Sept. 26, 2009 | La. State Museum Baton Rouge

SEPT. 26, 2009 | LA. STATE MUSEUM BATON ROUGE Louisiana Celebrates 20th Annual National Alcohol and Addiction Recovery Day

FREE TO THE PUBLIC ALL DAY EVENT AT LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM | In honor of the

20th Anniversary of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Awareness Month, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has partnered with Isis Media and others to create a daylong celebration at the Louisiana State Museum grounds located at 600 N. Fourth Street, Baton Rouge, within eyeshot of the Louisiana State capitol that kicks off with a welcome by DHH Secretary Alan Levine at 9:30a.m., followed by a day of music, screenings, speakers and children’s activities.

EVENING BENEFIT |

Festivities will continue later that evening a benefit concert to be held at the River Center, in honor of Odyssey House Louisiana, O’Brien House, Cenikor Foundation, Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana and CENLA, a Pineville-based chemical dependency adolescent treatment center – each dedicated to qualitative community service in prevention or treatment of alcohol or substance abuse related disorders. Tickets available through Ticketmaster or Group Sales through James Cooper. Evening attire is casual.

JEFFERSON STARSHIP | BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING CO.

RICHIE HAVENS with Featured Guests CYRIL NEVILLE | LITTLE QUEENIE DON DOKKEN | TAB BENOIT | BRIAN STOLTZ with other musical and celebrity guests marking yet another milestone the

40TH ANNIVERSARY OF WOODSTOCK

A BRAND NEW DAY OF MUSIC | From Delta roots, rock and Blues to Americana, the

outdoor stage will provide a variety of home-grown music ranging from TAB BENOIT, LITTLE QUEENIE,

SOUL REBELS, DON DOKKEN, CYRIL NEVILLE, ANDERS OSBORNE, BIG CHIEF MONK BOUDREAUX, JUMPIN’ JOHNNY SANSON, BRIAN STOLTZ, ZEBRA’S RANDY JACKSON, THE PFISTER SISTERS, MAGGIE BROWN and others special guests culminating in a with a one-hour set by JEFFERSON STARSHIP – all to perform at the outdoor stage.

9:30-9:40AM 9:40-10AM 10AM 10-10:45AM 10:45-11:30AM 11:30 -11:45AM 11:45-12 NOON 12-12:20PM 12:20-12:55PM 12:55-1:10PM 1:10-1:45PM 1:45-2:05PM 2:05-2:40PM 2:40-2:55PM 2:55-3:40PM 3:40-4PM 4PM – 5PM 5PM

Welcome by DHH Secretary Alan Levine Keynote Speaker Dr. H. Westley Clark Recovery Walk kick-off by Big Chief Monk Boudreaux Recovery Walk through Spanish Town and capitol grounds led by Soul Rebels Soul Rebels Brass Band re-enters with walkers, then completes set on stage Speaker Sen. Sharon Weston-Broome Speaker Cynthia Moreno Touhy, NAADAC Executive Director Maggie Brown Zebra’s Randy Jackson Don Dokken testimony Little Queenie with the Pfister Sisters TBA Don Dokken musical performance (with Kelly Keeling) Teen speakers Swampland with Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone and Anders Osborne Speaker Richie Farrell Jefferson Starship Closing Ceremony *y . y

SPEAKERS | SCREENINGS DR. H. WESTLEY CLARK| M.D., M.P.H., Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment under the substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He is Recovery Day 2009 keynote speaker. OUTDOOR STAGE 9:40-10AM

JO JO BILLINGSLY | Former Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist began singing at an early age before joining the legendary band. She also performed with .38 Special, Atlanta Rhythm Section and other bands. A vocal proponent of recovery, Ms. Billingsley the pastor of a dynamic music ministry that tours the South. 10-11AM MUSEUM CONFERENCE ROOM

SEN. SHARON WESTON-BROOME | Sen. Weston-Broome, the first African-American

female elected to represent District 15 in the Louisiana State Senate, was first elected to the Senate in December 2004 with no opposition and was re-elected in2007 with an 80 percent of the vote. She currently holds the position of President Pro Tempore of the Louisiana State Senate and has authored significant legislation, such as The Children's Trust Fund Bill, Saturday Academy Program, Kinship Care Subsidy Program, Social Work Practice Act, and Arts and Education. OUTDOOR STAGE 11:30-11:45AM

