Playing For Change Foundation Hits The 10-Year Mark Making Positive Music Impact Around The Planet
PLAYING FOR CHANGE DAY FESTIVITIES TO BE STAGED AT SCORES OF VENUES WORLDWIDE
INCLUDING KEY EVENTS IN LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, LONDON, IBIZA, TENNESSEE, ARIZONA, MIAMI AND SAN DIEGO
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Playing For Change Foundation, the mission created to promote peace and international cooperation through music, celebrates the 7th Annual Playing For Change Day with events at scores of venues around the world on Saturday, September 23. Playing For Change Day will include participation by PFC and affiliated organizations in countries such as the U.S., Canada, France, Argentina, Bosnia, and Spain, pursuing mutual agendas with the #iplayforchange campaign, promoting music education, cross-cultural learning and conflict resolution.
Iconic artists supporting Playing For Change in its first decade include Jimmy Buffett, Sara Bareilles, Bono, David Crosby, The Doobie Brothers, Jackson Browne, Ziggy Marley, Keb Mo, Keith Richards, and more.
"Each September offers a unique and profound stage for the world to be united in love and song, and in turn make a substantial investment in children and their creative spirit," said Playing For Change Foundation Executive Director John McKenna. "This year brings an especially eclectic and diverse platform of signature events here in the United States and around the world. We welcome everyone to join voices in the most unifying channel possible – music."
The first kick-off #PFCDay2017 event takes place Friday, September 15, at the U.N. in New York as part of the United Nations International Day Of Peace. The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus will join the PFCF sister school, the Centro De Artes Culturales in The Bronx kids to help create awareness and celebrate the overall event theme, Together For Peace.
On Saturday, September 16, Playing For Change Foundation (PFCF) teams up with Roland for BOSS' 40th anniversary in London at the iconic House of Vans, located underground at Waterloo Station, featuring KT Tunstall, and will include #PFCDay2017 donation opportunities on-site. For more information, visit: https://www.boss.info/uk/promos/cause-and-effect/.
In Cala Llonga, Spain, and for the third straight year, the Ibiza Music Festival will partner with Playing For Change Day on Saturday, September 16, and will feature music performances, an international food market, a Hippy Market with over 50 stalls, kids' entertainment, and much more. For more information, visit: https://playingforchangeday.org/event/pfc-day-ibiza-2017/
September 23 #PFCDay2017 Events include:
Kicking off Playing For Change Day, music lovers will #MakeThePilgrimage to The Park at Harlinsdale in Franklin, Tennessee, for the third annual Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival on September 23 and 24. The festival features two days of music, art and culture with memorable performances by world renowned and up-and-coming musicians across multiple genres in an intimate setting. Playing For Change Foundation will have an official presence in the Americana Music Triangle Experience, with co-sponsors Lycored and nana music. For more information on the full lineup and festival or to purchase limited two-day passes please visit www.pilgrimagefestival.com.
#PFCDay2017's signature Los Angeles event takes place at the historic Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights, on Saturday, September 23, between 5-10 p.m. Drummer, percussionist and music producer Robin DiMaggio will serve as Music Director. Headlining the free, community-based celebration is Grammy Award winner Salvador Santana, with performances by The Marías, Irene Diaz and MITRE, to name a few. Event co-sponsors include nana music, Roland, Allstate Boyle Heights, with host partners Operation Street Kidz and Boyle Heights Farmers Market. Donation opportunities will be available on-site.
Grab a bite at the 2nd Annual PFC Day at Rock & Brews El Segundo on Saturday, September 23, between 1-5 p.m. Rock & Brew El Segundo will donate 10% of sales within the four-hour event to the foundation.
Playing For Change Day in San Diego partners the foundation with the 22nd International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma. Baja Musical Arts Initiative children's choir from Tijuana, Mexico, will perform to highlight the importance of music as a channel of mitigating societal and personal violence. Foundation leadership will be present at selected music-themed, peace building and community healing sessions.
For tickets, please visit: http://www.ivatcenters.org/san-diego-summit/.
