7th ANNUAL EVER WIDENING CIRCLE An Evening of Entertainment Celebrating Art and Disability

EVER WIDENING CIRCLE An Evening of Entertainment Celebrating Art and Disability Featuring 13 year-old Jazz Piano Virtuoso MATT SAVAGE and his Jazz Trio. (Bay Area debut.) Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005 at 7:00 pm YERBA BUENA CENTER for the ARTS THEATER in SF The World Institute on Disability (WID) and the Corporation on Disabilities and Telecommunication (CDT) take great pride in presenting the 7th Annual EVER WIDENING CIRCLE: An Evening of Entertainment Celebrating Art and Disability - featuring an entertaining and diverse assemblage of celebrated performers with disabilities. This year we are proud to present our headliner - 13 year-old Jazz Virtuoso with autism, MATT SAVAGE and his Jazz Trio

(PRWEB) August 18, 2005 -- The World Institute on Disability (WID) and the Corporation on Disabilities and Telecommunication (CDT) take great pride in presenting the 7th Annual EVER WIDENING CIRCLE: An Evening of Entertainment Celebrating Art and Disability - featuring an entertaining and diverse assemblage of celebrated performers with disabilities. This year we are proud to present our headliner - 13 year-old Jazz Virtuoso with autism, MATT SAVAGE and his Jazz Trio (Steve Sliverstein -- drums and John Funkhouser -- bass). In addition other performers include actress MICHELLE BANKS -- (Deaf West Theatre's production of the critically-acclaimed musical,

BIG RIVER, and her one-woman show REFLECTIONS OF A DEAF BLACK WOMAN); AXIS Dance Company - The East Bay based & Internationally acclaimed ensemble of dancers with and without disabilities; and MICHAEL LEE -- a blind comedian. Actor and San Francisco resident DANNY GLOVER is the honorary chair of the event. This annual celebration of an array of the best performers with disabilities working today is a one-night-only performance on Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 pm at The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theatre, 700 Howard St. (at Third St.) in SF. Tickets are $15 -$50. (Group discounts available.) To order tickets call 415/ 978 - 2787.
The event is a benefit for WID and CDT and is presented by Verizon Communications.
For information visit www.wid.org/performance

The World Institute on Disability (WID), founded in 1983, is a non-profit public policy center dedicated to promoting independence and full societal inclusion of people with disabilities. Founded in 1982, The Corporation on Disabilities and Telecommunication (CDT) is a non-profit organization that works to transform disability stereotypes by providing access and opportunities for performers and mediamakers with disabilities.

For accommodations such as Wheelchair seating, Braille programs, Large Print Programs, Audio description, American Sign Language Interpreter, call 510/ 251- 4347. Attendees are requested to refrain from wearing scented products.

For additional information about the event visit www.wid.org/performance

WHAT:   The 7th Annual EVER WIDENING CIRCLE:
      AN EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRATING ART AND DISABILITY
      Featuring 13 year-old Jazz Piano Virtuoso MATT SAVAGE and his Jazz Trio.
Featuring Performers with Disabilities - presented by The World Institute on Disability (WID), Corporation on Disabilities and Telecommunication (CDT), and Verizon Communications.

WHEN:   Thursday, September 29, 2004 at 7:00 pm

WHO:   MATT SAVAGE
      and his Jazz Trio      13 year-old Jazz Piano Virtuoso (autistic)
      MICHELLE BANKS       Actress (deaf -- solo performance)
      AXIS Dance Company    Physically integrated dance company
      MICHAEL LEE --      Comedian/performance (blind)

WHERE:      Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater
         700 Howard Street (at Third St.) in San Francisco

TICKETS:      Tickets are $15 -$50. (Group discounts available.)

BOX OFFICE:   To order tickets call 415/ 978 - 2787.

WEB SITE:   www.wid.org/performance

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