{"id":2061,"date":"2007-08-14T07:10:41","date_gmt":"2007-08-14T12:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2007\/08\/14\/sight-sound-soul-091207\/"},"modified":"2007-08-14T07:10:41","modified_gmt":"2007-08-14T12:10:41","slug":"sight-sound-soul-091207","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2007\/08\/14\/sight-sound-soul-091207\/","title":{"rendered":"Sight. Sound. Soul. 09\/12\/07"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sight.Sound.Soul. 09\/12\/07 <\/p>\n

MEDIA ALERT
\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
\nCONTACT: Dawn M. Wellington
\nPHONE: 512-565-9709
\nEMAIL: dawn@wellingtongrouppr.com<\/p>\n

VSA arts of Texas and Knowbility Presents Arts: No Boundaries. Sight. Sound. Soul. <\/p>\n

Featuring Miss Lavelle White and Malford Milligan<\/p>\n

WHAT: VSA arts of Texas, a non-profit dedicated to creating a society where people with disabilities learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts; and Knowbility, a non-profit that supports people with disabilities through accessible technology, announces an all access, multimedia and sensory experience featuring Miss Lavelle White and Malford Milligan. This dynamic performance will include a visual artist to capture the sense of the music on canvas. The entire performance will be audio described, open captioned and translated to American Sign Language, so anyone can experience this unique artistic performance without any limitations. <\/p>\n

VIP attendees will have access to a special early performance by the John Pointer Band, a renowned multi-instrumentalist backed by an award-winning band. Other performances include the Actual Lives Performance Project, a troupe of comedy and dramatic performers from VSA arts of Texas.<\/p>\n

WHY: The Arts: No Boundaries performance is designed to demonstrate how art can and should be accessible to anyone. The benefit extends universal design to art and performance. All proceeds go to VSA arts of Texas and Knowbility. <\/p>\n

WHEN:
\nWednesday, September 12, 2007
\n6:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. \u2013 VIP reception featuring the John Pointer Band <\/p>\n

7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – General admission, silent auction <\/p>\n

Y:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. \u2013 Feature performance by Miss Lavelle White and Malford Milligan <\/p>\n

9:30 p.m. \u2013 Silent auction distribution<\/p>\n

COST: Tickets to the performance are $25. VIP tickets, including food, wine and conversation with the artists are $100. Buy tickets online at www.sightsoundsoul.org or call Kim Leno at 512 305-0310.<\/p>\n

WHERE: La Zona Rosa
\n612 W. 4th Street
\nAustin, TX 78701
\n512-263-4146<\/p>\n

About VSA arts of Texas<\/p>\n

VSA arts of Texas is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the mission of promoting the creative power in people with disabilities by working with all community members to facilitate full access to the cultural and educational arts. Founded in 1996, it is nationally recognized as a model for inclusive arts organizations; leading successful efforts at the intersection of multi-disciplinary arts, inclusive education and disability rights. VSA arts of Texas is a member of the international network of VSA arts, an affiliate of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. For more information, visit www.vsatx.org or call 512-454-9912. <\/p>\n

About Knowbility <\/p>\n

Founded in 1999 and based in Austin Texas, Knowbility’ mission is to support the independence of people with disabilities by improving access to technology for people with disabilities. We envision and work toward a world of barrier-free information technology in which children, youth, and adults with disabilities have greater options to learn, work, and fully participate as producers and consumers in the information marketplace. For more information, visit www.knowbility.org or call (512) 305-0310.<\/p>\n

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Sight.Sound.Soul. 09\/12\/07 MEDIA ALERT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dawn M. Wellington PHONE: 512-565-9709 EMAIL: dawn@wellingtongrouppr.com VSA arts of Texas and Knowbility Presents Arts: No Boundaries. Sight. Sound. Soul. Featuring Miss Lavelle White and Malford Milligan WHAT: VSA arts of Texas,…<\/p>\n

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