By Andrew Gans
19 Oct 2006

Stars are lining up to take part in the eighth annual Help Is on the Way for the Holidays benefit concert, which is set for Dec. 3.

The 7:30 PM concert will be held at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, CA. Those scheduled to take part in the one-night-only event include Kevin Earley, Anthony Federov, Jacquelynne Fontaine, Sony Holland, Roslyn Kind, Dale Kristien, La Toya London, Russ Lorenson, Meg Mackay, Madame (with puppeteer Joe Kovacs), Karen Mason, Jane Olivor, Nancy Sinatra, Shawn Ryan, Wesla Whitfield, a cappella group SoVoSo, the Barbary Coast Cloggers and Phantom leading ladies Teri Bibb, Karen Culliver and Mary D'Arcy.

David Galligan will direct the annual AIDS benefit concert, which is presented by The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation, a non-profit organization established to raise funds for AIDS service provider agencies. Richard Berent and Bill Keck will be the musical directors for the evening, which begins at 5:30 PM with a silent auction, followed by the 7:30 PM performance and a 9:30 PM party with the cast in the Green Room of the War Memorial Building.

Beneficiaries for this concert include the HIV/AIDS Program at Children's Hospital Oakland, the Lyon-Martin Women's Health Services and Project Inform.

The Herbst Theatre is located at 401 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco, CA. Tickets are priced $45 and $60 (show only) and $100 and up (show and post-party performance). Call (415) 392-4400 for tickets; visit www.helpisontheway.org for more information.