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Westside Peace Festival

Westside Peace Festival - The Westside Peace Festival is a benefit concert - an all-day event on Saturday, August 27th, 2016. Raised funds will support a tour titled Veterans as Authors and Advocates for Peace, that will visit universities/colleges/schools across S CA in the fall of 2016.

The purpose of the tour and the benefit concert supporting it is to encourage public dialogue about peace, to increase awareness about our need for peace, and to inspire people, especially younger people, to work for peace and justice.

About the Veteran Speakers on the Tour - The veterans touring are Blase Bonpane, S. Brian Willson, Nicole Waybright and Paul K. Chappell. These veterans are volunteering their services free of charge for this two week tour in the fall. The tour is non-profit and is being operated by volunteers. You can google each veteran for information about their websites and blogs, book listings, Wikipedia articles, and Youtube videos.

Benefit Concert - The benefit concert is in the form of a festival called the Westside Peace Festival. It will be held Saturday, August 27th, 2016 at the Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill Street (at 2nd St.) in Santa Monica 90405. This benefit concert is open to the public from 2 pm through 11 pm. 9 musical groups will perform during this time, including the best of folk rock and acoustic folk, jazz, Acoustic Americana/Swampy tonkin'/Bluegrass, punk, a fingerstyle and blues guitarist performing traditional blues and modern folk classics, and a marching band! Peace organizations of many varieties have been invited to table at the concert. All groups and individuals are volunteering their talents for the cause.

Supporting Performers & Groups to Date
As of August 13th subject to change without notice

Media sponsors: KPFK and Change-Links.

MCs: Mike Chamness, Greg Foisie, Holly Mosher, jp, and more.

Performers include The Superbroke Brass and Tin and Strings Electric Marching Band Ensemble, Andy's Living Room, Dennis Davis, Russell Tessier, Denmantau, Killing Casanova, Bennett Chesne, Jill Fenimore, and singer-songfighter Ross Altman. The bands are scheduled to perform in this order and to begin on the hour, starting at around 2:00 PM - subject to change without notice.

Organizations working for peace to be tabling include the Church in Ocean Park, Addicted to War, Veterans for Peace Los Angeles and the Arlington West Memorial Santa Monica, Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica Faith in Action/Peace and Social Justice Committee, Therese Dietlin/Venice Activist, CODE PINK, Occupy Venice, Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP), Food Not Bombs Los Angeles, Vote Yes on California Proposition 59 / yesonca59.com, Change-Links, KPFK 90.7 FM, The Alternative to Violence Project (AVPLA), Common Peace, 9/11 Truth, Food and Water Watch, National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee/California War Tax Resistance Alternative Fund, Yes on 62 Campaign, and others.

FESTIVAL WEBSITES - BASIC INFO: http://westsidepeacefestival.blogspot.com

INTERNET WEBSITES with full description of the festival AND ON-LINE TICKET TRANSACTIONS (debit and credit card only) are this one at BROWN PAPER TICKETS:

westsidepeacefestival.brownpapertickets.com

or

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2590297

ALTERNATE WEBSITES:

KPFK.org

the community calendar of Change-Links newspaper:

(http://change-links.org/august-2016-calendar/ )

&

https://www.evensi.us/westside-peace-festival-the-church-in-ocean-park/184091754 .

Admission Ticket transactions are limited and all transactions are final. Admission to the benefit concert is on a sliding scale. The money it raises will allow the Fall, all-day tour stops at the S CA schools to be free of charge to the general public. No one will be turned away for lack of funds to the benefit concert.

Sliding Scale Admission Requests -

If you have money to spare requested gift of $50. Thank you.

If your money is tight requested gift of $20. Thank you.

If your are a student, unemployed, underemployed,
or pensioner requested gift of $10. Thank you.

