Sunday May 21st, 2023
Dynamis/Marilith/Goblet/Ward 15/plot 13
2 PM - 10 PM EST
Supporting Brain Research
Bards For Brains is a bard festival with multiple performers on 3 stages all out to support brain research. Find more information about the festival and more below!
About the
Cause
The brain is the engine of the body, and many people out there suffer from health related issues and even death by the brain not functioning the way it's supposed to. We want to support the life saving organizations that specialize in getting us all right in the brain!
View our
Performers
On 3 stages, talented performers have come to bring you a variety of music and entertainment in true festival fashion!
Festival
Sponsors
Many venues have risen to the cause to bring staff, giveaways and more to make this event special and successful!
Do you want to
Join Us?
If you are interested in becoming a part of our event and supporting this amazing cause, please read this info and reach out to us on discord!
View our
Performers
On 3 stages, talented performers have come to bring you a variety of music and entertainment in true festival fashion! Click on the logo's to view these amazing bards and bard band carrds or discords!Want to know when you can see your favorite performers? View the festival schedule!
About the
Cause
Hi there! Autumn Dream here! Before I get into the wonderful organizations this bard festival is meant to support, I personally wanted to tell you my story, and about why I chose to do this event, and why I chose the organizations I did.Quite a few years ago, my mom had 2 brain aneurysms. I got a phone call that she was not going to make it. (I lived far away at the time from her). The next thing I knew, I was on a flight to Chicago, where she had been transported to, supposedly to say my last goodbyes.Well, my mom was very lucky, because the place they took her to is one of the top teaching and research hospitals in the country, especially for neurosurgery. She had what was at the time, a very experimental procedure, and she survived. And from what I know, many people after her have survived from this procedure as well.Unfortunately, my mom is no longer with us, and hasn't been for a few years now, because the body sometimes will never recover from something that traumatic. Regardless, I got 9 more years of borrowed time. Precious years. Since she has passed, I had often thought that I would like to do something meaningful for the organizations that make something like the surgery my mom got possible. I have for many years chosen a charity to work with once a year, but always something local to me, something I could personally touch and be involved in.When I made Desperado Music Hall, my only thought was to give a cool concert venue a life in FFXIV and offer it to Bards and Bands to use any time they liked. I never planned to throw an event there myself. But it sat unused for a while, and I decided I would go ahead and make one anyway, just for it not to be a waste. During this time, I was also thinking about my mom a lot. Sometimes you really just need your mom, and I was having a hard time. So, I decided that I would make my event something meaningful, in her memory and finally support some of the places that gave me her for a little longer.This event is in memorial to Kailahe
You are always in my heart.-Autumn
Brain Aneurysm Foundation
**From the website: **Founded in Boston and now based in Hanover, Massachusetts, the Brain Aneurysm Foundation is the globally recognized leader in brain aneurysm awareness, education, support, advocacy, and research funding.The foundation’s mission is to provide information about and raise awareness of the symptoms and risk factors of brain aneurysms to prevent ruptures and subsequent death and disability; work with medical communities to provide support networks for patients and families; and advance research to improve patients’ outcomes and save lives.Established in 1994, the foundation is led by Executive Director Christine Buckley and has a Medical Advisory Board that comprises more than 30 of the nation’s foremost aneurysm experts — neurologists, neurosurgeons, interventional neuroradiologists, and other brain aneurysm specialists — from the country’s leading hospitals and universities.The Brain Aneurysm Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Employer Identification Number: 04-3243864CONTACT:
Brain Aneurysm Foundation
269 Hanover Street, Building 3
Hanover, MA 02339PHONE (888) 272-4602 , (781) 826-5556
FAX (781) 826-5566
https://www.bafound.org/
Northwestern Memorial Foundation
**From the website: **Northwestern Memorial Foundation raises funds that support the patient-centered care and strategic goals of Northwestern Medicine and its mission to provide the highest-quality health care to the patients and communities we are privileged to serve.Northwestern Medicine is a growing, nationally recognized health system that provides world-class care in communities throughout Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. Our health system is anchored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the No. 1 hospital in Illinois for 10 consecutive years as ranked by U.S. News and World Report, America’s Best Hospitals, 2021 – 2022. Our decade at the top reflects a shared commitment to excellence among the physicians and staff who provide exceptional care, and donors who continue to fuel better