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th ANNUAL EVERGLADES AWARENESS BENEFIT CONCERT AT GRAMPSSunday, September 18, 20162:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.HOSTED BY PLOPPY PALACE PRODUCTIONS& LOVE THE EVERGLADES MOVEMENTOn Sunday, September 18, 2016 Ploppy Palace Productions and Love The Everglades Movement will be hosting a concert to raise awareness and funds for Everglades protection and public education. As part of this three stage extravaganza, some of South Florida's top bands, spoken word artists and community activists will join together to raise awareness for this vital natural resource.There will be musical performances by The Spam Allstars, Army Gideon, The Baboons, Iko-Iko, The Medicine Box, Nag Champayons, The Oski Foundation, Magic City Hippies, Blue Sky Drive, Chantil Dukart, Above The Skyline, Spank, Zen Per Capita, PATH, Venus Rising, Kuyayky, Rachelle Coba, Bryant Del Toro, Mishelle Forman Duo, Steve Minotti, Grant Livingston, Anthony Nelson, Nacho, Mr. Grim Reapa, Orion, Raven, Michelangelo, Bodizephia, Haviken Hayes and more.Guest speakers include: FL State Rep. David Richardson, Miami-Dade County Comm. Daniella Levine Cava, City of South Miami Mayor Phil Stoddard, Houston Cypress from Love The Everglades Movement, Laura Reynolds from Conservation Concepts; Rhonda Roff from Sierra Club Callusa Chapter; Dara Schoenwald & David Doebler from VolunteerCleanup.org; Samuel Tommie from the Seminole Community, Sam Van Leer from Urban Paradise Guild, Michael Gibaldi from Surfrider Foundation Miami Chapter, Luiz Rodrigues from ECOMB, Tim Canova from Progress For All, Erin Clancy from Tropical Audubon, Lloyd Goradesky from Gator In the Bay, Tanjim Hossain from the University of Miami Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy, Natalia Arias from Miami Climate Alliance, Jean Sarmiento from Sunkeeper Solutions, Valerie Robbin from Every Kid In the Park, Bruce Stanley from the Miami-Dade Green Party, Steve Leidner from Preserve Our Marine Reserve, Meredith Barnard from Conservancy for SW Florida, Kelly Cox from Miami Waterkeepers, Zulay Pastrana from Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Flash from Ploppy Palace Productions, representatives from other community organizations and concerned citizens.Spoken word by Alonso, Marcus Blake, Rio and more.Dance and performance by Elviza's Rockabelly Hippies featuring Elviza, Symphony & Sofia Luna plus Melody Gedeon, Feiruz Asaad and more.Live art by Anibal Fernandez, Linx, Rei Ramirez and more, plus Digital Art Show featuring over 40 artists.Information booths from Love The Everglades Movement, VolunteerCleanup.org and other organizations.Vendors and small businesses promoting and selling their merchandise, including The Wallflower Gallery, Progressive Rags, Lotus In Hand Therapy, Kawaii Universe and others.Face painting with Them There Eyes. Art Installation by Joan Futsher. Sticker coloring with Kawaii Universe. More kids activities are being developed, so stay tuned!This is an all ages eventAdmission is $ 10.Children under 12 - FREE============================================The 9th Annual Everglades Awareness Benefit Concert at Gramps is sponsored by Ploppy Palace Productions and The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida, Dr. Michael Lemus and VolunteerCleanup.org.Production Support by 7th Circuit Productions, Resurrection Drums, Miccosukee Media, Mut Communications and KPW Media.Gramps176 NW 24th StMiami, Florida 33127www.gramps.comwww.facebook.com/grampsmiami** Sponsorship and vending opportunities are still available.