The Abyssinian Harlem Renaissance Ball 2009 with Chrisette Michele

GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST
CHRISETTE MICHELE

TO PERFORM AT
ABYSSINIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S
HARLEM RENAISSANCE BALL

Abyssinian Development Corporation kicks off its 20th anniversary celebration of rebuilding and strengthening our Harlem community!

Superstar songstress Chrisette Michele takes the stage at ADC's Harlem Renaissance Ball on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 at The ADC Renaissance Tent on 135th Street between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard and Lenox Avenue.

Tickets are still available! All proceeds will go towards the programs and services of Abyssinian Development Corporation. For more information on ticket purchases or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Sharmin Mahmud, Director, Special Events at (646) 442-6132 or by email HRB2009@adcorp.org.

About Chrisette Michele

Building on the success of "Epiphany," her current Top 10 single on Billboard's Hot Adult R&B Airplay chart (and Top 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart), Grammy Award-winning Def Jam recording artist Chrisette Michele debuts at #1 on Soundscan with first week sales of more than 83,000 copies of EPIPHANY, her long-awaited second album.

Coming up, Chrisette will share the stage on one of this spring and summer's highest-profile tours, with fellow Grammy winner Anthony Hamilton and soulman Musiq Soulchild. Dates begin May 28th at Reliant Arena in Houston, and wrap up one month later at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte.

"Blessed with a curvy, Billie Holiday-like vocal timbre and an exquisite sense of melody, Michele consistently rejects melodrama (take some notes, Amy Winehouse!), instead going further into the nuances of meaningful expression." - LOS ANGELES TIMES

About Abyssinian Development Corporation

Founded by the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church, Abyssinian Development Corporation (ADC) is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit comprehensive community development corporation dedicated to improving the quality of life in Harlem. For 20 years, ADC has helped to strengthen and rebuild the socioeconomic fabric of the Harlem community by developing housing, spearheading commercial development, stimulating the local economy, fostering education, strengthening families and building community capacity through civic engagement. ADC has grown into a $600 million, 140+ person agency with significant accomplishments, playing a key leadership role in the current "Harlem Renaissance." ADC established the Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change, a public intermediate and high school, and its successor, opened in September of 2005, the Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School. www.adcorp.org. ;

20th Anniversary Celebration
Abyssinian Development Organization
HARLEM RENAISSANCE BALL
RSVP Line: (646) 442-6132
Email: HRB2009@adcorp.org
Website: www.adcorp.org
Believe. Build. Empower.


Source: HarlemWorld Blog