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    <title>Look To The Stars News: Neil Young</title>
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  <title>Stars Gather For Annual Bridge School Benefit</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14-tim-saunders&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Veteran musician &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/613-neil-young&quot;&gt;Neil Young&lt;/a&gt; was surrounded by a plethora of stars at his annual &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/724-bridge-school&quot;&gt;Bridge School&lt;/a&gt; Benefit Concert on Saturday night.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The concert benefits a non-profit educational institution in Northern California for children with physical disabilities and severe speech impediments. It was co-founded by Young&#8217;s wife, Pegi, in 1986, after three of the couple&#8217;s children were born with cerebral palsy and epilepsy (their two sons have cerebral palsy and their daughter &amp;#8211; like Neil &amp;#8211; has epilepsy). Young organized the first Bridge School Concert in 1986, and with the exception of 1987, has hosted the event every year since.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Appearing at Saturday&amp;#8217;s show  at Mountain View in California were &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/499-gwen-stefani&quot;&gt;Gwen Stefani&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/267-sheryl-crow&quot;&gt;Sheryl Crow&lt;/a&gt;, Wolfmother, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1102-gavin-rossdale&quot;&gt;Gavin Rossdale&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1-adam-sandler&quot;&gt;Adam Sandler&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/486-chris-martin&quot;&gt;Chris Martin&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/36-coldplay&quot;&gt;Coldplay&lt;/a&gt; and many more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bridge School ensures that children with severe speech and physical impairments achieve full participation in their communities through the use of augmentative &amp;amp; alternative means of communication (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AAC&lt;/span&gt;) and assistive technology (AT) applications.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bridge School has established an outreach program to share what is developed at the school with parents, professionals and users of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AAC&lt;/span&gt;/AT across the world.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3233-more-performers-announced-for-keep-a-child-alive-black-ball&quot;&gt;More Performers Announced For Keep A Child Alive Black Ball&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3206-farm-aid-2009-hits-missouri&quot;&gt;Farm Aid 2009 Hits Missouri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3186-friends-stars-revive-smelly-cat-for-charity&quot;&gt;Friends Stars Revive Smelly Cat For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Farm Aid 2009 Hits Missouri</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/469-farm-aid&quot;&gt;Farm Aid&lt;/a&gt; 2009 was held in Missouri on Sunday, October 4, and featured performances by Farm Aid board members &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/613-neil-young&quot;&gt;Neil Young&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/465-willie-nelson&quot;&gt;Willie Nelson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/612-dave-matthews&quot;&gt;Dave Matthews&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/611-john-mellencamp&quot;&gt;John Mellencamp&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Held at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, it was the first time the annual event has been held in the state.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Family farmers are the first rung of the economic ladder in this country,&amp;#8221; said Willie Nelson, president and founder of Farm Aid. &amp;#8220;Against all odds, they have persevered and found ways to stay on their land, growing good food for all of us and creating strong communities. It&amp;#8217;s time now for policy to rise to meet their needs with fair prices and support for their innovations.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Farm Aid&amp;#8217;s mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews host an annual concert to raise funds to support Farm Aid&amp;#8217;s work with family farmers and to inspire people to choose family-farmed food. Since 1985, Farm Aid, with the support of the artists who contribute their performances each year, has raised nearly $36 million to support programs that help farmers thrive, expand the reach of the Good Food Movement, take action to change the dominant system of industrial agriculture and promote food from family farms.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2955-neil-young-2010-musicares-person-of-the-year&quot;&gt;Neil Young: 2010 MusiCares Person Of The Year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Neil Young: 2010 MusiCares Person Of The Year</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14-tim-saunders&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/613-neil-young&quot;&gt;Neil Young&lt;/a&gt; has been announced as the 2010 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/195-musicares&quot;&gt;MusiCares&lt;/a&gt; Person of the Year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 63-year-old musician is being recognized for his outstanding philanthropic work, including co-founding &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/469-farm-aid&quot;&gt;Farm Aid&lt;/a&gt; in 1985, and founding &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/724-bridge-school&quot;&gt;Bridge School&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; and running the annual Bridge School Concerts &amp;#8211; with his wife Pegi in 1986. Bridge School was founded to develop and use advanced technologies to aid in the instruction of children with severe speech and physical disabilities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Neil has set a standard of artistic integrity and iconoclastic creativity for more than four decades, and his achievements have been matched by his unwavering humanitarianism,&amp;#8221; said Neil Portnow, president/&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt; of the Recording Academy and the MusiCares Foundation. &amp;#8220;He is a shining example of how music people offer their creative gifts to the world, and how they also give back through their commitments to charitable endeavors.