Event Alert: Camelfest Music Festival Aug. 12-13 to Benefit Roots & Wings, at Maxwell’s in NJ
Dromedary Records, the Great Meadows, NJ-based independent record label, will be holding the Camelfest Music Festival this Friday, August 12 and Saturday August 13th at the legendary Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ.
Dromedary Records is the force behind Camelfest, benefiting Roots & Wings.
Via Camelfest, members of the New Jersey and regional music scene are coming together to support young adults who have aged out of the child welfare system in the Garden State. Proceeds from Camelfest will benefit Roots & Wings, a nonprofit organization based in Mountain Lakes, N.J.
Founded in 1999, Roots & Wings provides safe housing, educational support and practical life skills to youth who have “aged-out” of the child welfare system; for many, services are discontinued at age 18. Roots & Wings assists this high-risk population of disadvantaged young adults, helping them replace dependency with self-sufficiency.
Twelve great artists will perform during three shows at Camelfest. The lineup:
Friday, August 12, 8PM: Richard Barone, Robbers on High Street, The Mommyheads and Readymade Breakup
Saturday afternoon, August 13, 3PM: Charlotte Sometimes, Wild Carnation, Speed the Plough, Yung Wu
Saturday evening, August 13, 8PM: The 65s, The Library is On Fire, Varsity Drag, Stuyvesant
Admission to each segment is $10. Tickets will be available at the door.
Additionally, Dromedary Records will contribute a portion of proceeds from its next six releases to Roots & Wings. This includes forthcoming albums from Speed the Plough, Shirk Circus, The Mommyheads, Cuppa Joe, The 65s and Guy Capecelatro III.
“Because Roots & Wings is funded almost entirely by private donations and special events, support from individuals and organizations that work hard to put on events like this one are critical to our sustainability,” explained Kim Spangenberg, executive director of Roots & Wings.
“Often becoming suddenly homeless with no plan for the future, youth who phase out of foster care can find themselves alone with no one to depend on, leaving them at disturbingly high risk for dependence on welfare and unemployment, homelessness, unplanned pregnancy and incarceration,” she added. “Roots & Wings provides these young people the support they need to become successful, contributing members of society. Without the generosity of groups like Dromedary Records and its bands, Roots & Wings could not exist.”
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