3:30 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday April 21
Poughkeepsie Celebrates Earth Day Kick-Off Event
with Joe Louis Walker, Frenchy and the Punk, Strawberry Hill Fiddlers
Blues, Cabaret, and Alternative

The Poughkeepsie Earth Day celebration will kick off with an amazing line up of live music. Headlining the musical entertainment on Friday will be an acoustic and intimate performance by the Grammy-Nominated, Blues Hall of Famer Joe Louis Walker with Murali Coryell. Also performing will be Frenchy and The Punk “a cauldron of foot-stompin' bohemian cabaret folk, world, French chanson, punk energy, dash of vaudeville charm, steampunk flair and pixie spirit!”. Local performers include: Louis Corbet, Spoken Word Artist; the Strawberry Hill Fiddlers, award winning Teen Fiddlers; The Well Rounded - Arlington HS band; the Poughkeepsie Drumming Circle – And More!

During the Friday kick-off, Spoke Poughkeepsie will be providing free bicycle repair, there will be food trucks, and discounts to local restuarants. information tables, sign-up opportunities for Saturday clean-up crews throughout the city, and a chance to join a 7-minute clean-up challenge.
All events are free and open to the public.

Poughkeepsie City Hall
62 Civic Center Plaza
Poughkeepsie, NY
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