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This week’s Townie, Danae O’Leary, and her husband Ron need our help. On Sept. 5, five days shy of a year that they opened downtown eatery The Bungalow – and Ron’s birthday – he was admitted to Sarasota Memorial. The 36-year-old was diagnosed with a rare cardiomyopathy and now anticipates a heart transplant – and a half million-dollar bill: He’d passed on health insurance to instead finance the couple’s dream.

The Sarasota Herald Tribune did an in-depth piece on their story last month.

Several fundraisers are being organized to help out the couple, 30-year residents of Sarasota and longtime supporters of the local music scene. And if you can’t make it, visit ronolearyfund.org or send your snail mail to the Ron O’Leary Fund at P.O. Box 50631, Sarasota, FL, 34232. You can also make a donation at any Wachovia Bank branch.

Benefit concert with Elysian Sex Drive
Sat., Oct. 18, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
T’Katz Pub, 2920 Beneva Road, Sarasota
tkatzpub.com, 924-0283
$5 donation at the door

BBQ dinner and music benefit
Sun., Oct. 19, 1-5 p.m.
JR’s Old Packinghouse Café, 987 S. Packinghouse Drive, Sarasota
oldpackinghousecafe.com, 371-9358
$10 donation at the door

Benefit concert with The Strangeways
Sat., Oct. 25, 9 p.m.
Champions Pub, 3676 Webber St., Sarasota
927-7686

Benefit concert with Elysian Sex Drive
Halloween night, Fri., Oct. 31, 8 p.m.-midnight
The Bungalow, 301 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota
365-4430
Costume contest and food, beer and wine specials

Benefit concert featuring music by The Velvet Hammer Band, The Venturas, John Howard Band, Al Fuller, Greenhouse Effect and Mitch Clark
Sun., Nov. 2, 1-8 p.m.
Sponsored by the Sarasota Film Society/Burns Court Cinema
Silent auctions and raffles for goods and services from local business
The Bungalow, 301 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota
365-4430 or 364-8662

Hair Cut-a-Thon
Sat., Nov. 8, 3-7 p.m.
Artisan Hair Studio, 5918 Palmer Blvd., Sarasota, 341-0688
Live music, barbecue, raffles, and haircuts with donations

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