The Pete Seeger Birthday Celebration: May 6 (Friday): Portland, OR

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!

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

Friday, May 06, 2005

May 6 (Friday): Portland, OR

Pete Seeger's Birthday Party May 6 in Portland!

Sing for Pete's 86th Birthday at Artichoke Music's Backgate Stage with Kate Power & Steve Einhorn and The Artichoke Peace Orchestra.

Join us! Free Admission!

When/where: May 6, 7 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. show. Artichoke Music's Backgate Stage, 3130 SE Hawthrone Blvd. For details call: (503) 232-8845 or email folks@artichokemusic.com .

Give Pete Seeger, the true Grandfather of Folk Music, a personal birthday gift by joining your voice with Kate Power and Steve Einhorn and The Artichoke Peace Orchestra in an evening of singing songs he gave us together. Artichoke Music has been invited to represent Oregon in a national gift of concerts around the U.S. to celebrate Pete Seeger's 86th birthday. All ages welcome.