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ActiveMusic and Global Green USA Partner to Raise Funds for Green Rebuilding in New Orleans During the 2007 Jazz & Heritage Festival
ActiveMusic and Global Green USA will hold a fundraising event on May 3rd at the club Republic to benefit Global Green USA's sustainable rebuilding work in New Orleans.
(Billboard Publicity Wire) April 13, 2007 -- ActiveMusic and Global Green USA will hold a fundraising event on Thursday, May 3rd from 4:00 - 6:00 PM at the club Republic to benefit Global Green USA's sustainable rebuilding work in New Orleans. Club Republic is located at 828 South Peters St. in the Warerhouse District in New Orleans, LA. www.activemusic.org
Artists and musicians participating in this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will sign instruments donated by GBME - Gibson Baldwin Music Entertainment. The instruments are to be auctioned off on CharityFolks.com during and after the festival. To cap off the day of support for sustainable rebuilding, Republic will extend an invitation to all artists to participate in a special media event in the most beautiful club in the warehouse district of New Orleans that opened its doors after Katrina to help revive the city. Republic will donate revenues from their door Thursday night, from 10 PM - 2 AM to Global Green.
An Afternoon Soiree, Signing and Birthday Celebration with original Ink Spots Member Huey Long for his 103rd Birthday Celebration!
The Ink Spots, Grammy Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, have been called living legends of American music; one of the most influential vocal groups of all time and the most imitated entertainers in show business. The Ink Spots story spans six decades, more than 80 chart hits and performances throughout the world. ('If I Didn't Care' - their first hit, ultimately sold 19 million copies.)
Huey's career began in 1925 playing banjo for Frank Davis' Louisiana Jazz Band in the Houston area. He had to change to guitar by 1933 with Texas Guinan's Cuban Orchestra in Chicago. By 1933 he was with Jesse Stone, the composer of "Shake, Rattle & Roll." And the history rolls on influencing such major stars as Al Jarreau and George Benson - to name only a few.
This fundraising event will support Global Green USA's sustainable rebuilding initiatives in New Orleans and serve as a kickoff to ActiveMusic's and Global Green USA's newly-formed partnership. For more information visit www.globalgreen.org or www.activemusic.org
Global Green USA is a national environmental organization that merges innovative research, cutting-edge community based projects and targeted advocacy to create a sustainable future. Global Green USA has helped green nearly $20 billion in affordable housing, school, college, and municipal building construction through technical assistance, partnerships, advocacy, and education. The organization has written, and implemented green building, energy efficiency, and solar power guidelines in addition to legislation, and incentives at the local, state, and federal level. It has also pioneered partnerships with countless non-profits, developers and government agencies (www.globalgreen.org ). Global Green USA has opened a permanent office and resource center in New Orleans, located at 841 Carondelet Street, New Orleans, LA 70131.
ActiveMusic, whose mission is "Accelerating Social Change through the Power of Music and Media," is a non-profit production and media event company that raises money for effective non-profits that support environmental, health, social justice, and educational causes. Over the last twenty-five plus years, ActiveMusic has been providing the resources and expertise to produce low expense, high net events for non-profit organizations in need of funding and outreach by producing live concerts, artist receptions, and outdoor events (www.activemusic.org). Our partnerships have included; Little Kids Rock, the International Committee of Lawyers for Tibet - An evening with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The Breast Cancer Fund, The New Orleans Musicians Clinic, and "Not In Our Name" Dead Man Walking - The Concert hosted by Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ and Tim Robbins.
ActiveMusic thanks our co-sponsors: the InterContinental New Orleans Hotel which is hosting the ActiveMusic ground team and displaying our 17 guitars donated by Gibson, and the International House Hotel which is displaying our "Gibson/Baldwin Baby Grand Green Piano".
Press Contacts:
Gaynell Rogers, 415.298.1114
Jeanne Nathan, 504.218.4807
Katrina Markarian, 707.480-3373
ActiveMusic and Global Green USA Partner to Raise Funds for
Green Rebuilding in New Orleans During the 2007 Jazz & Heritage Festival
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