Maya Angelou

Thursday, October 4, 2007
8 pm

Pre-Performance Music:
Ralph Rush, blues guitar

Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. J. Gray Ferguson
Special Media Sponsor WCAV CBS 19 Charlottesville

One of contemporary literature’s greatest voices, Dr. Maya Angelou is a remarkable Renaissance woman -- poet, educator, historian, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer, and director. The author of many best-selling books, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou and her passionate, powerful speaking challenges audiences to invest their spirits and hearts in the elevation of the human condition.  
www.mayaangelou.com

Charlottesville native Ralph Rush plays traditional and original finger style acoustic and slide guitar.  He has performed with "Queen of the Blues" Victoria Spivey, Tom Chapin, and Pete Seeger among others. Ralph produced and is featured on the CD Hooktown Blues, an anthology of that includes Corey Harris.  Ralph His new CD, Ragged & Dirty, is due out in November.  His motto is “Pray for peace, boogie for salvation.”

All tickets previously issued for the original August 30 date are valid for October 4.  Any ticketholders who are unable to attend on the rescheduled date may return their tickets by September 14 for credit towards another Paramount event or a full refund.

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