Sustainable Vocations for
Youth nonprofit program to benefit from
Monsters of Folk Santa
Barbara Show
Thursday, October 22 at
the Granada Theater in Santa Barbara, CA
Monsters
of Folk was born
on the road five years ago when My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Bright
Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, and singer/songwriter M.
Ward toured together and regularly sat in on each other’s sets.
Now armed with the eclectic and consistently striking songs that make up their
debut album, the illustrious quartet will reconvene for a Fall tour.
On
this inaugural tour, Monsters of Folk is partnering with Air Traffic Control,
a resource for musicians' philanthropic and social change work, to donate
monies raised from ticket sales. The band will be donating $1 from every ticket
sold on the tour to local non-profits. The Santa Barbara area beneficiary
is Sustainable Vocations for Youth.
Sustainable
Vocations
is an innovative program that prepares youth ages 15 to 24 for diverse
leadership roles that integrate sustainability into their communities and
provides a hands-on introduction to the growing green jobs market.
The program is developed by Quail Springs Permaculture Farm, a nonprofit
sustainability demonstration and education center in the mountains near Santa
Barbara and Ventura. Students earn a Permaculture Design
Certification, and receive introductions to renewable energy and green
building. At the heart of Sustainable Vocations is the power of the up
and coming generations to positively impact their communities and society at
large.
Sustainable
Vocations’ first three-week intensive in August 2009 was a great success,
with over 60% of the students receiving scholarship assistance. The next
session is scheduled for June/July 2010. Scholarships are provided
for low income youth thanks to the generosity of local foundations, green
business sponsors, and now - folks musicians!
"On
a daily basis, we see how hard organizations like these work to make our
communities, country and world a better place." said Erin Potts, Air
Traffic Control’s executive director.
Monster’s
of Folk Santa Barbara Show is on October 22 at the Granada. Visit www.monstersoffolk.com for full tour
schedule or for more info about the band.
For more
information on Air Traffic Control, please visit www.atctower.net. To learn more about
Sustainable Vocations please visit www.sustainablevocations.org.
