The 1 of 52 Artist Hunger Network
The 1 of 52 Artist Hunger Network Newsletter
Electronic Version
Volume 4 August 1998
Stephen M. Maciel, Editor
Hi and welcome to our fourth newsletter.
We've made some great progress! We now have 36 of 52 weeks of the year assigned
in our model state of RI, 7 in FL, 4 in NY, 2 in CA, 2 in MA, 2 in CT, 1
in NH and the 1st of 52 in Canada! We're well on our way to our 1st goal
of a permanent network of 52 artists in each state, all using their talents
to help bring about the end of hunger as we know it. The program is bringing
in funds, food and awareness to local food agencies on an ongoing basis.
Thanks to all of you, we are making a difference!
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Upcoming 1 of 52 AHN Events:
·Thursday, 8/6, 5 PM, India Point Park, Providence, Food drive to benefit
the Rhode Island Community Food Bank in conjunction with radio station WBRU
FM as part of the WBRU free summer concert series. The featured acts will
be Fastball and Candlebox. Anyone bringing food can receive free give aways
from the station (while supplies last) and be eligible to win concert tix.
We'll have a table set up so come visit if you're in the area!
·Sunday, 9/27, Newport Yachting Center, food dive to benefit RICFB
at Taste of Rhode Island. $1.00 off admission with food item. 1 of 52 Artist
James Montgomery is performing from 2 to 6 PM.
·Most Thursdays, the Harmony Army, head up by Chuck Smith's 'For Food'
organization, performs an open event on Main St. In Wickford Village, RI
to raise food and awareness for the No. Kingstown Food Pantry.
·On the last Thursday of each month, 'For Food' hosts an open mic at
Barnes and Noble Book Stores in W. Warwick, RI. Barnes and Noble donates
all profit from that night's book sales to local social agencies including
hunger causes.
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The 1 of 52 Compilation Album is taking shape! It will be produced on one
of your fellow 1 of 52 member's record label - Tom Carley's Open Door Records.
We've had some great submissions and urge you to consider donating a song
w/ socially conscious lyrics pertaining to the issue of hunger. If you don't
already have a song... please write one from the heart for us!
Album Lineup to date:
·The Time Is Now (Title Cut) - Blackfoot Yankee
(Check out the lyrics posted on the 1st page of this site.)
·Hunger in America - John Fuzek
·White Shirts/Hungry Children - Ed McGurl/Folk Support Group
·If I was The Richest Man - The Small Planet Band
·I Don't Mean To Be Rude - Lindsay Amore
·Blanket Of Snow - Chuck Smith
·The Line - Leo Tremblay
·One Road - Dan Petronelli
·Harvest Time - Folks Together
·David Smith - Title TBA
·The Yerp - "
·War Dog - "
·Bill Pere - "
# # #
I've completed my book about the logistics of performing live music called
"Workin' The Circuit - A Basic Guide to Gigging". One chapter
features the 1 of 52 AHN concept. As the book becomes widely distributed,
more folks will be learning about the program. The book's profits will help
me defer the expenses of proliferating the 1 of 52 AHN. It may be purchased
from our web page if you have an interest.
Speaking of funding, 'snail mail' newsletters will become less frequent.
As the network expands, my out of pocket expense of running it rises accordingly.
As a result, I'll have to rely more and more on information being disseminated
from this web page and communications happening through Email. Fortunately,
the internet is becoming much more prevalent in our industry.
Anything you can do to help spread the concept through word of mouth, linking
our web page to your's, copying our flyer and sharing it with other artists,
etc., is greatly appreciated.
Peace, Steve.
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