Will Lytle is the winner of the O+LD Capital can design competition! Lytle of Thorneater Comics received 281 votes via online voting and in-person voting at the April 17 fundraiser, which featured music by O+ alumni Kyle & The Pity Party. Attendees donated $1,145, an amount that will be matched by a grant from the Tides Foundation.
Lytle’s winning can design depicts the 1777 burning of the Senate House in Kingston, NY.
Keegan Ales will distribute O+LD Capital (a special O+ Festival edition of its American Blonde Ale) throughout the NYC area this fall as well as at O+ Festival Kingston venues. Plans are in the works to feature the special edition beer at O+ venues during our Petaluma, CA and Chicago festivals.Lytle will also be the featured artist in an exhibition at Keegan Ales in October.All five design finalists — Lytle, Maxfield Bala, Andrew Nelson, Craig Valentino and Ryan Williams — will receive two Wellness Clinic visits during one of our festivals.
Check out photos from the pay-what-you-CAN fundraiser here.
The San Francisco-based Tides Foundation, on the recommendation of a donor-advised fund, has awarded O+ Festival a $245,000 matching grant for general support over three years. This means every dollar you donate to the Kingston, N.Y.-based nonprofit between today and March 2019 is worth double! The Tides Foundation “accelerates the pace of social change, working with innovative partners to solve society’s toughest problems.” The O+ Festival national team is honored that its efforts to build long-term relationships between creatives and caregivers to strengthen local communities have been recognized by such an esteemed grantor.
Through the assistance of the 3-year Tides matching grant, O+ will be able to support part-time and full-time work for year-round staff, who have donated countless hours to the nonprofit. The board of directors and national team have made an important decision to compensate all — from Executive Director to Volunteer Coordinator — on an equal level, which will allow O+ to fuel the local economy in a valuable and uniquely progressive way. This grant enables O+ to build a strong foundation and become a fully sustainable organization that is capable of forging long-term connections with neighbors, local businesses and government to co-create a healthy and vibrant community.
If you’d like to help O+ continue this important work and progress to the next level, you know what to do: send a note, let the team know how you’d like to get involved, and please consider helping O+ meet its goal of $100,000 for the next year to receive the matching funds.
O+ Festival is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations are tax deductible.
O+ Festival and its longtime supporter Keegan Ales are CO+LLABORATING again! Artists and graphic designers are invited to submitcan designs for O+LD Capital, a special O+ Festival edition of the brewery’s Old Capital beer (an American Blonde Ale).
Submissions for the O+LD Capital can design are open March 1-31. A panel will select three finalist designs, which will be displayed online (Facebook and Instagram) and at the brewery, 20 Saint James St. in Kingston, N.Y. The public will then be invited to vote for a favorite from the finalists. The winning design will be revealed at an O+ fundraising party at Keegan Ales on Sunday, April 17.
The O+LD Capital can will display the winning artist’s or graphic designer’s name, web site and social media handles. The winner will also be the featured artist in an exhibition at Keegan Ales in October.
The winner and two other finalists will receive two wellness visits each at an O+ Festival clinic in Chicago, Kingston, N.Y., or Petaluma, Calif. — whichever is geographically closer to the artist’s residence.
“Keegan Ales has been an enthusiastic supporter of O+ from Day 1,” says executive director Joe Concra. “O+ was actually launched over a few beers at the brewery by members of the creative and wellness communities.”
“O+ and Keegan Ales have been supportive of each other, and that has grown into the festival taking over our entire facility for the weekend, turning our brewery into one of the premier O+ venues, and making it a drive-through mural museum as pieces are added every year,” says Keegan Ales founder Tommy Keegan. “It has been called, ‘A tattoo for your wall’ — a description that we like.”
Keegan Ales each year provides a special O+ Festival beer to be poured at venues throughout the October festival weekend in Kingston, N.Y. But this is the first time the brewery will feature a specially designed can selected via competition.
