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JAM To Give Summer Concert Series
June 25, 2008 Free seven-week concert series, sponsored by Texas Music Project, to begin Friday, July 11 Cedar Hill, Texas - Uptown Village at Cedar Hill will host a seven-week summer concert series, titled "JAM to Give," that will benefit nonprofit organizations in the Cedar Hill community. The concerts, sponsored by Texas Music Project (TMP) to support music education in Texas schools, are free to the public and will be held on the Village Green every Friday evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the weeks of July 11 through Aug. 22. During each concert, Uptown Village will recognize a different local nonprofit organization with a check presentation for a $500 donation. Organizations recognized through the concert series include Bridges Safehouse, Cedar Hill Food Pantry, Cedar Hill Education Foundation, Friends of Tri City Animal Shelter, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, Texas Music Project and Wisdom Trail District Boy Scouts. In addition, Uptown Village will host an in-kind donation drive during each concert to benefit the partnering nonprofit organization. Items requested by each nonprofit will be posted on Uptown Village's web site, www.uptownvillageatcedarhill.com, and on signage at Uptown Village beginning the first week in July. "This concert series offers a unique opportunity for our guests at Uptown Village to enjoy free, quality entertainment while also giving back to their community through the in-kind donation drives," said Gail Johnson, marketing director for Uptown Village at Cedar Hill. "Friends and family can spend the entire evening at Uptown Village relaxing on the Village Green, listening to the concert, watching their children play in the interactive fountain, dining at one of our restaurants and shopping at our many retail stores." Uptown Village's sponsor for the concert series, Texas Music Project, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to strengthen and restore music education in Texas Schools. TMP is sponsoring Uptown Village's "JAM to Give" concert series as part of its Texas Tour Music Series, titled "Don't Mess with Texas Music." On selected nights, the "JAM to Give" concerts will feature student performers from TMP as opening acts for the headlining musicians. The "JAM to Give" Summer Concert Series will feature the following artists:
Uptown Village at Cedar Hill is located at FM 1382 and Highway 67 adjacent to Uptown Blvd. and Pleasant Run Road. For more information on the "JAM to Give" concert series, please call (972) 637-6301 or visit the Uptown Village web site www.uptownvillageatcedarhill.com . About Uptown Village at Cedar Hill Uptown Village at Cedar Hill is a 725,000-square-foot, open-air, regional lifestyle center located in Cedar Hill, Texas. Uptown Village opened in March 2008 and is anchored by Dillard's, Barnes & Noble and Dick's Sporting Goods (opening in July). Uptown Village features a variety of unique amenities including a Village Green with a performance stage and interactive fountain; a 2,500-square-foot children's play area; and an oversized chess and checkers board. For more information visit Uptown Village's web site, www.uptownvillageatcedarhill.com About Texas Music Project The Texas Music Project (TMP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit working in conjunction with the Texas music industry and the State of Texas, the Texas Music Educators Association, the Texas Commission on the Arts and the Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education. The primary mission of TMP is to help strengthen and restore music education to Texas schools. TMP's objectives are to raise awareness of the benefits of music education and the related needs of schools; build capacity and funding for music education in local communities and schools; and enable more informed decision-making among decision makers at both the state and local levels. For more information on Texas Music Project or to make a contribution, visit http://www.texasmusicproject.org. |
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