Sponsored by Tri-Ad Veterans League, Inc
Administration Office, 31` Heath St. 4th Floor
Jamaica Plain, MA. 02130
(617) 238-2460

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Cambridge Mayor Kenneth E. Reeves teams up with Boston Theater Program Collaboration for Darfur Benefit

This October, Mayor Kenneth E. Reeves and the Bridge Program, a Boston community based performing artist collaboration will join forces to produce a three-day performance with some proceeds for the victims of Darfur. The production is called "Let's Sing, Let's Dance". The production, which celebrates the contributions of African-American performance artists will be performed by a multicultural cast of youth and adults. The production has met exuberant welcome in the City of Cambridge and not only calls upon talent from Boston and Cambridge alike, but amplifies the robust arts presence found in these cities. The show's aim is not only to awaken the spirit, to see and enjoy as well as feel the performers as the cast strut their stuff and at the same time educate the importance of building bridges of hope for those struggling in Darfur.

The Bridge Program is a community-based theater arts collaboration program that highlights diversity and community through performance. It seeks to join other interested Cambridge performing arts programs to collaborate and strengthen their respective theater capabilities. This youth-focused project will engage with other Boston and Cambridge based community theater and arts programs in studying the importance of cultural awareness, cultural history and performance as it relates to learning and understanding the importance of diversity and other social dynamics that will culminate in two annual theatrical production based on this learning. In particular, the project focuses on the extraordinary cultural flowering of youth and their working with adults with professional theater arts experiences exploring theater arts and developing/strengthening the youth and the community based organizations they represent.

The Bridge Program is sponsored by Tri-Ad Veterans League, Inc.. It has the following collaborating and performing partners: Along with the Mayor Kenneth E. Reeves will be poet, Dr. Roger Harris, Headmaster of the Renaissance Center School, Mel King, Seward Hunter, Dr. Joseph Warren, Ms Cathy Draine, Elyas Harris, Stajez Center for the Arts, ,Eliot Congregational Church Studio Singers, Fred Hayes Dance Company, Ms Darcie Wicknick, and other invited special guest. Mr. Harrison Poindexter; a well known theater technician will do the lights. Invitations are being sent to Cambridge based performing arts programs to provide them the opportunity to share the stage. For ticket information call, (617) 238-2460.

Let's Sing, Let's Dance - nightly at 7:00PM
October 4, 2007: Jazz, Gospel, and Poetry Reading
October 5, 2007: Did You Say Dance?
October 6: "That's Black Entertainment"

Cambridge Family Y.M.C.A. Theater
820 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA
Tickets (each night) $20 adults, $10 for students under 12 and seniors over 65
Tickets: 617-238-2460
Media Inquiries may be directed to:
Darcie-Nicole Wicknickaskdarcie@hotmail.com
617-787-5798