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Blankets, concert to help Sandy victims
Posted: Nov 15, 2012 3:29 AM by AP/CS
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans is collecting blankets and organizing a concert to help East Coast families affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Blankets are being collected at the New Orleans Healing Center on St. Claude Avenue, and the city's musicians are headlining a "NOLA Pay It Forward" benefit concert with proceeds going to nonprofit organizations assisting in Sandy relief and recovery efforts.
The lineup includes multi-instrumentalist Ivan Neville, trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, jazz singer Stephanie Jordan and Cajun fiddler Amanda Shaw, as well as a number of brass bands and Mardi Gras Indians.
The concert will be held Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. CST, at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans.
Tickets are $50 and are available through Ticketmaster by calling 1-800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com .
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