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. Its services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Young will be the 20th person bestowed with the honor, with previous recipients including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1621-aretha-franklin&quot;&gt;Aretha Franklin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1590-neil-diamond&quot;&gt;Neil Diamond&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1311-brian-wilson&quot;&gt;Brian Wilson&lt;/a&gt; of the Beach Boys.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Young will be honored at a gala in Los Angeles on January 29, two days before the 2010 Grammy Awards.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3318-stars-gather-for-annual-bridge-school-benefit&quot;&gt;Stars Gather For Annual Bridge School Benefit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3206-farm-aid-2009-hits-missouri&quot;&gt;Farm Aid 2009 Hits Missouri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3173-lionel-richie-honored-by-united-negro-college-fund&quot;&gt;Lionel Richie Honored By United Negro College Fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Sarah McLachlan To Host Summer Sessions In Canada</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/177-sarah-mclachlan-music-outreach&quot;&gt;Sarah McLachlan Foundation&lt;/a&gt; and the City of West Vancouver are proud to present Summer Sessions at Ambleside on Saturday, September 12.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The one-day premiere benefit concert will be the first of its kind in West Vancouver, featuring performances by megastar artists &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/162-sarah-mclachlan&quot;&gt;Sarah McLachlan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/267-sheryl-crow&quot;&gt;Sheryl Crow&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/613-neil-young&quot;&gt;Neil Young&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sarah McLachlan reflects, &#8220;I am thrilled to have Neil and Sheryl join me on stage at Ambleside Park this September to help raise funds for my Foundation.  We hope the event will entertain and inspire, while increasing awareness of the need for music in children&#8217;s lives. I am also excited that the City of West Vancouver has partnered with us to bring this event into the community that I have been proud to call my home for so many years.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The gorgeous Ambleside Park in West Vancouver will provide the idyllic setting for the late summer concert. Alongside the premiere artists, the all day festival will include performances from an eclectic array of talented Canadian artists.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All proceeds from the concert go to the Sarah McLachlan Foundation. The Foundation&#8217;s mandate is to bring music into the lives of young Canadians, through providing free music programs to youth in under-served communities. The impact of participation is profound; building self-esteem, and fostering creativity in young people through the power of music.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;More info and tickets can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.summersessions.ca/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3206-farm-aid-2009-hits-missouri&quot;&gt;Farm Aid 2009 Hits Missouri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Early Tickets To Farm Aid Go On Sale Today</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14-tim-saunders&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pre-sale tickets to this year&#8217;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/469-farm-aid&quot;&gt;Farm Aid&lt;/a&gt; concert are available today, July 17.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The concert will take place on October 4 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri. The annual event is set to include Farm Aid board members &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/613-neil-young&quot;&gt;Neil Young&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/465-willie-nelson&quot;&gt;Willie Nelson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/612-dave-matthews&quot;&gt;Dave Matthews&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/611-john-mellencamp&quot;&gt;John Mellencamp&lt;/a&gt;, with more acts to be announced soon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;Just as rock &amp;amp; roll is loud and proud, so is Farm Aid,&#8220; said Neil Young. &amp;quot;Farm Aid&amp;#8217;s greatest accomplishment, I believe, is in the spirit. It&amp;#8217;s the fact that we represent the spirit of the good fight, to keep something good happening. It just keeps getting stronger and stronger&amp;#8230;.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now entering its 24th year, Farm Aid has raised more than $23 million for family farms and organic agricultural initiatives since the first concert in 1985. A plethora of stars have appeared at the concerts to increase awareness of the importance of family farms &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/314-farm-aid-concert-lineup-announced&quot;&gt;over the years&lt;/a&gt;, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/25-jon-bon-jovi&quot;&gt;Jon Bon Jovi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/514-bob-dylan&quot;&gt;Bob Dylan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/597-vince-gill&quot;&gt;Vince Gill&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1419-sammy-hagar&quot;&gt;Sammy Hagar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/938-don-henley&quot;&gt;Don Henley&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/937-billy-joel&quot;&gt;Billy Joel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/973-charley-pride&quot;&gt;Charley Pride&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1128-lou-reed&quot;&gt;Lou Reed&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Every year Farm Aid funds farm support organizations that assist farmers with services including financial and credit counseling, legal advice, and disaster and emergency services. However, without the nation&#8217;s attention and support, Farm Aid&#8217;s work could not continue. It is the annual high-profile concert that ultimately keeps Farm Aid alive and running.