Event Showcase: Rock For Relief

On February 5th, 2005, the Bemidji National Armory filled with loud music, bright lights, fog and over 400 people that turned out for Rock for Relief, a tsunami relief benefit show. Over $1,700 was raised by the event and proceeds were donated to the American Red Cross' relief efforts in South Asia.

Chris Berseth, lead singer for the band "Blindly Staring Upward," organized the event. "Originally we just wanted to bring a few bands to the area so we could set up a show," said Berseth, "[give] something for the kids to do on a Saturday night, and then it turned into a benefit show and, I guess, got a lot bigger than any of us had planned."... Read More