Ticket Sales - ADVANCE TICKET TRANSACTIONS UNTIL DAY BEFORE CONCERT, in person at

UNURBAN COFFEE HOUSE BEYOND BAROQUE BOOKSTORE
3301 Pico Blvd. (at 33rd St., 681 N. Venice Blvd.
across from Chase Bank near Trader Joes) (at Shell Ave.)
Santa Monica, CA 90405-2115 Venice, CA 90291
HOURS: MON: 8 AM - 8 PM HOURS: FRI: 3 PM -10 PM
TUES - FRI: 7 AM - 11 PM SAT: 3 PM -10 PM
SAT: 8 AM 12 AM SUN: TIME VARIES
SUN: 8 AM 8 PM MON - THURS: CLOSED
Ph: 310-315-0056 Ph: 310-822-3006

and RIGHT HERE AND NOW online at brownpapertickets.com

NOTE: ALL ADVANCE ON LINE TICKET TRANSACTIONS END THE BEGINNING OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 16. ALL ADVANCE IN PERSON TICKET TRANSACTIONS END THE BEGINNING OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 16. ANY REMAINING TICKETS WILL BE EXCHANGED ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH IN OCEAN PARK, 235 HILL ST. (AT 2ND ST.) SANTA MONICA, CA ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27th, 2016 COMMENCING AT 1:00 PM. FESTIVAL DOORS OPEN AT 2:00 PM.

Find Out More - Listen for our Westside Peace Festival announcements and coverage on KPFK, look for our posters, handbills, and our ad in the August edition of Change-Links, and check out the upcoming Westside Peace Festival FACEBOOK events page.

Westside Peace Festival accommodations - Sound by Clark Davis. Visuals courtesy of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics. Food service thanks to Food Not Bombs Los Angeles. Security supported by Patrick Rich. Special MC's will be leading us throughout the day, and special activities to be a part of the festival will be announced in coming weeks. Festival and Peace Event hopping in Santa Monica? Ask us how! As mentioned above, admission is provided on a sliding scale, and we thank you for your generosity. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. This is a kid-friendly event, and therefore no alcoholic beverages are served or allowed. The Church in Ocean Park is a non-smoking facility. Food service and full recycling will be available. This venue is wheelchair accessible. Inquire for dedicated wheelchair access at the main entrance to the church. Child care services will not be provided at this event, but playground equipment for children will be accessible to be used at your own monitoring and risk. We ask that caregivers of children be responsible for their children at all times before, during, and after the festival. This event is dog-friendly, but we kindly ask that dog-caretakers immediately clean up after their pets. Church parking lot spaces are reserved for performers and tablers with equipment.

Parking Declaration - Parking is extremely limited in this region of Santa Monica. Access to this event via public transportation, cycling, walking, and carpooling is highly recommended. Most street parking is metered or restricted by hours or by residence on Saturdays. Pay close attention to and obey all parking signs to avoid ticketing and towing. Public and private parking lots within walking distance (4 - 6+ blocks) are available on Main Street and Bernard Way/beach parking, but they fill up quickly on weekends.

Westside Peace Festival Media Sponsors:

KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles/Pacifica Radio
Change-Links Community Calendar & Progressive News

Help Needed - We also need individuals to volunteer and assist at the event.. Below are areas of help where we could use assistance in support of the benefit concert.

LIST OF CONCERT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

postering & post card distribution in advance of August 27th, 1016
hand bill dispersion day of event
indoor and outdoor space set-up
parking lot security
equipment movers
catering help
security at entrances & hall security
pa system & recording support
lighting set up and take down indoors & outdoors
ticket sales at the church on the day of the event
audio visual set-up and take down
stage manager assistants & runners
water delivery to performers and tablers
information - first aid - lost and found booth
ongoing hall maintenance during the day
chair moving at end of concert

For More Information on Festival/concert Tickets and Details:

Church in Ocean Park Office (310) 399-1631
Church office hours: Monday Friday 10 am 2 pm

At other times call Greg at: 661-208 -2682, or
email Greg at: gbfoisie44@gmail.com
Leave message: calls/emails replied to within 24 hours.

THANK YOU for supporting the Westside Peace Festival and its beneficiary, the Veterans as Authors and Advocates for Peace Tour - Fall 2016! Come and have a great day with us!, and many thanks for everything you do for peace.

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Church in Ocean Park (View)
235 Hill Street (at 2nd Street)
Santa Monica, CA 90405
United States

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