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"Swing with the Divas"

Detailed Information:

“Swing with the Divas”, Women in Jazz Concert and Dance, at the Monarch Event Center, featuring outstanding jazz vocalists Pamela Hart, Willie Nicholson, Courtney Sanchez and crooners Kris Kimura and Robert Kelley.  This host of talent, along with ballroom dancing, will be accompanied by the James Polk 18-Piece Orchestra!  An added attraction is a special performance by internationally renown Mandy Gaines with Just Released. 

Put on your dancing shoes and swing, tango, salsa, line dance, waltz and free dance to the great sounds of these outstanding musicians on the huge Monarch Event Center dance floor; or just enjoy the entertainment. 

Saturday, August 16, 2008 - Show starts at 8:00 pm, and doors open at 7:00 pm. Ticket Prices are $37 (VIP), $27, and $20 - Details below:

   1. VIP Table Seat $37.00 (normal box office & facility service charges are included in the price)

Enjoy up-front table seating, light hors d'oeuvres, hostess (not server), priority backstage access, and special acknowledgement by purchasing the VIP Ticket Option. This $10 tax deductible VIP proceed benefits Women in Jazz Association, Inc. for current and future programs.

   2. Standard Table Seat $27.00 (normal box office & facility service charges are included in the price)

Enjoy seating at a table with easy access to the dance and view of stage.

   3. Single Seat - $20.00 (normal box office service charges are included in the price)

Rows of seats are located in various locations throughout the auditorium.

     Note: Tickets purchased via credit card and online may include an addition fee.

    Full Service Cash Bar available

Ticket outlets and locations are:

• ONLINE at Gettix.net or CALL 1-866-I-GET-TIX (866-443-8849)

• Monarch Events Center Box Office 6406 N. IH-35, Suite 3100 (512) 371-1711, Austin

• Mitchie's Gallery, www.mitchie.com 6406 N. IH-35, Suite 2800 (512) 323-6901, Austin

• Waterloo Records, 600 North Lamar Blvd #A, (512) 474-2500, Austin

• RunTex  - 422 West Riverside Dr, (512) 472-3254, Austin
• RunTex - 2201 Lake Austin Blvd, (512) 477-9464, Austin
• RunTex - 9901 Capitol of Texas Hwy, Suite 160 (512) 343-1164, Austin
• Sundance Records - 202 University Dr, #B (512) 353-0888, San Marcus
• University Co-op - 2246 Guadalupe, (512) 476-7211, Austin

The Women in Jazz Concert Series and Vocal Performance Workshop are sponsored by The Austin Chronicle, Austin Cab Company, The Villager Newspaper, Austin American Statesman, Mitchie's Gallery, Soulciti.com, Men's Clotherie, and Majestic Design, LLC.  Women in Jazz Association, Inc. is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

 If you would like more information about “Swing with the Divas,” or to schedule an interview with Pamela Hart, Women in Jazz Association’s president, call Pamela at 512-258-6947 or email Pamela at info@womeninjazz.org.

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Also, Women in Jazz Association presents the

Singer's Vocal Performance Workshop