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Montreal, QC – February 11, 2015
Blankfest Quebec | OldBreweryMission.ca
Blankfest Quebec 2015 Returns March 7th to Help Montreal’s Homeless!
After a small break from five consecutive Blankfests in Montreal from 2009-2013, Blankfest Quebec returns for its 6th edition to help Montreal’s homeless keep warm with its upcoming charity show / winter clothing drive.
Montreal is known for having one of Canada’s harshest and coldest winters, and every year it’s unfortunate that those who are homeless must endure the reality of living on the street.
Since its conception, Blankfest Quebec has been raising awareness and clothing (over 3,000 items to date) for Montreal’s homeless and shelter the Old Brewery Mission.
This year sees the return of the charity event for its 6th edition with the city’s music community coming together once again to help those in need. Blankfest Quebec VI will be held on Saturday, March 7th at Piranha Bar (680 Ste. Catherine W.) and see reunion sets by Fist of Freedom and Repetant plus support from Keychain and All There Is To Know.
Blankfest VI 2015 – Event Details:
Dungeon Works Productions & Asher Media Relations Present BLANKFEST QUEBEC 2015 with proceeds donated to Old Brewery Mission.
Facebook Event – https://www.facebook.com/events/795344697181324/
Facebook Fanpage – Blankfest Quebec – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blankfest-Quebec/124607864221341
Old Brewery Mission – www.oldbrewerymission.ca and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mission-Old-Brewery-page-officielle/168973503131279
Date: Saturday, March 7th, 2015
Time: Doors: 7:30pm – Show: 8pm
Venue: Piranha Bar, 680 Ste-Catherine W.
Cost: ADMISSION TO SHOW IS DONATION OF CLOTHING, PREFERABLY WINTER CLOTHING FOR THE HOMELESS. WE’LL EVEN TAKE SLEEPING BAGS AND BLANKETS, THINK SITTING OUTDOORS IN -40C. WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO BE WEARING!
Bands:
Fist of Freedom
Repetant
Keychain
All There Is To Know
About: The Old Brewery Mission Soothing homelessness. Solving homelessness.
Founded in 1889, The Old Brewery Mission is the largest resource for homeless men in Quebec and for homeless women in Canada. This non-profit organization provides a range of services that respond to the needs of Montreal’s homeless people as well as those at risk of becoming so, and endeavours to enable them to take control of their lives and assume their rightful place in the community. It is estimated that there are close to 20,000 homeless people in Montreal.
About: Blankfest Quebec is organized by Jon Asher, in collaboration with the Old Brewery Mission, and was launched after Jon read about his friend, New York City indie rock veteran Kenn Rowell of The Baghdaddios, who founded Blankfest in 1997 and has been organizing the annual blanket fundraiser in New York City since then.
Since its inception in NYC, Rowell estimates that Blank-Fest has collected over 10,000 total donations for the homeless, which have been distributed to the homeless in the New York City area and has inspired similar efforts in New Jersey, Manhattan and Nottingham, UK. Among the many distinguished artists who have performed at past international Blank-Fests are: Rothberg (EMI), Buddy Cage (Grateful Dead), Marc Rizzo (Soulfly) and Meg Griffin (Sirius Radio).
For info on Blankfest, please visit the following links:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blankfest-Quebec/124607864221341
http://www.blankfest.org/
Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blank-Fest
Past Press Coverage:
CTV Montreal – http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120218/mtl_blankfest_120218/20120218?hub=MontrealHome
Bands warm up Montreal’s streets with BlankFest
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Health/Bands+warm+Montreal+streets+with+BlankFest/1368552/story.html
RockandRollReport.com – http://rockandrollreport.com/feb-18-blankfest-quebec-iv-its-about-the-homeless-nothing-more-nothing-less/
Feb 23 2011 – CJAD 800AM – Blankfest 2011 – http://youtu.be/uznJ1bmbsFQ
Blankfest Documentary – 2011 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_nZr7wZhjc
part 2 – http://youtu.be/DtUy2Oms2Cw
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