If ‘art’ is why you get up in the morning we have a contest for you! Attention all aspiring artists and Ani fans; CreativeAllies.com is hosting a commemorative poster design contest for Ani’s performances this November 19 & 20 in New York City. Winning design will receive two tickets to one of the Town Hall performances and $200 compensation. Let your imagination flow, we are looking for a creative piece of art suitable to hang on the wall. Details are at CreativeAllies.com, submissions are due by August 30 at 12 midnight PST. Happy designing!!

The Gulf Aid concert this past Sunday was a success (despite some heavy rain) - we wanted to share a couple of photos from the event taken by Doug Allsopp.






The music may have stopped but there are still ways to help out; from money, to donating hair and nylons to donating your time to help clean up, check out links to give what you can at wwoz.org.

Ani joins Lenny Kravitz, Mos Def and more for “Gulf Aid” in New Orleans this Sunday A long list of incredible musicians, including Ani DiFranco, are donating their talents to "Gulf Aid" this Sunday, May 16 from 12noon to 10pm at Mardi Gras World River City in New Orleans. Ani joins Lenny Kravitz, Mos Def, Allen Toussaint, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and many more in a benefit concert organized by WWOZ’s David Freedman and pianist David Torkanowsky, raising money to help efforts to contain the BP oil spill, one of the largest oil spills in history. Tickets are $50, available here, and all proceeds go to Gulf Aid, a 501(c3) nonprofit corporation, who will distribute the funds to organizations to help protect the wetlands, as well as for fishermen and their families. For folks outside of the New Orleans area, WWOZ plans a live broadcast; details to be posted on their website here. Donations can be sent to: Gulf Relief Foundation, PO Box 6917, Metairie, LA 70009.

This past February Ani and her band took the stage in Charleston, WV in front of a live audience and recorded a performance for Mountain Stage Radio Show with Larry Groce. The show also featured sets by Erin McKeown, Chuck Prophet, Andy McKee, and Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave. Now you can experience this incredible concert on NPR airing the week following April 30 (days and times vary, click here for stations and broadcast schedule in your area). Get a sneak peek of Ani's performance (a live version of "Anticipate") here.

The tour kicked back off in Montreal tonight! To get back into the concert mood check out photos of the 1/20 Rochester, NY performance at rochester.metromix.com
http://rochester.metromix.com/music/photogallery/ani-difranco-at-harro/1722000/content

We regret to report the concert scheduled at the In The Dead of Winter Festival tonight, January 26 in Halifax, NS has been canceled.

For information on ticket refunds please contact the Rebecca Cohn Box Office: (902) 494-3820 or 800-874-1669.

With continued rest and treatment the hope is she will return to the stage on the 27th, we will keep you updated.