By JOHN DALY
The fifth annual Ride For Ronnie Motorcycle Ride and Concert will take place on Sunday, May 5, 2019, starting in Glendale and wrapping with a concert in Los Encinos Park in Encino.
The event benefits the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund.
Ride For Ronnie raises awareness and funds for cancer prevention and research for a cure. The concert is hosted by radio and television personality Eddie Trunk who is also curating Eddie Trunk’s All Star Band. Last year’s ride raised more than $50,000 for the Dio Cancer Fund.
Riders will assemble for a continental breakfast at Harley-Davidson of Glendale with kickstands up at 11 AM. The Ride will take them around the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley to Los Encinos Park in Encino, where there will be music, a raffle, silent and live auctions, food trucks and much more.
Kicking off the afternoon of live music at the Park will be the popular Dio cover band DIA.They will be followed by LA rock bandBudderside, Petty Cash, presenting the music of Tom Petty and Johnny Cash and megarock band DC4. Participants in Eddie Trunk’s All Star Band will be announced shortly.As always, a silent auction booth will have many amazing items available to bid on throughout the afternoon, while live auctions, featuring one-of-a-kind rock collectibles, will be held from the stage between artist performances.Sponsors lending their continued support to the Ride For Ronnie include Harley-Davidson of Glendale, Law Tigers, Archie’s Ice Cream and LA’s premier rock radio station, 95.5 KLOS.
Beer, wine, sodas and water will be available for sale, as well as delicious food from various food trucks including Slammin’ Sliders (now featuring Nathan’s Hot Dogs, G’s Taco Spot and The Grilled Cheese Truck.
For details on this classic annual event visit the Ride For Ronnie info page.