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pre-sale tickets are only available to Farm Aid members. General public tickets go on sale July 25. To find out more or purchase tickets, visit the official &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723595/k.EE67/Family_Farmers_Good_Food_A_Better_America.htm&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Related past articles&lt;/h6&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3318-stars-gather-for-annual-bridge-school-benefit&quot;&gt;Stars Gather For Annual Bridge School Benefit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3288-bar-refaeli-joins-angels-at-charity-ball&quot;&gt;Bar Refaeli Joins Angels At Charity Ball&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3271-legends-sign-guitars-for-charity-auction&quot;&gt;Legends Sign Guitars For Charity Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3269-judd-apatow-to-be-honored-by-fulfillment-fund&quot;&gt;Judd Apatow To Be Honored By Fulfillment Fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3209-bono-and-friends-rock-carnegie-hall-for-charity&quot;&gt;Bono And Friends Rock Carnegie Hall For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <title>Interview: Death Cab for Cutie Talks to Look To The Stars</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/24-reginawalton&quot;&gt;Regina Walton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Summertime in Seoul, South Korea, like in many other big cities, is the time for music festivals. Being a new columnist on the interview beat here in Seoul means I had the chance to attend a few of those festivals and was able to interview some of the artists, too.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During Seo Tai-ji&#8217;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.etpfest.com/info_eng.asp&quot;&gt;2008 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ETP&lt;/span&gt; Festival&lt;/a&gt; I  sat down and talked to two of the members of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1470-death-cab-for-cutie&quot;&gt;Death Cab for Cutie&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; bassist &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1471-nick-harmer&quot;&gt;Nick Harmer&lt;/a&gt; and drummer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1472-jason-mcgerr&quot;&gt;Jason McGerr&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; before their set.  I asked them a few questions about their charity work and causes they support both as a group and as individuals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Jason McGerr, Nick Harmer and Chris Walla&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/1898-jason-mcgerr-nick-harmer-and-chris-walla/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Jason McGerr, Nick Harmer and Chris Walla&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jason McGerr made it clear that they are a group that take their causes seriously and that they do their best to &amp;#8220;think globally and act locally.&amp;#8221;  To this end, a portion of their concert ticket proceeds go to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seattleschools.org/area/nutrition-svc/index.html&quot;&gt;Seattle Public Schools Lunch program&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick says, &amp;#8220;We&#8217;re probably most active as a group with the Seattle Public Schools&#8230;to get all those kids fed.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They also donate both time and money to various music programs in Washington State, and they give table space to non-profit organizations such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/501-planned-parenthood&quot;&gt;Planned Parenthood&lt;/a&gt; and to voter registration organizations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 2006, they were invited to play at the annual &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/724-bridge-school&quot;&gt;Bridge School Benefit&lt;/a&gt;.  The Bridge School Benefit is a concert organized by musician &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/613-neil-young&quot;&gt;Neil Young&lt;/a&gt; and his wife, Pegi, that takes place in Mountain View, California. The school&#8217;s mission is to help students with severe speech and physical challenges learn the skills needed to fully participate in their communities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also, Death Cab contributed a track to the 2007 Causes 1 benefit album to help ease the humanitarian crisis Daufur, Sudan.  The benefit album is &lt;a href=&quot;http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=BXGne8nU1cA&amp;amp;offerid=146261&amp;amp;type=3&amp;amp;subid=0&amp;amp;tmpid=1826&amp;amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D268614693%2526id%253D268613357%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30&quot;&gt;available on iTunes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In addition, Death Cab&#8217;s guitarist and producer, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1473-chris-walla&quot;&gt;Chris Walla&lt;/a&gt;, attended the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado along with lead singer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1474-ben-gibbard&quot;&gt;Ben Gibbard&lt;/a&gt; where they performed at a few shows to benefit the political causes they support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DNC&lt;/span&gt; they performed at the &#8220;Concert for a Cooler Planet&#8221;, the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;SEIU&lt;/span&gt; (Service Employees International Union) Rally, and the &#8220;Fix Health Care Now&#8221; rally.  In addition, Chris Walla also wrote a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/category/death-cab-at-the-dnc/&quot;&gt;blog&lt;/a&gt; from the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DNC&lt;/span&gt; for Rolling Stone Magazine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Individually, Nick and Jason describe Chris Walla as &#8220;the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PETA&lt;/span&gt; guy.&#8221;  Chris has been a vegetarian since he was a teenager.  