Friends, fans, and strangers will gather together and reach out to help at 12/19 benefit for Micahl the Girl
The Canal Room
285 West Broadway at Canal St.
Monday, December 19, donations accepted at the door, 8:00
212-941-8100
www.canalroom.com
www.thesnydertwins.com
www.michalthegirl.com
On November 25, 2011, forty-four-year-old Michal Lura Friedman died after giving birth to twins. She and her husband, Jay Snyder, had been trying to have children for seven years. “She wanted to be a mother more than anything else in the world,” Snyder told the Daily News shortly after his wife died following complications from a C-section. The tragic story of Friedman, Snyder, and twins Jackson and Reverie has captured the heart of the city. On December 19, friends, family, colleagues, fans, and others will come together to celebrate the life of Friedman, a Buddhist who recorded under the name Michal the Girl, and to raise much-needed funds for Snyder and the babies, at a benefit being held at the Canal Room. Among the performers will be Tiff Randol, Drew Blood, Cresta Kruger and Briana Winter of Kisser, Chris Goerke, Mike Beans Benigno, Todd Rengal, Mike Manza, Steve Dawson, Ben Toro, Shannon Conley, Dave Doobinin, Sarah Greenwood, and Joe McGinty. A local favorite, Michal the Girl released two albums, 2001’s Tongue Tied and 2005’s Strung Out, featuring such songs as “Blanket,” “Bittersweet,” “Transmission,” “Do Over,” and “Eyes Wide Open.” Sadly, Michal the Girl’s official website still lists what would have been her most recent performance, December 6 at Symphony Space.