“Bringing all these creative minds together for such a great cause reinforces the belief that with a little hard work and a lot of conviction, we CAN all work together to do the right thing for ourselves, each other and our community — and have fun doing it,” Keegan says.
Use this template as your guide. Design must include the O+ logo as is. The Keegan Ales logo should also be incorporated in some way, but can be hand-drawn with some creative license worked into the art. Submit your design here now through March 31. Share your work-in-progress and final design by tagging #designoldcapital on Instagram and Twitter. Good luck!
FINE PRINT
Submissions are subject to minor changes to accommodate both federal and state liquor laws. The Keegan Ales team, O+ crew and winning artist will work together to make sure the final design passes all requirements. Every effort will be made to minimize any changes in order to stay true to the artist’s vision. Questions about the subm
The O+ Festival is once again crashing on the couch of national sponsor Lagunitas Brewing Company during its winter CouchTrippin’ tour to Austin. The city-to-city party, a benefit for the nonprofit O+ Festival, launches Feb. 19 in Denver. Additional stops take place in Somerville, Mass., Charlotte, N.C., Atlanta and Scottsdale, Ariz. before ending in Austin on March 16.
Hear music from some killer bands, enjoy some “freaktacular” entertainment from the Lagunitas Beer Circus, taste Lagunitas brews, and mug for the camera in the CouchTrippin’ VideoBooth. The tour will also feature O+ Festival information, cO+ol merchandise and opportunities to make donations to the non-profit organization.
“Lagunitas has once again invited O+ to crash on their couches,” said Joe Concra, executive director of the O+ Festival. “We lO+ve the opportunity to spread the word about our art, music and wellness celebrations that enhance entire communities.”
Parties are 21+ over only. First come first served. Learn more and find out how to RSVP here. See you on the road!
Friday, Feb. 19 — Summit Music Hall in Denver — Music by Dan Deacon
Saturday, Feb. 27 — Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville, Mass. — Music by BADBADNOTGOOD
Friday, March 4 — The Filmore Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C. — Music by The Black Angels
Saturday, March 5 — Variety Playhouse in Atlanta — Music by White Denim
Friday, March 11 — LiveWire in Scottsdale, Ariz. — Music by O+ Festival alumni Lucius
Wednesday, March 16 — The Historic Scoot Inn in Austin — Music by this year’s CouchTrippin’ musical acts
We invite artists (i.e. visual, performing, filmmakers, dancers, puppeteers, etc.), musicians, and volunteers (clinic and non-clinic volunteers) to apply for the second O+ Festival in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. The curatorial teams for the July 8-10 celebration of art, music and wellness will accept submissions until May 1. Early submissions are encouraged. Submit here.
222 Artists, Musicians & Volunteers Received Wellness Care; 64 Had Dental Visits
“O+ 2015 was the most successful to date,” Concra says. “The most important result for us is what we accomplished at the clinic, exceeding more visits than ever.”
Art, Music & Wellness Festival Features 60 Bands, 25 Artists, Wellness EXPO+ & Conference, Classes in Yoga, Meditation & Sound Healing, Late-Night SALO+N, Bike Rides & More
Nicole Atkins
All-access wristbands are available now for the sixth O+ Festival of art, music and wellness, which takes place Oct. 9-11 in the small Hudson River city of Kingston. The bands Screaming Females, Prince Rama, Quilt and Widowspeak are among more than 60 musical acts — which also include singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins, reunited ’80s power pop band The Bongos (fronted by Richard Barone), and Corey Glover, the lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning rock-funk band Living Colour — who will take the stage at intimate and unique venues in the city’s uptown and midtown neighborhoods.
The bands and more than 25 artists (six murals plus installations, performances and projections) — many of whom are uninsured or underinsured — will have the opportunity to receive complimentary health and wellness care from community-minded providers as a thank you for the donation of their talents to the O+ Festival audience.