He made a public service announcement for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/15-peta&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PETA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; which encourages people to &#8220;try vegetarianism&#8221;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ben Gibbard is also vegetarian. As a group, Death Cab has supported &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PETA&lt;/span&gt; by giving away copies of the 2005 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DVD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;Drive Well, Sleep Carefully&lt;/em&gt;.  The teamwork regarding the vegetarian lifestyle and cause also shows up in how they tour.  Nick and Jason describe themselves as &#8220;conscious omnivores&#8221;. However, during Death Cab&#8217;s tours they eat vegetarian meals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jason said, &amp;#8220;We&#8217;ll roll that way for an entire tour just because it&#8217;s just easier having food brought in or prepared.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;It&#8217;s easier to say the whole band is vegetarian because we can eat that, for sure, [but] they [Chris Walla and Ben Gibbard] can&#8217;t eat the other options,&amp;quot; added Nick.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick donates both time and money to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1161-826-valencia&quot;&gt;826 Valencia&lt;/a&gt; Writing Center.  826 Valencia is the creation of author &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1664-dave-eggers&quot;&gt;Dave Eggers&lt;/a&gt; and educator N&#237;nive Calegari. 826 Valencia mission is to support children ages 6 to 18 with their writing skills and to help educators get excited about their student&#8217;s writing. 826 Valencia started in San Francisco but now has programs in &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NYC&lt;/span&gt;, Los Angeles, Michigan, Seattle, Chicago and Boston.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick says &#8220;I&#8217;ve donated money and I&#8217;ve donated time.  I taught a class last year at 826.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick also supports &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/613-kiva&quot;&gt;Kiva&lt;/a&gt;.  &#8220;That&#8217;s actually a really cool organization. They&#8217;re loan brokers for underdeveloped and impoverished areas where people are trying to get businesses started.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kiva is a non-profit organization that helps people in developing countries with small loans.  Their mission is to connect people together to alleviate poverty. They do this by helping match lenders with entrepreneurs in need of small loans.   Lenders browse the profiles of small business owners, choose an entrepreneur and amount to loan to the entrepreneur.  Kiva&#8217;s partners then distribute the loans and often they also help the entrepreneur with training and other services to help their businesses be successful.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;I&#8217;ve been doing that for awhile. It&#8217;s been actually really great.  I&#8217;ve been paid back for every loan I&#8217;ve lent out.  It&#8217;s awesome to have the one-on-one connection with a business owner.  It&#8217;s really personal.  It&#8217;s not, like, [you] give your money to some faceless organization. It&#8217;s a really fun thing to be involved with,&#8221; Nick said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jason said,  &#8220;[My] charitable time is in the world of music [and] the world of teaching and education, spending time in Seattle public schools [and] private teaching schools and donating my time for school camps.  Because we&#8217;re able to do what we love and make our livings doing it, it is my duty to give back. The budgets in the public school system for not only lunches but for extracurricular programs are just not there anymore. Nick&#8217;s mom was a principal for years, she could tell you. My mom was a teacher was a teacher for years, so education has been in my background and upbringing for years and years and years.  I used to teach in a music school and don&#8217;t have much time now, but when I do have time I certainly volunteer all my time&amp;#8230;&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The guys in Death Cab definitely show their commitment to thinking globally but acting locally, backing up their words with both donations and with actions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thanks, Nick and Jason, for taking the time to talking to us about the causes important to you!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To learn more about some of the charities &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.deathcabforcutie.com/&quot;&gt;Death Cab for Cutie&lt;/a&gt; support, visit the websites below:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.826valencia.org&quot;&gt;826 Valencia&lt;/a&gt;	&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bridgeschool.org/index.html&quot;&gt;The Bridge School&lt;/a&gt;	 &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.peta.org&quot;&gt;Peta.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.plannedparenthood.org/&quot;&gt;Planned Parenthood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Related past articles&lt;/h6&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3364-roger-moore-steps-up-battle-against-foie-gras&quot;&gt;Roger Moore Steps Up Battle Against Foie Gras&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3318-stars-gather-for-annual-bridge-school-benefit&quot;&gt;Stars Gather For Annual Bridge School Benefit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3286-stars-support-peta-anti-seal-hunting-campaign&quot;&gt;Stars Support PETA Anti-Seal Hunting Campaign&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3269-judd-apatow-to-be-honored-by-fulfillment-fund&quot;&gt;Judd Apatow To Be Honored By Fulfillment Fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3206-farm-aid-2009-hits-missouri&quot;&gt;Farm Aid 2009 Hits Missouri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <title>Singers Combine Talents To Support America&#8217;s Farmers</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/38-rachel-krause&quot;&gt;Rachel Krause&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A 23-year-old music tradition continues on September 20 as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/465-willie-nelson&quot;&gt;Willie Nelson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/611-john-mellencamp&quot;&gt;John Mellencamp&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/613-neil-young&quot;&gt;Neil Young&lt;/a&gt; grace the stage at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/469-farm-aid&quot;&gt;Farm Aid 2008&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While it&#8217;s the first time the event will be in New England, it&#8217;s not the first time Farm Aid will make a lot of noise. With the mission of combining great music and a great cause, musicians and organizers hope to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep struggling family farms afloat.