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KPFK Peace Awards & Concert Celebration

Friday, October 09 2009, 5:30pm - 11:00pm

by alexa

KPFK PEACE AWARDS & 5Oth ANNIVERSARY

& CONCERT CELEBRATION!

A BENEFIT FOR KPFK RADIO 90.7 FM LOS ANGELES

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2009

5:30 P.M. (V.I.P. Reception)

7:00 P.M. (Concert & Awards)

Ford Amphitheatre - Hollywood

For VIP ticket reservations please call the Ford Box Office at (323) 461-3673
To reserve all other tickets online click [ here ]


Luciana Souza	Ziggy Marley	Poncho Sanchez

KPFK is proud to honor community members and activists who are working and achieving for the cause of peace, in the areas of community activism, education, art and culture and justice work. Friday, October 9th is John Lennon's birthday, and we will imagine together the world that is possible through the peace actions of today. Invited to be honored are UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta, vocalist KB Solomon, KPFK's Blase Bonpane, Hunger Action L.A.'s Frank Tamborello, Jackson Browne presenting to John Trudell, IDEPSCA founder Raul Anorve, and the Arlington West Beach Project Volunteers with members from the Veterans for Peace Los Angeles.

Fundraiser for KFPK Radio 90.7 FM Los Angeles (98.7 FM Santa Barbara)

Pacifica Radio for All of Southern California

Scheduled to perform in concert will be Ziggy Marley, Poncho Sanchez and surprise guests, Brazilian jazz singer Luciana Souza,with Larry Klein and friends, jazz bassist Christian McBride (Acoustic Bassist of the Year) and The Intercultural L.A. Samba Kids. Special video greeting from artist Yoko Ono on the occasion of John Lennon's birthday, to be presented by KPFK's Jon Wiener. The evening will be emceed by Richard Montoya of Culture Clash.