The IMAGINE - Music and Arts Festival is a charity event inspired by John Lennon's song of the same name.

At the IMAGINE - Music and Arts Festival, on Day 1 of Peace, we plan to pay tribute to John Lennon and his musical legacy, with a spectacular video, laser, lights and fireworks display, celebrating his life and music.

Our Concert Program for IMAGINE
Day 1: Peace	Includes tribute to John Lennon (Imagine)
Day 2: Poverty	Includes tribute to Jimi Hendrix
Day 3: Our Planet	Includes tribute to The Beatles (All we need is love)

A Funny Meeting with Lennon

Imagine Imagine all the people... Living life in peace... A brotherhood of man... Imagine all the people... Sharing all the world... You may say I'm a dreamer... But I'm not the only one... I hope someday you'll join us... And the world will be as one...                          John Lennon

Artie Kornfeld (the father of Woodstock) is one of the organizers of the IMAGINE - music and arts festival.

Aritie Kornfeld wrote songs for others and even had his own brief stint as a pop star in 1965 and ‘66 when his group, the Changin’ Times, had one of two hit versions of his song “Pied Piper,” a tune that John Lennon singled out as a favorite in interviews at the time. With that hit, Kornfeld toured the U.S. as an opening act for Sonny and Cher.

Years later, he had occasion to meet Lennon when they were using adjacent recording halls.

“I was in the restroom, leaning over the urinal snorting coke. Without his glasses on, Lennon couldn't’t see a thing, and all of a sudden I felt this wet stream running down the back of my leg. I turn around and go, ‘Oh, my God, John Lennon! And, by the way, you’re peeing on me.’

“He said, ‘Who are you?’ I identified myself, and he said, ‘I know you’ but didn't’t say anything about Woodstock. Instead, he told me that ‘Pied Piper’ was one of his favorite songs. That made me feel real good, because then, in the early ’70s, people only knew me as Artie Woodstock.”

By 1968, Kornfeld was Capitol Records’ East Coast Vice President of Artists and Repertoire. He helped sign the Band, Debbie Harry’s first group and other acts to the label; assisted Paul McCartney in setting up the Beatles’ Apple Records; hung out with Frank Zappa; had a “drug friendship” with Jimi Hendrix and otherwise comported himself in the manner of the times. How times have changed, Artie is now living a clean life, with focus on meditation and a healthy living.

Artie became good friends with Lennon near the end of his life... Although John Lennon has passed away, but his dream lives on.

Come join us dreamers for a chance to experience 2 days of Love and Music to Change the World. Imagine!