FAME: Music Is Life!
Music Is Life!
Saturday, June 27, 2015 . 6PM
Artwork provided by FAME
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2 hours including intermission
Join us for a soulful musical celebration in honor of the life and work of The Honorable Wayne K. Curry, former Prince George’s County Executive.
Featuring
- National recording artist, Eric Roberson
- Nat Adderley, Jr., international pianist, composer and former music director and arranger for music icon Luther Vandross
- Tulani (a.k.a. Rashida Jolley), Vocalist, Harpist & Songwriter
- Youth Musicians from Prince George’s County
- Host: Tony Richards, Sirius/XM/FM Radio
Presented by Prince George’s County Council
- Mel Franklin, Council Chair, District 9
- Derrick Leon Davis, Council Vice Chair, District 6
- Deni Taveras, District 2
- Todd M. Turner, District 4
- Andrea Harrison, District 5
- Karen Toles, District 7
Proceeds will benefit
- The Wayne K. Curry Lung Cancer Disparity Awareness Fund whose goal, per Mr. Curry, is to “identify and publicize the great disparities of treatment of cancers in America … the most ferocious cancer of them all."
- FAME —Foundation for the Advancement of Music & Education, Inc., a 501(c) (3) nonprofit which seeks to positively impact the lives of youth through access to quality music, education, programs, and experiences.