The Voodoo Glow Skulls will be playing in Lake Elsinore to benefit the family of a local FMX champion who died last month.

On March 28 at the Trevi Entertainment Center in Lake Elsinore, the Voodoo Glow Skulls will headline an all-day punk, ska and rockabilly show as part of a fund raising event.

The proceeds of the event will go to the Athlete Recovery Fund, non-profit organization that provides financial support for FMX, BMX and skateboarding professionals burdened by career-hampering injuries.

The organization has set up a trust to help Lusk’s widow deal with the financial hardships she now faces after her husband’s unexpected death.

"There’s a lot of financial stuff to be dealt with," said Aaron Cooke, the executive director of ARF.

He hesitated to go into details, but said Lusk’s widow, Lauren Lusk, was facing difficulty. The couple relied solely on the man’s income as a professional freestyle motocross competitor.

"It wasn’t like he had been putting a bunch of money aside for years and years," Cooke said.

Nonetheless, both the community in Lusk’s hometown, Temecula, and the widespread FMX community have lightened the financial burden on Lusk’s family and wife, he said.

"The outpouring of support has been amazing," Cooke said.

Lusk died on Feb. 7 during a competition in Costa Rica. Because he died so far from his home, the family had to travel to Costa Rica make arrangements to bring his body back to California.

"There were some obstacles, like cost," said Cooke. So ARF paid for the family’s plane tickets and hotel costs.

Organizers of the upcoming fund-raising event had already been putting together a concert when they heard of Lusk’s widow’s plight.

They decided to turn the show into a benefit Advertisement

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"After the Jeremy Lusk [accident] happened we decided it would be a good thing to donate the proceeds to ARF," McClain said.

Because the average person attending the planned concert would have been young, dedicating the event to Lusk’s memory is appropriate, McClain said.

"All the riders have been a heavy influence on the [local] youth," McClain said.

The event will also feature performances by Ryan Mudd and the Stuff, No Dice, Ready for Vegas, Strike 12, Unit F, DeFunkeD, Seenless, Kirby and the Hellraisers, Skamikaze! and A Simple Ending.

The performances will take place from 2 to 10 p.m. At then thirty, the event will continue from 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. featuring DJ artists Joy Basan and hip-hop artists J King E, So-Cal Trash and Sticky C.

In addition, Mike "Lunchbox" Dillinger of Q103.3 KTMOQ will host "The Ladies of Dirt Alliance 2009 Model Search Contest," a beauty contest that will take place periodically between the musical performances.

Booths will be selling extreme sports merchandise, a silent auction to benefit the Lusk fund will take place and special guests will be talking about Lusk.

Though the City of Lake Elsinore recently ordered the Trevi Entertainment Center to stop holding live music performance that are open to the public, the city is allowing this event because it benefits a non-profit organization, McClain said.

For more information, visit www.athleterecoveryfund.com.

Punk, ska and rockabilly performances headlined by Voodoo Glow Skulls

When: March 28, 2 to 10 p.m.

Hip-hop and electronic music dance party

When: 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Where: The Trevi Entertainment Center, 32250 Mission Trail in Lake Elsinore

Cost: $15 for both events