BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//EVDB//www.eventful.com//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Stars to the Rescue 2009 in St. Louis at Chaifetz Arena - Eventful BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090118T183000 DTSTAMP:20090106T064643Z SUMMARY:Stars to the Rescue 2009 DESCRIPTION:Save the date! Please join ARF at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday\, Ja nuary 18\, 2009 at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis\, Missouri for ARF' s St. Louis Stars to the Rescue. Individual tickets\, priced at $250\, $55\, $40\, and $25 (students with ID only) are on sale now and can b e purchased through Metrotix at 314.534.1111.\n\nUpon the induction of Vince Gill into the esteemed Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007\, Kyl e Young of the Country Music Foundation said ”Vince Gill is quite si mply a living prism refracting all that is good in country music. He u ses the crystal planes of his songwriting\, his playing\, and his sing ing to give us a musical rainbow that embraces all men and spans all s easons." Gill has recorded more than twenty studio albums\, charted ov er forty singles on the U.S. Billboard charts as Hot Country Songs\, a nd has sold more than 22 million albums. He has been honored by the Co untry Music Association with 18 CMA Awards\, including two Entertainer of the Year awards and five Male Vocalist Awards. Gill has also earne d 19 Grammy Awards\, more than any other male Country music artist.\n\ nGrammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American rock entertainer Huey Lewis of The News had several hit songs during the 1980s and earl y 1990s. His greatest success was in the 1980s with the surprise #1 al bum\, Sports\, and a series of hit singles. His worldwide fame expande d when the song\, "The Power of Love" was utilized as a key track in t he film\, Back to the Future. In 2007\, Garth Brooks released a duet w ith Huey\, with a cover of "Workin' For a Living". The single reached the top 25 on the Billboard Country chart.\n\nTake a trip back in time while listening to the songs of REO Speedwagon\, compliments of Kevin Cronin and Dave Amato. Kevin first joined REO Speedwagon in 1972 for the album R.E.O./T.W.O. on which he wrote three tracks. In 1977\, Kevi n took over the band's production along with Gary Richrath\, and has s ince been a tireless frontman\, writing many of the band's most popula r tracks\, including their first top 40 hit\, “Roll With the Changes ” and their first number one\, “Keep On Loving You.” Dave Amato joined REO in 1989 for the album The Earth\, A Small Man\, His Dog\, a nd a Chicken\, after playing with Ted Nugent and Bon Jovi's Richie Sam bora. He has also toured extensively with Cher. Besides playing guitar \, he sings high harmonies and has done studio background vocals for v arious groups from Petra to Motley Crue.\n\nAn American Comedy Award w inner\, Kathleen Madigan’s accessible and unpretentious style has ea rned her a devoted and growing following. Kathleen packs theaters from Nevada to North Carolina and everywhere in between. Kathleen's a main stay on Comedy Central\, performs standup specials on HBO\, and is the host of her own weekly show on Sirius Radio Networks\, The Kathleen M adigan Show.\n\nIn the summer of 2006\, three gifted young adults walk ed into a house hoping to create music together—and Lady Antebellum walked out. The sound that Hillary Scott\, Charles Kelley and Dave Hay wood cooked up while hanging at the Nashville-area home of Charles’ brother throughout the summer of 2006 is a unique blend that mingles c lassic country\, 1960s R&B soulfulness and the heart-on-the-sleeve ope nness of 1970s singer-songwriters\, all presented with a razor-sharp c ontemporary edge. Already the trio has been nominated for “Top New G roup” at the 2008 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards.\n\nSharing his comedy style which often simulates a mental breakdown or rant\, ri diculing history\, politics\, religion\, trends and cultural phenomena is Lewis Black\, Grammy Award-winning American stand-up comedian\, au thor\, playwright and actor. He hosts Comedy Central's The Root of All Evil and makes regular appearances on The Daily Show delivering his ⠀œBack in Black” commentary segment.\n\nMarc Russo\, a long-standing member of the Doobie Brothers\, has been ARF’s Stars to the Rescue musical director for many years. Marc is a legendary saxophonist and c omposer who has played with Tower of Power\, Huey Lewis and the News a nd Kenny Loggins. Marc also composed and produced a solo CD for JVC Re cords titled “The Window.”\n\nProceeds from Stars will benefit Ton y La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation as well as many animal rescue organizations in the greater St. Louis area.\n\nSponsorships are curre ntly available for this exciting annual event. Please view the availab le sponsorship levels and contact Judy Bentley at 925.296.3154 or jben tley@arf.net to reserve yours today. Individual tickets\, priced at $2 50\, $55\, $40\, and $25 (students with ID only) are on sale now and c an be purchased through Metrotix at 314.534.1111. LOCATION:Chaifetz Arena @ Missouri, United States SEQUENCE:1231224403 UID:E0-001-018673269-5 URL:http://eventful.com/E0-001-018673269-5 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR