Michael Franti Benefit Concert

Globally recognized musician Michael Franti & Spearhead will celebrate Espanola Humane’s 30^th anniversary with a benefit concert on Aug. 5 at Santa Fe’s Fort Marcy Park.

General admission is $41; VIP tickets are $76, which allows access to the front section of the park. Children ages 12 and under are admitted for free. Tickets are available online at https://tickets.holdmyticket.com/tickets/392075?tc=ampconcerts, or by phone through Hold My Ticket at 505-886-1251.

Franti is known for his humanitarian activism and award-winning filmmaking and is revered for his high-energy live shows, inspiring music, devotion to health and wellness, worldwide philanthropic efforts, and the power of optimism.

Throughout his multi-decade career, Franti has earned three Billboard No. 1’s with triumphantly hopeful hits “Sound of Sunshine,” “Say Hey (I Love You)” and “I Got You,” as well as six Top 30 Hot AC singles, nine Top 25 AAA Singles and three Billboard Top 5 Rock Albums.

Espanola Humane, founded as a nonprofit in 1992, offers free spay/neuter and vaccinations to pets in Rio Arriba County and beyond. For more information on how you can help support the shelter’s work, visit www.espanolahumane.org.

Franti’s Follow Your Heart benefit concert starts at 7 p.m. on Aug. 5 at Fort Marcy Park in Santa Fe. Lawn and low-back camping-style chairs are allowed, along with blankets. Food vendors are available on the site. For more information about the concert, visit www.ampconcerts.org.