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While not often covered in the media, there is a crisis facing family farmers in the United States today.  Farmers are under intense economic pressure, especially during a recession, and every year thousands are forced off their land.  As a result, our quality of food, environment, and food security suffers as large factory farms dominate the rural countryside.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some think that with that loss of small family farms comes a loss of America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;We&amp;#8217;re at a moment when a lot of people are asking, &amp;#8216;What is America? What represents America?&amp;#8217; Certainly, I think that the family farm is a main ingredient of what made America,&#8221; says &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/612-dave-matthews&quot;&gt;Dave Matthews&lt;/a&gt;, musician and member of the board of directors of Farm Aid since 2001.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With the scares of tainted tomatoes, spinach, and jalapenos still fresh in American&amp;#8217;s minds, people are looking to local farmers to provide safe, delicious, and organic goods.  As a result, family farmers are at a higher demand than ever before and it is important to keep these people financially safe and secure.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;There&amp;#8217;s a new food movement sweeping the country and Farm Aid is doing all we can to promote that movement,&#8221; says Willie Nelson, well-known folk musician and president of Farm Aid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Every year Farm Aid funds farm support organizations that assist farmers with services including financial and credit counseling, legal advice, and disaster and emergency services. After the recent flooding in the Midwest in June, Farm Aid provided emergency funds for families to buy food and cover living expenses, as well as provided groups to help farmers avoid foreclosure. However, without the nation&#8217;s attention and support, Farm Aid&#8217;s work could not continue.  It is the annual high-profile concert that ultimately keeps Farm Aid alive and running.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;Farm Aid puts family farmers on center stage,&#8221; says Caryoln Mugar, Executive Director.  &#8220;We shine a national spotlight on family farmers &amp;#8211; for our food, our health, our environment, our country. Farm Aid has always done that.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As the longest running benefit concert in America, its ties have remained strong with famous musicians.  Young, Mellencamp, and Nelson first organized the event in 1985, which took place in Champlain, Illinois.  Throughout its run, famous musicians such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/62-elton-john&quot;&gt;Elton John&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/937-billy-joel&quot;&gt;Billy Joel&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/514-bob-dylan&quot;&gt;Bob Dylan&lt;/a&gt; have performed in the hope of saving America&#8217;s family farmers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This year&#8217;s lineup includes the three founding members of Farm Aid, as well as Kenny Chesney, Jamey Johnson, Dave Matthews, and One Flew South.  While the concert is sold out, Farm Aid is sponsoring the Farmer Hero Sweepstakes that will give one winner and three lucky guests the chance to see the concert &#8212; which takes place in Mansfield, Massachusetts &#8212; for free.  There are two ways to enter.  One is to simply enter your name and email address on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farmaid.org&quot;&gt;Farm Aid website&lt;/a&gt;.  The second option is to submit a 150 word true story about a farmer who you believe is a true hero.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Even if you can&#8217;t make it to this year&#8217;s concert there are always ways to help support Farm Aid and its mission of saving the family farmer.  Anyone can make a donation or become a member.  Even a visit to the Farm Aid shop will help support family farmers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Every little bit counts, as through the efforts of Farm Aid and people across the nation, over $30 million dollars has been raised to support the family farmer, which in turn, has helped build a sound agricultural future for America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Farm Aid 2008 and the sweepstakes, visit http://www.farmaid.org.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3348-elton-john-aids-foundation-to-honor-sharon-stone-and-bill-clinton&quot;&gt;Elton John AIDS Foundation To Honor Sharon Stone And Bill Clinton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3344-stars-write-letters-to-themselves-for-charity-book&quot;&gt;Stars Write Letters To Themselves For Charity Book&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3318-stars-gather-for-annual-bridge-school-benefit&quot;&gt;Stars Gather For Annual Bridge School Benefit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3288-bar-refaeli-joins-angels-at-charity-ball&quot;&gt;Bar Refaeli Joins Angels At Charity Ball&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Farm Aid 2008 To Rock New England</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14-tim-saunders&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rocker &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/611-john-mellencamp&quot;&gt;John Mellencamp&lt;/a&gt; has unveiled the main acts set to kick up a storm at Farm Aid 2008.