Kristen Stills

Kristen Stills at 2008 Emmy Awards

Kristen Stills (née Hathaway; born 12 October 1966) is an executive producer and autism awareness activist. She is wife of American musician and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.[1] She starred with son Henry Stills in an independent documentary film directed by Tricia Regan titled Autism: The Musical which was released in April 2007.[2] She received an "Outstanding Nonfiction Special" Emmy Award for her role as Executive Producer on "Autism: The Musical".[3] Since 2012, Kristen and Stephen have hosted Light Up The Blues,[4] an event that benefits autism science and advocacy organization Autism Speaks.[5] The annual event has included musical performances by Crosby, Stills & Nash, Neil Young, John Mayer, The White Buffalo, Brandi Carlile, Ryan Adams, Steve Earle, Rickie Lee Jones, Lucinda Williams, Don Felder, and Chris Stills[6] who perform alongside Spectrum Artists such as Nick Guzman, Matt Savage, and Rio "Soulshocka" Wyles.[7] The scheduling coincides with Light It Up Blue, World Autism Awareness Day and Autism Awareness Month in April.[8] In 2013, Stills was executive producer for the concert film Light Up The Blues[9] the goal of which was to raise awareness for the annual event.[10]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2035382/bio?ref_=nmbio_ql_1
  2. ↑ Adams, Sam (25 March 2008). "Three documentaries put faces on autism". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ↑ "Autism: The Musical". Television Academy.
  4. ↑ Appleford, Steve (17 April 2015). "Neil Young and Stephen Stills Light Up the Stage L.A. Autism Benefit". Rolling Stone.
  5. ↑ "Statement From Autism Speaks - news.sys-con.com". sys-con.com.
  6. ↑ "The 3rd Light Up The Blues Concert To Benefit Autism Speaks". autismspeaks.org.
  7. ↑ Page, Maxine (1 April 2014). "Rio Wyles—Autistic Rapper And Star Of Light Up The Blues Documentary". Popdust.
  8. ↑ Thomas, David Adrian (18 February 2015). "World Autism Awareness Day 2nd April 2015". The Huffington Post.
  9. ↑ "Light Up the Blues". iTunes.
  10. ↑ "'Light Up The Blues' Concert Benefits Autism Speaks". cbslocal.com. CBS Los Angeles. 24 April 2015.
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