Ashley Pond concert doubles as breast cancer fundraiser Friday night

Ashley Pond’s Friday night concert doubled as a breast cancer fundraiser, giving Los Alamos residents a chance to enjoy live music and support a cause at the same time. At the Glitter in the Air, The Ultimate P!NK Experience show, the Susan G. Komen booth on nonprofit row hosted a mini silent auction from 6:30 p.m. until dark, with about a dozen donated items on the table.

The auction items came from local community members and included jewelry, gift certificates and vintage or collector pieces. Every dollar raised through the auction was set to go to Susan G. Komen’s mission to end breast cancer through research, community health programs and patient support services.

Nancy Partridge, who has spent 26 years raising funds for breast cancer work, said the concert setup gave people several ways to take part. Visitors could bid on items, learn about breast cancer resources or make a direct donation toward her 3-Day, 60-mile walk in Boston. Volunteers were on hand at the booth to answer questions, share educational material and accept donations, and winning bidders were to be contacted later by email or phone.

The fundraiser fit neatly into the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series, a free, non-ticketed, family-friendly series held every Friday from May 22 through Aug. 28 at Ashley Pond Park. The county and Sancre Productions have built the 2026 series around more than music, with food vendors, games, a beer garden and local nonprofit organizations all part of the setup.

Susan G. Komen is listed as an official nonprofit partner for the season, and the organization says its mission is to save lives by meeting critical community needs and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer. Komen’s breast care helpline offers free support from trained oncology social workers and guidance to local resources, adding a direct service element to the night’s fundraising.

The 3-Day walk that Partridge is supporting is a three-day, 60-mile event, and the 2026 Boston walk finishes at Copley Square Park. Partridge said in 2025 that it was her 25th year raising funds for breast cancer research and treatment, and she recently joined volunteer advocacy ambassadors in Washington, D.C., to lobby Congress on reducing breast cancer diagnostic costs and improving access to care.

At Ashley Pond, that long-running effort was visible in a very local way: a one-night-only auction, a packed summer concert crowd and a familiar park turned into a fundraising stop for breast cancer work.