Events

Japan Earthquake Relief Fundraiser
Concert and Silent Auction


Admission by donation
(Please give generously)

Date: Friday, May 6, 2011
Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Location: Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish
(10 Austin Pl. Staten Island NY, 10304)
718.447.1503

Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish will host a fundraising event for “Japan Earthquake Relief.”  All donations will be forwarded through Catholic Relief Services (www.crs.org) to Caritas Japan, a Catholic organization providing aid and relief on the ground directly to the suffering victims of this disaster.


Partial list of performers and Silent Auction Participants

Performing Artists:
WaFoo (Japanese Fusion)
The Shers (Jazz)
Julian Maile (Pop)
Cadre of Two (Pops)
Odoheti Ri-sen (Shigin - traditional chanting), with Sanae Asai (Performance Calligraphy)
Elaine Kennerly (singer)
Visual Artists:
Mary Anne Kinsella (Mixed Media)
Kristopher Johnson (Photography)
Jay Sayer (Graffiti)
Hiroko Otani (Calligraphy)
Akira Otani (Photography)
Eiko Miyazaki (Ceramic)
Kathy Fieramosca (Photography)
Virginia Ross (Photography)
Joyce Goldstein (Mixed Media)
Mandy (Photography)
Flint Gennari (Photography)


There will be a pre-concert “LEARN HOW TO FOLD ORIGAMI CRANE” session beginning at 7:00pm. For more information on the history of the THOUSAND ORIGAMI CRANES, please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_origami_cranes.

For more event details: http://www.wafoo.info/1000cranes
We also accept online donations: http://1000cranesproject.org/