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The Celtic Cruise for Charity – June 6, 2012

murph — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:13:19 +0000

Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The Celtic Cruise
Charity cruise to support the Emerald Isle Immigration Center
Evening dinner cruise in NY harbor
Featuring live music by
Celtic Cross, The Cunningham Brothers, Shay Mac Band, The Chris Kelly Band

$100 in advance, $110 at the dock
open bar & full buffet dinner
Boarding 6pm, sailing 6:45pm, returns 10pm
aboard:
The Spirit of New York
Chelsea Piers, Pier 61
23rd St. & Hudson River
New York, NY
Tickets are on sale at CelticCharity.com
Call 212 717-9955 for more information

GFW2012: Benefit Concert for the Global Fund for Women

murph — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:15:00 +0000

“Women’s Rights are Human Rights. If you don’t understand this, then you are clueless”

Saturday, April 7
Clueless Events presents…
GFW2012: Concert to Benefit Global Fund for Women

Live music by:
New Day Dawn – 8:15pm. featuring lead singer Dawn Botti

The Nico Blues – 9pm. A last wave rock band from New Jersey

clueLess Allstars – 10pm. brothers Nelson and Joe Pla, surrounded by local musicians, plus a special surprise guest

Motorboat – 11pm

Hosted by writer Stephen Bailey, organized by musician Nelson Pla and presented by Clueless Events, GFW2012 will bring awareness to and raise money for the Global Fund for Women.

$10 donation
8pm
at:
Maxwell’s
1039 Washington St.
Hoboken, NJ
201.653.1703
MaxwellsNJ.com

RSVP via facebook
Donate to Global Fund for Women [donate]

Read MurphGuide’s 2011 “Spotlight Artist” interview with event organizer Nelson Pla, shown at right at the GFW2010 show. [read interview]. Photo by Laura DeSanits-Olsson.

And below, check out the public service announcement designed to promote the show:

Concern Spring Run for Haiti

murph — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:50:51 +0000

The annual Concern Spring Run takes place this year on Saturday, April 14, 2012 in Central Park. Each year hundreds of runners and walkers kick off spring with a 4 mile Run/Walk in Central Park to raise money for some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in our world.

[Download Concern's Haiti 2012 update]

Help Concern reach their goal to raise $155,000 to support their education programs in Haiti. Your efforts will give thousands of children the chance to escape the cycle of poverty through education. In a country where 3.7 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and 8.2 million have no access to latrines or toilets, the standard and quality of education in Haiti is extremely poor. This means that 500,000 school aged children do not go to school.

Register individually or as part of a team with your friends, family, company or school. If you can’t make it on the day, you can still participate as a Virtual Runner by joining the Concern Virtual Team? Or you can volunteer to help make the day run smoothly.

New this year are the Pub Challenge and School Challenge. The pub that raise the most sponsorship will win prizes. The school with the fastest time or largest fundraising team will also win prizes. See rules here.

See the promotional video below for more info:

Celebrities Support Spring Run 2012 for Education in Haiti! from Concern Worldwide US on Vimeo.

26th Annual Daddy Tapes Benefit Concert

murph — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:57:30 +0000

Our friend Bill Popp, and his band, The Tapes invite you to their annual benefit in honor of Bill’s father, George L. Popp, a.k.a. Daddy Tapes. Each year, the band invites their friends and fellow musicians to perform while raising funds for the American Heart Association. Tonight, they will be sharing the stage with several talented acts.

George L. Popp, aka Daddy Tapes

Thursday, March 8
The 26th Annual Birthday Tribute to the late George L. Popp (aka Daddy Tapes )
to benefit the American Heart Association.
This year’s performers (in order of appearance):

Sounds of Ireland ( traditional Irish music)
Dave McKeon
Anne Husick
Lenny Kaye
The Shirts
Bill Popp & the Tapes
Sea Monster
King Bee and the Stingers

show starts 6:30pm
at:
Kenny’s Castaways
157 Bleecker St.
(between Thompson & LaGuardia)
New York, NY
212 979-9762
KennysCastaways.net

Benefit for Andrew Grene Foundation

murph — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:46:30 +0000

International aid worker Andrew Grene was killed in the Haitian earthquake of 2010. His twin brother Gregory of the band The Prodigals, along with several other members of the NY Irish music scene, will perform on Friday, January 20, 2012 in a special benefit for the Andrew Grene Foundation.

