An Incredible Night of Music, Fun, & Fundraising!

Thank You to Our Attendees, Sponsors, & Headlining Band!

We had a blast at Rockin' for Cancer, featuring headliner Anders Osborne at the Historic FitzGeralds Nightclub! Thank you to all of our H Foundation supporters and to the many new supporters who joined us! The event was a wonderful success in support of basic science cancer research.

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All Proceeds Benefit Basic Science Cancer Research at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. Read More >

Rockin' for Cancer Venue: FitzGeralds Historic Nightclub

The 100-year-old stage at Fitzgeralds has played host to a colorful variety of live music acts since the 1930s, including famous names such as Stevie Ray Vaughn, Koko Taylor, Lucinda Williams, and Los Lobos.

The venue has also been featured in several films, including A League of Their Own, Adventures in Babysitting, and The Color of Money. Earlier this year, FitzGeralds became the first Illinois music venue added to the National Register of Historic Places, thanks to its rich legacy and an outpouring of community support.

Rockin' for Cancer Headliner: Anders Osborne

Anders Osborne was born in 1966 in Uddevalla, Sweden and at a young age knew that he spoke the language of music and poetry well. He fell in love with everything from Vivaldi, Chopin and Black Sabbath to Robert Johnson, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison and Cat Steven’s to John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan and Bob Marley. Osborne travelled around Europe in his late teens and in 1986, when he was nineteen years old, he visited New Orleans. He fell in love with the city, and never left.

After living and performing there for almost four decades Osborne has become a fixture of the New Orleans musical community. Guitar Player called him “the poet laureate of Louisiana’s fertile roots music scene.” New Orleans' Gambit Weekly has honored Osborne as the Entertainer of The Year. OffBeat named him the Crescent City’s Best Guitarist on three occasions, and the Best Songwriter twice. He has appeared at Jazz Fest for 35 years and will perform at the festival again in 2024.

Osborne works closely with the “Send Me A Friend” foundation and through writing music for New Orleans Children’s Museum. He has additionally worked closely with Million Strong, Love Rocks NYC, Stand Together, Trombone Shorty Foundation and Phoenix.