medicine.Northwestern Medicine has 11 hospitals and more than 200 sites of care across eight counties in Northern Illinois. We are strengthened by the contributions of approximately 5,500 physicians and about 35,000 employees who work together to bring the best in medicine to our patients. Patients come from all 50 states as well as countries across the globe to access advanced care from the leading experts at Northwestern Medicine.Each of our hospitals has a unique story, but our entire health system shares one mission: to put the patient first in everything we do.Northwestern Memorial Foundation raises funds to support the relentless pursuit of better medicine at Northwestern Medicine. Patients turn to us for patient-centered, compassionate care at 11 hospitals and more than 200 locations in communities across Chicagoland.Your gift helps support our state-of-the-art facilities, leading-edge clinical care, essential training programs and groundbreaking research to bring hope and healing to families facing some of the most complex medical challenges.EIN: 36-3155315https://foundation.nm.org/
Brain Research Foundation
**From the website: **Brain Research Foundation exists to accelerate discoveries of the human brain by funding pioneering neuroscience research.As the nation’s oldest brain research organization, we’ve seen the impact that undesignated giving can have. Our grants fund a broad scope of projects that help scientists explore a wide range of neurological disorders.We provide researchers with “seed money” to fund their boldest ideas, helping them make breakthroughs at the most critical stage of science.With every donation we receive and every research grant we award, we come closer to better understanding how the brain functions through the innovative research of the nation’s top scientists — ultimately leading to novel treatments and prevention of all neurological diseases.Brain Research Foundation
111 West Washington Street, Suite 1460 Chicago, Illinois 60602Phone: 312.759.5150Email: [email protected]
About the
Festival
Sunday May 21st, 2023
Dynamis/Marilith/Goblet/Ward 15/plot 13
2 PM - 10 PM EST
The Music
The festival with have 3 stages going at all times. The main concert hall is inside in the basement of the house, and will have most of the larger bands performing there. On the main floor of the house will be our single bards performing on our smaller event stage! And outside we will have additional bards and bands performing.
Vendors
Inside the venue are bars where you can get those drinks in! Our bartenders will be sponsored by other venues in the community, so make sure to go say hi!Also inside the venue will be some food booths to make sure you are staying well energized, also sponsored by venues in the community.
Performance
Schedule
Large Concert hall (indoor basement)
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM EST - Melodi & The Muses
2:55 PM – 3:40 PM EST - Masters of Orion
3:50 PM – 4:35 PM EST - Black Rose
4:45 PM – 5:30 PM EST - The Crimson Symphony
5:40 PM – 6:25 PM EST - Final Fantasia
6:35 PM – 7:20 PM EST - PRISM
7:30 PM – 8:15 PM EST - Zune Tunes
8:25 PM – 9:10 PM EST - The Hissy Fits
9:20 PM – 10:05 PM EST - The Wiggles
Small Concert Hall (Main Floor)
2:00 PM – 3:45 PM EST - Mr. Bun Bun
3:50 PM – 4:45 PM EST - GATCHA GAMES (NO BARD)
4:55 PM – 5:25 PM EST - Starry
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM EST - Rhinestone
6:05 PM – 7:10 PM EST - GATCHA GAMES (NO BARD)
7:15 PM – 7:45 PM EST - Kotone Shirogane
7:50 PM – 8:20 PM EST - Phoebe Severs
8:25 PM – 8:55 PM EST - ToniTano
9:00 PM – 9:30 PM EST - Xaleia Di'Morte
OutDoor Stage
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM EST - Voidsent
2:55 PM – 3:40 PM EST - The Drama Club
3:50 PM – 4:35 PM EST - Darling Charley
4:45 PM – 5:30 PM EST - Raevyn and the Miqo'tones
5:40 PM – 6:25 PM EST - The Cosmos
6:35 PM – 7:20 PM EST - The OMNI
7:30 PM – 8:15 PM EST - Atrus & Twinklet
8:25 PM – 9:10 PM EST - Traveling Strings
9:20 PM – 10:05 PM EST - The Ryoka Sisters
Goblet pool area
10:00 PM EST - 2:00AM EST - After Party with DJ Fel
Our
Sponsors
This event wouldn't be possible without our sponsors. Please take a moment to check them out! Some of them will be at the venue as a vendor, some are providing advertisement, staff or giveaways! Click on the logos to view there carrds or discord links!
Would You Like to
Help Out?
Are you a venue owner, bard, or just someone that wants to help out? We have a variety of opportunities in how you can help support making this event a success!Below is a list of options that can help support us in this big undertaking! If you are interested, please make sure to join the discord on the footer of any of the pages and send Autumn Dream a DM or post.
VENUES
A giveaway from your venueBartending and/or Security Staff Shift 2 Hours (These will be paid regardless)MCing (Shouts/yells during the event, announcing bands, sponsors and the organization donation page)Food/merch booth outside (You keep any sales/tips)An announcement on your media (Social media, discord, venue shout, twitch etc.)
BARDS
We need you most of all, please reach out to get on the schedule!IndividualsBartending and/or Security Staff Shift 2 Hours (These will be paid regardless)MCing (Shouts/yells during the event, announcing bands, sponsors and the organization donation page)An announcement on your media (Social media, discord, venue shout, twitch etc.)