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August 18, 2008
DNC: Manifest Hope presents Silversun Pickups, CYHSY, Cold War Kids, Nada Surf next Wednesday
WHAT Unconventional '08
WHO: Hosted by MoveOn.org. and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Performers include Silversun Pickups, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the Cold War Kids and Nada Surf.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 27 at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Manifest Hope Gallery - 2990 Larimer Street Denver, CO 80205
Bands will be performing on an outdoor stage. According to this Denver Post article tickets are free. They will be "available soon online and over the course of Convention week at the Manifest Hope Gallery." Manifest Hope art gallery is open from 10am - 5pm
WHY:
Art plays a pivotal role in creating cultural momentum. The Manifest Hope Gallery celebrates that role and shines a spotlight on artists across the nation who use their voices to amplify and motivate the grass roots movement surrounding the Obama Campaign. The Manifest Hope Gallery highlights the central themes of the progressive grass-roots movement- Hope Change, Progress, Unity and Patriotism.The Manifest Hope Gallery will be open to the public in Denver, CO at the Democratic National Convention, between Monday August 25th, 2008 through Thursday, August 28th, 2008 between the hours of 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.
The Manifest Hope Gallery, housed within Denver's Andenken Gallery, and an additional transformed warehouse space, spans 10,000 sq. ft. and will draw together a works as varied as the voices of the artists who created them. Manifest hope will showcase some of the finest modern contemporary artists, acclaimed NY painters and sculptors, activated grass roots and street artists, and present the most widely recognized pieces seen throughout the 2008 presidential primary campaign, as well as newly commissioned works and previous works on loan from some of the United States top artists.
[Manifest Hope Gallery]
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Tickets to this show ARE NOT FOR SALE. They are absolutely free, and will be available soon online and over the course of Convention week at the Manifest Hope Gallery.
-Jeremy D. Thompson, Unconventional '08
Posted by: Jeremy at August 18, 2008 08:23 PM
Corrected.
Posted by: Sebastian at August 18, 2008 08:37 PM
