After the Deluge KDC musical Fundraiser

UPDATE: Mark Marshall informs:

"So the final total we're distributing to relief organizations, after buying folks that beer and paying for posters, is just over $1100.00 - plus half a carload each of food and essentials for caring hands / queens galley."
"not too shabby."

Indeed.
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After the Deluge, is a night of music in support victims of the recent floodings in the Hudson Valley and the Catskills, took place on Wednesday at Keegan Ales in Kingston.
All proceeds that were collected at the event will go to:
Ulster: The Timber Lake Foundation
Delaware: The MARK Project
Greene: Community Action of Greene County
Schoharie: Schoharie County Community Action Program (SCCAP)
Sullivan: Frost Valley YMCA – rebuilding fund
Catskills Region: Red Cross (South Central NY and Northeastern NY disaster relief)

If you couldn’t attend, you can still donate here.

Here's the replay of the event.


Video streaming by Ustream
Video streaming by Ustream

Gordon Elliott wants you to come to the Freeman Sessions with Stella May

The Freeman Sessions with Stella May takes place Sunday from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at the home of Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood home, Oak Terrace, in Clermont in Columbia County.
And Gordon Elliott ("Oz" -!?) wants you to come.
The event, "Dinner at Eleanor’s: A Moveable Feast," is being presented by Green Peas TV to benefit The Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill and ARCS, AIDS-Related Community Services.



I toured the property recently, and it's creepy and awesome.

Freeman Sessions epilogue

I was encouraged to say a few words about the Freeman Sessions with Stella May on Tuesday during the livestream. So here's the highlight.

Freeman sessions with Stella May behind the scenes

Streaming by Ustream

Freeman sessions update

UPDATE: New York Sen. Chuck Schumer's office says the senator endorses the event. And Kirsten Gillibrand sends her "greetings" to attendees. (!!! and ???)

gillibrand

Also, attending and manning the phones during the livestreamed telethon will be ALL seven Kingston mayoral candidates — Hayes Clement, Shayne Gallo, Andi-Turco Levin, Ron Polacco, Rich Cahill, Jean Jacobs and Steve Ladin — Ulster County legislators Jeannette Provenzano, Michael Madsen and David Donaldson; and Kingston Alderwoman Shirley Whitlock.

The Freeman sessions are here

"The Freeman Sessions with Stella May" will launch on Aug. 9 with a live streaming event sponsored by Stella May Productions and the Freeman, with a Kingston Cares benefit featuring Rebecca Martin and Larry Grenadier. Event details are on the poster above.

The event will be streamed live and will be available for viewing at http://www.dailyfreeman.com. More details about this undertaking will be revealed soon.

The event will also feature a telethon-type livestream with local representative and candidates manning the phones. But you don't have to wait to donate to Kingston Cares.

DO IT NOW!