Direct Aid: Haiti Fundraising Concert
San Francisco Bathhouse
4 February, 8:30pm
$15 waged $10 unwaged
Featuring:
Harbour City Electric
The Yoots
Orchestra of Spheres
Lucien Johnson
Big Boxman
Dear Friends
I worked in Haiti for 3 months last year with a Cultural Centre
called Pye Poudre.
They are a collective of musicians and actors who run a library and
meeting place and do a lot of work in the Haitian community especially
for young people with a literacy programme and other activities. Many
of the people involved in the centre are social workers and teachers
as well as being artists.
The recent quake destroyed the centre. Tragically, two of the actors
with whom I worked have been killed. Several children have lost
parents in the disaster and have been left in the care of people from
Pye Poudre. Most have lost their homes. All have lost family or
loved ones.
I have decided to put on a benefit concert for Pye Poudre. I thought
it made more sense than doing another benefit for a big NGO where
we
didn't know where the money was going and how much was being caught
up
in beauracracy.
Several bands have kindly agreed to participate.
Harbour City Electric
The Yoots
The Orchestra of Spheres
Big Boxman
And my own band, Lucien Johnson Quintet will kick off the
evening.
The concert will be at the San Francisco Bathhouse on Thursday the
4th
of February. Bands start at 8:30 pm but there will be entertainment
from Big Boxman from the early evening. Tickets are $15 waged, $10
unwaged and can be purchased on the door. All proceeds go to Pye
Poudre.
The idea is that it is an inclusive event and people can donate more
if they wish.
The link for the cultural centre is
www.pyepoudre.org
