The 16th Annual Music Festival for Mental Health will take place on September 11, 2010 at Staglin Family Vineyard in Rutherford, California.
 Come kick up your heels for mental health research! Join us for the 16th Annual Staglin Music Festival for Mental Health featuring Dwight Yoakam! Hit the dance floor (wear your jeans!) and enjoy an unforgettable day of learning, food, wine, and hope as you give a hand to the 57 million Americans who live with mental illness.
The Staglin Music Festival for Mental Health is America's top mental health fundraising event.
This day-long celebration includes four segments:
- A free scientific symposium featuring talks by IMHRO scientists and Q&A, starting at noon,
- A wine and hors d'oeuvres reception where you can meet and greet fellow mental health enthusiasts, starting at 2:00 PM,
- A concert, this year featuring country-rock star Dwight Yoakam, at 3:30 PM,
- A dinner under the stars, this year by Chef Jon Bonnell of Bonnell's Fine Texas Cuisine, at 5:30 PM.
Actress and mental health advocate Glenn Close, her sister Jessie Close and nephew Calen Pick, are scheduled to appear.
Proceeds support cutting-edge mental health research programs aimed to find better treatments and, someday, cures for the "Big 3" brain disorders: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression.
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The Reception will start at 2:00 PM.
Meet fellow mental health enthusiasts and pioneering scientists while enjoying REDD Restaurant's succulent hors d'oeuvres and the wines of 70+ wineries from the Napa Valley and beyond. REDD Restaurant in Yountville, returns to the Music Festival to turn on your taste buds with its award winning Napa Valley cuisine. And, taste the incredible Pinots, Merlots, Cabernets, Chardonnays, and Sauvignon Blancs donated by such generous wineries as:
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Dwight Yoakam
The Concert will begin at 3:30 PM.
Give your favorite guy or girl a whirl to the honky-tonk classics of Dwight Yoakam! This film star and musician's double grammy, 25-million album career playing his signature style of country/rock has earned him fans among music lovers young and old. From the high-octane rockabilly of "Guitars, Cadillacs" to tender ballads like "The Back of Your Hand," Dwight Yoakam's tunes will get your feet stomping and your heart singing. Time Magazine called Dwight a "Renaissance Man," and after this intimate concert, you'll call seeing him one of the highlights of your year.
And as if that's not enough, the concert will be emceed by the wonderful and very witty Bay Area comedian Bob Sarlatte.
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Chef Jon Bonnell
You'll sit down to dinner at 5:30 PM.
Kick back after the concert with dinner among new and old friends. You'll spice up your vocabulary for "delicious" synonyms as you enjoy the Texas cuisine of Chef Jon Bonnell. Blending Southwestern, Creole and Mexican flavors, the food of Bonnell's Fine Texas Cuisine restaurant in Fort Worth has won awards from James Beard and Wine Spectator, top ratings in Zagat and regular accolades from local papers. You'll go home from the day exhilarated—you've helped people the world over who live with brain disorders, and celebrated life in so many ways.
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I had my first psychotic episode in the summer of 1990. It was the scariest thing I have ever experienced.
I can still remember what happened:
After my freshman year in college, I returned to my parents' home in Lafayette, California, for the summer. It was the first time I had tried to look for work, and I was burning to prove myself. I am an adult now, I thought, and a smart guy, and I deserve a good job. Typical thoughts for a naive 18-year old? Possibly, but the outcome was not.
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The Staglin Music Festival for Mental Health 2010
