Activist Day!

This past Wednesday was Activist Day in Hasbrouck Park. It was a "celebration" of Earth Overshoot Day (which is actually today, September 25th 2009). For more information on how the planet is dying go here: http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/earth_overshoot_day/

Although it marked a pretty bad moment in history, there was music, poetry, activism, and of course, hippies dancing.

First, Ed Daley and a couple of his Allstars performed. They played "Tangled Up in Blue", "Imagine", and a lot of other tunes in that vein. It was a true New Paltz gathering.

Here he is! Ed Daley!

And some of his Allstars...

The band grew in size...

Then Quatrane played.

It was another great show for them. Be prepared to hear a lot about their gigs.

Catfish Brown on guitar...

Ben Basile on bass and Mike Kadnar on drums





VT on trumpet, Ben Basile on bass


















Yes, it's a 5 string bass.

NYPIRG will be sponsoring a (larger? happier?) fair at Hasbrouck Park on Saturday, October 24th.

There's also another event at Hasbrouck Park next Saturday, October 3rd. Its purpose is to promote voting in local elections, and it's sponsored by Democracy Matters at New Paltz. There will be repeat performances by "Ed Daley and The Allstars" and "Quatrane" as well as some other great bands: "The Big Takeover" and "Liana and The Michaels". So check it out :)

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