7th Annual Everglades Awareness Benefit Concert at 7th Circuit Productions 5/10/2014

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7th Annual Everglades Awareness Benefit Concert to be Held May 10 at 7th Circuit Productions
Saturday, 05/10/2014 – 06:00 pm – 03:00 am
everglades-front1-20147th Circuit Studios
228 N.E. 59th Street,
Miami, Florida 33137
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Cost: $10

Ploppy Palace Productions and the Miccosukee Tribe will be hosting a concert to raise awareness and funds for Everglades protection and public education on Saturday, May 10, 2014, from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. at 7th Circuit Productions (228 N.E. 59th Street Miami, FL 33137). As part of this three stage extravaganza, some of South Florida’s top bands, spoken word artists and community activists will join together to raise awareness for this vital natural resource. Those who cannot attend but are interested in donating to the cause can do so online at www.gofundme.com/EVGConcert7.
There will be musical performances by Boxelder, Afrobeta, Sweetbone, Franklin’s Wheel, Aaron Lebos Reality, Nature’s Fury, Teri Catlin, The Super Fuzz, Cog Noman, Nag Champayons present the Prolific Minimalists, Kuyayky, the Osceola Brothers Band, Mr. Grim Reapa, Orion, Val C. Wisecracker, Grant Livingston, Anthony Nelson, Silver Nightingale and more.

The evening will also featuring spoken word performances by Alonso, Oscar Fuentes, Rebecca “Butterfly” Vaughns and more as well as dance and performance by Elviza’s Rockabelly Hippies, Feiruz Asaad, Lucky Bruno, Melody Gedeon and more and live painting by Eva Ruiz, Anibal Fernandez, Linx, Jake Cordero and more. There will be face painting by Them There Eyes.
Community speakers include Florida State Senator Dwight Bullard, South Miami City Mayor Phil Stoddard, Houston Cypress from Love the Everglades Movement, Laura Reynolds – Executive Director for Tropical Audubon Society, Matt Schwartz, Executive Director for South Florida Wildlands Association and other concerned citizens.
In addition, the Environmental Art Exhibition highlights a selection of distinctive artists including the works of Mark Henson, Kiro Fox Ace, Eva Ruiz, Lloyd Goradesky, Brian F. Call, Lauranda Hook, Peter Barreda, Margrit-Rose People, Aeric Moskowitz, Alissa Christine, Flex Maslan, Brian Pruitt, Rei Ramirez, Abdiel Acosta, Jorge Muriel, Wesley Geometry, Jake Cordero, Luis Alejandro Diaz, Jean Sarmiento, Mike Jones, Anibal Fernandez, Chia Ortegon, Stephanie McMillan, Aiyesha Ghani, Claudia Costa, Anastasia Sultzer and more. The exhibition will be featured in the Moksha Gallery from Friday, April 18 – Tuesday, May 13.

This is an all-ages event; admission is $10. Discount tickets are available at www.ploppypalace.com. For more information, email events@ploppypalace.com or call 305.579.0069.

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