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The concert &amp;#8211; which will take place on September 20 &amp;#8211; will be held for the first time in New England, and will see performances by Mellencamp, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/613-neil-young&quot;&gt;Neil Young&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/612-dave-matthews&quot;&gt;Dave Matthews&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/465-willie-nelson&quot;&gt;Willie Nelson&lt;/a&gt;, all of which are on the board of directors for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/469-farm-aid&quot;&gt;Farm Aid&lt;/a&gt;. More acts will be announced over the next few weeks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;We are proud to bring our annual Farm Aid concert to a region that has such strong agricultural roots and to the many people who love to eat the good food grown in New England,&#8221; said Nelson, Farm Aid&amp;#8217;s president. &#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to bringing my friends together on the Farm Aid stage to celebrate and support family farmers.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now entering its 23rd year, Farm Aid has raised more than $23 million for family farms and organic agricultural initiatives since the first concert in 1985. A plethora of stars have appeared at the concerts to increase awareness of the importance of family farms &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/314-farm-aid-concert-lineup-announced&quot;&gt;over the years&lt;/a&gt;, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/25-jon-bon-jovi&quot;&gt;Jon Bon Jovi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/514-bob-dylan&quot;&gt;Bob Dylan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/597-vince-gill&quot;&gt;Vince Gill&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1419-sammy-hagar&quot;&gt;Sammy Hagar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/938-don-henley&quot;&gt;Don Henley&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/937-billy-joel&quot;&gt;Billy Joel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/973-charley-pride&quot;&gt;Charley Pride&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1128-lou-reed&quot;&gt;Lou Reed&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;New England was built on the strength of independent family farmers,&#8221; said Mellencamp. &#8220;We can honor that independent spirit by joining Farm Aid to grow the movement that is changing the way all of America eats.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The concert will take place at the Comcast Arena in Mansfield. Tickets go on sale July 28 through &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ticketmaster.com&quot;&gt;Ticketmaster&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Stars Give The Spotlight To Children</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/17-elizabeth-willoughby&quot;&gt;Elizabeth Willoughby&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A growing list of celebrities are offering time and attention to individual children, and even sharing the spotlight with them, in answer to a call from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/956-a-star-for-the-night&quot;&gt;A Star For The Night&lt;/a&gt;, a charity that makes dreams come true for underprivileged, disabled, and homeless children.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Singers such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1016-leann-rimes&quot;&gt;LeAnn Rimes&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1179-rick-springfield&quot;&gt;Rick Springfield&lt;/a&gt; have had &lt;em&gt;Stars&#8217;&lt;/em&gt; children on stage and even singing with them during concerts, and actors &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1180-nikki-cox&quot;&gt;Nikki Cox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1160-andy-garcia&quot;&gt;Andy Garcia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/161-mike-myers&quot;&gt;Mike Myers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/718-mandy-moore&quot;&gt;Mandy Moore&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/18-ben-stiller&quot;&gt;Ben Stiller&lt;/a&gt; have given radio interviews to them &amp;#8211; as has music legend &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/613-neil-young&quot;&gt;Neil Young&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;em&gt;A Star For A Night&lt;/em&gt; aims to fulfill the wishes of about 450 kids per year to participate in fashion shows, appear on the sets of television shows, and attend sports events.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Founder Dejra Turley said, &#8220;We give these children a night that emphasizes hope, inspiration, and acknowledgement.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Created in 1998 in memory of Turley&amp;#8217;s sister, &lt;em&gt;A Star For The Night&lt;/em&gt; contacts celebrities chosen by the children and co-ordinates the event. On the special night, the kids are given a makeover, a new outfit and dinner, and ride to the event in a luxury limousine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And then they get to be a star, for a night they&#8217;ll never forget.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:49:24 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>New Voices for Neil Young&#8217;s Old Tunes</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/17-elizabeth-willoughby&quot;&gt;Elizabeth Willoughby&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/613-neil-young&quot;&gt;Neil Young&#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; songs are getting a makeover &amp;#8211; by women. A group of over 20 female singers, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1149-tanya-donelly&quot;&gt;Tanya Donelly&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1150-jill-sobule&quot;&gt;Jill Sobule&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1151-lori-mckenna&quot;&gt;Lori McKenna&lt;/a&gt;, are redoing Young&#8217;s most popular, pre-1980 acoustic ballads, giving a feminine touch to his deeply insightful lyrics. The collection, called &lt;a href=&quot;http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=BXGne8nU1cA&amp;amp;offerid=78941&amp;amp;type=3&amp;amp;subid=0&amp;amp;tmpid=1826&amp;amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D267452759%2526id%253D267452744%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30&quot;&gt;Cinnamon Girl&lt;/a&gt;, will benefit Casting for Recovery, a cancer charity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/943-casting-for-recovery&quot;&gt;Casting For Recovery&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CFR&lt;/span&gt;) provides weekend retreats for breast cancer survivors. The retreats are located throughout the United States where women come together for social support and group interaction. And to learn fly fishing. For no cost to the participants, they receive room and board, professional counseling and health care and the techniques learned in fly fishing provide gentle exercise for joint and soft tissue mobility.