Charlie King and Rick Burkhardt ICPJ Benefit Concert October 26th!

Trying to keep your sanity in this season of political chaos? Join us for an evening of edgy harmonies, incendiary lyrics, and theatrical hijinks with Charlie King and Rick Burkhardt in a benefit concert for the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice on Saturday, October 26, at 7:30 pm, at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 2145 Independence in Ann Arbor.

Register for tickets here: givebutter.com/ICPJBenefitConcert_Oct26th

Charlie King is a long-time local favorite who first performed in Ann Arbor in 1979. He is a nationally known musical storyteller, satirist, and activist who passionately chronicles the extraordinary lives of ordinary people. Pete Seeger hailed him as “One of the finest singers and songwriters of our time.” Charlie has won the War Resisters League’s 1998 Peacemaker Award; the 1999 Sacco-Vanzetti Social Justice Award for which he was nominated by Pete Seeger; the 2014 Joe Hill Award, a lifetime achievement award for excellence in the field of labor culture; and the 2017 Phil Ochs Award, in recognition of his music and activism for social justice in the spirit of Phil Ochs.

Rick Burkhardt is an Obie-award-winning composer, playwright, and performer who has performed throughout the U.S. and the world. He toured nationally as a singer, songwriter, and accordionist with The Prince Myshkins, a satirical political cabaret duo. His songs have been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition and Pacifica Radio’s Democracy Now. His plays have been produced in several regional theaters. Concert proceeds benefit Ann Arbor’s Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice. Founded in 1965, ICPJ centers racial and economic justice to address the root causes of violence from oppression, poverty, environmental devastation, patriarchy, and war.
 
Tickets are $20 for general admission, $15 for online streaming, $10 for students and low-income, and $50 for sponsors (includes CD). To purchase tickets, visit givebutter.com/ICPJBenefitConcert_Oct26th or contact the organizers at jeffalson56@gmail.com or 734-476-3399.