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Loudon Wainwright III Recruits Suzanne Vega, Richard Thompson, Christopher Guest & More for George Gerdes Tribute

Loudon Wainwright III Recruits Suzanne Vega, Richard Thompson, Christopher Guest & More for George Gerdes Tribute Loudon Wainwright III — photo credit: LW3.comLoudon Wainwright III will host a Feb. 23 fundraising virtual musical tribute to his best friend, singer-songwriter and actor George Gerdes, who died on New Year’s Day. Other friends and…

A List of 20 Places To Donate To Help Victims Of The Texas Ice Storm And Power Failure

A List of 20 Places To Donate To Help Victims Of The Texas Ice Storm And Power Failure Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with others in Houston volunteering to help those in need — photo credit: AOC's Twitter A major winter storm cut off access to power, heat and water for millions of people across Texas last week, which prompted United States President Joe…

59 X Fest To Donate Funds To Mental Health Resource

59 X Fest To Donate Funds To Mental Health Resource 59 X Records will present its second annual 59 X Fest on Feb. 27, with artists from its roster and others performing acoustically to raise funds for 320 Changes Direction. Neon Dreams will headline the virtual festival, where each act will perform live from its creative space and viewers can watch from home via a stream provided by Veeps. The…

Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival Touches Environmental, Indigenous And Mental Health Topics

Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival Touches Environmental, Indigenous And Mental Health Topics Sam Danniels, a multi-sport professional athlete in three para-skiing disciplines, is subject of Beyond The Break — photo credit: screenshot The 24th annual Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) will be held from Feb. 19 to 28,…

Black Lives Matter Canada Launches Canada Black Mutual Aid Fund

Black Lives Matter Canada Launches Canada Black Mutual Aid Fund Black Lives Matter Canada has launched a fundraising campaign for the Canada Black Mutual Aid Fund, which will provide a one-time $250 microgrant to one thousand Black individuals and families that are struggling during the COVID-19 outbreak. Applications open on Feb. 21 though the…

Philip Glass-Curated Tibet House US Benefit Concert Includes Patti Smith, Eddie Vedder, Iggy Pop, Annie Lennox and More

Philip Glass-Curated Tibet House US Benefit Concert Includes Patti Smith, Eddie Vedder, Iggy Pop, Annie Lennox and More A wide array of performers will take part in the 34th annual Tibet House US benefit concert on Feb. 17 to support the non-profit educational institution and cultural embassy that aims to ensure the survival of Tibet's unique cultural and…

Artists For Water Online Art Auction To Support Swim Drink Fish

Artists For Water Online Art Auction To Support Swim Drink Fish Artists For Water, an online art auction to raise funds for Swim Drink Fish, will be held from Feb. 25 to March 4. This is the first year the annual auction will be online, and every dollar bid on artworks will go to Swim Drink Fish. Those not taking part in the auction can still donate money to support the cause. These people…

Light of Day Canada Concerts In Aid Of Parkinson’s And Cancer Research And Care

Light of Day Canada Concerts In Aid Of Parkinson’s And Cancer Research And Care Steve Earle, shown here at the Light of Day Canada concert in Toronto in 2016, is one of the performers taking part in this year's Light of Day Canada Festival — photo credit: Jeff Ross Tom Morello, Steve Earle, Wayne Kramer, Ike Reilly and Jesse Malin are a few of the more…

Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival Now Online, Raises Funds Through Shiver 'n Giver

Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival Now Online, Raises Funds Through Shiver 'n Giver The Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival runs online until Feb. 21 — photo provided.The Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival will look a little different this year without the usual frenzy of activity coming from the Rideau Canal. Because of the ongoing pandemic, the dragon boat…

Alex Trebek’s Jeopardy! Wardrobe Donated To The Doe Fund

Alex Trebek’s Jeopardy! Wardrobe Donated To The Doe Fund Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek's son Matthew with Jeopardy! costumer Steve Zimbelman and some of Alex's blazers — photo courtesy of The Doe Fund Long-running television quiz show Jeopardy! and the family of its late host Alex Trebek have donated a significant portion of his wardrobe to The Doe Fund, an…

#FORTHELOVEOFLIVE Campaign Launched To Support Canadian Live Music Sector

#FORTHELOVEOFLIVE Campaign Launched To Support Canadian Live Music Sector #FORTHELOVEOFLIVE — graphic providedA national awareness campaign is hoping to generate government support for the Canadian live music sector and those impacted by its shutdown due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Live Music Association's (CLMA) recently launched #…

Artists To Perform on 204 Foot High BC Place Rooftop To Raise Money For Food Bank

Artists To Perform on 204 Foot High BC Place Rooftop To Raise Money For Food Bank 204 feet high rooftop of BC Place — photo credit: Blueprint With pandemic public health restrictions in place prohibiting live concerts with an in-person audience, Contact Winter Music Festival has come up with something cool and novel.  On Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. PT, local dance…

The Dead South Design Venue Bingo To Raise Money to Save Our Stages, Give Out Prizes

The Dead South Design Venue Bingo To Raise Money to Save Our Stages, Give Out Prizes The Dead South at TDS in Portland before COVID-19 —photo credit: Kris Luke As a cool little promotion for their new double album, Served Live, Saskachewan folk-bluegrass act The Dead South is putting on an online charity bingo game Feb. 20 to help support music venues…

Show Your Support For Mental Health Via Bell Let’s Talk Today

Show Your Support For Mental Health Via Bell Let’s Talk Today Today is the annual Bell Let’s Talk Day, where Bell supports mental health initiatives in Canada by donating five cents for: every applicable text, call, tweet or TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk; every social media video view; and every use of its Facebook frame or Snapchat filter. The…

Speak Music Be Kind Festival Goes Online, Accepts Donations To Black Lives Matter

Speak Music Be Kind Festival Goes Online, Accepts Donations To Black Lives Matter Speak Music Be Kind Festival founder Beverly Kreller — photo provided.The second annual Speak Music Be Kind Festival, of course will be online this year Feb. 5-6, due to the coronavirus pandemic, but despite the hardship to many in the music industry because the live and…