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festival c nonprofit organization host festival art music city around united state organization headquartered kingston new york first threeday multivenue festival launched annual event participating artist musician exchange contribution festival programming free discounted health wellness service volunteerstaffed popup clinic serving bandaid solution unaffordable health care creative community mission state aim foster complete physical mental social wellbeing connecting artist directly coalition health care provider health resource shared vision nurture individual community participating artist musician submit intake form along stage plot paid performance artwork health service dental work addiction counseling cancer screening physical therapy weekend triage clinic staffed doctor opt treat artist outside system casebycase opportunity followup care health care provider volunteer time clinic said participate recognize value art equivalent community service provide one opinion among expressed clinic volunteer artist contribute much make community worth living working toward national expansion bay area festival first took place mission district san francisco november move petaluma california november artist musician physician philadelphia minneapolis nashville berkeley lowell massachusetts contacted looking replicate model seems like something everywhere could definitely everywhere say julia henderson yearold writer development coordinator san francisco theater hope bring berkeley kingston event drew attendee treated work visual artist band note musical act applied spot record care given healthcare provider four dentist festival provided health dental wellness service valued attending truck america festival stateside branch uk truck festival spring big indian new york local dentist thomas f cingel dd contacted indie rock act roster monogold asked would play show home town kingston exchange free dental care unusual offer reached band manager asked friend music writer living kingston alexandra marvar acquainted cingel reached week later dr cingel met joe concra kingston property owner friend marvar party concra shared vision hosting similar music festival kingston cingel shared vision trading dentistry musical performance inspired concra contacted local doctor dr art chandler discussed possibility exchanging form health care artistic performance chandler optimistic helping organize broader corp artloving health care provider hudson valley staff would become popup clinic first meeting name introduced concras wife artist denise orzo part referenced blood type universal donor thought positive actually negative doesnt sound good concra marvar orzo cingel chandler spearheaded branding initial planning within week committee formed included founder several artist doctor friend plan festival five month later columbus day weekend hosted first annual festival venue throughout kingston stockade district roster included monogold phosphorescent nicole atkins others spiritualized lucius richard buckner felice brother phosphorescent band freeman aka gene ween nicole atkins dan bern jay ungar ida kevin devine sara lee member mercury rev hopewell linda montano peter hutton gaia lmnopi nil westergard jack dishel vor official website