Antigone Rising

Sea Cliff, NY - June 30, 2018 - All female rock band Antigone Rising will present their 5th annual BeachFest at Sea Cliff Beach Pavilion on Saturday June 30th from 12 noon - 10pm. BeachFest celebrates the work of the band's nonprofit, Girls Rising, which was officially formed in 2014. The centerpiece of the day revolves around a Girls Rising outreach panel discussion, much like the panel discussion the band presents at schools, universities, community centers, refugee camps, embassies and corporations around the globe. The only difference with this panel is that the women of Antigone Rising will step aside and let some of their friends take a turn sharing their stories of their paths to success. The All-Star panel consists of moderator, Carnie Wilson (5x Grammy nominee, member of Wilson Phillips, talk show host and Co-Founder/Entrepreneur of Love Bites by Carnie), with panelists, US Hockey Olympian Angela Ruggiero, WNBA All Star Sue Wicks, Grammy Winning Songwriter Julie Gold, and Comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer (Letterman/HBO/Logo). 

These game changing women will inspire everyone in attendance and empower the kids in the crowd to be anything they want to be. 

The panel discussion will take place at Sea Cliff Beach Pavilion at 3PM on Saturday, June 30, 2018. 

BeachFest 5 opens at 12 noon and is free to the public with a suggested donation at the entrance. Music begins at 12:30 with an all-star line up of female artists and vendors lining the beach. Antigone Rising will close the evening with a set of music scheduled to start around 8:15pm that evening. 

#SeeYouOnTheBeach

Nini was the first artist to perform at The Junky Venue. A venue owned & operated by 7 year old Levi Goldstein. He is also the house drummer (see photo). It was a blast! Be sure to check out his website www.levigoldstein.com. #GirlsRising #SupportingBoysToo

BeachFest 5 GAME ON! Get ready for some big announcements in the coming days including artist lineup as well as ticket link to attend our first annual Girls Rising Game Changer Awards the night before BeachFest!

June 29 - Girls Rising Game Changer Awards - Glenwood Landing Firehouse, Glenwood Landing NY - Tickets go on sale soon!

June 30- Girls Rising BeachFest 5 - Sea Cliff Beach FREE (with suggested donation) ALL DAY LONG!

More info on BeachFest 5 go to: http://www.girlsrising.org/beachfest

We are headed into the recording studio in early 2018 to begin recording new material. Amongst the songs we will record is "Avalanche." Get a sneak peak of the acoustic trio version live from Eddie's Attic on the past southern tour! 

We are thrilled to be guests at this year's Out & Equal Summit at the Philadelphia Convention Center from Oct 9-Oct 12. Not only will we be performing at the Opening Brunch on Tuesday morning at 11am, we will also present our very own Girls Rising Breakout Panel Discussion with panel moderator and Out&Equal Board member, Amy Hanneman. After that, Kristen will speak on a featured panel discussion about Intersectionality, where she will bring her unique perspective on ways in which sexuality, gender, race, and other identity categories shaped Antigone Rising's experiences as well as how AR has shared those experiences with people around the world through Girls Rising Outreach programs. And finally, Kristen, Cathy and Nini will spend a few days on the convention exhibit floor talking to corporations about how Girls Rising can align with them to bring about change in the coming year! 

It will be a busy week. We suggest you follow along on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook so you don't miss a thing!

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Antigone Rising will join Olivia Travel for it's 45th Anniversary celebration in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico in February, 2018! Join us for a week of fun at the Hard Rock Vallarta Hotel!  

BEACHFEST 4 MAINSTAGE SPONSORED BY CAPITAL ONE AND ALLISON BARRETT FINANCIAL SERVICES

YOUTH SPOTLIGHT STAGE SPONSORED BY KIDZ BOP! 

We are proud to announce that our nonprofit, Girls Rising will be awarding the first annual Milt Okun Scholarship and Sheila Primont scholarship in the amount of $2,500 each! The girls must be entering their Junior or Senior year of high school in Sept, 2017. To find out if you're eligible and to fill out an application for these scholarships click on the link & good luck!

 

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