For our April installment of the Community Concert Series, we welcome back VocalEssence Singers Of This Age in support of the Center for Victims of Torture on Saturday, April 12 at 7:00pm!
The concert is FREE to attend, with 100% of proceeds from a freewill offering benefitting the Center for Victims of Torture.
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
The VocalEssence Singers Of This Age (VESOTA) is a community of Twin Cities teenagers engaged in expanding what it means to be a choir and, encouraging a wider circle of participation in the artform. Under the visionary leadership of G. Phillip Shoultz, III, the singers present music ranging from classical to hip-hop, they use creativity and collaboration to build an accepting community, equipped with the skills to lead social change in our society.
Learn more: https://www.vocalessence.org/who-we-are/performing-ensembles/vocalessence-sota/
ABOUT THE BENEFICIARY
The mission of the Center for Victims of Torture is to heal the wounds of torture on individuals, their families and their communities and to end torture worldwide. At the Center for Victims of Torture, every day they conduct their work with hope for a better future, with a goal of attaining human rights for all as described in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Each of their core values flows from their strong sense of hope for a better world for survivors, for their stakeholders and for each other.
Learn more: https://www.cvt.org/
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES
Over the past decade+, the Prospect Park United Methodist Church Community Concert Series has contributed over $80,000 to a variety of community service programs and organizations across the Twin Cities. It’s a perfect combination – enjoying great music and raising money for a worthwhile cause! A delicious snack buffet follows the concert.
PPUMC is located at 22 Orlin Ave SE in Minneapolis, at the foot of the historic Prospect Park Water Tower, one block south of University Ave on Malcolm Ave and adjacent to the Metro Transit Green Line. Free parking is available on-street and at Pratt Community School.
For more information, please call 612-378-2380 or email office@prospectparkchurch.org.