Twestival a charity festival
whereby 175 cities from around the world come
together for events on 1 day- March 25th- raising money
for one cause. This year we're raising money for
Concern Worldwide (concern.net
), an international humanitarian organization transforming
the lives of the world’s poorest, most marginalized
children through access to education.
This year, LA's Twestival
will take place March 25th at The Roxy
from 7-11pm PT. Around 500 people are expected at
this exclusive event with all proceeds from tickets going to
the charity.
@LATWESTIVAL @TheRoxy will feature
:
Video turntablist/remixer Mike
Relm (YouTube Live, Webby Awards) performing live,
Tweet Museum one-of-a-kind
celebrity Twitter art, Polite in Public Digital Photo booth, 16
year-old DJ prodigy and music blogger Jake Simon, plus: a
SURPRISE GUEST PERFORMANCE by a top touring alternative band!
The event is Co-hosted by @ShiraLazar, Oprah Radio's Derrick
Ashong (@dashong) and will be broadcast online by Ustream.
Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased through
Twestival sponsor Amiando: http://la.twestival.com Follow @latwestival
Official Hashtag is #LAtwestival.
Here's info on
Twestival:http://twestival.com/about-twestival-global-2010/
Press: http://twestival.com/media/
We'll be livestreaming on
Ustream.TV and will have coverage from the following outlets among others:
Huffington Post, LA Weekly, LA
Times, lalawag, mashable, local blog sites, SPIN.com
, Good Magazine, 944.
Partners:
Cause Media, Digital LA,
Tubefilter, Girls in Tech, Digital Family Reunion, Media Vault,
SocialMediaClubLA, TechZulu, Media Temple, Live Earth, WITI,
AF83, Septira and GMS.
