Bettye LaVette, Martha Wainwright, the cast of 'DEAD OUTLAW', BETTY, and more

City Winery NYC Presents Songs of Deep Emotion and Bright Light featuring Bettye LaVette Martha Wainwright, The cast of 'DEAD OUTLAW', BETTY, Teddy Thompson, Ana Egge, Willie Nile, Martha Redbone, Bobby Harden, Rich Pagano, and more artists live on Thursday, January 23rd, at 7:30 PM!

You can donate to the Release Recovery Foundation here(opens in a new tab).(opens in a new tab)

In July of 2021 Rich Pagano and Karen Marks lost their son Nic to the epidemic that is taking a generation of young adults. Nic, who was gay and sober for 6 months, was about to return to school to become a LSW, specializing in recovery treatment intake for the LGBTQ community and more. A moment of weakness cut these plans short due to fentanyl poisoning.

Two entities that welcomed Nic as a patient/client within his 5 year struggle were Caron Treatment Center in Pennsylvania and Release Recovery Sober Living in Yorktown Heights and NYC. They remembered Nic as a welcoming entity to those in his community while in recovery. After his death, they, with us, started the Foundation in his name. We are grateful.

Success:

Through all of our efforts and since its 2021 inception, we were able to offer 30 day in-patient treatment scholarships to 20+ brave LGBTQ souls who have chosen recovery as their path of light. Treatment and an understanding of one's sober tools truly is the answer. The LGBTQIA+ community is experiencing at 20% higher death rate due to overdose than any other community. Fear of being ostracized or harmed repels these young adults away from treatment. The Nic Pagano LGBTQIA+ Scholarship for Recovery can help to reverse these statistics through pointed and relevant recovery programs, a specialized staff, family dynamic training and community based information.