NEWS RELEASE
-For Immediate Release-
Contact: Graziella D¹Amelio: 609-680-7670 215-557-7277
NORTHWEST PHILLY JAZZ & ARTS SERIES
(Pre-festival events leading up to the
¹06 West Oak Lane Jazz & Arts Fest in June) CONTINUES WITH
FREE LIVE MUSIC CONCERT
and FINE ART EXHIBIT
AT LASALLE UNIVERSITY ON MARCH 23RD.
Philadelphia, PAŠMarch 9, 2006ŠAs part of the Northwest Philly Jazz & Arts
Series, OARC (Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation) will present FREE
live music performances and art at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 23rd at LaSalle
University Dan Rodden Theatre, located on LaSalle¹s campus, 1900 W. Olney
Avenue. Live performances by jazz and rock bands will include: Curt
Chambers and RC Holmes. Panamanian Spoken word artist UVA will weave her
original works of poetry throughout the evening. October Gallery will be
featuring a collection of original and graphic work from Laura Cooper,
Andrew Turner, Paul Goodnight, Jeffrey Reese and others.
OARC is presenting the NORTHWEST PHILLY JAZZ & ARTS SERIES at 6 venues
throughout Northwest Philadelphia; INFUSION COFFEE AND TEA GALLERY; LA SALLE
UNIVERSITY (March 23rd); SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL (April 20th); NORTH BY
NORTHWEST (April 28th); CLIVEDEN HOUSE (May 27th), and VERNON PARK (June
3rd). The Northwest Philly Jazz & Arts Series will lead up to the grand 3rd
annual West Oak Lane Jazz & Arts festival scheduled for June 23, 24, 25,
2006. See www.westoaklanefestival.com
³The West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival is one of the largest events ever
to take place in the history of northwest Philadelphia. The festival has
brought thousands of people from around the world to the northwest corridor.
Our goal is to attract people not only the last weekend of June but also
throughout the year. Northwest Philly is rich with quality shops, fine
dining, arts and music as well as many historic sites. Come enjoy Northwest
Philly. Shop, dine, visit and explore some of the 15 historic sites
throughout Northwest Philly, such as the Johnson House, a stop on the
underground railroad, or historic Cliveden, the site of the battle of
Germantown,² says Jack Kitchen, Executive Director of OARC.
OARC is a non-profit, 501 C (3) community development corporation
established by community residents and state Representative Dwight Evans in
1983. OARC was the executive producer of the 2004 and 2005 West Oak Lane
Jazz & Arts Festivals, a 3-day June event which together brought over
150,000 visitors to the 7100 to 7200 blocks of Ogontz Avenue to enjoy FREE
live music (on four outdoor stages), fine art, food and vendors. See
westoaklanefestival.com
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LifeLine Music Coalition, Inc.
1213 Vine Street, Suite 205
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Graziella D'Amelio, Executive Director
Warren Oree, Artistic Director
Dedicated to promoting and preserving jazz and the arts in Philly
215-557-7277
lifelinemusic@comcast.net
www.westoaklanefestival.com
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For booking information....
Graziella 856-424-4668
grazielladamelio@comcast.net