If you go
› What: “Songs You’ll Never Forget” benefit concert for Alzheimer’s Association, Mid-South Chapter.› When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23.› Where: Soddy-Daisy First Baptist Church, 10185 Dayton Pike.› Admission: $20 adults, $15 seniors, $50 families, free for children under 12.› Phone: 423-802-3080.› Website: www.eventbrite.com (search for “Great Songs You’ll Never Forget”).
Solmaaz Adeli, a California-based mezzo-soprano who has earned praise for her versatility on opera and concert stages in the U.S. and Europe, will sing Friday, Dec. 23, at Soddy-Daisy First Baptist Church in a memorial concert for her grandfather. (Photo by JMH Productions)
John Wigal
Marcellus BarnesA California-based mezzo-soprano will sing in tribute to her late grandfather Friday, Dec. 23, in Soddy-Daisy.
Opera singer Solmaaz Adeli is a granddaughter of Bill G. Hensley, who died in June from Alzheimer’s disease. For “Great Songs You’ll Never Forget,” she’ll be joined by several local singers and musicians performing Christmas classics.
All proceeds from ticket sales are earmarked for the Mid-South Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
“It’s an illness the Hensley family knows all too well,” Adeli previously told the Times Free Press, explaining that several other family members, including her great-grandfather’s wife, daughter and son also had the disease, which causes a progressive decline in memory and mental function.