24th Annual Evening for Peace
Community Celebration
When: Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, 5 p.m.
Where: Cafe Buenos Aires, 1316 State St., Santa Barbara
Cost: $200 - $250
Age limit: Not available
Categories: Special Events
Description: The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation is delighted to present its 2007 Distinguished Peace Leadership Award to Peter Yarrow, Noel (Paul) Stookey and Mary Travers. They share the award in recognition of their contributions as singers, songwriters and activists. They have created lasting songs of conscience while lending their talents and time over more than four decades to numerous projects promoting peace and justice. We salute their commitment and their vision, their musical grace and their personal integrity.
They will also be joined by Peter Yarrow, best-selling author of Puff the Magic Dragon.
People interested in attending should contact the Foundation through its website www.wagingpeace.org , or by phone 805 965-3443, to request an invitation. With only 270 seats on offer, a sell-out is likely so the Foundation encourages people to get their tickets early .Ticket prices are $250 (general admission, including a catered reception with fine California wine as well as the program itself) and $200 for students (with some sponsored tickets available for students involved in peace activism.) Sponsorship options include dinner with Peter and Noel (Paul) that evening after the program ends. Please call 805- 965 3443 to ask for an invitation and full details.
The trio is joining an illustrious group of peace leaders who have received the award over the last 24 years. Past honorees include: the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Walter Cronkite, Helen Caldicott and Jacques Cousteau.
This year the Foundation is doing something new -- creating an intimate evening with Peter, Paul & Mary as the centerpiece. By letting Peter and Noel (Paul) talk about the trio’s inspiring experience and by incorporating powerful archival film footage, the Foundation hopes to bring to life an era, not so unlike our own, when people were weary of war and longed for peace.
The program will include:
· A specially prepared video on the trio’s career
· Reflections from Peter Yarrow and Noel (Paul) Stookey about the part they played in working for peace
· A rare musical treat for Santa Barbarans -- a selection of songs sung by two of the most famous folk singers on the planet.
By choosing to attend and/or sponsor our Evening for Peace, people can help the Foundation in its efforts to create a world free of nuclear weapons and to develop new peace leaders among our youth.
Phone: 805-965-3443
Event posted Sept. 6, 2007
Last updated Sept. 12, 2007
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