adaptive Riding School (S.T.A.R.S., Inc.) is sponsoring a concert featuring the Siouxland rock 'n' roll group, Dr. Dendrite & The Twisted Synapses on Feb. 9 at the Dakota Dunes Country Club. Music will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets will be $10 at the door and all proceeds with benefit the S.T.A.R.S. program.
Dr. Dendrite & The Twisted Synapses only plays benefits and does so for local nonprofit organizations three to four times a year.
"Dendrite refers to the command center of the brain and the synapses is the communication aspect," explained Dr. Jim Case, a neurologist at CNOS, the Center for Neurosciences Orthopaedics & Spine PC, in Dakota Dunes, and one of the group members. "Twisted refers to changing the communication."
In addition to Case, other members of the group include CNOS neurosurgeons Drs. Quentin Durward and Ralph Reeder; orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Tom Chopp; ear, nose and throat specialist, Dr. Tom Kenny; physician's assistant Michelle Gielski; Kelli Fernando who works for Verizon Business; and Iowa State Trooper Tim Cowles.
Case and Cowles play the guitar. Reeder is another guitar player and vocalist. Durward plays the bass. Chopp is on the synthesizer and organ. Kenny is the drummer. Fernando and Gielski are the female vocalists.
The group, founded in 1989 by Case and Reeder, performs a mixture of classic rock, including the Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Woman" and Lynrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama," and songs of the Eagles, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Cocker, and Janis Joplin.
The groups "saddled up" together, although a commonality might not be obvious to others, said Jessie Christopherson, certified S.T.A.R.S. instructor and marketing coordinator.
"This is the first time the group has done a benefit for us in recent memory, but they've long been supporters of our efforts here," she said. "Since most of the doctors are associated with CNOS, they see a lot of our clients and we see a lot of their patients in our programs."'
The S.T.A.R.S. provides therapeutic and recreational horseback riding for persons with physical, mental and emotional disabilities through a specially designed program that pairs horses with individuals.
More information on the band is available at www.cnos.net/dr_dendrite.htm. More information on S.T.A.R.S. can be found at www.scstars.com
The Special Troopers Adaptive Riding School (S.T.A.R.S., Inc.) is sponsoring a concert featuring the Siouxland rock 'n' roll group, Dr. Dendrite & The Twisted Synapses on Feb. 9 at the Dakota Dunes Country Club. Music will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets will be $10 at the door and all proceeds with benefit the S.T.A.R.S. program.
Dr. Dendrite & The Twisted Synapses only plays benefits and does so for local nonprofit organizations three to four times a year.
"Dendrite refers to the command center of the brain and the synapses is the communication aspect," explained Dr. Jim Case, a neurologist at CNOS, the Center for Neurosciences Orthopaedics & Spine PC, in Dakota Dunes, and one of the group members. "Twisted refers to changing the communication."
In addition to Case, other members of the group include CNOS neurosurgeons Drs. Quentin Durward and Ralph Reeder; orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Tom Chopp; ear, nose and throat specialist, Dr. Tom Kenny; physician's assistant Michelle Gielski; Kelli Fernando who works for Verizon Business; and Iowa State Trooper Tim Cowles.
Case and Cowles play the guitar. Reeder is another guitar player and vocalist. Durward plays the bass. Chopp is on the synthesizer and organ. Kenny is the drummer. Fernando and Gielski are the female vocalists.
The group, founded in 1989 by Case and Reeder, performs a mixture of classic rock, including the Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Woman" and Lynrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama," and songs of the Eagles, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Cocker, and Janis Joplin.
The groups "saddled up" together, although a commonality might not be obvious to others, said Jessie Christopherson, certified S.T.A.R.S. instructor and marketing coordinator.
"This is the first time the group has done a benefit for us in recent memory, but they've long been supporters of our efforts here," she said. "Since most of the doctors are associated with CNOS, they see a lot of our clients and we see a lot of their patients in our programs."'
The S.T.A.R.S. provides therapeutic and recreational horseback riding for persons with physical, mental and emotional disabilities through a specially designed program that pairs horses with individuals.
More information on the band is available at www.cnos.net/dr_dendrite.htm. More information on S.T.A.R.S. can be found at www.scstars.com
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