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There Has to Be a Way: A Common Ground Cabaret
 Staceyann Chin is a fulltime artist. A resident of New York City and a Jamaican National, she has been an “out poet and political activist� since 1998.  David Cale, whose credits include the films "Pollock" and Woody Allen's "Radio Days," has been writing and performing in New York since the early 1980s. In order to help, several New York City performers have come together, including writer and performer Stacyann Chin who will headline in "There Has to Be a Way: A Common Ground Cabaret," on June 4, 2007, a cabaret-style benefit at the Playwright Horizons' main stage to raise money for Common Ground Collective (CCG), a group doing Huricane Katrina recovery work in New Orleans. Performing at the cabaret besides Chin will be Obie Award-winning David Cale; musicians Adam Rapp, Paul Sparks, Ray Rizzo, Michael Chernus, and Rob Beitzel in their alternative music group called Less the Band; Andrew Boyd who is the co-founder of the satirical political campaign "Billionaires for Bush, and many more. CGC's projects include running free health clinics, offering free legal counseling, and providing free house gutting. Currently, CGC has assisted more than 50,000 New Orleans residents. Besides the performances, there will also be a silent auction featuring pieces donated by artists from around the country and a free cocktail hour. For a complete list of performers and to buy tickets go to commongroundcabaret.com.
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June 4, 2007, 8 pm
