Livegy member Demi Pursley mounts a pair of narcan doses behind the 3Eleven Kitchen and Cocktails bar in downtown Dallas, August 26, 2023. Earlier, Livegy founder Cynthia Pursley gave a demonstration to employees on how to recognize a fentanyl overdose and the proper way to handle the situation with the use of Narcan.Over 20 bands and DJs will perform at Band Crawl Against Fentanyl from 2 to 7 p.m. on April 27 in Dallas’ West End Historic District.
Bob Baldwin is the lead singer of Buffett Beach, a tribute band to Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band. About 14 months ago, Baldwin’s friend, Ryan Vaughn, lost his daughter Sienna to an accidental fentanyl overdose, which Baldwin said shocked and devastated everyone. Vaughn asked the band to perform at Band Crawl Against Fentanyl.
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