Last year, I got involved with a great group of folks up in Kingston, NY. In 2010, they started the O+ Festival, a music/art/wellness festival that pays participating artists and musicians with healthcare instead of money.
On Columbus Day weekend (Oct 11-13) 2013, O+ Kingston returns for its fourth incarnation.
The inaugural San Francisco O+ Festival is scheduled for November 15-17, 2013.
The O+ Mission:
The O+ Festival is a celebration of art and music that creates a bridge to access health care for artists. O+ fosters complete physical, mental and social well-being by connecting artists directly with a coalition of health care providers and health resources, in a shared vision to nurture the individual and the community.
Take five minutes and see how it all got started:
I produce a radio show to promote O+. It's called radiO+ (radiopositive).
The most recent one featured Gail Ann Dorsey. She sings and plays bass. You may not have heard of her, but you may have heard of her boss:
You can also listen to these audio clips of past O+ participants talking about their experiences:
Danny and Peter from the band Lucius
Mike Merenda from folk duo Mike + Ruthy
Musician Gail Ann Dorsey
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