Goodworks

School ties: Patrice Rushen, Gregory Hines, Whoopi Goldberg, and band Sheree Brown & Friends will perform May 2 at Los Angeles' Conga Room to raise money for Santa Monica, Calif.'s New Roads School. Contact: Fenot Tekle at 310-248-6115.
Make love, not war: Publicist Michelle Ferguson at MFPR is spearheading an effort to raise funds for refugees in the conflict in Yugoslavia. The campaign, being done in association with the War Child charity, is asking musicians to earmark portions of concert and record receipts. Astralwerks has offered to help pass the word along, and indie rock act Duraluxe has pledged $1 from every copy sold of its debut, "Dolorosa." Contact: Ferguson at 212-293-5495.
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Warner Bros. will release "Sing America," featuring tracks by Cher, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, John Fogerty, and others, May 18. All the artists have waived their royalties, and Warner will donate all its profits to Save America's Treasures, which preserves and restores U.S. historic sites, artifacts, and documents. Contact: Alissa Kingsley at 818-953-3485.
To A SPEEDY RECOVERY: Los Angeles-based band Kelly's Lot will play a series of concerts, beginning April 26 at the Joint in L.A., to aid musicians who have been stricken with an illness or been in an accident. The first show benefits Churchill's Window vocalist Erin Connelly. Starting in May, the concerts will be held on the last Tuesday of each month at the Joint. Contact: Kelly Zirbes at 818-769-2701.