* Be there or be square…

On Thursday April 7, 2011, friends of Carlos Hernandez Gomez will pay tribute to him with the 2nd Annual Concert For Carlos at FitzGerald’s Nightclub in Berwyn, IL. Doors open at 7:00 pm. Admission to the concert is $20 in advance/$25 at the door.

When CLTV Political Reporter Carlos Hernandez Gomez passed away on January 17, 2010, after a yearlong battle with cancer, the loss was felt throughout the city and state. His friends and colleagues continue to celebrate his memory with the 2nd Annual Concert For Carlos. The event will feature a silent auction and an evening of power pop music, performed by local and national artists. Proceeds will benefit The Carlos Hernandez Award in Journalism at DePaul University.

Confirmed artists for this scholarship fundraising concert include local power pop acts The Phil Angotti Band, Eric Howell’s Greatest Hitch, and The New Fiction (featuring members of Carlos’s band The Gear). Plus special guests Ted Ansani and Mike Zelenko, performing songs of their former band, Material Issue (“Valerie Loves Me”, “Kim the Waitress”). Miles Zuniga of the platinum-selling band Fastball (“Fire Escape”, “The Way”) will headline.

Along with the concert, the night will also feature a silent auction at FitzGerald’s including items donated by an array of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and Grammy Award winning artists. Andy Shaw, former political reporter and current President & CEO of the Better Government Association, will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the evening.

The Carlos Hernandez Award in Journalism at DePaul University will provide recognition and financial assistance to talented undergraduate students who might otherwise be unable to accept unpaid internships in journalism. “Carlos loved the city and its rich political history”, said Shaw, who is also Honorary Chair of the scholarship. “He epitomized the best of Chicago journalism–brains, curiosity, moxie and enough courage to speak truth to power. The recipients of the scholarship we’re raising money for would do well to make his story part of their studies.”

Admission to the concert is $20 in advance/$25 at the door. Guests can purchase tickets, or donate to the scholarship on line at http://alumni.depaul.edu/ExternalEvents/ExtEventDetail.aspx?event_id=1217.

The 2nd Annual Concert for Carlos is sponsored by Yolanda Productions, Lawrence, Kamin, Saunders & Uhlenhop, LLC, Tzibur Celiac: The Jewish Celiac Association, Palmer House Hilton, Fogarty & Fugate, Attorneys At Law, Grant Importing and Distribution, Avenue N Guitars, Eric Howell, Barry LaPorte, and Russell Mallen.

FitzGerald’s Nightclub is located at 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn, IL.

For information on, or to make a donation to, the Carlos Hernandez Award in Journalism, please contact Wendy Irvine, Director of Development for DePaul University’s College of Communication, at wirvine@depaul.edu or (312) 362-7135.

For information regarding The 2nd Annual Concert for Carlos or silent auction, please contact Joe Farina at joefaractor12@gmail.com.