By Michael Morano
The owners of Beau Monde Guitars, Lou Bottone and Harry
Jacovou, have over 30 years of musical expertise and have been involved with
teaching music to individuals with Autism throughout a portion of their
careers. Due to Bottone and Jacovou’s desire to give back to the community, Beau
Monde Guitars will be hosting a Jam Shop
Open House event for Autism Awareness on November 22, 2014 from 1 to 4 pm at 285 Livingston Street, Northvale, NJ.
Beau Monde Guitars is an owner-operated full-service musical
instrument retailer specializing in sales, lessons, repairs and rentals. Autism is a mental
condition often presented from early childhood.
It is characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships
with other people and in using language and abstract concepts.
According to
the CDC, or Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, about 1 in every 68 children born in the United States has been identified
with Autism. Jacovou has been emotionally
connected with the autistic community ever since losing a family member years
ago. Since opening the shop, he has made it one of his main priorities to help
the cause.
The Jam Shop is an organization that offers opportunities to
learn about music and instruments for children living with Autism and other
special needs. “I’m so incredibly thrilled to be hosting an event that will bring
the community together for a good cause,” said co-owner Harry Jacovou. “I
believe it’s important to shed some
light on autism and the open house will be great fun.”
The Jam Shop Open House event is free to the public,
and will consist of a variety of activities and entertainment including face painting,
arts and crafts, and various music demonstrations. Some other features of the
event will include lessons from Jam Shop instructors, Mike Morgan and Dan
Iucci, for all young aspiring musicians. According to Iucci, "The kids do
all the creating, and we just run with it. Jam Shop really breaks the kids out
of their shell more quickly than other programs. It's more of a learning experience."
Free food and beverages for parents and children participating in the event will
also be provided.
There will be the opportunity to participate in a raffle, in
which all proceeds will be donated to Autism Awareness. The prizewinner of the
raffle will receive a brand new Fender guitar as well as free guitar lessons
from Bottone or Jacovou. Overall, the event’s main priority is to generate more
awareness for this disorder that continues to impact children every
day.
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