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Honey Fest 2010, an outdoor benefit concert, will be held Sept. 11 in Wagontown.

The Woods family (Josiah, Amy and Logan) created the festival to raise awareness and funds for Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), which recently took the life of a loved one and threatens their family.
“We realize that we have an opportunity to allow others to learn about and help fight this common, yet widely unknown, disease,” Josiah Woods said. “We can do this by offering a fun and entertaining day in a beautiful venue with music, kids’ activities, vendors, arts and prizes. As musicians, artists and entertainers, we celebrate the life we have, here and now.”

With a lineup featuring the funk, rock and jam bands Honey Juice, Faye Hoek, Honeystone, Los Huevos, Dysfunktion, The Stugottz and Threshold, the Woods invite everyone to  be a part of their first Honey Fest in their shaded setting.

PKD is one of the most common genetic, life-threatening diseases, and it affects 600,000 Americans and 12.5 million people worldwide – more than cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, Down syndrome, hemophilia and sickle cell anemia combined.

“There is no treatment and no cure, with dialysis and transplant as the only options to prolong life,” Woods said. “If a parent has the disease there is a 50 percent chance it will be passed on to their children. We need your help to change that.”
Honey Fest will be working with the Coatesville Area Arts Alliance and donating all of the profits to the PKD Foundation .

Honey Fest will open at noon on Sept. 1 at 120 Reservoir Road in Wagontown. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate (12 and younger are free). For more information, visit www.honeyfest2010.com.