WHEN Caroline Irvine lost her battle with breast cancer one year ago this week, her friend Nickie Thomson couldn’t believe it. Both the wives of musicians in the South Bay band Grain, Irvine had told her she was determined not to die—she could hold out, she said, until she could be cured. Thomson was convinced she could do it, too, which made it all the more shocking when Irvine was gone within 10 months. In her memory, Thomson decided to do the 60-mile, three-day Susan G. Komen walkathon on Oct. 1 this year, and this week she has put together “Wildwoodstock 2010,” a fundraiser that will go to support her team (“Mama-Geddon”) in the event. The event is free, but donations are accepted. Performing will be Grain, the rootsy local rock band that features both Caroline’s husband Dave Irvine and Nickie’s husband John Thomson; Michael Gurley, the Saratoga native who found fame with his band Dada and their 1992 hit “Dizz Knee Land”; and SoCal’s Whiskey Circus.
Sunday, Aug. 8, noon–8pm
Wildwood Park in Saratoga
Free; donations accepted.
