Shoehorn has been a member of Fools in Paradise since 2008. They have a terrific brand-new CD titled "Kutapira!" http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/foolsinparadise2 Shoehorn plays tenor saxophone as well as alto and soprano saxes and fife on the recording, and even some marimbas! Following is a press release for this special benefit concert. A very special joint concert with Fools In Paradise and Sing Portland! A fundraiser for the Rising Hope Foundation - promoting education in Uganda All concert proceeds will benefit Rising Hope Foundation, which fights poverty in Uganda through scholarships and mentoring programs.

The choir will sing the first set and Fools in Paradise play the second set. Each set closes with a few joint numbers. About Rising Hope Foundation Rising Hope Foundation is a charitable organization offering educational scholarships and youth mentoring programs in Uganda. It was founded by Edidah Tumwebaze, who grew up in abject poverty and deprivation. Despite the cultural hindrances for females and the lack of most basic necessities, Edidah obtained a decent education, an opportunity she longs to extend to the other children still walking the same road she walked. As a pioneer project, Rising Hope Foundation is focusing on serving the youth in Kyabugimbi, Bushenyi district, an area that has long had a reputation of being ‘inside a locked cupboard' due to its remoteness. Edidah Tumwebaze will be at the concert to give a short talk and answer questions. www.RisingHopeFoundation.com About Sing Portland! Sing Portland! is founded on two beliefs: • we all have a voice worth singing with • we can sing the world a better place After 8 years of leading several community choirs in the Portland area and graduating from the Community Choir Leadership Training in Victoria BC, Marion Van Namen has just founded her dream choir, Sing Portland! She provides a beautiful and safe environment for anyone to discover their inner voice, bringing people together in song. The joy that the singers generate is spread through local concerts. Sing Portland! is a philanthropic business: ALL concert proceeds go to local and international charities. www.SingPortland.com About Fools in Paradise Fools in Paradise is an eclectic 6-person group performing a variety of music on African instruments. Their traditional Zimbabwean mbira (kalimba) songs will transport you to another time and place. The rousing marimba music from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana and Guinea creates an energetic, danceable sound; they provide a fun, high-energy musical experience that gets audiences of all ages participating. Fools in Paradise plays original material combining African melodies with moving and thought-provoking lyrics. Saxophone, congas, djembe, electric bass kalimba, shakers and vocal harmonies round out the sound. Fools in Paradise has been performing at festivals, schools and events since 2001. The band's founder, Kite Giedraitis, has been studying and playing marimba and mbira music of Africa since 1987. Since his travels in Zimbabwe and Ghana in 1990-92, he has been a full-time marimba teacher and performer.