ATLANTA – January 27, 2010 - Tickets for The African Children’s Choir performance at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Monday, March 8, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. are now on sale.
The Journey of Hoe performance includes stories of strength and survival, tales of hope and various ballads that celebrate the people, culture and joy of Africa.
The African Children’s Choir has been working with the most vulnerable children in Africa for 23 years raising awareness of the plight of the orphaned and abandoned, but also showing the beauty, dignity and potential of the African child. They perform throughout the world bringing hope and joy to everyone they meet while shining the spotlight on the plight of children in Africa. The African Children’s Choir, with a focus on education, is currently caring for several thousand underprivileged children throughout Africa. These are children who could have lost all hope, but have overcome their circumstances and now are making a positive impact on society by being a voice for millions of children suffering in Africa.
Founded in 1984 by human rights activist Ray Barnett, the choir has performed at many prestigious events and concert halls, including for Kofi Annan at the UN General Assembly Hall in New York, with Bobby McFerrin at Royal Albert Hall in London, with Mariah Carey & Sir Paul McCartney at Live 8 in London and at Nelson Mandela’s AIDS awareness concert in South Africa.
The prices for the performance ticket is $15.00, $20.00 and $25.00 each plus applicable fees. The show is recommended for children XX and older. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster at Ticketmaster.com, or 1-800-745-3000 or at the Bank of North Georgia Box Office at the Cobb Energy Centre located at 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339.
About Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Foundation
The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is charged with securing financial resources for the Centre and acting as a fiduciary of those resources. Funds raised by the Foundation support capital needs of the Centre; establish an endowment to provide ongoing support of the Centre; and underwrite the Foundation’s signature education initiative, ARTSBRIDGE. Additional information about the foundation and ways to contribute is available at www.cobbenergycentre.com
About ARTSBRIDGE Education Program
The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Foundation launched its educational outreach program, ARTSBRIDGE, with the Centre’s opening in fall of 2007. Through a combination of field trip programs, artists-in-schools, master classes, and a special collaboration with KSU, the ARTSBRIDGE program offers uniquely powerful arts education tools to educators throughout the metropolitan Atlanta region. The Shuler Hensley Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre were added in 2009. In total, to date, ARTSBRIDGE programs have served over 100,000 teachers and students from across the region.
About Cobb Energy Centre
The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, a $145 million, state-of-the-art facility, is located at 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway in northwest Atlanta, inside the Perimeter. Cobb Energy Centre is a premier venue for opera, concerts, Broadway shows, ballet, educational performances, family shows and corporate meetings and events. The Centre hosts three resident companies: Atlanta Ballet, Atlanta Broadway Series and The Atlanta Opera. The facility includes the 2,750-seat John A. Williams Theatre, the 10,000-square-foot Kessel D. Stelling, Jr. Ballroom , 1,000 parking spaces (including a 700-space parking deck), and full-service food and beverage capabilities. The Centre, part of the Cobb-Galleria complex, is governed by the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority. Additional information about the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre is available at www.cobbenergycentre.com.
