CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5 concert in New York City to benefit Christian studies center in Ithaca
- WHAT: Benefit concert for Chesterton House, a Cornell United Religious Work affiliate
- WHEN: Saturday, May 5, 2007, at 7:30 p.m.
- WHERE: Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. at Central Park West, New York City.
- NOTE: Tickets cost $30 in advance and $40 at the door. For more information, contact Karl Johnson, Chesterton House director, 604 E. Buffalo St., Ithaca, N.Y. Telephone (607) 319-4038 or email: info@chestertonhouse.org
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Grammy Award winner and bassist John Patitucci, philosopher William Edgar and a cast of talented musicians will present an evening journey of music and history to benefit Chesterton House, a center for Christian studies affiliated with Cornell University and located in Ithaca, N.Y.
The benefit event is titled Heaven in a Nightclub, in which the African-American experience of misery and hope will emerge in spirituals, ragtime, blues and jazz. This event, sponsored by Chesterton House, is open to the public, and will take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. at Central Park West in Manhattan.
Other guests will include acclaimed vocalist and recording artist Ruth Naomi Floyd and saxophonist Joe Salzano. The master of ceremonies will be Andy Crouch, editorial director for The Christian Vision Project at Christianity Today.
Tickets are $30 in advance at TicketWeb.com or $40 at the door. For further information about tickets and the event itself, contact Karl Johnson, Chesterton House director, or visit http://www.chestertonhouse.org.
Chesterton House, located at 604 E. Buffalo St. in Ithaca, is a Christian Studies Center and an affiliate of Cornell United Religious Work. Cornell United Religious Work is a division of Cornell's Student and Academic Services, and offers programs of worship, study and social life, along with opportunities for students to engage in interfaith dialogue.
Contact: Joe Schwartz
Phone: (607) 254-6235
bjs54@cornell.edu
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