In honor of Pete Seeger, who passed away on Jan. 27, 2014, NYC and Hudson Valley will host the 5-day Seeger Fest on July 17-21. The festival will include film, music, and an official memorial service. Performers will include a variety of artists including Steve Earle, Anti-Flag, Amanda Palmer, Toni Plackman, and many more.
Seeger Fest Events Calendar
7/17, 8:30 PM:
Hudson River Park Trust presents
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song, an Emmy-award winning documentary on Pete Seeger's life as a musician and activist.
Pier 46 & The Hudson River, NYC.
7/18, 7 PM:
Bardavon Opera House presents
A Memorial Service for Pete Seeger
Bardavon Opera House, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
7/19, ALL DAY:
-Beacon Sloop Club presents
5 to 8 PM: Beacon Sloop Club, 2 Red Flynn Dr., Beacon, NY 12508
-The Ashokan Center presents
A Square Dance commemorating how the Seegers met.
8 PM: Ashokan Center, Olivebridge, NY
Rocking the Boat presents
Music, food and rowing boats in celebration of the lives of Pete and Toshi.
Noon to 6 PM: Lafayette Street and Edgewater Rd., Bronx, NY
-El Taller Latino Americano presents
Film and photography by Pete and Toshi Seeger.
8 PM: 2710 Broadway, New York, 10024
7/20, 4 PM: Lincoln Center Out of Doors presents
A Memorial Concert for Pete & Toshi Seeger
Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Amsterdam and W. 62St., NYC
Musicians include: David Amram, Tom Chapin and Chapin Sisters, Jimmy Collier, Guy Davis, Emma's Revolution, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, Kim & Reggie Harris, Michael Moore, Holly Near, Paul Winter Consort, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Toshi Reagon, Martha Redbone, The Vanaver Caravan, Dar Williams & Dan Zanes, Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary)
7/21 at 6 PM: City Parks Foundation presents
New Songs of Justice: An Evening Honoring Pete Seeger
SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield (near E. 69St. and 5th Ave.) Central Park, NY
Musicians include: Anti-Flag Acoustic, Aurora Barnes, Toni Blackman, The Chapin Sisters, Rebel Diaz, Steve Earle, Michael Glablicki of Rusted Root, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, DJ Kool Herc, James Maddock, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mike + Ruthy, Nyraine, Amanda Palmer
