David Eklund shot and produced a video program documenting Love4Haiti. This video is available in three parts on Youtube now. The video will be aired on Comcast channel 13 on Friday 8:30pm and Saturday 11pm for the coming month. Thanks for the great video, David!

Click on the images to link to the actual Youtube video.

Part 1 of 3: Wendy & Peter’s Recap, Jean Aubourg’s talk, Shootin’ Moon

Part 2 of 3: Drum Call, Scintillation, Yari Bonilla, Melvin Butler, and first grade artists

Part 3 of 3: Fire in the Belly, Dzian!, and Space Cadet 7

We’ve collected some text responding to the event on Saturday. If you want to contribute, email us at love4haiti.event[at]gmail.com. Thanks!

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• “Just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who was involved in the creation of this event, and all of the people who came out and showed their support. It was a real honour to be a part of this beautiful night. The spirit of peace and love that we all came together to create and send to Haiti will doubtless have a profound impact, not just on the island itself but on all of our lives here at home as well. Thank you all very much. I am quite sure I will never play another show quite like this one.” – Jdavyd Williams on Facebook event wall

• “I know the final numbers will be great, although I think the feelings of camaraderie and compassion alone were great gifts to CVille and Haiti” – event attendant

• “The event last night was super moving and impressive. I’m stunned at the ability of the graduate students to pull this off and, as always, by the quality of local music in Charlottesville. I personally loved seeing the UVa music department community and the public school first grade community in one garage style performance place for funky arts. The first graders were, of course, fairly certain that this was all about them. There was much excitement setting up their table which displayed as many pictures as possible. They sold the pictures for $5 bucks and explained to anyone who would listen that you could take the picture home or send it to Haiti…” – Bonnie Gordon, parent of two Burnley-Moran first grade artists [excerpt from blog-post by Bonnie]

We raised $8,500. More than 400 people attended and participated on Saturday evening.

Thanks for to our co-sponsors: Random Row Books, The Bridge PAI, Carpe Donut, C&O Restaurants, Devideo, HzCollective, and UVa’s Global Development Organization.

Thanks to our amazing organizing team: Beth Bollwerk, Aniseh Burtner, Sarah Culpeper, Erik DeLuca, David Eklund, Emily Gale, Maria Guarino, Matt Jones, Cathy Monnes, Carey Sargent, Arcadia Williams, Jdavyd Williams – and my partner-in-crime Peter Traub.

Thanks to all of you who donated art, performance, lessons, food, attended the event, and poured your heart into the event to make it happen. We made an amazing community in Charlottesville on Saturday night.

We encourage those who can to continue to offer funds, thoughts, and love to the Haitians in need. Pick your favorite organization (listed on this site) and then contribute to the quake relief efforts. Let’s continue to think about the people of Haiti as rebuilding and recovery may take years and decades.

Co-organizers: Peter Traub and Wendy Hsu (picture by Larry Hastings)

CBS19 did a 43-second story on Love4Haiti: Newsplex story (video)

[Click on the image to link to the video.]

Beth’s friend Jeremy Mullis took great photos on Saturday. Here are some highlights:

Drum Call with Lillie Williams

Yari Bonilla

Fire in the Belly

Matt Jones

Scintillation

More pictures from this photo set.

My mom Sonia Hsu also took some pictures of the later sets.

Dzian!

Dr Rebecca Dillingham and Ryan

Jdavyd Williams and the Basement Bhaktis

More pictures from this photo set.

We had an astounding success at the event last night. More than 400 people showed. We raised BIG money (exact amount is TBA).

A few items on the silent auction are still available. We’re make these available for offers.

• Hot Cakes: one free 12oz. latte every day in February. Maximum value $84
• In Process Alexander Technique: one lesson in the Alexander Technique with Aila Juvonen. Redeemable by May 21, 2010.
• Icepark: One Hour Ice skating or hockey lesson.
• Fire in the Belly Dance: 4 Tribal Fusion Belly Dance classes for beginners with Joy Rayman ($40 value). Thursday, 6-7pm @ McGuffey Art Center (studio 11)
• Fire in the Belly Dance: 4 Tribal Fusion Belly Dance classes for beginners with Joy Rayman ($40 value). Thursday, 6-7pm @ McGuffey Art Center (studio 11)
• Fire in the Belly Dance: 4 Tribal Fusion Belly Dance classes for beginners with Joy Rayman ($40 value). Thursday, 6-7pm @ McGuffey Art Center (studio 11)

Make an offer in an email to love4haiti.event@gmail.com by Tuesday 1/26/2010. We will take the best offers. The funds will go in the pool along with all the proceeds generated last night. You can pay cash/check or online via Hoos4Haiti. Proof of purchase (email receipt) is needed for pickup.

We just set up a live video stream for tonight’s program:

Free TV : Ustream

Click here to link to the LIVE VIDEO STREAM on Ustream.  Tune in and join us anytime after 5pm!

The event has attracted lots of local media coverage, in addition to the Newsplex story on Burnley-Moran Elementary.

Aniseh just spoke on NBC29 bright and early during the morning show live. Peter chatted with the Daily Progress yester. I spoke with UVa Cavalier Daily a couple of days ago. Go, everyone!

A fortuitous connection occurred in midst of this insanely caffeinated planning process for Love4Haiti. I received an email from Bonnie Gordon, UVA music faculty member. Bonnie offered to could coordinate the first graders at Burnley-Moran Elementary, with the help of their teacher Kristen Meyer to contribute art works to the silent art auction at the event.

Thrilled by the idea, so I tweeted it on @Love4HaitiCvill. The tweet intrigued Jim Hanchett of the Newsplex. The next thing I knew the camera crew was showing up at Burnley-Moran for a story. Peter showed up to hang out with the first grade artists and the news crew. So that was it, we were on the news yesterday.

Peter took some adorable pictures of the artists in action. Kristin will bring a few first graders representing their class to come to our event tomorrow. They will be talking and “selling” their art at the table.

• Vilde Aaslid 5pm
• Shootin Moon 5:30pm
• SPEAKERS: UVa Student Jean Aubourg; first graders from Burnley-Moran Elementary School
• UVA African Music and Dance Ensemble | Zokela Seiko of Centrafrique 6pm
• Fire in the Belly 6:30pm
• Space Cadet 7 7:10pm
• SPEAKERS: Yari Bonilla, UVa Anthropology Faulty; Melvin Bulter, U of Chicago, former UVa Music Faculty
• Drum Call with Williams Whit Whitten 7:50pm
• Secretly Y’all 8:10pm
• Matt Jones 8:30pm
• SPEAKERS: Dr. Rebecca Dillingham from GHESKIO & UVa student; JD from Building Goodness
• Scintillation 9pm
• Dzian! 9:20pm
• Dave Cosper & Gerrit Roessler Duo 10pm
• Jdavyd Williams and the Basement Bhaktis 10:40pm
• Stolen Arms 11:15pm
• Natty Peeps 11:50pm
• Your Spirit Animal 12:50am

15 Acts and many speakers! Exciting!