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Saturday and Sunday Sept. 17-18, 2005 World Peace Sanctuary 90 Miles North of New York City Amenia, New York Click here for info about Tickets, Booths, etc. Click here to purchase tickets online now! (but only up to 5PM the day before you go) |
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Saturday September 17, 2005
Benefit Concert - 2pm to 11pm, see band listings below
Sunday September 18, 2005
Peace Festival - 11am to 7pm
On a beautiful field circled with the flags of all nations, a historic event for peace will take place the weekend of September 17-18, 2005. The Imagine Peace Festival celebrates the International Day of Peace with the theme "May Peace Prevail on Earth." Come join us!
The Benefit Concert
On Saturday evening, under the full moon and the stars, amid the flags of all nations, a joyful noise will fill the air as renowned artists pour their hearts into their music for the cause of peace. The following acts are appearing:
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet — Grammy Award-winning Cajun magic!
Bread & Puppet — radical giant puppet theater that is an amazing sight to see.
Gent Treadly with Vince Welnik, former keyboardist for the Grateful Dead and founder of the Tubes!
Entrain — from funk to Ska to African to Afro-Cuban to Zydeco to folk rock — this band was the headliner for the 2005 Clearwater Revival.
Gokh-Bi System — A popular African group from Senegal that has evolved a spirited blend of traditional music, hip hop, funk and soul with themes centering on peace, love and justice.
The Peace Festival
On Sunday, a great gathering for peace will begin with a Native American invocation ceremony. Visitors will stroll the shady Walnut Grove, the amazing Peace Path, the ceremonial field and the lovely Woods enjoying:
International Performers:
Israel Vibration & The Roots Radics Band - from Jamaica, one of the most famed reggae groups in the world. They have overcome their handicaps to be uplifting messengers of peace and love
Charles Neville Quartet — jazz led by the Horn Man of the famous New Orleans "First Family of Funk"
Rhapsodia — 30-piece folk orchestra and dancers direct from Ukraine.
Berkshire Bataria Samba, World Beat Ensemble, Arm-of-the-Sea Puppets, Aztec Dancers, The Peace Is Possible Chorus, Little Eagle, Felicia Rose, and Vicki Randle of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno!
Keynote Speakers & Presenters:
Best-selling author Marianne Williamson, world famous humanitarian clown-doctor Patch Adams, Chief Jake Swamp of the Mohawk Nation (who will lead the opening invocation), and others — on spirituality, social change, environmental sustainability, and politics.
The event includes many great activities, booths, and workshops:
Global Marketplace
International Food Court
Eco Village: Environmental awareness educators and suppliers
Peace Village: Spectrum of organizations dedicated to peace & social justice
Indigenous Peoples Village: Teepee village with native elders and artists.
Healing Arts Village: Sample healing techniques and practitioners
Wisdom Keepers Village: Honoring various cultures and faiths
Visual Art Gallery: Paintings, sculpture and fabric art honoring peace.
Drum Circle: A place to share the healing spirit of community and the power of rhythm
Kids Village/ Peace Pals: Crafts, games and fun, including kite flying, face painting peace cookie decorating, Santa’s Secret, and pony rides
Workshops: Free programs and demonstrations, including the Electronic Cinema:
Chess Challenge: Famed Grandmaster Maurice Ashley will challenge up to 40 opponents in the royal game
The festival will be alive with giant puppets, strolling performers, color and music - a feast for all the senses in the spirit of peace. The day will peak with a magnificent World Peace Flag Ceremony, lifting the flag of each nation to a musical beat — followed by what may be the world’s largest drum circle.
The Place
The World Peace Sanctuary in Amenia, New York is the ideal location for the Imagine Peace Festival and Concert. Home to 13 years of peace festivals since 1991, the Sanctuary is a sacred space with a mission expressed in the prayer, "May Peace Prevail on Earth." Its 154 acres in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains feature the Globe Sculpture and the inspiring Peace Path of Peace Poles for each of the 191 countries of the United Nations.
The Beneficiaries
Not-for-profit. The ticket price will be a very modest fee to cover expenses. $45 for the concert and $20 for the festival. In addition, a percentage of any profits will benefit charitable organizations working for peace and a better world.
Click here for Tickets, Booths,
placing an Ad
or Message in the Festival Program,
or Sponsoring the Festival.
For other Festival info, email ImagineFestival@WeTheWorld.org