Friday, January 20, 2012
Andrew Grene Foundation Benefit Concert
featuring live music by:
The Prodigals
The Mickey Finns
Padriag Allen & McLean Avenue Band
Sean McCabe
East River Bandits
Tony DeMarco & friends
plus special guests

$10 donation
All proceeds go to the Andrew Grene Foundation

9pm – 2am
at:
Paddy Reilly’s
519 2nd Ave. (29th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 686-1210
Paddyreillysmusicbar.us

For more information visit:
Andrewgrene.org

Twestival To Benefit Concern Worldwide

murph — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:37:00 +0000

Thanks to twitter, the act of adding a “tw” in front of a word has come to mean the twitter version of the word. Thus, meetup becomes tweetup. Invite becomes twtvite. Some of it can get pretty corny (twitterverse? twinfluence? tweeple please!). There is one use that we will give a pass, since it is for such a worthy cause: Twestival, a world-wide tweetup that will raise funds tonight for Concern Worldwide. The New York Twestival takes place at Good Units, the new club at the Hudson Hotel.

Thursday, March 25
NYC Twestival
To Benefit Concern Worldwide
Entertainment by:
Shinobi Ninja (@ShinobiNinja)
DJ MisterDisco
$20 for a normal ticket and $100 for a VIP ticket.
Purchase tickets on-line
7-11pm
at:
Good Units at Hudson Hotel
356 W. 58th St. (between Eighth & Ninth Ave.)
New York, NY
HudsonHotel.com

Below is a video of Shinobi Ninja’s song “Brooklyn to Babylon”

Urgent Emergency Appeal: Help Earthquake Victims in Haiti

murph — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:41:00 +0000

Taking a break from “connecting the fun to the fun people” for a brief moment to talk about Haiti. Below is a note from Susan Finucane from the global relief agency, Concern Worldwide:

It was with horror that I watched reports of a major earthquake in Haiti yesterday – the worst in two centuries. Measuring 7.0, the epicenter was only 10 miles from the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. UN sources have already reported significant loss of life and dire conditions in this country where I lived and worked for two years.

We urgently need your help — please donate today. I will be traveling tomorrow morning to join our staff on the ground to assist with relief efforts — but the devastation is great. We need your support to help so many thousands.

The immediate critical needs are water, food, shelter and medicine. Our first response will be a search and rescue effort, much of which will be carried out by local residents along with Concern’s staff and partners on the ground. We will provide items for temporary shelter — emergency kits, plastic sheeting and longer-term housing needs.

Last night many people slept outside in fear of more aftershocks. With no electricity, those still buried under debris could only be rescued with flashlights. Downed telephone lines are severely hampering the rescue effort.

Concern has been active in emergency, relief, development and disaster prevention work in Haiti since 1994, following Hurricane Gordon, and are well placed to respond to this crisis.

Again, thousands of lives have already been lost, and we need your support to carry out a full scale emergency response to help the survivors. Please donate as much as you can or visit ConcernUSA.org.

Thank You,

Susan Finucane
Concern Worldwide
104 E. 40th St., Suite 903
New York, NY 10016

Autism Speaks to Young Professionals

murph — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:15:00 +0000

Thursday, January 7
Autism Speaks to Young Professionals
Winter Gala

A cocktail reception to raise awareness and funds on behalf of individuals living with autism.
This is the second event in the Autism Speaks to Young Professionals event series.
Individual Tickets: $125 each
Includes 3 Hours of Open Bar and Passed Hors D’Oeuevres
Purchase on-line at: kintera.org

7-10pm
at:
Simyone Lounge (SL)
409 W. 14th St. (Ninth Ave.)
New York, NY
SLNYC.com

autismspeaks.org

For questions and additional information on this event, please contact Justine Benisch at 917.475.5070 or by e-mail at jbenisch@autismspeaks.org. Become a fan of Autism Speaks to Young Professionals (AS2YP) on Facebook.

