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Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Eddie Vedder and Harlem’s Gospel for Teens to Perform at the Beacon Theatre on Sept. 25
Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Eddie Vedder and Harlem’s Gospel for Teens to perform at the Beacon Theatre on Sept. 25th as Part of The Concert Across America To End Gun Violence Will Occur At Over 100 Venues Nationwide..
Pearl Jam lead singer, guitarist and ukuleleist joins Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash,
Marc Cohn, and Vy Higginsen’s Gospel Choir of Harlem at Beacon Theatre Show
New York, NY (Sept. 13, 2016) – Organizers of the Concert Across America to End Gun Violence today announced that Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam has joined the lineup for the nationwide concert’s headliner event at New York’s Beacon Theatre on September 25 – the Congressionally-designated date to remember murder victims. Vedder will take the stage with previously announced artists Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn and Vy Higginsen’s Gospel Choir of Harlem.
Tickets are on sale at http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B005106BA741DB9 and all Ticketmaster locations.
The Beacon Theatre is among 250 venues nationwide where more than 1,000 artists will lend their voices and mobilize to make the country’s epidemic of gun violence a voting issue in the November elections. Spearheaded by Massachusettsbased Stop Handgun Violence (SHV) partnering with Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence and dozens of other organizations, the Concert Across America to End Gun Violence will feature performances at a diverse array of venues ranging from churches and school gymnasiums to honkytonks, theatres and hotel rooftops.
From the Rooftop at the Standard in Los Angeles and Lola’s Trailer Park in Fort Worth, TX, to the Brighton Music Hall in Boston and the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, CA, artists will give voice to the more than five hundred thousand Americans murdered by a firearm since the mass shooting at the University of Texas on Aug. 1, 1966.
“Every day in America over 90 people die and 200 are injured from largely preventable gun violence. It’s time we all take a stand against the epidemic of gun violence and hold our elected officials accountable. This coast-to-coast concert and mobilizing effort will ensure that gun violence prevention is front and center in the November elections and beyond,” SHV Founder John Rosenthal said.
Visit www.ConcertAcrossAmerica.org for more information. #ConcertAcrossAmerica to #EndGunViolence.
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About the Concert Across America. This nationwide event will bring together a network of organizations, activists, and artists with the dual goals of keeping guns out of dangerous hands and making the issue of gun violence prevention top of mind for members of Congress, the presidential candidates, and the American people as they go to the polls in November 2016. For more information, visit www.concertacrossamerica.org.
Stop Handgun Violence (SHV) is a Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization committed to the prevention of gun violence through education, public awareness, effective law enforcement, and common sense gun laws. SHV has been the lead advocate in Massachusetts for enactment of some of the most effective gun violence prevention laws and of first-in-the-nation consumer protection regulations, which have helped reduce gun deaths in the Commonwealth. The organization does not seek to restrict Constitutional rights but advocates only for common sense legislation that will help save lives. For more information, go to www.stophandgunviolence.org.
SHV Founder John Rosenthal said, “In the midst of America’s epidemic of gun violence that results in 90 deaths, over 200 injuries and a mass shooting every day, this powerful coast-to- coast concert and organizing effort will raise awareness and – very importantly – get out the vote on gun violence prevention in the November elections and beyond.”
For more information: www.ConcertAcrossAmerica.org
#ConcertAcrossAmerica to #EndGunViolence.
