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The Happyfest Music Festival
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Dragonfly (Hendrix)
Local Noise
Kieran Franzone Trio
Tue 7/31 Squid (Hot Tuna)
Retro69 Janis Tribute with Cyndi Hazel
Bobby Blues BandVitamin D
Wed 8/1 Skull Kap
Eminence Front
Blue Collar
Unbroken Chain
Thur 8/2 Dirty Ernie
Retro69 (The Band)
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For Immediate Release  Contact: Allan Spielman Retrofest 917-583-2505 www.retrofestival.org

Public Service Announcement RETROFESTIVAL.ORG , Presents the 1st ANNUAL HAPPYFEST AKA RETORFEST 31. www.retrofestival.org/Happyfest/Happyfest.htm to benefit four different causes on four different nights. July 30, 2012 Toys for Tots; July 31, 2012 PibblesNMore Animal Rescue Inc; August 1, 2012 Long Island Crisis Center; August 2, 2012 Ovarian/Peritoneal Cancer Research. Event will be held at The Hub Billiards, 4060 Austin Blvd., Island Park, N.Y. 11558.

Organized by Allan Spielman of Retrofest The 1st Annual Happy fest will tribute the 1969 music of the famous Woodstock Music and Arts Festival with a musical lineup to sample the original show in 1969. It will be held on Monday, July 30, 2012 through Thursday, August 2, 2012 from 7:00pm – 12:00am. Retrofest is an ongoing grassroots effort that recreates famous festivals of the late 60s through early 70s. Participants are donating their time. There is a minimum $5 donation at the door.

Celebrating the music of John Sebastian, Sweetwater, Bert Sommer, Tim Harden, Quill, Santana, Mountain, Janis Joplin, Sly and the Family Stone, Grateful Dead, CCR, The Who, Jefferson Airplane (Hot Tuna), Joe Cocker, Country Joe and the Fish, Ten Years After, CSNY, The Band, Johnny Winter, Paul Butterfield, and Jimi Hendrix.

For additional information on becoming a sponsor, the event, the 1st Annual Happyfest  please visit www.retrofestival.org/Happyfest/Happyfest.htm.

Contact: Allan Spielman Retrofest 917-583-2505 www.retrofestival.org

 

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