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Ever Widening Circle event: Featuring 13 year-old Jazz Piano Prodigy Matt Savage
Thursday September 29, 2005 at 7:00pm
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room
701 Mission @ 3rd Street
San Fancisco, California 94107 Get Directions
The 7th Annual
EVER WIDENING CIRCLE :
AN EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRATING ART AND DISABILITY
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The World Institute on Disability (WID), the Corporation on Disabilities and Telecommunication (CDT), and Verizon proudly present the 7th Annual Ever Widening Circle: An Evening of Entertainment Celebrating Art and Disability, featuring a diverse line-up of professional performers with disabilities. This year's benefit headlines 13 year-old composer and pianist, Matt Savage in his jazz ensemble the MATT SAVAGE TRIO. Matt was diagnosed with autism at the age of three, discovered jazz at age seven and has been taking the jazz world by storm ever since!


Also performing: blind comedian Michael Lee; internationally renowned AXIS Dance Company, comprised of dancers with and without disabilities; and award-winning deaf actress, writer, director, and producer, Michelle A. Banks.

Through this event, WID and CDT strive to reduce misconceptions about people with disabilities by showcasing the community's strengths and artistry. Please join us for a spectacular evening!


When: Thursday, September 29, 2005 @ 7:00 PM

Where: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater
700 Howard Street at Third, San Francisco

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


General Seating Info: 415-978-2787


Access Info and Group Sales: 510-251-4347; TTY 510-208-9493


Access Options Provided: ASL interpreter, audio description, Braille and large print programs, and limited wheelchair seating.

Please refrain from wearing scented products.


For More Information: http://www.wid.org/performance


Performers sites...
Matt Savage Trio: http://www.savagerecords.com
Michelle Banks: http://www.michellebanks.com
Michael Lee: http://www.damonbrooks.com/michael_lee.htm
AXIS Dance Company: http://www.axisdance.org
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