Two Performances of Joni Mitchell's BLUE to benefit NYC Hurricane Relief Effort

John Mitty Friday, December 7, 2012

New York, NY – December 6, 2012 – Christopher Street Coffeehouse in New York City and Common Ground Community Concerts in Dobbs Ferry, NY will present special benefit performances of Joni Mitchell's Blue: A 40th Anniversary Celebration – on Thursday, January 3 at 7:30PM at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher Street, New York, NY and on Saturday, January 5 at 7:30PM at South Church, 343 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY.  Tickets for the New York City show are $20 at the door (http://christopherstreetcoffeehouse.org).  Tickets for the Dobbs Ferry show are $18 in advance and $20 at the door (http://commongroundfusw.com).

All proceeds from the New York City show, and a portion of the proceeds from the Dobbs Ferry show will benefit Tunnel to Towers(http://tunneltotowers.org) and All Hands Volunteers (http://hands.org), orgnizations working hard to provide relief and rebuilding in the NYC communities devestated by Hurricane Sandy.

Joni Mitchell's Blue: A 40th Anniversary Celebration features a stellar cast of some of the New York City area's finest female singer/songwriters – plus Philadelphia percussionist CHERYL PRASHKER – in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Joni Mitchell's landmark album, Blue. The evening includes performances of ALL the songs from Blue plus original songs inspired by Joni Mitchell. Performers include:  

MEG BRAUN  megbraun.com

ANNA DAGMAR  annadagmar.com

HONOR FINNEGAN  honorfinnegan.com

SHARON GOLDMAN  sharongoldmanmusic.com

VICTORIA LAVINGTON  cdbaby.com/VictoriaLavington

CATHERINE MILES  wearetheyayas.com

KARYN OLIVER  karynoliver.com

ELISA PEIMER  elisapeimer.com

CHERYL PRASHKER  cherylprashker.com

ALLISON SCOLA  allisonscola.com

CAROLANN SOLEBELLO  carolannsolebello.com

ALLISON TARTALIA  allisonsinvention.com

These 12 women, known collectively as Chicks With Dip, represent a loose affiliation of female singer/songwriters in the New York City area who enjoy each other’s company and the pleasures of good conversation, good songs, and good dip.  The Chicks will celebrate their tenth anniversary this year.

Joni Mitchell's Blue: A 40th Anniversary Celebration was first performed at Christopher Street Coffeehouse in New York City in January 2012.  Since then, the show's cast has recorded a full-length re-imagining of Joni Mitchell's classic album, Blue, and performed the concert version at venues throughout the Northeast.

For more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/jonimitchellsblue

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

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