New York based Inherent Artists Music and Tinderbox Arts are hosting Piano Driven Women, a showcase to benefit Mill Street Loft Outreach Programs PASWORD and Project AWARE.

Piano Driven Women will feature headliner Rachael Sage, who has been called “one of the top 100 songwriters of the past 15 years” by Performing Songwriter Magazine. The event will feature six other popular female artists: Rachelle Garniez, Greta Gertler, Alyson Greenfield, Dani Elliott, Allison’s Invention, and Lacrymosa.

These artists are coming together to support Mill Street Loft’s PASWORD (Program for Adolescent Student Women Of RealDirection) and Project AWARE (Adolescent Women Are Realizing Empowerment). These programs are “gender specific programs for girls ages 11-18 in the Cities of Poughkeepsie and Beacon. [They] use the visual, performing, media, and literary arts to support young women on their journey toward being empowered, self-confident and creative leaders in their families, communities, and in the world,” Director Joan Henry explains. “By kindling their inner fires and nourishing their expressive selves, these Girls’ Empowerment programs help young women navigate the challenges of adolescence and discover their dreams, goals and ambitions for the future.”

Tickets are $12 and the net proceeds go directly to support PASWORD and Project AWARE.