The weekend-long celebration also includes a kickoff parade featuring the Hungry March Band, late-night literary SALO+N and CO+LLAGE Cafe, unlimited EXPLO+RE classes in yoga, dance, meditation and sound healing, a Wellness EXPO+ and Conference (featuring topics of particular interest to Hudson Valley residents and/or the creative community) andbike rides for all skill levels.
The estimated $78,000 cost of this year’s festival includes lifts and paint, sound and projection equipment, and ancillary medical and dental equipment. We ask our loyal and new fans to give as generously as possible when making a donation for an all-access wristband. A $50 donation entitles the wristband holder to a DO+NOR card, good for discounts and freebies on goods and services for a year at festival-supporting businesses aka Blood Relatives.
The art curatorial team welcomes back international street artist Gaia, who created the “Artemis Emerging From the Quarry” mural in 2013. In response to this year’s festival theme, “The Other,”Gaia will make another mural for the city that focuses on Ulster County-born abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth and Kingston-born neoclassicist painter John Vanderlyn. He is also serving as the festival’s curator of murals of which there are six this year. Gaia will be joined by more than 25 other artists (working in murals, installation, performance and projection), including muralist jetsonorama of The Painted Desert Project, The New Yorker cartoonist Carolita Johnson, and feminist performance artist Linda Mary Montano, who is also a festival alumna.
ULTRAAM
The music curatorial team welcomes back some O+ Festival favorites, including singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins, indie-pop band And The Kids and “acoustic troubadour” Christopher Paul Stelling, and confirms that experimental/art rock band Roz and the Rice Cakes and punk rock duo Shellshagare part of this year’s lineup.
For photos or to interview our participating artists, musicians or wellness providers, please e-mail Kathleen Murray at kathleen@opositivefestival.org
Sponsorships are also available and truly appreciated. Apply Pressure and Elevate!
The non-profit O+ Festival (pronounced o-positive) connects musicians, artists, and health & wellness providers for weekend-long celebrations featuring concerts and performances, art making, and wellness offerings for the entire community. This year’s festivals take place in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood (Sept. 3-5), Kingston, N.Y. (Oct. 9-11) and Petaluma, Calif. (Nov. 6-8).
“The O+ concept is, in a word, genius.” — Sound It Out
8/18/15 : WDCB signs on as “Radio Sponsor” of O+ Festival!
WDCB is proud to partner with the O+ Festival by providing media support. This includes announcements to its audience of culturally-aware listeners throughout Chicagpland, as well as inclusion on WDCB.org website and in electronic communications.
90.9fm WDCB programs more than 125 hours of jazz weekly, as well as blues, Americana and other specialty music shows such as ‘Jammin Jazz for the New Generation’, ‘Infinite Groove’, ‘Notes from the Jazz Underground’, and ‘The Grateful Dead Hour’!
WDCB is “Chicago’s Home for Jazz & Blues” and can be heard locally throughout Chicagoland on 90.9FM, via streaming worldwide on www.WDCB.org (and the Tune-In app) a
s well as in the city of Chicago through cable television on CAN TV42.
Wei’s Wellness Center is offering FREE CLINIC SESSIONS to O+ Participants!
On Wednesday 09/02, spaces are limited so sign up online in advance is preferred:
1) 10 am – 1 pm ) 30 mins treatment sessions in community setting (acupuncture only), i.e. everyone sits in open space and receive treatment in group setting
2) 2 pm – 6 pm ) 60 mins treatment sessions in private setting (acupuncture or acupressure massage), the treatment is conducted in private room
Will Lytle is the winner of the O+LD Capital can design competition! Lytle of Thorneater Comics received 281 votes via online voting and in-person voting at the April 17 fundraiser, which featured music by O+ alumni Kyle & The Pity Party. Attendees donated $1,145, an amount that will be matched by a grant from the Tides Foundation.
WDCB is proud to partner with the O+ Festival by providing media support. This includes announcements to its audience of culturally-aware listeners throughout Chicagpland, as well as inclusion on WDCB.org website and in electronic communications.