The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), the most popular attraction in Phoenix, hosts a PFC Day performance featuring blues artist extraordinaire Samantha Fish. MIM provides a one-of-a-kind experience for visitors of all ages with more than 6,500 instruments on display from around the world.
For more information, visit: http://www.themim.org/events/samantha-fish-2/.
Barry's Bootcamp in Miami Beach, Florida, will proceeds on Playing For Change Day, Saturday, September 23, as part of its annual 'Sweating For Change' campaign, a day-long itinerary of workouts to benefit the Playing for Change Foundation, a charity founded by Barry's Bootcamp partner Whitney Kroenke. To sign up for a class, please visit: https://www.barrysbootcamp.com/studio/miami-beach/.
This PFC global collective will broadcast its message of the positive power of music through multiple broadcast mediums and Internet platforms, creating a global day of action that brings music into the lives of children around the world while encouraging positive social change.
Proceeds from the events will help support the Playing For Change Foundation's efforts to strengthen music and arts education, build music schools, support teachers and performances, purchase instruments and connect schools to promote cross-cultural learning and conflict resolution.
Playing For Change, the multimedia company responsible for the popular 'Songs Around The World' video series, has announced it will host WE ARE ONE, a concert benefitting the Playing For Change Foundation and celebrating 10 years of positive change through music. Official partners for the event include Los Angeles' premier rock radio station 95.5 KLOS, LA Weekly, and Japan-based music app nana music. The concert will take place on Tuesday, October 3, at the historic Mayan Theater in downtown Los Angeles and feature performances from The Doobie Brothers members Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and John McFee; as well as Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett from Little Feat; The Playing For Change Band, that features 10 respected musicians from 10 different countries; world-renowned drummer James Gadson; The Ambassador of Soul, Ellis Hall; legendary harmonica player Lee Oskar; Award-winning singer songwriter Siedah Garrett; Multi-cultural, groundbreaking artist Nahko; and more. Ticketing options include an exclusive VIP experience with a pre-show meet and greet reception with The Doobie Brothers and musicians, bar offerings, a priority seating area, and VIP gift bag which includes a commemorative poster. Tickets are available now at: https://tickets.alistixs.com/event/weareone.
"It is such an honorable opportunity participating onward with the Playing For Change Foundation," said nana music CEO and Founder Akinari Fumihara, Playing For Change Day 2017 brand partners. "Throughout the activities, we would like to connect people more with our nana music community, and enhance music cultural exchanges to help create positive movements through music."
To find a PFC Day event near you, please visit: https://playingforchangeday.org/.
About PFC Day
On Saturday, September 23, 2017, thousands of fans and supporters of the Playing For Change Movement, and humanitarians worldwide, will celebrate the 7th Annual Playing For Change Day. PFC Day unites communities through music, and raises awareness and funds for music education. The event will build on the success of previous PFC Days, during which thousands of volunteers organized hundreds of synchronized events in over 50 countries on six continents. Proceeds from PFC Day will provide support for the Playing For Change Foundation's free music education programs providing children around the world the opportunity to develop new skills and find personal expression through music and the arts. For more information:playingforchangeday.org.
About Playing For Change Foundation
The Playing For Change Foundation, established in 2007, is celebrating its 10th Anniversary providing music education in areas that are culturally rich yet economically challenged. Children in countries around the world, from Africa to Latin America to Southeast Asia, attend free classes in music, dance and languages, taught by qualified local music teachers and led by regional administrators. Students learn about their own cultural traditions while employing technology to connect and share their experiences with others around the world.
Playing For Change, led by Co-Founders Mark Johnson and Whitney Kroenke, arose from the universal belief that music can connect people across circumstances, challenges and cultural differences. In 2002, a small group of filmmakers set out with a mobile recording studio in search of inspiration and the heartbeat of the human race on the streets. The first music video production, "Stand By Me," combined 35 musicians from 10 countries who had never met in person. The phenomenon swept across the world, with "Stand By Me," one of the Playing For Change productions, being viewed over 100 million times online and counting.
Additional information: https://playingforchange.org/about.
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