A Full List of Confirmed Concert Venues and Interfaith Events:
Yucca Tap Room – Tempe AZ
The Tudor House Lake – Arrowhead CA
The Standard – Downtown LA Los Angeles CA
Backyard Coffee – Redwood City CA
Incarnation Episcopal Church – San Francisco CA
The Arlington Theatre – Santa Barbara CA
The Dickens Opera House – Longmont CO
Zion Episcopal Church – North Branford CT
First Congregational Church of Vernon – Vernon CT
Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church – Washington DC
Temple Micah – Washington DC
15th Street Presbyterian Church – Washington DC
National City Christian Church – Washington DC
Community of Sant'Egidio – Washington DC
The Church of the Epiphany – Washington DC
Delaware Ecumenical Council – Wilmington DE
The Omega Institute – Boca Raton FL
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Sanctuary & Garden – Boca Raton FL
Saint David's Episcopal Church – Lakeland FL
Congregation Beth Shalom – Palm Harbor FL
United Church of Christ of St. Augustine – Pomona Park FL
Cotton Mill Farmers' Market – Carrollton GA
CSPS Hall – Cedar Rapids IA
Edwards Congregational UCC – Davenport IA
Mount St. Francis Center – Dubuque IA
WIRE – Chicago/Berwyn IL
Chicago (TBA) – Chicago IL
Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis – Springfield IL
First Christian Church of Beech Grove – Beech Grove IN
Sisters of St. Francis – Oldenburg IN
Sisters of the Holy Cross – South Bend IN
First Unitarian Church of South Bend – South Bend IN
First Unitarian Church of South Bend – South Bend IN
Liberty Hall – Lawrence KS
Campbell Plaza Salina KS
Woodland United Methodist Church – Wichita KS
Second Line Brewing – New Orleans LA
OperaCréole in partnership with Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church and Ashe Cultural Center – New Orleans LA
Brighton Music Hall – Allston MA
Regent Theatre – Arlington MA
Brighton Music Hall – Boston MA
Peg Noonan Park – East Falmouth
Amazing Things Arts Center – Framingham MA
(Cape Cod) MA
Framingham Town Hall – Framingham MA
Mile Marker One – Gloucester MA
Rocky Neck Cultural Center – Gloucester MA
Society of the Congregational Church of Great Barrington – Great Barrington MA
Bella Luna & The Milky Way – Jamaica Plain MA
Christ Episcopal Church – Needham MA
Sally O’Briens – Somerville MA
ONCE / Cuisine en Locale – Somerville MA
Gardner Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church – Springfield MA
First Congregational Church of Williamstown – Williamstown MA
Grace – St. John's United Methodist Church – Baltimore MD
UNIVERSITY UMC – College Park MD
Good Shepherd United Methodist Church – Silver Spring MD
Davenport Park – Bangor ME
Friends School of Portland – Bath ME
Congress Square Park – Portland ME
St. Luke's Cathedral – Portland ME
Congress Square Park – Portland ME
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing – Lansing MI
Pilgrim Congregational Church UCC – Duluth MN
International Market Square – Minneapolis MN
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer Saint Paul MN
Central Reformed Congregation – St. Louis MO
Episcopal Church of the Resurrection – Omaha NE
Keene Unitarian Universalist Church – Keene NH
Birdseye Lounge – Portsmouth NH
Boneyard Bar & Grill – Atlantic City NJ
Old Stone Church (First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County – Baptistown NJ
Trinity UMC – Ewing NJ
Ruthie’s BBQ and Pizza – Montclair NJ
Adath Shalom – Morris Plains NJ
The Holland Project – Reno NV
Towne Crier – Beacon NY
Jalopy – Brooklyn NY
First Congregational Church in Chappaqua – Chappaqua NY
First Presbyterian of Cooperstown – Cooperstown NY
BSP Kingston – Kingston NY
Hudson Park Bandshell – New Rochelle NY
House of Justice – New York NY
St. Marks Bowery – New York NY
Metropolitan Community Church of New York – New York NY
House of Justice – New York NY
Woodlands Community Temple – White Plains NY
Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church – Cincinnati OH
U.S. Bank Plaza – Cleveland OH
Smyrna United Church of Christ – Canby OR
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia – Aston PA
Gettysburg Gun Safety Study Group – Gettysburg PA
Anna's Place: A Franciscan Hospitality Center – Glen Riddle PA
Haverford College, Marshall Auditorium – Haverford PA
Chestnut Hill United Church – Philadelphia PA
Swarthmore College – Swarthmore PA
Unitarian universalists of Gettysburg – Thomasville PA
Unitarian Congregation of West Chester – West Chester PA
Zion Lutheran Church – York PA
Temple Habonim – Barrington RI
Religious Coalition for a Violence-Free RI – Cranston RI
Columbus Theatre – Providence RI
Exit / In – Nashville TN
Threadgill’s – Austin TX
Dan’s Silverleaf – Denton TX
Lola’s Saloon & Trailer Park – Fort Worth TX
Tysons Biergarten – Vienna VA
Columbia City Theatre – Seattle WA
Woodwalk Gallery and Events – Egg Harbor WI
The Root Note – La Crosse WI
The Stein Haus – La Crosse WI
The Pump House – La Crosse WI
Riverside Park – La Crosse WI
Madison Mennonite Church – Madison WI
Company Brewing – Milwaukee WI