Katey Sagal and The Forest Rangers to Perform at the 2019 Pongo Environmental Awards – Thursday, June 27 in Culver City
The evening fundraising gala will honor the Netflix series “Our Planet,” The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, The Gecko Project, Renowned Orangutan Researcher Anne Russon, and Orangutan Expert and Author Leif Cocks
Presented by Orang Utan Republik Foundation & The Orangutan Project, the Pongo Awards Will Honor Environmental Achievement and Benefit Critically Endangered Orangutans
June 24, 2019 - Santa Monica, CA. Katey Sagal and The Forest Rangers will perform at the 6th Annual Pongo Environmental Awards hosted by actor/environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr. (star of ABC’s “Bless this Mess”). The evening will honor individuals for environmental achievement, activism, news, television, advocacy, and orangutan conservation. It will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the Playa Studios in Culver City, CA. The “Pongo Awards” are a co-production of The Orang Utan Republik Foundation (OURF) and The Orangutan Project (TOP) and will raise funds for OURF to save wild critically endangered orangutans from extinction.
The Forest Rangers trace their roots back to the hit series Sons Of Anarchy, where they acted as the musical muse throughout the show’s seven seasons. In this updated incarnation, the band comprises Davey Faragher (Elvis Costello, Richard Thompson) on bass and vocals, Phil Shenale (Tori Amos, Jane’s Addiction) on keys, Billy Harvey (Patty Griffin) on guitar and vocals, Michael Urbano (Cracker, Sheryl Crow) on drums, Bob Thiele, Jr. on vocals and guitar (Bonnie Raitt, Mavis & Pop Staples) and, of course, Katey Sagal, singing, playing guitar and percussion.
This year’s recipients of the 6th Annual Pongo Environmental Awards include:
· Series producers Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey for Netflix’s “Our Planet”
· Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and its Executive Director Justin Winters for sustained and significant environmental activism and philanthropy
· Dr. Anne Russon, for her 30 years of cognitive and behavioral studies of the Bornean orangutan
· Tom Johnson and The Gecko Project for investigative journalism uncovering the corrupt aspects of Bornean politics and palm oil
· A special award will go to international orangutan expert, Australian Leif Cocks, for sustained advocacy supporting orangutan survival in Indonesia.
The evening gala (7-10:30pm) will feature keynote speaker Leif Cocks, TOP-president and founder and OURF vice president, who will also be signing copies of his new book, “Finding Our Humanity;” surprise celebrity appearances, vegan food by celebrity chef Bruce Kalman, an open bar, musical entertainment by LA-based Australian band Desert Sparrow, and live and silent auctions with unique and exclusive items.
Previous Pongo Award recipients have included Ed Begley, Jr., Dr. Jane Goodall, orangutan expert Dr. Cheryl Knott, Professor and climate advocate Michael Mann, the producers of the film “The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” and more.
About The Orang Utan Republik Foundation:
The Orang Utan Republik Foundation (OURF) (www.orangutanrepublik.org) is a 501(c)(3) publicly supported charity with a mission to save wild orangutans through education initiatives and innovative, collaborative projects. It also serves as the US chapter of The Orangutan Project expanding its reach and support to over a dozen orangutan support organizations in Indonesia and Malaysia (www.theorangutanproject.org)
About The Forest Rangers:
The Forest Rangers bring together the history of dozens of collaborations, hundreds of albums and thousands of concerts.
From the start, The Forest Rangers decided to dedicate their sound to preserving the long lineage of great songs and records that they grew up with, bringing each member’s own individual experience to a carefully crafted repertoire of familiar and unfamiliar songs to which they have applied their our own unique interpretations.
For the love of great music.
Event Info:
The Pongo Awards
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Playa Studios
11260 Playa Ct, Culver City, CA 90230
Video from previous Pongo Awards Honorees:
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