Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Inspire

MAY 19, 2010
ONE EXCITING NIGHT — THREE EXCITING SHOWS... and you choose your inspiration.

As supporters of the arts, we have a unique responsibility to assure that we provide vital arts education and community programming to serve the interests of a broad and diverse audience.

Anne C. Ewers, President and CEO of the Kimmel Center, and the Kimmel Center Board of Directors invite you to join in supporting the next generation of artists and art enthusiasts.


GrooveLily: Groovin’ Innovation - $100 [$20 is tax-deductible]
Just your typical violin/piano/drums theatrical power trio

Buy tickets online! Promo Code: GROOVE

  • 6pm Cocktails on the Plaza featuring Kimmel Center Youth Jazz Ensemble*
  • 7:30pm GrooveLily in Innovation Studio
  • 9pm Dessert and Coffee on the Plaza


    Lizz Wright: The Wright Inspiration - $250 [$150 is tax-deductible]
    A smooth blend of jazz, R&B, folk and gospel

    Buy tickets online! Promo Code: WRIGHT

  • 6pm Cocktails on the Plaza featuring Kimmel Center Youth Jazz Ensemble*
  • 7:30pm Lizz Wright in Perelman Theater
  • 9pm Dessert and Coffee on the Plaza


    Los Angeles Philharmonic: More than Imagination - $500 [$355 is tax-deductible]
    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    For tickets, call 215-670-2386 or email hbacon@kimmelcenter.org.
    This package is not available online.

  • 6pm Cocktails on the Plaza featuring Kimmel Center Youth Jazz Ensemble*
  • 7:30pm Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, conductor, Verizon Hall
  • 9pm Dessert and Coffee on the Plaza


    Red Carpet Attire.

    *Kimmel Center Youth Jazz Ensemble - a proud beneficiary of this evening’s event.


    Imagine, Inspire and Celebrate Arts
    The Kimmel Center, partnering with leading educational and business institutions, promotes arts education through innovative programs in the Philadelphia regional community.

    Curriculum-Based Performing Arts Classes
    Free performing arts classes in Music, Dance and Theater Arts; 71 classes, 1,275 students, 30 schools.

    Dance in the Schools
    Taught by dancers from resident company PHILADANCO; 77 students, 4 schools.

    Teen Summer Arts Camp
    4 two-week, tuition-free camps for ages 14-18; Sessions in Choral/Vocal, Jazz, Chamber Music, Pipe Organ.

    Kimmel Center Youth Jazz Ensemble
    Rehearsals, Master Classes and Performances; 21 students from grades 5-9.

    Community Education Partnerships and Initiatives

    PNC “Grow Up Great”
    Free Saturday morning interactive concerts designed for children under five years old.

    “Bop and Swing”, a program for ages 3-5, designed to promote literacy development and an appreciation for American culture through music and movement classes.

    Temple University Early Childhood Music Program

    Arts Partners
    The Arts Partners is a community outreach program that engages community-based organizations working with underserved youth and their families and provides them with meaningful arts experiences including performances, educational arts engagement activities and artist chats.

    Friday Live
    Free concerts in Commonwealth Plaza every Friday from 5:30 -7:30pm, set in a casual cabaret atmosphere with artists drawn from the vibrant Philadelphia music scene.





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