Eastside The Compassionate Friends will present an evening with Alan Pedersen at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 at Sunset Hills Memorial Chapel in Bellevue.

Pedersen is an award winning songwriter and successful recording artist who has turned the focus of his music and message toward helping the bereaved find hope and healing as they navigate the valley of grief.

In 2001, Alan’s only daughter Ashley was killed in an automobile accident in Colorado.

Eastside The Compassionate Friends is a non-profit organization that offers grief support to parents who have had a child die from any cause, at any age.

The program is free.

More information is available by calling Marsha Stevens, 425-746-7465.