Countdown to Phish: Day 26

Last night I attended a wonderful Phish-related event to celebrate a collaborative effort spearheaded by Pete Mason: a book called Phanart: The Art of the Fans of Phish. Pete has jumped through many legal and logistical hoops to bring the project to life, and it's alive alright!

Last night hundreds of people gathered at one of my favorite venues, Revolution Hall in Troy NY for Phanart's publishing & release party. I bought a copy of the book and you should too. It's beautiful -- chock full of 1600+ images of Phish fan created art: stickers, t-shirts, posters, license plates, and essays which are now preserved in this comprehensive archive all inspired by the love of a band. Huge props to everyone involved in this project!

One of the best things about Phanart is that all of the proceeds benefit The Mockingbird Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to provide and enhance music education. Pete Mason is a teacher himself and mentioned in his speech last night that he'd love nothing more than to see this project which was created by a music-loving community return back to to children to inspire music for years to come.

I had a wonderful time last night celebrating this great achievement and especially the live set played by rising stars, The McLovins. More about them in tomorrow's countdown post, stay tuned!

In the meantime, here are two of my favorites of the hundreds of beautiful photos my husband Kale captured from the event: