[NEohioPAL] Concert Across America in Cleveland

[Angela Mitchell via NEohioPAL]

Media Contacts:
Angela Mitchell, angela.rose.mitchell at gmail.com
Jennifer Thorne, jthorne at ohioceasefire.org




* THE OHIO COALITION AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION IN
“CONCERT* *ACROSS AMERICA TO END GUN VIOLENCE”*


* CLEVELAND, OH* – The Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence (OCAGV) has
announced its participation in the nationwide Concert Across America to End
Gun Violence. The performance will take place on *Sunday,* *September 25,
2016 at 1:30 p.m. *at *U.S. Bank Plaza in Playhouse Square *in downtown
Cleveland. Performers include musicians from The Cleveland Orchestra,
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Cleveland Institute of Music, Classical
Revolution Cleveland, In2ative, and Quire Cleveland. The program will
feature a mix of classical and popular selections. It will be hosted by
Jeff Kurkjian, host of “The Jeff Show” on Q104, and Angela Mitchell,
host/announcer for WCLV Classical 104.9. Both hosts will also be performing
on the program. Ms. Mitchell is a board member of the Ohio Coalition
Against Gun Violence and is organizing the event. The concert is *free*,
though donations to OCAGV will be accepted.


Preceding the downtown Cleveland concert will be an event on *Thursday,
September 22 *at *La Fiesta Restaurant*’s Viva Stage in Richmond Heights. *Evil
Ways**, a Tribute to Santana*, will perform while attendees enjoy the
Mexican cuisine and beverages in a club setting. *Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
and the music begins at 7:30 p.m. *The cover charge for this event is *$10.*
OCAGV board member Steve Ritchey is organizing that evening’s activities.


These are two of the more than 250 concerts to be held across the U.S.,
each connected via social media (#ConcertAcrossAmerica #EndGunViolence) and
online at www.ConcertAcrossAmerica.org.


“Gun violence is a serious issue that affects communities right here in
Cuyahoga County,” said  Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish. “No matter
the zip code, parents should not feel afraid to let their kids outside to
play. Concert Across America is a great way to find purpose in working to
make our communities safer.”


"Community events like the Concert Across America are so critical to
raising awareness about gun violence and the common sense solutions to this
epidemic. When we work together, we can save lives and foster culture
change," said Jennifer Thorne, Executive Director of the Ohio Coalition
Against Gun Violence.

“Dozens of musical artists from multiple genres will come together in these
two Cleveland performances intended to call attention to the epidemic of
gun violence in America,” said organizer Angela Mitchell. “We dedicate our
performance to the memory of the tens of thousands of victims of gun
violence every year.”


For more information about the Concert Across America to End Gun Violence,
visit www.remembersept25.org. For more on the Ohio Coalition Against Gun
Violence, visit www.ohioceasefire.org. Find La Fiesta information and
directions at lafiestacleveland.com.


U.S. Bank Plaza is located in the area bordered by Euclid Ave., E. 14th
Street and Huron Road in Playhouse Square. La Fiesta Restaurant is at 5115
Wilson Mills Road, Richmond Heights.


In the event of severe weather, the September 25th concert will be held at
the Old Stone Church, located at 91 Public Square in downtown Cleveland.

Keep up with the latest details on the Cleveland concert at the official
Facebook event page, https://www.facebook.com/events/631444637029677/.


MUSICIAN WEBSITES

www.factoryseconds.org
www.in2ativeduo.com
www.quirecleveland.org
classicalrevolutioncleveland.wordpress.com
www.clevelandorchestra.com
www.cim.edu
www.brettmitchellconductor.com
www.angelamitchellsoprano.com
q104.cbslocal.com/personality/jeff-kurkjian
evilwaysband.com <http://www.evilwaysband.com/>



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*About the Concert Across America *

*The Concert Across America will take place on September 25, the date
designated by Congress in 2007 as a day of remembrance for murder
victims. This nationwide event will bring together a network of
organizations, activists and artists with the dual goals of keeping guns
out of dangerous hands and making the issue of illegal guns top of mind for
members of Congress, the presidential candidates, and the American people
as they go to the polls in November 2016. Boston was the first city to
announce, spearheaded by **Stop Handgun Violence*
<http://www.stophandgunviolence.org/>*. For more information visit*
*www.concertacrossamerica.org
<http://www.concertacrossamerica.org>. *


* About the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence *

*Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence is a statewide nonprofit organization
dedicated to preventing gun violence through education, advocacy, and
public awareness.  Our culture change programs flip the script on the gun
lobby’s culture of fear as we work towards common sense gun regulations.
Learn more at **www.ohioceasefire.org* <http://www.ohioceasefire.org/>*. *

-- 
Angela Mitchell
www.angelamitchellsoprano.com
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