Memorial Celebration for Odetta

Attend the Memorial Celebration for Odetta (1930-2008)
Free and Open to the Public, at Riverside Church @ 122nd St.:
490 Riverside Dr New York, NY 10027 (212) 870-6700
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EMCEES:
Tom Chapin and Bernice Johnson Reagon

SPEAKERS: MAYA ANGELOU, HARRY BELAFONTE, OSCAR BRAND REVEREND BRAD BRAXTON (Senior Minister of Riverside Church) RUBY DEE, MICHELLE ESRICK (daughter), SETH FARBER (Odetta's musical director, arranger, producer), EVEREND JAMES FORBES (retired Senior Minister of Riverside Church) WAVY GRAVY, GEOFFREY HOLDER, TOM LAW (poet and friend of fifty years) WENDY OXENHORN (Director of Jazz Foundation of America) SONIA SANCHEZ, DOUG YEAGER (Odetta's personal manager)

PERFORMING ARTISTS: DAVID AMRAM, SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK, GUY DAVIS, HOLMES BROS, MARIA MULDAUR, MARIE KNIGHT, EMORY JOSEPH, PETE SEEGER, JOSH WHITE, JR., PETER YARROW w/ BROOKYLN TECH CHORUS, STEVE EARLE

ODETTA'S BAND: SETH FARBER, DAVE KEYES, RADOSLAV LORKOVIC, JOHN MILLER

VIDEO TRIBUTES: RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT, TAVIS SMILEY, JOAN BAEZ VIDEO PERFORMANCES: ODETTA

If you can't make it, WBAI will be airing a live broadcast, beginning @ 7pm

LET THE REVOLUTION BEGIN!

Thanks for all you do!
Live your values. Love your country.
And, remember: TOGETHER, We can make a DIFFERENCE!

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