NEWS RELEASE Jane Heisler, Director of Public Affairs, 503-697-6573 For Immediate Release Contact: Kathy Kern June 20, 2007 503-675-3983 LIVE EARTH CONCERT FOR GLOBAL WARMING AWARENESS JULY 7, 2007 LAKE OSWEGO –The City of Lake Oswego is hosting an all-day music event in conjunction with the Lake Oswego Farmers Market on July 7, 2007. Part of the event includes tapping into the webcast of the globe-wide Live Earth Concert series, followed by the “Live LO Show” with local performers, Daniel Crothers & Friends and the Sandin Wilson Trio. The all-day music event begins at 8:30 a.m. in Millennium Plaza Park at the intersection of 1st and Evergreen in downtown Lake Oswego, when the City will broadcast onto the big screen the Live Earth concerts from Rio de Janeiro and Giants Stadium as part of the Save Our Selves – The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis” (S.O.S.) campaign. After the big finale on the east coast – at approximately 5:00 p.m. our time – the “Live LO Show” begins with our own local talents of Daniel Crothers & Friends stepping up to the mike, followed by The Sandin Wilson Trio playing at 7:00 p.m. The S.O.S campaign is aimed at heightening public awareness about global warming. Over 150 of the world's top musicians will play in concerts across the globe starting in Sydney and continuing to Tokyo, Shanghai, Johannesburg, London, and Rio de Janeiro before concluding at Giants Stadium. Concerts will include artists such as AFI, Akon, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, Fall Out Boy, Jennifer Lopez, John Mayer, Gilberto Gil, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, KT Tunstall, Lenny Kravitz, Ludacris, Melissa Etheridge, Rihanna, Roger Waters, Sheryl Crow, Smashing Pumpkins, Snoop Dogg, and The Police. The Live Earth series is being produced by Kevin Wall, Executive Producer of Live 8. [LiveEarth.org] -30- C ITY OF L AKE O SWEGO • PO B OX 369 • L AKE O SWEGO, OR 97034 • 503-635-0257 .