Seeger’s coming to town

December

Pete Seeger and some of his musical pals are coming to the Lower Hudson Valley next month, but if you really want to see and hear them, don’t wait to buy your tickets. Seeger is considered a role model by many who support the environment.

The gang will make two local appearances, one in White Plains and the other in Nyack. Seeger himself will only perform at the White Plains gig.

The 20th Annual Celebration with Pete Seeger and Friends David Bernz, Travis Jeffrey, Magpie, Tao Rodriguez Seeger, Sarah Underhill and the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus will take place at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse at White Plains High School, 550 North Street, White Plains. An audience songfest starts at 6:45 p.m.

The tickets cost $35 at the door or $30 if you buy them online. Children ages 6 to 12 pay and students with a student ID pay $25. Get advance tickets or more information at www.walkaboutclearwater.org.

The next event, “Pete Seeger: Power of Song – The Next Generation,” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at Riverspace, 119 Main St., in Nyack. The benefit will feature music by Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion and other guests, and will be followed by a screening of a film about Seeger and his efforts, along with a Q&A with filmmakers.

All seats cost $30 and the proceeds will help pay legal expenses for the Clearwater organization to defend its Environmental Justice contention regarding the relicensing of Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant for another 20 years. Clearwater opposes the relicensing.

Get tickets or more information by calling Riverspace at 845-348-1880 or by visiting www.riverspace.org.

This file shot of Seeger was taken by staffer Stuart Bayer.

This entry was posted on Monday, December 29th, 2008 at 8:11 pm by Laura Incalcaterra.
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One Response to “Seeger’s coming to town”

Artisan33 January 7th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Clearwater…. as an organization….continues to oppose Indian Point, because of all the former positions it took against the plant, back when people knew less, and others were creating fear for fear’s sake. Now, eight long years later, most of us realize things have changed.

It’s too bad Clearwater lacks any other rallying cry as potent as Indian Point….. opposing sewage outlets in the Hudson somehow is just not as glitzy as being “Anti-nuke”..stopping the wave of horrendous condo development seems not worth trying…working to suppress invasive fish species is never even mentioned….creation of alternative energy facilities is seemingly beyond their purview….seeking demographic justice for those rendered underemployed ( or unemployed… or homeless) by the deindustrialization of the Hud valley is apparently beyond their wildest dreams.

So they very predictably (and wrongly) remain just “anti-nuclear”. Well, word up to our talented songsters….the people WANT Indian Point. The people NEED Indian Point, and its benign, silent service to our local well-being is appreciated by a great majority of regional residents, especially in an era of Paterson tax hikes, and the rescinding of the STAR middle class rebate.

Mr. Obama is right. We must embrace change, and move on to new causes, causes not encumbered with untruth, malicious propaganda, and intentional hate.

Sing your wonderful songs. We love you for that. Just leave Indian Point alone.

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