Yonkers Half Moon 2009

Performing Arts Day
Sunday, October 25, 2009 (12-4 PM)

Games and crafts on the Yonkers Pier throughout the day via the Half Moon crew.

Live Music Performances

12:00–1:45 PM: Owl Redmoon Native American Dancers
2:00-3:30 PM: The blues sounds of “Jerry Dugger & Friends”

Owl Red Moon Native American Dancers

Clan Chief Dennis Owl Red moon of the wind clan, whose Grandfather was Cherokee is a registered tribal member of the Seminole/Creek Tribe of Florida, Owl Red moon was asked by the Principal Chief and the Tribal Elders to honor the UCN people by taking a place as the Clan Chief of New York State, to bring the civilized native tribes together in peace.

Owl Red moon became Clan Chief with an open heart to bring peace with the nations and leave the politics faraway.

Owl Redmoon is a Master Native crafter (Native Soul Handmade Art) who sells and trades many of his works around powwows and to museums in the United States. Owl Redmoon has been dancing since the age of 5 years old, which now leads him to perform as head male dancer at many powwows and is also a winner of grass and men's traditional dancing at powwows.

Owl Redmoon is the founder of Owlredmoon Multidisciplinary Cultural Arts in New York. Owl Redmoon attended Pratt University in New York, where he received his BA in Art Direction and M.F.A in Combined Media. Owl Redmoon has been a New York City high school teacher for six years as of 2007.

"My heart is open to share my rich history and culture to the world, to open the eyes and ears of the future, and let them know native history is bigger than what they show on television and in text books."

Se-Ku "many blessings to those who read these words"

Jerry Dugger & Friends

Performing Arts Day's featured artist is Jerry Dugger.

Jerry is a Bandleader, Bassist, Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter. He is a Harlem native, and a veteran of the New York City Blues scene. Jerry's bands, Slapmeat Johnson and The Titans, TheBlackPearls, and The Dugger Brothers have held court in the live music venues of New York City for years. His recordings have been favorably reviewed in Blues Review and Living Blues Magazines.

Jerry has worked with many talented local and national Blues artists, The Holmes Brothers, Andy J. Forest, Roxy Perry, Dana Fuchs, Jake Stigers, Grant Green Jr., James Cotton, Eddie Kirkland, Little Milton, and Hubert Sumlin, to name a few.