Mardi Gras Party for Charity: Mercy Ships

murph — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:35:00 +0000

#15 in our series on Mardi Gras Parties in NYC.
Full details at our special Mardi Gras page:
MurphGuide.com/mardigas

Tuesday, February 24
Mardi Gras Party for Charity: Mercy Ships
Mardi Gras Party with live jazz
benefiting the Mercy Ships work in West Africa.

Live jazz until 8:30pm
followed by DJ Charlie Wonder spinning tunes till Midnight.

$10 Mardi Gras Necklaces available.
*100% benefits the Mercy Ships work.

We know these are rocky economic times, so we’re not charging cover, but VERY much encourage you to buy as many $10 necklaces (available at door) as you can afford to contribute.
RSVP via Facebook or Eventbrite
7pm-12am
at:
The Empire Hotel Roof Lounge
44 W. 63rd St.
(bet. Columbus Ave. & Broadway)
New York, NY

Host Committee:
Cass Almendral, Richard Cooper, Joshua Gordon, Caroline Hahm,
Guy Jacobson, Jarett Lewis, Camilla Loveid, April Lynn Martin,
Lenny Moscatelli, Ericka San Miguel, Clarissa Silva,
Sherrie Vassallo, Ravi Yande

About the Mercy Ship:
Mercy Ships is a global charity that has operated hospital ships in developing nations since 1978. Mercy Ships brings hope and healing to the forgotten poor by mobilizing people and resources worldwide, and serving all people without regard for race, gender, or religion. Our Crew of both professional medical and non-medical volunteers have chosen a very powerful way to share their blessings. Not everyone can give of themselves as volunteers, but your support for our cause can make a difference in the lives of the forgotten poor. Short-term volunteers can participate from two weeks to a year with Mercy Ships, while others may choose to serve in a longer capacity. The ability to utilize professional volunteers as Crew allows Mercy Ships to maximize our donor support and serve those who need help the most.

Want to see want $50 can do? Meet Marthaline

Some success stories from the ship:
mercyglobal.com/stories_post.htm

Charity Connect 4 Tournament for Cancer Research

murph — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:01:00 +0000

Every Tuesdays in February, our friends at The Dive Bars will be hosting a Connect 4 tournament to raise money for cancer research.

Charity Connect 4 Tournament for Cancer Research
A night filled with fun challenges, appetizers, prizes,
drink specials and laughter, all benefiting a great cause
$20 entry fee.
Or you can make your $20 min donation online at:
livestrong.org/grassroots2009/divebar

One tournament each week in February. A tournament will be held in each of the four Dive Bar locations. Tournaments start 7pm (sign-up 6:30pm)

Tuesday, February 3 at:

Dive 75
101 W. 75th St.
(bet. Amsterdam & Columbus Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 362-7518
DiveBarNYC.com

Tuesday, February 10 at:
Dive Bar
732 Amsterdam Ave.
(between 95th & 96th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 749-4358
DiveBarNYC.com

Tuesday, February 17 at:
Broadway Dive
2262 Broadway
(between 101st & 102nd St.)
New York, NY
(212) 856-2662
DiveBarNYC.com

Tuesday, February 24 at:
Amsterdam 106
938 Amsterdam Ave.
(W. 106th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 280-8070
DiveBarNYC.com

The winners from each of the four previous week will compete in the Final Challenge
To be held Tuesday, March 3 at Dive 75.

Charity Beer Pong Tournament – Saturday, August 2

murph — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:01:00 +0000

Saturday, August 2
Charity Costumed Beer Pong Tournament
all teams must consist of 3 players in costume
$30 per person includes all the beer until 5pm
prize for best costume
proceeds will be donated to Autism Speaks

Call Timmy Malone to sign up.
Registration begins 1pm
at:
The Town Tavern
134 W. 3rd St. (Sixth Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 253-6955
TownTavernNYC.com