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Artie Kornfeld, "Father of Woodstock", is behind what Retrofest Stands for: "Peace, Love and Music"

Past and Future Retrofests

Event Date Venue Benefiting
Retrofest I
Woodstock 69 Tribute 
6/3/05 Blue Parrot, Massapequa None
Retrofest II
Woodstock 69 Tribute
9/24/05 The Pool House, Bellmore The Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief
$200 Raised 
 
Retrofest III
Woodstock 69 & Monterey Pop & Altamont Tribute
12/3/05 Sunset Grill, Seaford Leukemia and Lymphoma Society  
$300 Raised   
Retrofest IV 
1960's Pop Fest Tribute
2/4/06 Sunset Grill, Seaford Association of Children with Downs Syndrome (ACDS).
$400 Raised 
Retrofest V
1960's Pop Fest Tribute
3/25/06 Whoville, Bethpage Rick Walsh Scholarship Foundation
$700 Raised 
 
Retrofest VI 
1960's Pop Fest Tribute
5/20/06 Odins, Freeport HealthyPlanet
$150 Raised 
Retrofest VII 
1960's Pop Fest Tribute
7/8/06 Backstage, Woodmere Sunrise Day Camp
$1,200 Raised 
Retrofest VIII 
1960s Pop Fest Tribute
9/16/06 Sunset Grill, Seaford John Heffernan of the Bullys and John Puckett of 100 % Pure. 
$433 Raised 
Retrofest IX 
1960's Pop Fest Tribute
12/23/06 Backstage, Woodmere Alyn Children's Hospital in Jerusalem
Over $500 Raised  

Retrofest X
Woodstock 1969 Tribute

4/12/07 Triad Theater, NYC Feel The Music
$800 Raised 
 

Retrofest 11
 
Monterrey Pop Festival Tribute

5/12/07 Sunset Grill, Seaford Sunrise Day Camp
$700 Raised 
 

Retrofest  12
“Psychedelic Six Pack"

10/6/07 Sunset Grill, Seaford St Baldricks Children's Cancer Research
Over $1,700 Raised  , 
60 phones collected

Retrofest 13
“Psychedelic Six Pack"

12/1/2007 MickyMo's,  Woodmere COOLEYS ANEMIA
$600 Raised 

Retrofest 14
Woodstock 1969 Tribute

3/13/08 Triad Theater, NYC Reach Out for Youth with Crohns & Colitis
$2000 Raised 
 

Retrofest 15
Watkins Glen Summer Jam 1973
Grateful Dead   *  ALMAN BROTHERS   *  THE BAND

4/05/08 Sunset Grill, Seaford Helen Keller National Center of Sands Point 
$3035 Raised 
 
Retrofest 16
Monterrey Pop Festival Tribute
6/19/08 Triad Theater, NYC $800 Raised   
Save One Person - Save the World
Retrofest 17
Watkins Glen Summer Jam 1973
Grateful Dead   *  ALMAN BROTHERS   *  THE BAND
10/25/08 Whoville, Bethpage $800 Raised   
Helen Keller National Center of Sands Point 
Retrofest 18
Woodstock 1969 Tribute
11/22/08 Sunset Grill, Seaford $1400 Raised   
SUNRISE DAY CAMP
Retrofest 19
 Tribute to Paul Butterfield
3/14/2009 Sunset Grill, Seaford The Paul Butterfield Fund and Society (PBFS)"
 $715 Raised 
Retrofest 20
Woodstock 1969 Tribute
 

 

4/25/2009 Whoville, Bethpage CancerCare
Fighting Lung Cancer
$3650 Raised   
Retrofest 21
 Woodstock 1969 Tribute
9/10/2009 Triad Theater, NYC Benefit for The Max's of Kansas City Project
$200 Raised 
Retrofest 22
 Woodstock 1969 Tribute
 
11/21/2009 Sunset Grill, Seaford Benefit for The Long Island Crisis Center
Over $3700 Raised 
Our Best Record!
Retrofest 23
Monterrey Pop Festival Tribute
Monterrey Pop Festival Tribute
4/10/2010 Sunset Grill, Seaford CancerCare
Fighting Lung Cancer
$1260 Raised 
Retrofest 24
Watkins Glen Summer Jam 1973
Grateful Dead   *  ALMAN BROTHERS   *  THE BAND
11/20/2010 Sunset Grill, Seaford Benefit for The Long Island Crisis Center
$2000 Raised (Estimate) 
Retrofest 25
Tribute to the Texas Pop Fest 1969
12/11/2010 Buckleys Pub, Valley Stream Benefit for The Freeport Animal Shelter
$400 Raised 
Retrofest 26
Tribute to the Mid Summer Pop Fest 1970
3/26/2011 Whoville, Bethpage Benefit for the Soldiers Project 
$3700 Raised 
Our Best Record!
Retrofest 27
 Woodstock 1969 Tribute
 
Thur
8/25/2011
Bartini, Babylon Benefit for The Bobbi & the Strays Animal Shelter in Freeport
$900 Raised (Estimate) 
Retrofest 28
Watkins Glen Summer Jam 1973
Grateful Dead   *  ALMAN BROTHERS   *  THE BAND
Thur
11/10/2011
Sunset Grill, Seaford Benifiting Crohns & Colitus Research
Retrofest 29
Monterrey Pop Festival Tribute 1967
11/19/2011 Whoville, Bethpage Benefit for The Long Island Crisis Center
 

Other Fundraiser Concerts

Greybeards Fundraiser for the 
Caffey Learning Center in Breezy Point

The Bayhouse
11/182006
Over $3000 Raised   

 Benifit  For a Friend:     Peter Garf
 Cafe Oasis, 
Woodstock  and Monterey Pop Tribute Concert

12/02/2006
Over $3500 Raised   
Benifit  for Mrs Oz and Zev Wolf
YI Hewlet
3/22/2008
 $1700 Raised 
Benifit  For a Friend:     Donna Lori's Brother
 Belmore Billiads, 
Woodstock  Tribute Concert
1/24/2009
 $500 Raised  Estimate