Bio : Hudson River Music Festival
ABOUT RIVERFEST FPS (FOR PETE’S SAKE)
RiverFest FPS (For Pete’s Sake) (RFPS), a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation, co-founded by Mitzi Elkes, Hal Cohen and Roy Volpe, is the promoter of the Hudson River Music Festival (HRMF). RFPS’s mission is to create and operate a multi-cultural music festival dedicated to educating attendees about environmental issues and a sustainable planet. Honoring the legacy of Pete and Toshi Seeger, the HRMF, through a blend of music, art, and activism, inspiring environmental stewardship, social justice, and community engagement while celebrating the Hudson River’s profound cultural and ecological importance.
ABOUT HARPER HOUSE MUSIC FOUNDATION
HHMF seeks to be an agent of change by facilitating efforts that help artists share their work, lead stable and healthy lives, and preserve their unique legacies. As a public charity, it is centered around grantmaking to organizations serving musicians and investments that address infrastructure and funding gaps, and is dedicated to supporting a diverse music landscape. HHMF has collaborated with and contributed to such vital music nonprofits as the Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie Centers, Americana Music Foundation, Backline, Neal Casal Music Foundation, and Newport Festivals Foundation, while also working with such notable artists as Natalie Merchant, T-Bone Burnett, Rosanne Cash and Rhiannon Giddens. For more information, please visit harperhousemusicfoundation.org.
ABOUT DAYGLO PRESENTS
Dayglo Presents is a live music and media company led by independent music impresario Peter Shapiro. Since its inception, Dayglo has built a reputation for creating unique and meaningful experiences. The company operates Brooklyn Bowl venues in multiple cities, The Capitol Theatre, Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY and LOCKN’ Farm in Arrington, Virginia. It has partnered exclusively with the family of Jerry Garcia to open Garcia’s at The Capitol Theatre, followed by an additional club in Chicago. Dayglo Presents also originated The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a national family concert series that currently takes place in over 25 markets across America. Dayglo publishes Relix Magazine, two highly trafficked music websites Relix.com and Jambands.com, and owns digital ad agency Hear & There. Other live events and experiences created and/or produced by Peter Shapiro and his team at Dayglo Presents include Fare Thee Well, Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead, the Soulshine Benefit at Madison Square Garden raising money for hurricane relief in North Carolina and Florida, Jazz & Colors, an experiential music event held in Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other locations, The Women’s March, The March for Science, Easy Rider Live, Brooklyn Bowl Family Reunion at SXSW and the Bob Weir & Phil Lesh Duo tour.