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POTLUCK!

An event about the people, for the people.

Pittonkatonk is celebrating its 5th year! We need your support to make it happen.

• Pittonkatonk is a grassroots volunteer-run community event for all ages featuring local and national activist bands.
• We're excited to announce a diverse lineup featuring bands from Niger and Latin America, and from several US cities in addition to Pittsburgh, including Providence, Detroit, Chicago, Washington, DC, and Toledo, OH.
• New this year! We'll have a Community Resource Tent highlighting social and environmental justice organizations working in the Pittsburgh area.

• We also run the Pittonkatonk Education Program (PEP) for youth in under-served communities.

It's important for us to run this campaign to help cover costs of the event (totaling $20,000). Without your donations we cannot make Pittonkatonk happen.

Community-owned means we need your buy-in.

What We Need & What You Get

Breaking down what we need:

• We need $20,000 to make this incredible day in the park happen. This includes permits, space rental, band fees, porta potties, security, insurance, promotion, and food.
• Band fees and stipends cost $10,000. All the rest costs about $5,000-10,000.
• If we don't reach our goal, our organizers are responsible for it personally.

As a supporter, you get...

Music! A community resource tent! The biggest potluck ever!

Lineup (subject to change)

*new to the lineup

***new national/international

• What Cheer Brigade (Providence)
• Detroit Party Marching Band (Detroit)
• Afro Yaqui Music Collective (PGH)
• Kaleta and Super Yamba Band (West Africa/NYC)***
• Mdou Moctar (Niger)***
• Gaiteros De Sanguashington (Washington, DC)***
• 1Hood (PGH)*
• Coro Latinoamericano (PGH)***
• Esso Afrojam Funkbeat (Chicago)***
• Timbeleza (PGH)
• Bitch Thunder (Toledo, OH)
• Col Eagleburger (PGH)
• May Day Marching Band (PGH)
• Rumbon de la Calle (PGH)*
• Sto-Rox Marching Band (McKees Rocks)
• Big Blitz (PGH)*
• Bombici (PGH)*

Community Resource Tent, featuring organizations such as:

• Fair Districts PA
• Fight for $15
• One PA
• 1Hood
• Latin American Cultural Union

Potluck! Picnic! BBQ!

The Impact

Your contribution will help us sustain our dynamic programming and keep the event free of corporate sponsorship. Pittonkatonk is a grass-roots, volunteer-run social and environmental justice organization that promotes creativity and critical thought by way of music making and participatory events in and around the Pittsburgh Area. The annual Brass BBQ, held the first Saturday of May, encourages participants to engage in making the event happen through bringing shared food dishes, volunteering to run the event, hosting traveling musicians, promoting the event, and performance.

• Pittonkatonk is unlike other events because it celebrates the people, not the interest of sponsors. Pittonkatonk doesn't work without community investment. By investment we mean volunteering, donations, potluck contributions, maintaining the space, and enjoying our event!
• Pittonkatonk has continued to evolve, not only as a showcase for world music, but also as a platform for artists and organizations to connect and celebrate their shared missions to a diverse audience of 5,000+ attendees. As that number increases, Pittonkatonk strives to connect to a larger audience and to function as a networking agent that incubates and promotes new creative collaborations, with the resulting musical works premiering annually at the May Day celebration. As the city and country continue to change, Pittonkatonk’s goal is to amplify the voices of marginalized artists working towards equality.

Risks & Challenges

We never thought Pittonkatonk would continue to grow to the level it has! This growth means more responsibility for us as an organization. That means we need resources to ensure the safety of our attendees and participants, and those resources cost money.

• With 5,000 expected attendees, if everyone chipped in $10 per person, we could pull off our program. So for the cost of a movie ticket, we can create one of the most unique Pittsburgh events for all to experience and enjoy.

Other Ways You Can Help

Some people simply can't contribute, but that doesn't mean they can't help. If you can't afford to donate, please consider:

• Sharing our campaign with your friends & neighbors
• Volunteering the day of the event to help make it all happen
• Distributing posters & newsletters about the event
• Making your favorite food dish to share at our potluck

For more information on volunteering, or if you have any questions, email pittonkatonk@gmail.com.