A Gathering of the Tribes is a 501C3 nonprofit community arts founded in 1991.Tribes has become a cultural landmark of the Lower East Side, and shall be remembered as such for generations. Tribes mission can be summed up as, providing accessibility to excellence in the arts from the perspective of diversity.
Tribes Tax I.D. # 1334714232
Our local counsel woman Rosie Mendez has been very supportive of our efforts for many years, as has the mayor of the city Tribes Annual Charlie Parker Festival received a proclamation of excellence in community outreach from Mayor Bloomberg, two years in a row.
Tribes Charlie Parker Festival is so named in the memory of Charlie Parker who spent much of his life composing in the Lower East Side. Although the festival is named after Mr. Parker, his works are not presented, but rather we hope to preserve his memory by celebrating new works of contemporary artists in the spirit of emboldened creativity that has become synonymous with Mr. Parker’s name. We request funding for the purposes of presenting the works of contemporary musicians, as well as new, experimental performances, including works of poetry, jazz and avant-garde conduction.
For the past fourteen years, Tribes has been successful at promoting tourism and patronage within an underserved community of the Lower East Side and East Village. All events are free and open to the public.
Tribes has played host to such luminaries as the Sun RA Orchestra, Adre Lorde, and Wynton Marrsallis Butch Morris, Billy Harper and Billy Bang.
Tribes Charlie parker festival has collaborated with Feva, Howl, and the St. Marks poetry project in past years.
Because the residents of this block, aside from English, speak several languages, please note that we send information about the festival in Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, French, and others. The purpose, of course, is to reach as many people as possible, and their respective media, and to demonstrate that Tribes in inclusive, rather than exclusive.
The month long festival costs Tribes approximately ten-thousand dollars. This includes payment for the artists, use of the space, and promotion.
We are in need of your continued support to keep this event alive.
All donations are tax deductable and can be made to: A Gathering of the Tribes. Tax i.d. # 133714232 – As Thanks for your donation, Tribes will include tha name, of your organization on all of the festival’s promotional material.
Thank you in advance for your generous support. Do join us for any of the events.
Marie Hansen- Artistic Coordinator- Fundraiser
212-674-3778
285 East 3rd St. 2nd Fl
New York, NY 10009
Steve Cannon- Director
212-674-8262
info@tribes.org
285 East 3rd St. 2nd Fl. New York, Ny 10009