Wednesday, March 19, 2008
ROMANIAN ORPHANAGE BENEFIT CONCERT COMING TO LOCKPORT MARCH 29th
Lockport, N.Y. (March 17, 2008) – Yme? Ministry of Middleport is hosting "Building the House of Hope," a fundraising event for the House of Hope Romanian orphanage on Saturday, March 29th, at 7pm at the Historic Palace Theatre, 2 East Avenue, in downtown Lockport. Tickets are $10 and available by calling 716-438-1130.
The benefit concert will feature 17-year-old folk-pop singer Phoebe Henry (www.phoebehenry.com). With a style compared to Ani DiFranco and Michelle Branch, she has performed across the U.S., opening for artists like Chubby Checker and Paul McCartney. The night will also feature a special performance by Brooke Yaiser, a teenager from Middleport who has been to the House of Hope Romanian orphanage where she saw first hand the needs they have in a country where it's not uncommon for parents to abandon their kids because they cannot afford to raise them.
Besides tickets being available at the Palace Theatre in downtown Lockport, they're also at Middleport Family Health Center, Mills Jewelers in Lockport, The Medicine Shoppe in Medina, and Bender's Christian Supplies in Williamsville. For more information about this event, please call 716-438-1130.
The benefit concert will feature 17-year-old folk-pop singer Phoebe Henry (www.phoebehenry.com). With a style compared to Ani DiFranco and Michelle Branch, she has performed across the U.S., opening for artists like Chubby Checker and Paul McCartney. The night will also feature a special performance by Brooke Yaiser, a teenager from Middleport who has been to the House of Hope Romanian orphanage where she saw first hand the needs they have in a country where it's not uncommon for parents to abandon their kids because they cannot afford to raise them.
Besides tickets being available at the Palace Theatre in downtown Lockport, they're also at Middleport Family Health Center, Mills Jewelers in Lockport, The Medicine Shoppe in Medina, and Bender's Christian Supplies in Williamsville. For more information about this event, please call 716-438-1130.
