Heaven in a Nightclub: A Benefit Concert for Chesterton House
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Philosopher and pianist William Edgar, along with Grammy Award winner and bassist John Patitucci, vocalist Ruth Naomi Floyd, and saxophonist Joe Salzano, will present an evening journey of music and history to benefit Chesterton House, a center for Christian studies affiliated with Cornell University and located in Ithaca, N.Y.
The benefit event is titled Heaven in a Nightclub, in which the African-American experience of misery and hope will emerge in spirituals, ragtime, blues and jazz. The master of ceremonies will be Andy Crouch, editorial director for The Christian Vision Project at Christianity Today.
This event is open to the public, and will take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. at Central Park West in Manhattan.
Tickets are $30 in advance at TicketWeb.com or $40 at the door. Get Tickets.
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Philosopher and pianist William Edgar, along with Grammy Award winner and bassist John Patitucci, vocalist Ruth Naomi Floyd, and saxophonist Joe Salzano, will present an evening journey of music and history to benefit Chesterton House, a center for Christian studies affiliated with Cornell University and located in Ithaca, N.Y.
The benefit event is titled Heaven in a Nightclub, in which the African-American experience of misery and hope will emerge in spirituals, ragtime, blues and jazz. The master of ceremonies will be Andy Crouch, editorial director for The Christian Vision Project at Christianity Today.
This event is open to the public, and will take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. at Central Park West in Manhattan.
Tickets are $30 in advance at TicketWeb.com or $40 at the door. Get Tickets.
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