The Pete Seeger Birthday Celebration

  Photo of Pete Seeger: Joel Landy Photo credit: Joel Landy, Songs of Freedom, www.singfreedom.org . Photo came from the People's Music Network website www.peoplesmusic.org . PMN is an organization that Pete has been a member of for many years.

For a chronological list of events, see "Celebration Cities" in the left panel below.
 



An appreciation of Pete Seeger's music and work on his 86th birthday, May 3, 2005.

Events are planned throughout the country on or around May 3 to honor Pete's music and all Pete has done and is doing in so many ways to help make this a better world.

If you'd like to be a part of this nationwide outpouring of appreciation and affection, this is the place to find out what is happening near you, or for you to let everyone know about an event that you would like to coordinate.

We encourage events to be free and open to the public where possible.

It was a great celebration -- this site is now closed until next year!


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Read: Pete Seeger is 86 by Studs Terkel, in The Nation

Tuesday, May 03, 2005

May 3 (Tuesday): Poughkeepsie, NY


Students to sing on the Clearwater and Mystic Whaler


At every Clearwater education program at 11:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. on May 3rd, all of the student participants will sing "Happy Birthday" to Pete. This will occur on the Clearwater and Mystic Whaler (in both sails) and at the Tideline Discovery Program in Ulster Park. 250 kids will learn about the power of "Just One Man" and wish him well on his special day!

Learn about the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater at: www.clearwater.org/