Happy September!

Happy September, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful summer and are excited about the autumn weather and a bran new season :)

UPCOMING EVENTS:

September 19 : Patti Smith Devotion Book Signing at Barnes and Noble

September 22-24 : Jesse Paris Smith and Rebecca Foon at FURTHER - Hunter Mountain

November 5: Pathway to Paris at Carnegie Hall

December 1-3: Performance Wellness with Jesse Paris Smith and Morana Mesic

SEPTEMBER 15 - PATHWAY TO PARIS PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE UNITED NATIONS

On Friday we had our Pathway to Paris press conference at the United Nations. We were so thrilled to announce Joan Baez as an addition to the November 5th event and our new initiative for climate solutions, 1000 Cities!! Such an incredibly beautiful and powerful day. Thank you so much to everyone. Here is the UNDP press release. You can watch footage of the press conference below.

SEPTEMBER 14 - CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE HONORING FRED SONIC SMITH

We really had such a special night in Central Park celebrating my Dad's birthday. It was so wonderful to perform on the Summerstage, such a beautiful night with so many friends and family together. Thank you to everyone for coming to the show and thank you for remembering and honoring my Dad. You can watch more videos at the bottom of the email. Here is a review and some nice photos from Pop Matters

Along with the audience we sang 'Happy Birthday,' and then People Have the Power

SEPTEMBER 12 - THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON

Thank you so much to everyone for watching us on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and for all of your kind words :)) Everyone at the Tonight Show was so friendly and we had such a nice time there performing with Questlove. In case you missed it, here is the clip:

SEPTEMBER 11 - DEVOTION: ST. ANN'S CHURCH FOR THE BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL

Was so nice to perform with my mom at St. Ann's in Brooklyn Heights to launch her new book, Devotion, and to open the Brooklyn Book Festival. It is such a beautiful space to be in, and so wonderful to play music in and listen to readings. Thank you also to Ambrose for playing guitar with us. You can get her new book here and she is also doing a book signing tomorrow in Barnes and Noble at Union Square at 7pm!  

SEPTEMBER 10 - RECORDING AT FIGURE 8 WITH NANACO SATO

I am so happy and excited that on September 8 and 10 I was invited to record vocals and piano with the beautiful singer and artist, Nanaco Sato, who is visiting from Japan to record her new album! Becky also came by to record a song on cello, and the day turned spontaneously into an improvised session of 7 new pieces. We can't wait to share these sounds with you ! Thank you to Phil Weinrobe for engineering and producing!

SEPTEMBER 9 - STREET NAMING FOR CHRISTINE ZOUNEK

This month we gathered in Greenpoint at the corner of Milton and Manhattan to unveil the co-naming of the street to our dear and beautiful beloved Christine. She was a a longtime resident of Milton street, and ran the soup kitchen at the Greenpoint Reformed Church that fed, helped, and healed so many people over the years in the neighborhood. She was so incredibly generous, selflessly kind, and she is in our hearts every day. Christine's mother Fran pulled the string that unveiled the sign. It was a special, sunny, beautiful morning. If you knew Christine, or even if you never met her, say hello to the sign next time you are in that area. 

SEPTEMBER 22-24 : PATHWAY TO PARIS AT FURTHER: HUNTER MOUNTAIN

JOIN US  SEPTEMBER 22-24TH,  FOR FURTHER: HUNTER MOUNTAIN, AN INSPIRATIONAL THREE-DAY MIND-AND-BODY EVENT IN THE HEART OF THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. PARTICIPATE IN CURATED MOVEMENT AND MEDITATION EXPERIENCES, SURPRISE PERFORMANCES BY THE PATHWAY TO PARIS COLLECTIVE, A FARM-TO-TABLE DINNER  UNDER THE STARS, AN INSTALLATION BY GENTLE MONSTER, AND MORE.

THIS EXPERIENCE IS ONLY OPEN TO A SELECT NUMBER OF GUESTS SO PLEASE SECURE YOUR PLACE FOR THIS UNFORGETTABLE WEEKEND.  FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT DESIGN HOTELS.

http://www.scribnerslodge.com/new-events/2017/9/22/further-hunter-mountain

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September has had some incredible moments so far -- so much music and celebration, productivity, positivity, and moving forward. We saw U2 play in Detroit at Ford Field and my mom joined onstage for one song, recorded and collaborated with friends, spent time with family, went to the Jim Henson exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image(definitely recommend this!), rode on a clipper ship into the sunset, saw all kinds of music, tried new kinds of food, and did our work every day. Pathway to Paris is so excited about the 1000 Cities Initiative, about Joan Baez joining for the event, and about continuing to work every day to turn the Paris Agreement into action. We are proud of my mom and her new book, and excited for so many beautiful things that are on the way. The world is filled with such dark and tragic days, so much disappointment, struggle, and corruption. Let's do our best to motivate each other to see the beauty that exists, comfort and help each other during difficult times, fight against the wrongdoings, and to push for real, innovative, creative, courageous solutions to problems and turn them into action.