Gulf Aid Benefit Concert - Sunday

Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Terence Blanchard, Ani DiFranco, Mos Def, the Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars, Allen Toussaint and many others will perform Sunday in a festival to raise money for wetlands recovery as oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico from the site of the collapsed Deepwater Horizon well.

GULF AID CONCERT TO BENEFIT FISHERS AND WETLANDS
Sunday, May 16
Mardi Gras World (map)
12 p.m to 10 p.m.
Buy tickets online

The devastating spill created by the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig continues to spew crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico just 50 miles from the Louisiana coast. Efforts to contain the leak (about 210,000 gallons a day) and keep the oil out of our sensitive wetlands continue. But the effects on the area's wildlife and fishing industry could be disastrous.

In response, community radio station WWOZ 90.7 FM (which is owned by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation) — in conjunction with Mardi Gras World, SDT Waste and Debris, Rehage Entertainment, the Jazz & Heritage Foundation and others — present Gulf Aid , a benefit concert to be held this Sunday, May 16, to raise funds in support of Louisiana fisherman and wetlands preservation.

The all-star lineup includes: John Legend, Lenny Kravitz, Allen Toussaint, Mos Def, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Dr. John, Kermit Ruffins, and many more.

See the complete schedule of performances here.

WWOZ will broadcast much of the event live.

When: Sunday, May 16, 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. (rain or shine)
Where: Mardi Gras World River City (East Bank), New Orleans (map)
Tickets:
• General Admission - $50
• VIP - $250
• Children under 10 - free

Buy tickets online here.

Make a donation online here, or mail contributions to:

Gulf Relief Foundation
P.O. Box 60135
New Orleans, LA 70161

With the exception of sales tax, 100 percent of ticket sales will go to the Gulf Relief Foundation, a 501(c3) nonprofit corporation created in partnership with WWOZ.

Funds will be distributed by the Gulf Relief Foundation to organizations that focus on two key elements of recovery: wetlands/coastal environmental issues; and the well-being of fishermen, the regional seafood industry and the families of those killed in the Deepwater Horizon explosion.

For more information, please visit the Gulf Aid Founation web site.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is proud to co-sponsor the Gulf Aid concert. For more information about the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, please visit our web site.

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