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"The Walking Dead" actress Emily Kinney will perform an epilepsy awareness concert at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ewing Oct. 24.

(Wes Klain)

EWING—Eric Miller of Pennington is a huge fan of AMC's "The Walking Dead," a follower of the zombie drama series through its goriest and heartwarming moments, he said.

On Oct. 24, actress and folk singer-songwriter Emily Kinney, who plays Beth Greene on the show, will perform a concert to help Miller raise awareness of epilepsy, the brain disorder that claimed the life of his wife Carolina in 2011.

"She sings on the show and she has such a sweet, beautiful voice. Her songs are catchy, too," Miller said. "To be frank, if she stunk I wouldn’t have booked her. I'm super thrilled."

Since his wife's death, Miller has sought to raise awareness of epilepsy, which one out of of 26 people will develop sometime in their life, according to the Epilepsy Foundation. She suffered sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, or SUDEP, which along with prolonged seizures and other seizure-related events, such as drowning, account for about 50,000 deaths annually in the United States, according to Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy.

Miller said he has reached out to musicians, comedians and local epilepsy awareness affiliates to organize Candlelight Concerts for Epilepsy Awareness in an effort to reach people who would not normally think about the disorder.

Though Miller has not yet met 29-year-old Kinney, he reached out to her music agency and was able to get her on board with the series, he said.

Last March, Miller organized 50 concerts in 50 states with a wide range of performers, including big-name musicians such as Eric Clapton and Rita Coolidge. The Ewing show brought musicians Jeffrey Gaines, Gary Hoey and Jann Klose to the church as Epilepsy Foundation volunteers distributed pamphlets that told Carolina's story.

The fifth season of "The Walking Dead" returns Oct. 12, about two weeks before the Ewing show. But Miller said the show's return is "just a bonus," and he isn't using that as the driver to sell tickets.

"The intention isn’t just to sell tickets; it's to get the message out to a new audience," Miller said. "I use music to do that."

Miller also noted that during season two of the drama, one of the characters—Carl Grimes—is shot and experiences a seizure. The network handled the episode in a tasteful way, something that "is unfortunately uncommon in media," he said.

"If you're a Walking Dead fan and an epilepsy advocate, you see they've responsibly handled seizures on the show," Miller said.

Kinney will perform with Chris Barron of Spin Doctors, Dan Reed and Sofia Nicole. Kinney tweeted about her upcoming Ewing show yesterday afternoon.

The concert is scheduled for Oct. 24 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1985 Pennington Road, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 the day of the show.

Upcoming Candlelight Concerts at the church include one on Sept. 7 featuring Celtic rock band The Young Dubliners, songwriter John Alberici and musician The Williamsboy. Next up is Grammy winner Paula Cole with special guest Emily Grove on Sept. 20, also at the church.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.candlelightconcert.org.

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