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ONEONTA, NY — On Saturday, September 11, the Foothills Performing Arts Center will host StandTogetherJam2010: a free, all-ages, 6 hour concert event, featuring some of the region’s most popular musical acts and performers. Donations will be collected throughout the StandTogetherJam2010 event, 100% of which will go to the New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund.
Performers in StandTogetherJam2010 include roots-rock favorites The Bicycle Thieves of Berlin, Esquela, Digger Jones, The John Scarpulla Band, Pispoure’, The Honest Mistakes, and special guest Dena.
The StandTogetherJam2010 concert event begins at 4pm. Foothills PAC will present a 9/11 Observance Ceremony beginning at 2pm.
The Daily Star is a partner in the benevolent, community concert event and will be on-site at STJ’10 collecting needed items for our troops deployed abroad.
The StandTogetherJam2010 event is receiving additional promotional support from WSKG, the CNY Radio Group, and from WRIP 97.9fm (Hunter, NY). Next Tuesday, 9/07, WRIP will broadcast a special STJ’10 episode of it popular program “Local Licks,” featuring host Sonny Rock. The program will feature live performances by STJ’10 event artists Chris Merkley (Digger Jones), and John Scarpulla, as well as recorded music by other STJ’10 performing artists and guest host Todd Russell (Esquela). The program begins at 6pm, streams live at wrip979.com, and will likely include more STJ’10 personalities by show time.
STJ’10 is made possible, in part, by a grant from the O’Connor Foundation, as well as the through the efforts and generosity of Bovina Records, Brewery Ommegang, Mansion Audio Recording Studio, HMS Music Supply, Foothills PAC, and Clean Green Music.
Food and drinks (full bar) will be available throughout the STJ’10 event.
Please visit answerthecall.org and donate to the New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund.
For more information on StandTogetherJam2010, please visit Clean Green Music at reverbnation/cleangreenmusic, and Foothills PAC at foothillspac.org.
i am really looking forward to this event! it sounds like some amazing people have “banded” together to make sure we never forget what police officers and firefighters do for us – everyday! I HOPE they decide to a show in NYC sometime soon so that NY’s Finest and Bravest can help rock the house!
StandTogetherJam2010 is going to be an amazing event, loaded up w/ huge talent, rockin’ out for this important cause. Hope to see you all there (LUCY: we hope to bring this line-up to NYC for the cause very soon! Stay in touch @ http://www.esquelatheband.com).