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One grateful participant summed up her weekend with &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CFR&lt;/span&gt;: &#8220;My body is tired but my spirit is renewed. I leave with memories of strong, beautiful women and a new experience to build on. I leave with the information that will help me to continue on as a survivor.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Her statement makes Young&#8217;s lyrics even more poignant as the double CD opens with Heart of Gold and the words &#8220;I want to live.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As one survivor puts it, &#8220;You&amp;#8217;ve given me friends, new skills, and new hope.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Neil Young Organizes Benefit Concert</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14-tim-saunders&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Musician &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/613-neil-young&quot;&gt;Neil Young&lt;/a&gt; is to host his annual &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/724-bridge-school&quot;&gt;Bridge School&lt;/a&gt; Benefit Concerts near San Francisco on October 27-28, with an eclectic lineup of acts already confirmed to play.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The two acoustic concerts, to be held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, will feature performers such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/743-john-mayer&quot;&gt;John Mayer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/616-metallica&quot;&gt;Metallica&lt;/a&gt;, and Pearl Jam singer, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/467-eddie-vedder&quot;&gt;Eddie Vedder&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/744-tom-waits&quot;&gt;Tom Waits&lt;/a&gt; will also perform with the classical string ensemble, The Kronos Quartet. Waits and the Quartet first performed together earlier in 2007, as part of a concert to benefit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/124-richard-gere&quot;&gt;Richard Gere&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/109-healing-the-divide&quot;&gt;Healing the Divide&lt;/a&gt; Foundation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Proceeds from the October shows will benefit Bridge School, a non-profit educational institution in Northern California for children with physical disabilities and severe speech impediments. It was co-founded by Young&amp;#8217;s wife, Pegi, in 1986, after three of the couple&amp;#8217;s children were born with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. Young organized the first Bridge School Concert in 1986, and with the exception of 1987, has hosted the event every year since.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Many of the performers at the concerts return annually. Eddie Vedder has performed eight times with his band &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/722-pearl-jam&quot;&gt;Pearl Jam&lt;/a&gt;, and is singing this year with Red Hot Chilli Peppers&amp;#8217; bassist, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1067-flea&quot;&gt;Flea&lt;/a&gt;, and ex Chilli Peppers/Pearl Jam drummer, Jack Irons. Other musicians to perform at this year&amp;#8217;s shows include singer/songwriters Tegan and Sara, Regina Spektor, and 50s rocker Jerry Lee Lewis. Neil Young will also perform a set.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tickets to the shows come in three price tiers &amp;#8211; $150, $75, and $39.50, and are available through www.ticketmaster.com.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>More Artists Join Farm Aid in New York</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;/news/314-farm-aid-concert-lineup-announced&quot;&gt;reported earlier&lt;/a&gt;, Farm Aid is set to take place on Sunday, September 9 at Randall&#8217;s Island in New York City. This is the first time that the day-long music festival will take place in New York, and it&amp;#8217;s setting the stage for future major concert events to feature an abundance of family farm food vendors, serving local, organic, humanely-raised and family farmed food. There will also be hands-on, interactive exhibits with farmers and activities that inspire living a homegrown life.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Farm Aid 2007: A Homegrown Festival is drawing huge support from the music scene, and recently joining the already incredible lineup are  Ray Price, Merle Haggard, Danielle Evin, Jesse Lenat, Jimmy Sturr, Pauline Reese, Billy Joe Shaver and Paula Nelson.  Fans have the chance to win front row seats, airfare and hotel accommodations for Farm Aid 2007: A &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HOMEGROWN&lt;/span&gt; Festival at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.topofthehaystack.com&quot;&gt;www.topofthehaystack.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tickets for Farm Aid 2007: A &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HOMEGROWN&lt;/span&gt; Festival are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling (212) 307-7171, (631) 888-9000 or (203) 624-0033. Ticket prices are $52 for general admission, $102 for reserved seats and $302 for &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;VIP&lt;/span&gt; reserved seats. The &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;VIP&lt;/span&gt; package includes catering in an exclusive area and other amenities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/469-farm-aid&quot;&gt;Farm Aid&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; mission is to build a vibrant family-farm centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/465-willie-nelson&quot;&gt;Willie Nelson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/613-neil-young&quot;&gt;Neil Young&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/611-john-mellencamp&quot;&gt;John Mellencamp&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/612-dave-matthews&quot;&gt;Dave Matthews&lt;/a&gt; host the annual concerts to raise funds to support Farm Aid&amp;#8217;s work with family farmers and to inspire people to choose family-farmed food.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since 1985, Farm Aid has raised over $30 million to support  programs that help farmers thrive, expand the reach of the Good Food Movement, take action to change the current system of industrial agriculture and promote food from family farms.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Farm Aid founder Willie Nelson will perform at the Hard Rock International&amp;#8217;s Ambassadors of Rock event at the Hard Rock Caf&#233; New York in Times Square on Monday, September 10 to promote sustainable biodiesel practices, including harvesting,&lt;br /&gt;
