The evening, "Have a Heart II," will feature performances by Grammy- and Oscar-winner Christopher Cross, singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop, Grammy-winner Michael McDonald, Grammy-nominee Dave Koz and singer/songwriter Karla Bonoff, as well as a special appearance by actress Laura San Giacomo, star of NBC's hit show Just Shoot Me.

The event, which is being organized by the non-profit foundation Music Heals, will take place from 5 to 8:30 p.m. in CSUN's Performing Arts Center on the east side of the campus at 18111 Nordhoff St.

In addition to the concert, there will a silent auction featuring autographed items from some of Hollywood's elite, including a poster for the movie Two Weeks Notice signed by Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant; a poster for the movie Best in Show signed by the entire cast; a Rolling Stone magazine cover featuring Jerry Seinfeld, signed by Seinfeld; a Seinfeld show script signed by the entire cast; a new crew jacket from the movie The Majestic featuring Jim Carrey; and items from Billy Crystal and Tom Hanks as well as autographed compact discs from the evening's performers.

Tickets are $125 each, which includes preferred seating, a before-show catered dinner and a post-show meet and greet with the artists; $75 for preferred seating, and $50 for general seating. Tickets are available through the university's box office at (818) 677-2488 or through Music Heals' Web site www.musicheals.tv.>

Hollye Dexter, president of Music Heals, which was founded by a coalition of Los Angeles-based musicians and artists, said the foundation supports CSUN's Music Therapy Clinic "because we strongly believe in the healing powers of music and its power to change and transform lives."

"Bringing this type of healing into troubled kids' lives can have a profound impact on their future," Dexter said.

Some of the proceeds from the concert will go to efforts by the Music Therapy Clinic to work with children and teens in foster and group homes, including those in the Los Angeles-based agency Children Are Our Future.

CSUN professor Ronald M. Borczon, director of the Music Therapy Clinic, said he was grateful for the support of the foundation and the concert.

"It's wonderful that musicians and artists of this caliber are willing to give their time and talent for our program," Borczon said. "The benefit also will open up a new avenue for us to reach into the community so we can work with children and teens in foster care. "

Borczon and the therapists and students working in CSUN's Music Therapy Clinic, the only one of its kind on the West Coast, use music to help children, adolescents and adults recover from a variety of problems. Clients range from autistic children and children with Down syndrome to survivors of severe trauma and rape.

In addition to working with clients in the clinic, Northridge students also go out into the community to work with people in psychiatric hospitals, geriatric centers and other similar facilities.

Borczon has provided music therapy to victims of the Oklahoma City bombings and was instrumental in developing music therapy interventions for the victims of the shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado and at Santee High School in California.