WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP, the world's
largest advocacy organization for the 50+ community, today announced it
will kick-off its 50th anniversary celebration with a number of new
high-profile musical collaborations. These new initiatives include:
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-- CLASSIC ROCK: The AARP-sponsored Feels Like the First Time tour with
Foreigner launches on March 14, 2008, providing AARP members with priority
seating at the concert venues. Select AARP members will also have the
opportunity to meet the band and get photographs and autographs while
mingling at Foreigner's exclusive VIP reception
-- JAZZ: April 24, 2008 marks the kick-off of the AARP-sponsored Ramsey
Lewis and the Legends of Jazz tour. AARP members will be eligible for
numerous benefits to this 15-city tour including exclusive ticket
pre-sales.
-- GOSPEL: AARP will sponsor the One Love Gospel Choir competition in
March 2008. Contestants will sing Stand Up For Yourself, a new song
originally sung by the legendary Aretha Franklin and written for the AARP
lead Divided We Fail initiative which aims to create a national movement to
bring attention to the domestic issues that worry Americans most: health
care and financial security.
-- SOUL: In continuation of AARP's 50th anniversary celebration, on
June 21, 2008 in Atlanta , GA AARP will present a live two-hour musical
production featuring performances by a once-in-a-lifetime line-up of
gospel, R&B, soul and pop divas, including Yolanda Adams, Patti Austin,
Shirley Caesar, Chaka Khan, Queen Latifah, Dionne Warwick, CeCe Winans &
Ann Nesby appearing with Paris Bennett. Renowned choreographer Debbie
Allen, winner of several Emmy, Tony and Golden Globes Awards, will direct
the show.
"Music is a universal language. It let's us connect with our members in
a unique and powerful way," said Shereen Remez, AARP's Group Executive
Officer for Member Value. "As AARP celebrates its 50th anniversary, we
wanted to find ways in which to extend the celebration to our members. What
better way to do so than with these exciting new programs we have planned
for this year!"
This is not the first time AARP has stepped into the music arena. In
2007, AARP's sponsorship of Tony Bennett's "The Best is Yet to Come" tour
was a huge hit with AARP members. Earlier this year, AARP also collaborated
with another leading organization celebrating its 50th anniversary -- the
Grammy Awards -- on the Music Preservation Project, an ongoing initiative
to preserve historic music recordings, photographs, films and cultural
artifacts for future generations.
Additionally, on September 4, 2008 more than 27,500 AARP members and
their friends from across the country and around the world are expected to
flock to Washington, DC to celebrate AARP's 50th Anniversary and
participate in Life@50+|, AARP's National Event & Expo. Life@50+| is part
class-reunion, part home, travel, health and high-tech expo, part summer
concert weekend -- and all fun. In addition to top-notch concerts,
attendees will also experience extensive exhibits; lifestyle, education and
feature sessions with politicians and entertainers; lectures and health and
fitness classes. During the course of Life @50+, attendees will also hear
poet Maya Angelou; baseball hall-of-famer Cal Ripken, Jr.; music impresario
Quincy Jones; fashion consultant Clinton Kelly; legendary folk singer Judy
Collins; political pundits Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson; Academy Award
winner Shirley MacLaine; TV fitness guru Bob Harper; rock star Gene
Simmons; and female sexual health expert Dr. Laura Berman. Life@50+| AARP's
National Event & Expo takes place September 4 - 6, 2008 at the Walter E.
Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.
Additional information on all of AARP's 50th anniversary events and
initiatives, as well as dates and ticket information for all concerts, will
be available to AARP members online at http://www.aarp.org.
ABOUT AARP
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps
people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are
beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP does not
endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to either
political campaigns or candidates. We produce AARP The Magazine, the
definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world's largest-circulation
magazine with over 33 million readers; AARP Bulletin, the go-to news source
for AARP's 39 million members and Americans 50+; AARP Segunda Juventud, the
only bilingual U.S. publication dedicated exclusively to the 50+ Hispanic
community; and our website, AARP.org. AARP Foundation is an affiliated
charity that provides security, protection, and empowerment to older
persons in need with support from thousands of volunteers, donors, and
sponsors. We have staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
SOURCE AARP
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CONTACT:
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+1-202-434-2555, malvarez@aarp.org
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