BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d8487914-b218-4703-bc44-0bed7428d41a@findlocal.community DTSTAMP:20261015T155930Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261217T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261217T203000 SUMMARY:Emily Cavanagh DESCRIPTION:Born to a large Irish American family in Chicago\, Emily Cava nagh is an independent artist based in NYC. A Singer/Songwriter & Perfor mer in places like NYC\, Chicago\, Nashville\, and Dublin\, Emily has bu ilt a distinguished career as a Singer\, working often at the intersecti on of service & songs. In response to the Covid 19 pandemic\, Emily laun ched a music initiative called “A Song for You”….now its own charity “ A Song For You Foundation” writing & recording personalized songs for pat ients families and first responders\, and featuring the songs of local\, indie\, & Grammy award winning Songwriters for patients in hospice & ho spital. As a writer\, Emily’s music reflects a throwback sound of the 30 ’s\, 40’s\,& 50’s while maintaining a great folk & pop sensibility. Her work can be found in commercial placements & her song “Treehouse” was fe atured in the trailer for Fox Searchlight & Woody Harrelson’s film “Wils on.” Her EP “New York to Chicago” was released at the end of 2025–a coll ection of the only songs Emily wrote in the pandemic not for “A Song For You.” As a Recording Artist\, she has worked alongside Producers such a s Grammy award winning Leo Sidran\,Scott Sharrard (Little Feat)\, and th is year with Golden Globe winning Producer and Composer\, Daniel Heath ( known for his extensive collaborations with Lana Del Rey and Film Compos er\, Hans Zimmer.) As a performer\, Emily has played with some of the mo st regarded musicians on the New York scene…. Venues of note in New York include The Bitter End\, The Blue Note\, City Winery\, Highline Ballroo m\, Irish Arts Center\, and Rockwood Music Hall….in Chicago\, stages inc lude Schubas and UnCommon Ground\, in Nashville the Grand Ole Opry House . On the festival circuit she enjoys playing with her Trio alongside hea dlining acts like Bruce Hornsby\, Diana Krall & Keb’Mo’. Abroad in Irela nd\,Emily has played as an opening act for beloved Irish (& multi-platin um selling) Artists\, Mundy & Paddy Casey. Emily remains connected to ca uses closest to her heart– her original song “Dark Was the Night” writte n on behalf of Genocide Survivors\, has played at numerous events at the United Nations. Her music can be found on all major streaming sites. He r Charity can be found in publications & podcasts from PEOPLE Magazine t o UpWorthy\, NBC\, ABC\, Chicago Tribune\, WBGO\, NPR and CBS….. and her work\, in hospitals/hospices across the states. https://www.emilycavana ghmusic.com Charity Website– https://www.songforyou.org Carl Banks is a modern-day troubadour. He hails from the blues clubs of Saint Louis\, Mi ssouri\, to carve his niche in the vibrant chaos of New York City. His m usic has fused folk\, blues\, roots\, and jam into poignant narratives. Carl’s stories and music have been featured on the Moth radio hour. As t he ringleader of the traveling folk show “The Highway Hootenanny\,” he t ransforms ordinary nights into celebrations from coast to coast. Carl is the co-founder of Bridge & A Slice Road Runners\, a half marathon event that happens each year in NYC & an organization that has been a great s upporter of A Song For You Foundation. Carl is also an avid long distanc e runner\, conquering two 100-mile ultra marathons. His spirit & sense o f adventure are contagious and found in his music too. You can follow al ong with him at https://carlmbanks.com/ Born in the pandemic\, A Song Fo r You Foundation is a unique grassroots arts not-for-profit that provide s healing and comfort to patients (and their loved ones) in hospice & ho spital. Through personalized recorded songs\, we honor the legacies pati ents leave behind while bringing the healing power of music to those in need whether in hospice\, hospital\, or home. Songs are also written for First responders & the health care workers who look after these very pa tients. In the pandemic\, over a time span of 18 months\, our Artists wr ote\, recorded\, and shared over 175 songs–some covers\, some originals of the Artists\, but many of which were personalized recorded songs\, wr itten from scratch\, based on the stories of each individual patient as told through their families. Songs were also written to honor First Resp onders–including a staff as small as 150 Nurses in a hospice in NYC\, to a song written for a healthcare system of 15\,000 Nurses in Idaho at Ch ristmas two years back. Following a most generous response from the comm unity at large\, A Song For You Initiative has expanded beyond the pande mic and grown into A Song For You Foundation- writing for families\, pat ients\, & First Responders across the country. In a few years time\, we have attracted Grammy award-winning artists & nominees\, along with loca l\, touring\, and internationally awarded artists\,both here and abroad to our simple mission of celebrating a person’s life & legacy in song to bring comfort & gratitude\, not grief to communities in trying times. T his year as we go forward with our mission of keeping songs free to fami lies\, we hope to grow our Artist Network\, build our Executive Board\, grow our Donor base\, and spread our mission further to deepen our impac t. 🤍\n\nMore info: https://lh-st.com/shows/12-17-2026-emily-cavanagh/\n \nhttps://findlocal.community/event/d8487914-b218-4703-bc44-0bed7428d41a LOCATION:Lincoln Hall\, Chicago\, IL URL:https://findlocal.community/event/d8487914-b218-4703-bc44-0bed7428d41 a STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR