Long Beach GLOBAL to feature h'ARTbeats in Harmony Benefit Concert with The Tony Rich Project

PR Log (Press Release) – Sep 26, 2009 – Grammy® winner The Tony Rich Project will headline the 1st annual H’ARTbeats in Harmony Festival on October 3, 2009.  As part of the inaugural weekend of GLOBAL -  the Greater Long Beach Arts Lab, the program has two major parts. Beginning at 1PM with a children's portion with Applesauce Music with Miss Suzi and The Boomerang Gang, family drum circle, and a children's community art project. The adult portion of the festival beginning at 2:30PM brings hip-hop, jazz, R&B, acoustic rock, spoken word poetry, and live art into harmony. Suggested donation is $20 for Adult Day Pass, $15 for students and seniors, and $10 for Children. For more information visit www.hartbeatsinharmony.com

“We are so excited to be part of Long Beach Global (Arts Month) with our Inaugural benefit concert, H’ARTbeats in Harmony. “ said Jane Stormant Galloway, Pastor at the Immanuel Center for Conscious Living. “This historic building has been a part of the community since 1922, and this concert is our way of letting everyone know that this place is once again a community resource while raising funds to pay for H’artworks programming this fall.”

Verizon recently came aboard as a Contributing Sponsor. “We’re so pleased that Verizon recognizes that Artists and Musicians in our community are also technology leaders and have chosen to support H’artworks in this fashion by highlighting their FIOS product,” said Thornell Jones who heads Marketing for the Festival. “Local businesses, Café Neo and Office Team have also come aboard to support the community through the Festival.”

Tickets can be purchased online at http://hartbeatsinharmony.com  . Advance purchase is encouraged due to limited General Admission seating.

•   H’ARTbeats in Harmony Concert
•   A Daylong Music Festival sustaining Arts Education in the Long Beach Schools.
•   October 3, 2009 1pm – 7:30pm
•   Suggested Donation $20 Adult Daypass, $10 Children, $15 Seniors and Students at http://hartbeatsinharmony.eventbrite.com
•   Immanuel Center for Conscious Living 3215 E. Third St.,Long Beach, CA 90814
•   To benefit H’artworks a 501(c) 3 Non-Profit providing arts and community development programs