Bear With Us

Event Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026 

Time: Doors 3:30 PM / Music 4-11 PM 

Tickets: $45 advance / $60 day of show

Location: Greenwood Features, 269 Greenwood Ave, Bethel, CT

Join us for Bear With Us, a music and art festival to raise awareness and support for mental health and suicide prevention in memory of Joe Apuzzo a.k.a. Joe the Actual Bear. 

Featuring two stages of music by Mickey Blurr, Blood’s a Rover, Jessi J, August on Sunday, RivaJean, Part of the Problem, Rehearsal, Comptonium x Ghee Papi, Kilgore, Margot Miller, Mason Andrew, Owen McBand, Caitlin Farrell, Gender Mutiny, CJ Haviland, Elijah Crehan and K. J. Whitton, plus a special singalong jam, art gallery, and more.

All ages event.

All proceeds donated to Mental Health CT and Vibrant Emotional Health, the latter of which powers the 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline. If you or someone you know is struggling with a mental health crisis and is in need of support, call or text 988 to connect with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Available 24/7.