RICHIE FARRELL | Author, filmmaker, teacher, journalist, English professor at the University of Massachusetts. His documentary, High on Crack Street, has aired on HBO and was honored with Columbia University’s DuPont Award. It will screen at Recovery Day 2009. A feature film based on that documentary, The Fighter, will be released in 2010 staring Mark Whalberg, Christian Bale, and Farrell playing himself. His memoir, What’s Left of Us, chronicles the author’s life of desperation, violence, lies and the pure oblivion of heroin addiction 1-2PM MUSEUM CONFERENCE ROOM & OUTDOOR STAGE 3:40-4PM

ALAN LEVINE | Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals. Mr. Levine provides leadership and technical support services while maximizing resources in order to fulfill the mission of the department. Previously of Tallahassee, Florida he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Broward Health, one of the largest not-for-profit public healthcare systems in the nation. 9:30-10:30AM OUTDOOR STAGE OPENING REMARKS & RECOVERY WALK

ANGELIQUE LACOUR | President/Executive Producer of Discover Films, Inc., Ms. LaCour.

Her collection of substance abuse videos have won many awards including a World Media Gold Globe, two CINE Golden Eagles, two National Council on Family Relations First Place awards, and a Silver World Medal from the New York Festivals Media Competition. She is presently working on a book, The Arrogance of Addiction and a three part public television series, The Addiction Highway to Healing. 11-12:30PM MUSEUM CONFERENCE ROOM

REECE MIDDLETON | MA, LAC, CCGC is the Executive Director of Louisiana Association on

Compulsive Gambling. He oversaw the development of CORE – Center of Recovery, a residential treatment center for Pathological Gambling in Shreveport, Louisiana, as well as the Louisiana Problem Gamblers Helpline, which answers for numerous states, and serves as their Executive Director. 3-3:30PM MUSEUM CONFERENCE ROOM

CYNTHIA MORENO TUOHY | Executive Director, NAADAC, the Association of Addiction

Professionals. was previously Program Director for Volunteers of America Western Washington, serving homeless populations and dealing with the co-occurrence of poverty and substance abuse issues and served as administrator of multi-county, publicly funded alcohol/drug prevention, intervention and treatment centers with services ranging from prenatal care to the serving the elderly. 11:45-12NOON OUDOOR STAGE & 3:45-4PM MUSEUM CONFERENCE ROOM

KID ZONE |

The grassy area between the Bienville Building and Louisiana State Museum will serve as the hub of children’s outdoor activity with amusements, a moon bounce, slide, picnic area and other children’s activities, while the interior of the Bienville Building, located at 628 N. Fourth Street, immediately adjacent to the Louisiana State Museum, will provide children with indoor activities including a singing pirate, face painting, arts & crafts, videos and group play. Children over the age of five may be checked in to the indoor facility for up to two hours at a time with proper identification. All day counselors in charge of children’s activities have been screened by the Department of Health and Hospitals for proper clearances in dealing with children.

Nursery Area | For parents of infants and toddlers, a nursery area will be set up on the ground floor of the Bienville Building on the opposite end of the children’s indoor area that will afford a peaceful, quiet environment for young ones to nap or take in some down time during the day’s festivities. All infants and toddlers must be accompanied by a parent.

LOCAL VENDORS | Sample some of Louisiana’s best local dishes, enjoy arts and crafts from all over the state presented in 40 booths for the duration of Recovery Day 2009 festivities.

12-STEP MEETINGS | Please join us for an open 12 Step meeting every hour on the hour starting at 10AM until 4PM on September 26, 2009, at a meeting room directly in front of the second floor landing of the Louisiana State Museum. Complimentary coffee, soft drinks, water and snacks will be served throughout the day.

FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES | Please call event producer Milena Merrill with Isis Media at (985) 789-7082 or DHH supervisor James Cooper at (504) 715-4768. E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]. The event is produced by Isis Media in association with the Louisiana Department of Health Hospitals, James Cooper, Trey Merrill Productions with additional promotional services by Becky Reiser and Livin’ the Music.