**Donate here: www.gofundme.com/LoveTheEvergladesFor more information, please check out www.ploppypalace.com or e-mail Ploppy Palace Productions at events@ploppypalace.com or call 305-579-0069.=============================================Love The Everglades MovementMISSION STATEMENTThe Everglades Awareness Benefit Concert Series is a platform for individuals and organizations to engage the community about environmental issues and find solutions to help protect the Everglades ecosystem and our water supply.OBJECTIVES:http://www.lovetheeverglades.org/about-us.htmlDONATE NOW: www.gofundme.com/LoveTheEverglades===============================================EVENT SCHEDULEOutside Stage2:00 - 2:10Flash(Ploppy Palace Productions)2:10 - 2:20Invocation - Houston Cypress(Prayer & Meditation)2:30 - 2:40Samuel Tommie(Seminole Community)2:40 - 3:30Kuyayky & Rio(Traditional Peruvian & Spoken Word)3:55 - 4:05Dara Schoenwald & David Doebler(VolunteerCleanup.org)4:05 - 4:55Venus Rising & Alonso(Tribal Percussion & Spoken Word)5:20 - 5:30Rep. David Richardson(Florida House of Representatives)5:30 - 6:40The Spam Allstars & Alonso(Latin Groove Jam & Spoken Word)7:05 - 7:15Mayor Phil Stoddard(City of South Miami)7:15 - 8:15The Baboons & Marcus Blake(World Beat Funk & Spoken Word)8:40 - 8:50Houston Cypress(Love The Everglades Movement)8:50 - 9:50Medicine Box & Rio(Tribal Rock & Spoken Word)10:15 - 10:25Tim Canova(Progress For All)10:25 - 11:25Army Gideon & Marcus Blake(Reggae & Spoken Word)11:50 - 12:00Michael Gibaldi(Surfrider Foundation - Miami Chapter)12:00 - 1:00Nag Champayons & Rio(Psychedelic Rock & Spoken Word)Inside Stage2:20 - 2:30Jean Sarmiento (Sunkeeper Solutions)2:30 - 3:20Spank & Alonso(Rock & Spoken Word)3:45 - 3:55Erin Clancy(Tropical Audubon)3:55 - 4:45Chantil Dukart & Marcus Blake(Jazz & Spoken Word)5:10 - 5:20Rhonda RoffSierra Club - Callusa Chapter5:20 - 6:20Iko-Iko & Marcus Blake(Blues & Spoken Word)6:50 - 7:00Comm. Daniella Levine Cava(Miami-Dade County District 8)7:00 - 7:55Blue Sky Drive & Alonso(Folk Rock & Spoken Word)8:25 - 8:35Sam Van Leer(Urban Paradise Guild)8:35 - 9:30Above The Skyline & Rio(Melodic Rock & Spoken Word)10:00 - 10:10Laura Reynolds(Conservation Concepts)10:10 - 10:30Zen Per Capita(Rock)10:30 - 11:10The Oski Foundation & Marcus Blake(Hip-Hop Rock & Spoken Word)11:40 - 11:50Lloyd Goradesky(Gator In the Bay)11:50 - 1:00 Magic City Hippies & Rio(Rock & Spoken Word)Acoustic Stage2:40 - 2:50Natalia Arias(Miami Climate Alliance)2:50 - 3:20Bryant Del Toro(Acoustic Rock)3:30 - 3:35Tanjim Hossain(UM Ecosystem Science & Policy)3:35 - 4:25PATH(Hip-Hop)4:35 - 4:40Luis Rodrigues(ECOMB)4:40 - 5:20Nacho(Acoustic Spanish Rock)5:30 - 5:35Valerie Robbin(Every Kid In the Park)5:35 - 6:10Steve Minotti(Acoustic Rock)6:20 - 6:25Steve Leidner(Preserve Our Marine Reserve)6:25 - 7:05Grant Livingston(Acoustic Folk)7:15 - 7:20Meredith Barnard(Conservancy of SW Florida)7:20 - 8:00Mishelle Forman Duo(Acoustic Rock)8:10 - 8:15Kelly Cox(Miami Waterkeepers)8:15 - 9:00Anthony Nelson(Acoustic Blues)9:10 - 9:15Zulay Pastrana(Southern Alliance for Clean Energy)9:15 - 10:00Rachelle Coba(Acoustic Blues)10:10 - 10:15Bruce Stanley(Miami-Dade Green Party)10:15 - 10:40Raven(Hip-Hop)10:40 - 11:05Bodizepha(Hip-Hop)11:05 - 11:30Mr. Grim Reapa(Hip-Hop)11:30 - 11:55Orion(Hip-Hop)11:55 - 12:20Michelangelo(Hip-Hop)12:20 - 1:00Haviken Hayes(DJ Set)