PORTLAND, OR –– Capping an amazing night, three-time Grammy Nominee Vanessa Carlton will perform at the 10-10-10 Portland Charity Gala, a benefit for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Vanessa Carlton will take the stage for a live concert performance as the evening comes to a close on October 10th, 2010 at the PureSpace Event venue in Portland. Carlton will perform solo, singing and playing the piano before an intimate crowd expected to be about 500 people.
Vanessa is best known for the hit song “A Thousand Miles” from her record “Be Not Nobody.” The song was recognized with three Grammy Award nominations, for “Record of the Year,” “Song of the Year,” and “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) and was the sixth most played song of the year in 2002. She has since recorded two albums, titled “Harmonium” and “Heroes and Thieves.”
“Vanessa Carlton represents the perfect voice to cap off an evening of celebration at the 10-10-10 Portland Charity Gala,” said Joe English, President of Foundation 10-10. “Having seen her perform to a small room full of people a few years ago, I know that she can fill up a room with her voice and move people with her music. She’s an amazing talent.”
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Dave Anderson will be Master of Ceremony
Dave Anderson
“In selecting an MC for the evening, we hoped to find someone that could contribute to the tone of the evening by keeping the audience energized and upbeat,” said English. “While we have a difficult challenge in curing children’s cancer, so much positive has been achieved over the last 20 years that we think it is fitting to celebrate the positive and then look forward to a day when we’ve won the battle.”
The 10-10-10 Portland Charity Gala, Oct. 10, 2010, which is a benefit for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, will raise funds to fight Leukemia in children, the most common form of cancer affecting children. The evening includes the first Portland Chef Face-off, in which ten of Portland’s top chefs compete for the votes of audience members in an American Idol meets Iron Chef food challenge.
The evening also will include an auction that will put amazing items up for grabs. In the catalog for the event are a custom barrel of Pinot Noir wine (dubbed the “Wine Maker’s Experience”, tickets for The Masters in 2011, and tickets to the 2011 Grammy Awards.
Individual Tickets and Tables on Sale Now
Ticket sales are now open for 10-10-10 Portland at www.101010-portland.org. Prices range from $200 for individual reception style tickets to $350 for tickets with plush reserved seating, VIP access and a premium gift bag.
Group tables that include branding and recognition as corporate sponsor are available. These tables include 10 seats and sponsor attribution. The price for a sponsored table is $5,000.
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