The Ballast Band and friends are hosting “Hailly-Jam” starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, at Gloucester Brewing Company, 6778 Main Street, Gloucester.
This event will immediately follow the Gloucester Christmas and Holiday parade, and it will benefit Hailly Craig and her family, who are battling autoimmune encephalitis, or PANS.
Stones Throw, which features acoustic rocker duo Jeff Green and Eddie Terrell, will play at 5 p.m., and The Ballast Band will take the stage at 7. In the event of inclement weather, “Hailly-Jam” will be postponed until the next day, Sunday, Dec. 8, starting at 3 p.m.
Ballast Band members are Matt Williams, guitar and vocals; Frank West, keyboards and vocals; Ken Gibson, drums; and Charles Records, bass guitar and vocals.
The Ballast Band will welcome guest vocalists Amy and Mary VanFossen, and children of The Ballast Band will also perform, including Jack Gibson, percussion; Paul Williams, guitar; and Josephine Williams, vocalist.
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