Friends and supporters of Middle Tennessee-based singer/songwriter Panama Red will join forces on Saturday, June 4, at Sport Seasons Grill for a benefit show to raise funds for the local man’s medical treatment.

Panama Red suffers from COPD and is on oxygen 24 hours a day, he said, and he aims to raise funds for some newer treatment methods.

“There are some new things with stem cells,” Panama said. “Everyone I talked to (who underwent that style of treatment) got some kind of benefit from it.”

He says he understands that even if he could afford the treatment, surviving for much longer is a long shot, “but when you have nothing but straws to grasp, that’s what you grasp,” he said. “I seem to be crashing quickly. . . . I would love to try it and report that it works, but if not, so long, nice to know you.”

The benefit concert will feature music from 2Country4Nashville and other musicians, as well as from Panama himself with bassist Robert Scott. Festivities also include a raffle, silent auction and a buffet. For the bikers who’d want to ride in a poker run, one will begin earlier in the day, at Bullseye, and hit D&D, Phat Boyz and MT Bottle before wrapping up at Sport Seasons for the final card and the benefit concert. The poker run kicks off at noon, and Bullseye is located at 225 River Rock Blvd.

Sport Seasons is located at 1935 S. Church St. The benefit event begins at 5 p.m. June 4. For more information, call (615) 427-5020 or visit panamaredmusic.com.