Dear What If? Bay Area Friends,

We’re excited to let you know about two upcoming concerts that have chosen the What If? Foundation to be the recipient of ticket proceeds. These great events on February 5th in Berkeley and February 13th in San Francisco will help us continue to provide relief to thousands of people every day in Port-au-Prince. Please help us spread the word!

We hope you’ll join us if you are in town!

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Mickey Hart’s Heartbeat For Haiti

Mickey Hart’s Heartbeat for Haiti Benefit featuring Mickey Hart & Friends with Giovanni Hidalgo, Sikiru Adepoju, and Rebeca Mauleon, Big Head Todd and The Monsters, Brett Dennen and Amos Lee. Proceeds to benefit What If? Foundation and Partners In Health. A Silent Auction to be hosted by Mountain Girl.

When: Saturday February 13, 2010 at 8 PM
(6PM VIP Meet and Greet, 7PM Doors, 8PM Show )
Mickey Hart
Where: The Filmore Music Hall
1805 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94115
415-346-6000

Cost: $35 General Admission, $100 VIP
To buy tickets, click here

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Music That Woke The World

A Participatory Concert Of 60′s Activist Songs, with singers/songwriters Betsy Rose, Rev. Heng Sure, Melanie DeMore, and Alan Senauke

All four artists have a long history of singing for social justice, with music also informed by Western and Eastern spiritual traditions

When: Friday February 5, 2010 at 8 PM (doors open at 7:30)

Where: La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94705
510-849-2568

Cost: $12 in advance, $14 at door

Additional Artist Info:
Betsy Rose is a singer, songwriter, and community song leader who for many years has been a voice within the progressive and spiritual movements of our times.

Alan Senauke is Abbott of the Berkeley Zen Center, a long time bluegrass/country folk singer, and the former editor of Sing Out Magazine.

Melanie DeMore has sung with the Linda Tillery Cultural Heritage choir and brings a wealth of music for the African American singing tradition.

Rev. Heng Sure is Abbot of the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery, and a singer songwriter, blending a love of folk and activist music with musical settings for Buddhist teachings and stories.