For the first time ever, the Count Basie Theatre played host to TWO Hope Concerts in one night. Dubbed “Hope… And Even More Hope,” the concerts raised nearly half a million dollars for Mary’s Place By The Sea, 180 Turning Lives Around and the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group. The concerts took place on the night of December 23, 2015, and featured HOPE bandleader and curator / founder Bobby Bandiera, Deborah Harry of Blondie, John Cafferty… and our old friend, Jon Bon Jovi.

(Photos by Amanda Stevens for the Count Basie Theatre)