Join us as a Champion for Alzheimer's on
November 28, 2007
for a once in a lifetime, intimate, acoustic concert with
Monty Powell
and special guests
Keith Urban & jazz-singer Anna Wilson.
Patron Seating tickets available now!
CMA nominated songwriter and singer Monty Powell will perform together with his friends Keith Urban and Anna Wilson in an intimate and original concert, establishing Atlanta as the launching pad for a new initiative in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.
The concert, coined better start livin’, will allow the artists to share their vision of communicating a powerful message through an intimate “storytelling” performance, while raising funds and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association.
better start livin' began when Monty Powell, Georgia native and award-winning Nashville songwriter, joined with the Alzheimer's Association, Georgia Chapter to create a new paradigm in the fight against Alzheimer's. Like many others, Powell lost his father to early onset Alzheimer's and now uses his talents to forward the fight against the disease. The vision for better start livin' is to deconstruct the "big event" so that intimacy and engagement replace staging and theatrics, so that the message, rather than extravaganza, becomes the focal point.
“This vision is very close to my heart,” says Powell. “Alzheimer’s is a thief. Music was the one priceless jewel that was overlooked in the heist of my father, so it is only fitting that it be the weapon that I have chosen in my own personal fight to help rid the world of this thief. Each of my songs is a gift, the gems passed on to me thru him, and now to others. better start livin’ will aid in spreading awareness and knowledge of the disease, and one day soon, we will defeat Alzheimer’s, forever."
The initiative’s theme, better start livin’, illustrates the urgency of the mission to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. As Powell wrote in his #1 song performed by Keith Urban, “Days Go By,” “We think about tomorrow and then it slips away. We talk about forever but we’ve only got today...so you better start livin’ right now.” Each better start livin’ performance will create a “storytelling” ambience allowing listeners to focus on the message at hand. Most importantly, they will promote a call-to-action for audience members, encouraging them to become Champions and continue to raise Alzheimer’s awareness.
The first better start livin' event was a special acoustic performance by Powell at the Biltmore Ballroom of Atlanta on April 19 to share this vision with Atlanta supporters and organizers. The project has now soared to new levels.
better start livin' will be at the brand new Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia on November 28th at 7:30 pm.
Patron tickets are available now! Patron seating includes premium seating at the Cobb Energy Centre, food, drink, & tickets to the Champion Party with the Stars immediately following the concert.
General admission tickets at $100 & $65 each for the November concert will be available to the public beginning October 12 on Ticketmaster.com.
For more information, please call 404.728.1181.
A special thank you to our Corporate Champions of better start livin'!