production and distribution of biodiesel fuels. For more information, visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hardrock.com&quot;&gt;www.hardrock.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:31:07 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Farm Aid Concert Lineup Announced</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/469-farm-aid&quot;&gt;Farm Aid&lt;/a&gt; has announced the full lineup of performers for its  upcoming day-long event, Farm Aid 2007: A &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HOMEGROWN&lt;/span&gt; Festival. Artists representing a variety of genres are slated to join Farm Aid board members &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/465-willie-nelson&quot;&gt;Willie Nelson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/613-neil-young&quot;&gt;Neil Young&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/611-john-mellencamp&quot;&gt;John Mellencamp&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/612-dave-matthews&quot;&gt;Dave Matthews&lt;/a&gt; on Sunday, September 9 at Randall&#8217;s Island in New York City. The show will promote food from family farmers and raise funds for Farm Aid&#8217;s work throughout the year to strengthen family farm agriculture.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visitors to the festival will have the chance to enjoy performances by Tim Reynolds, The Allman Brothers Band, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1197-counting-crows&quot;&gt;Counting Crows&lt;/a&gt;,  Matisyahu, Guster, The Derek Trucks Band, Warren Haynes, Supersuckers, The Ditty Bops and Montgomery Gentry. Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, The Allman Brothers Band, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds are scheduled to play full sets.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;Thanks to a warm welcome from Mayor Bloomberg and New Yorkers, Farm Aid is bringing the annual concert to New York for the first time in 22 years,&#8221; said Carolyn Mugar, Farm Aid&#8217;s executive director. &#8220;With inspiring music from generous artists and a menu of family farm food, Randall&#8217;s Island will be transformed into a music festival to be remembered.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Farm Aid 2007: A &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HOMEGROWN&lt;/span&gt; Festival will feature a full day of music, an abundance of family farm food vendors, and hands-on, interactive exhibits with farmers and activists that inspire living a homegrown life. For the first time at a major concert event, the goal is to serve 100 percent local, organic, humanely-raised and family-farmed food.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A limited number of premium seats and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;VIP&lt;/span&gt; packages are also available for charitable sale at www.tickets-for-charity.com. Fans may access these seats at face value plus a donation, which is directed to Farm Aid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Farm Aid fans also have the chance to win front row seats, airfare and hotel accommodations for Farm Aid 2007: A &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HOMEGROWN&lt;/span&gt; Festival at www.topofthehaystack.com.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Farm Aid 2007: A &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HOMEGROWN&lt;/span&gt; Festival is sponsored by Silk Soymilk, Horizon Organic, Fields Family Foundation, Chipotle, Whole Foods Market, Citizens Energy, Chevy, Organic Trade Association, New Hope Natural Media, Clif Bar, Organic Valley Family of Farms, Niman Ranch and Annie&#8217;s Homegrown.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The most efficient way to get to Randall&#8217;s Island is to catch the ferry, bus or train. For bus and train information visit www.mta.info/nyct or call (718) 330-1234. For ferry information visit www.nywaterway.com/event/randalls.shtml or call 1-800-53-&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;FERRY&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Music Legends Bring Farm Aid to New York</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/15-nadia-lias&quot;&gt;Nadia Lias&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What other better way to raise awareness and funds than having a fun filled annual concert loaded with country, blues and rock music? &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/465-willie-nelson&quot;&gt;Willie Nelson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/613-neil-young&quot;&gt;Neil Young&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/611-john-mellencamp&quot;&gt;John Mellencamp&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/612-dave-matthews&quot;&gt;Dave Matthews&lt;/a&gt; seem to be doing a great job in creating such fun with a cause.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/469-farm-aid&quot;&gt;Farm Aid&lt;/a&gt; is back, and on September 9, it will continue its mission to create awareness of the importance of family farms at its concert in Randall&#8217;s Island, New York. Farm Aid 2007: A &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HOMEGROWN&lt;/span&gt; Festival is not to be missed, promising superb tunes from great lineups, 100% delicious family farm food and homegrown fun.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Founded in 1985, Farm Aid was created to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on their land producing fresh, healthful food for everyone. Farm Aid has raised more than $30 million for the good cause. For more information on the concert visit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723605/k.C7B8/Concert.htm&quot;&gt;Farm Aid website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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