BALTIMORE -- Music Lovers can enjoy an enchanting night of love at a pre-Valentine’s Day concert for this year’s 3rd Annual Celebration of Love powered by The Women’s Challenge, Inc. Featuring Grammy-nominated Recording Artist Raheem Devaughn and jazz keyboardist Frank McComb this event will be held Friday, January 31st, 2014 at the Goucher College, Kraushaar Auditorium located at 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD 21204 from 6pm-11pm.
All monies raised from the concert will benefit The Women’s Challenge, Inc., a non-profit organization that seeks to creatively challenge today’s women to be healthy, by enriching their lives through interactive seminars and events focused on educating them in the specific areas of sexual health, physical activity, diet and nutrition, beauty concepts, financial empowerment and spiritual motivation.
“In all of our fundraising events, we use music as our muse to bridge the generation gap. Young or young-at-heart, we all relate to music in our own way. This year, our Celebration of Love features two outstanding artists, Maryland's own R&B sensation Raheem DeVaughn and smooth jazz keyboardist & vocalist, Frank McComb,” says Bailey-Carter, Founder and Chief Woman of Vision for The Women’s Challenge, Inc.
Raheem Devaughn is a 3-time Grammy nominated R&B Soul singer and songwriter. His debut album, The Love Experience (2005), reached No. 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart, featuring the singles "Guess Who Loves You More" and "You". His second album
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Love Behind the Melody was released in January 2008 featuring the singles "Woman" and "Customer". DeVaughn was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
at the 2008 Grammy Awards for the single "Woman".
Often compared to Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder, Frank McComb is a soul singer and keyboardist and has collaborated with many renowned recording artists including Prince, Chaka Khan, Teddy Pendergrass, Gerald Levert, and Teena Marie.
The Celebration of Love will also include opening performances by vocalist Marc Evans
and all-female band Les Femme Totale.
Radio One Magic 95.9FM’s very own LaDawn Black will serve as the
Mistress of Ceremonies.
Ticket prices are: VIP (-$75) which includes Raheem Devaughn’s Vintage collection or Frank McComb’s Best of 3 CD Pack and a dessert and candy station. Other ticket levels are as follows: Love I (-$68), which includes dessert and candy station; Love II (-$65); Jewels (-$61); Red (-$57) and Hearts (-$53). All tickets can be purchased at www.womenschallege.net.
For more information on The Women’s Challenge, visit www.womenschallenge.net or call 888-529-9213. For more information about Raheem Devaughn, and Frank McComb, visit www.raheemdevaughn.com and www.frankmccomb.info , respectively.
About The Women’s Challenge, Inc.
Founded in 2009 by Lorraine Bailey-Carter, The Women’s Challenge is a vision to creatively challenge today’s woman to be healthy, enriching their lives though interactive seminars and events focused on educating women in specific areas: sexual health, physical activity, diet and nutrition, beauty concepts, financial empowerment and spiritual motivation. All events are enriched with a musical element signalling us to relax and unwind; removing stress and inviting a calming spirit.
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