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Randy Weston to Headline "Power of One" Benefit for Darfur in Brooklyn, NY on May 5th
JAZZ LEGEND RANDY WESTON, BROADWAY & SCREEN STAR LILLIAS WHITE TO HEADLINE THE “POWER OF ONE" JAZZ / GOSPEL BENEFIT CONCERT FOR DARFUR REFUGEES AT BROOKLYN'S MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE ON SATURDAY, MAY 5TH
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - MAY 2007 - Brooklyn shows its support for the Darfurian refugees at a benefit concert on Saturday, May 5th at Medgar Evers College located at 1650 Bedford Avenue (Corner of Crown Street) at 6:00pm. Presented by the National Religious Leaders of African Ancestry Concerned About Dar-Fur, - headed by the Reverend Herbert D. Daughtry - the concert will be headlined by jazz legend Randy Weston, Broadway star Lillias White with WBLS-FM personality Ann Tripp serving as the Mistress of Ceremonies. These accomplished performers will be joined by actor-playwright Rome Neal, The Jeff King Band, Bishop Townsley and the Gospel Jubilee, Lawrence Craig, Jr., The Imani Singers, under the direction of Professor Glenn McMillan, and Steve Cromity. Tickets for the show are $25.00, $15.00 for senior citizens and students. Co-sponsored by the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium, Medgar Evers College is located in Crown Heights and can be reached via public transportation by taking the No. 2, 3, 4 or 5 subway to Franklin Avenue or the #44, #45 & #49 bus to Carroll Street. Checks and money orders may be made out to The Dar-Fur Rehabilitation Project.
For more information and ticket sales, please call 718-596-1991, 718-493-0937 or 212-615-6877.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - MAY 2007 - Brooklyn shows its support for the Darfurian refugees at a benefit concert on Saturday, May 5th at Medgar Evers College located at 1650 Bedford Avenue (Corner of Crown Street) at 6:00pm. Presented by the National Religious Leaders of African Ancestry Concerned About Dar-Fur, - headed by the Reverend Herbert D. Daughtry - the concert will be headlined by jazz legend Randy Weston, Broadway star Lillias White with WBLS-FM personality Ann Tripp serving as the Mistress of Ceremonies. These accomplished performers will be joined by actor-playwright Rome Neal, The Jeff King Band, Bishop Townsley and the Gospel Jubilee, Lawrence Craig, Jr., The Imani Singers, under the direction of Professor Glenn McMillan, and Steve Cromity. Tickets for the show are $25.00, $15.00 for senior citizens and students. Co-sponsored by the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium, Medgar Evers College is located in Crown Heights and can be reached via public transportation by taking the No. 2, 3, 4 or 5 subway to Franklin Avenue or the #44, #45 & #49 bus to Carroll Street. Checks and money orders may be made out to The Dar-Fur Rehabilitation Project.
For more information and ticket sales, please call 718-596-1991, 718-493-0937 or 212-615-6877.
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