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2016 Postmortem

AJT

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10. Concert for America:

Reply to Sunlei (Original post)

Fri Jan 20, 2017, 03:37 AM

Jan 2017

Stand Up, Sing Out!, the first of a monthly benefit concert series with Broadway, TV, film and recording stars that will debut at The Town Hall on Friday, January 20, 2017, at 3:00pm, featuring performances by Betty Buckley, Sharon Gless, Andrea Martin, Jessie Mueller, Bebe Neuwirth, Rosie O’Donnell, Rosie Perez, Billy Porter, Chita Rivera, Brian Stokes Mitchell and more.

For more information or to make a donation, visit www.concert4america2017.org and follow @Concerts4USA on Twitter and on Facebook at Facebook.com/ConcertForAmerica.

Proceeds will benefit several national organizations working to protect human rights, including Planned Parenthood, Southern Poverty Law Center, National Immigration Law Center and the Sierra Club Foundation.

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edited, concert just a poster, Keb Mo sings America the Beautiful in White House offstage hallway! [View all] Sunlei Jan 2017 OP

Is this for real? Great if it is. Lifelong Protester Jan 2017 #1

Isn't Killer Mike at the wrong event? Dawson Leery Jan 2017 #2

Willie Nelsons always on board with the good guy team. One time we asked for help & he stepped up! Sunlei Jan 2017 #16

is this real or what would have been if only .............. ? JI7 Jan 2017 #3

Yes, I believe it is. I had heard about it last week. Equinox Moon Jan 2017 #8

Snopes says mostly false Freethinker65 Jan 2017 #4

oh noo sorry, sometimes Twitter disappoints. trumps group looks so bored in that plastic box :P Sunlei Jan 2017 #6

Can someone verify this? AJT Jan 2017 #5

This is powerful!!! Equinox Moon Jan 2017 #7

You should delete this thread--it's fake news. MADem Jan 2017 #9

I'll make my concert on youtube today Sunlei Jan 2017 #13

Concert for America: AJT Jan 2017 #10

Wow! This is Superly Awesome! Cha Jan 2017 #11

not sure it will really happen, I can find all the bands on youtube but not a live event. Sunlei Jan 2017 #12

You could just edit the thread and we could enjoy Cha Jan 2017 #14

Thanks, I edited. President Obama speaks about Hamilton & WH music event is in the OP now. Sunlei Jan 2017 #15

Obama will sing to us again! Sunlei Jan 2017 #17

President Obama Serenades Daughter Malia for Her 18th Birthday Sunlei Jan 2017 #18

Happy Father's Day from First Lady Michelle Obama Sunlei Jan 2017 #19