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Laborfest: Chorus Concert: Pete Seeger Tribute
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Date:
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Time:
7:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Event Type:
Party/Street Party
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Location Details:
ILWU 34 Hall, 801 Second St., San Francisco. Next to baseball stadium. Walk the one mile from Market on Second or on the Embarcadero to 801 Second Street or take public transportation:
T or N train from Embarcadero Station to Second and King Station;
30 or 45 bus from Market and Fourth Streets (Powell Station) to end of line at Townsend between Fourth and Third, then walk one block to Second Street;
47 bus which travels on Van Ness ends at Cal Train Station at 4th and Townsend, then walk on Townsend to Second Street;
10 bus which runs from North Point and Columbus on Battery to Third and Townsend, so get off at Second Street.
T or N train from Embarcadero Station to Second and King Station;
30 or 45 bus from Market and Fourth Streets (Powell Station) to end of line at Townsend between Fourth and Third, then walk one block to Second Street;
47 bus which travels on Van Ness ends at Cal Train Station at 4th and Townsend, then walk on Townsend to Second Street;
10 bus which runs from North Point and Columbus on Battery to Third and Townsend, so get off at Second Street.
Concert of the Choruses: A Tribute to Pete Seeger
The concert features El Coro Jornalero, the Day Laborers Chorus directed by Ricardo Torres. The Bay Area Rockin’ Solidarity Chorus directed by Pat Wynne will perform a piece entitled Pete Seeger: a Musical Biography. The narrative and songs will describe the life, activism, and music of Pete Seeger who on May 3, celebrated his 90th birthday.
Included will be sections on his work with the Almanac Singers, the Weavers, his trial during the McCarthy era, and his environmental efforts. Some of the songs will be Turn, Turn, Turn, Talking Union, Waist Deep in the Big Muddy, Guantanamera, and the Ballad of Harry Bridges
See also:
http://cmj.centerformediajustice.org/stories/view/899
http://www.laborchorus.org/
http://www.peteseeger.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Seeger
http://www.laborfest.net/2009schedule.htm
The concert features El Coro Jornalero, the Day Laborers Chorus directed by Ricardo Torres. The Bay Area Rockin’ Solidarity Chorus directed by Pat Wynne will perform a piece entitled Pete Seeger: a Musical Biography. The narrative and songs will describe the life, activism, and music of Pete Seeger who on May 3, celebrated his 90th birthday.
Included will be sections on his work with the Almanac Singers, the Weavers, his trial during the McCarthy era, and his environmental efforts. Some of the songs will be Turn, Turn, Turn, Talking Union, Waist Deep in the Big Muddy, Guantanamera, and the Ballad of Harry Bridges
See also:
http://cmj.centerformediajustice.org/stories/view/899
http://www.laborchorus.org/
http://www.peteseeger.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Seeger
http://www.laborfest.net/2009schedule.htm
For more information:
http://www.laborfest.net/2009schedule.htm
Added to the calendar on Sun, Jun 21, 2009 10:01AM
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