Rocking out to some good music is a surefire way to remedy a bad case of the Mondays, but rocking out for a good cause is an even better cure.

This Monday, Folly Fest will rock Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., with local bands Velveeta, Green Eggs, UUU, Giants of Science and The Nightcrawlers.

Sponsored by Gamma Sigma Sigma, Folly Fest is the sorority's annual philanthropic project that raises money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Andrea Sander (senior-business logistics) a co-chair for the event, said last year's Folly Fest raised around $4,000 for the foundation.

"It might be hard because it's going to be on a Monday night this time, but we're going to try to at least raise more money than we did last year," Sander said.

Money raised for Folly Fest comes solely from the amount of tickets sold for the event, which are five dollars apiece.

"Each [Gamma Sigma Sigma] sister has to sell at least five tickets for the show," Sander said. "We've been selling them in the HUB all week, and I know we'll be selling them at East Halls on both Friday and Saturday."

Besides efforts put in from the sorority and Penn State students who purchase tickets, local bands get into the philanthropic spirit by volunteering to play Folly Fest for free.

"It's basically a donation of their time," Sander said. "We have a group of bands who've played for this in the past, and they still offer to do it every year."

Velveeta, one of the many veterans to the show, is coming for its fifth Folly Fest performance.

"[Gamma Sigma Sigma] asked us to be a part of it years ago, and we've been doing it ever since," said Brent Martin, Velveeta's keyboardist. "Every time we do benefits it's great because it gives us the ability to play for a good cause."

The band plans on kicking up the festive atmosphere with it's high energy covers of popular one-hit-wonders from the '80s and '90s.

"We just want people to have a good time and raise even more money than we did last year," Martin said.

Dave Wells, director of operations for Crowbar, said this year's line-up for Folly Fest is exemplary, and students should be expecting some great music.

"The reason Folly Fest has always been successful is because each year the torch has been passed on to someone
who can take real responsibility with the event," Wells said. "It takes tenacity to keep booking great bands that will bring in a crowd."

Wells said that events like Folly Fest are some of his favorites that come to Crowbar.

"I love these nights, because it's a great example of the venue and the sorority giving back to the community and the community giving back in return."