David Rovics: Republican National Convention Schedule

Fan Email: I'm sending this to my whole list 'cause I know there are lots of folks on it from all over the place who will be converging on New York City around the time of the Republican National Convention. For lots of info on what's happening during the last week of August and the first few days of September, you can go to http://www.indymedia.org/ and look to the right where there are links like "RNC" and "NYC." Or there's http://www.rncnotwelcome.org/ and many other great, informative websites.

As I go to press, the events I'll be singing at are listed below. These are just some of the many great events that will be going on. Of course, many of the best events won't involve stages and performers at all, but will be direct actions of various sorts. In NYC, as always, I can easily be reached by cell phone -- (617) 872-5124. Feel free to call if there's an event I should be singing at or for any other reason.

After the events in NYC, I'll be singing at a Labor Day event in Washington, DC and then flying out west for a tour with Dave Lippman (aka George Shrub, the world's only known singing CIA agent) that will take us from LA to Seattle. I'll also be playing mid-month in Dallas, and then October will involve shows in California, Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Utah. Info about all of the above can be found in the "gigs" section of http://www.davidrovics.com/. There are free dates in many of these places, especially throughout the west coast tour with Dave and in Arizona and Colorado, so if anybody has ideas about a show, feel free to let me know!

OK, here's some of what I'll be up to in NYC. Links to relevant websites and contact info for most of these events can be found on my website. Hope to see you on the road and in the streets!

--David

• Wednesday, August 25th, 7 pm, St. Mark's Church, 10th St. and 2nd Ave. Clamor Magazine event with Naomi Klein and others.
• Thursday, August 26th, 9:30 pm, afterparty for DNC to RNC March, St. Mark's Church, 10th St. and 2nd Ave.
• Friday, August 27th, Immigrant Workers Day of Action and Speak Out!, St. Mark's Church, 131 E. 10th St.
• Saturday, August 28th, noon, A Green World Is Possible Festival, Washington Square Park.
• Saturday, August 29th, United For Peace & Justice rally...if it happens. The march will happen, the rally afterwards only if a permit is granted for a reasonable location.
• Saturday, August 29th, 8 pm, The Unity Ball, Down Time -- a club located on 30th street b/t 6th and 7th avenues. The club is three blocks from the Garden right outside the perimeter fence.
• Thursday, September 2nd, noon and 5 pm, veterans' rallies in Union Square.
• Thursday, September 2nd, 3 pm, Tompkins Square Park concert -- TENTATIVE.
  
  David Rovics

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