NYC: FOLK MUSIC LEGEND PETE SEEGER TO RECEIVE FIRST PHOEBE JACOBS AWARD OF DISTINCTION - JOE REGAN JR. ALSO TO BE HONORED
Pete Seeger, a master of vocals, banjo, and guitar and well known for influencing the development of folk music and for his continued commitment to social justice, peace and environmental issues, is the recipient of the first Phoebe Jacobs Award of Distinction which will be presented by BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER'S LOUIS ARMSTRONG CENTER FOR MUSIC & MEDICINE (located in the Phillips Ambulatory Care Center, 10 Union Square East in Manhattan; seehttp://www.musicandmedicine.org ) at its 8th Annual What A Wonderful World event on Monday, September 23rd.Also being honored are Fran Silverman, ACSW, LCSW-R, Director of Beth Israel's Department of Social Work and Home Care Services, and Music for AIR patient Joe Regan, Jr., both recipients of the 2013 What A Wonderful World Award. Award winner Joe Regan, Jr., is a writer, director and creative consultant with 30 years in professional theater and motion picture production and well known to cabaret performers and fans. A graduate of Stanford University, where he majored in Speech and Drama, and English (creative writing), he has contributed to Cabaret Scenes and the Times Square Chronicles and Theaterpizzazz blogs. He is a recipient of the Cabaret Hotline Jeff Matson Award for his contributions to the cabaret community. He participates in the Armstrong Center's Music for AIR (Advances in Respiration) program since its inception. The honorees will be feted at a special cocktail reception and silent auction to be held at Beth Israel's Phillips Ambulatory Care Center's Nerken Family Atrium, 10 Union Square East in Manhattan. Proceeds from the event benefit the Louis Armstrong Center's clinical services.
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