Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center kicked off its East St. Louis birthday celebration last night with a Gospel Show.
A capacity crowd of approximately 250 enjoyed performances by:
• SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School Gospel Choir
• The Discovery Center for Little Scholars Head Start class
• Anointed Hands Mime Ministry of the New Shining Light Church in Venice
• SIUE Gospel Choir
The celebration will continue tonight with a Tribute to Rhythm and Blues at 7 p.m. The show will spotlight Brock Walker and his Earth, Wind and Fire Tribute Band.
Set for Wednesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. is “And the Verdict is. . . . A Campus Response to the Trayvon Martin Case.” The play will be presented by the SIUE Black Theater Workshop.
All events will take place in the Multi-Purpose Room in Building D at the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus, 601 James R. Thompson Blvd.
All performances are free and open to the public. However, due to limited seating, admission tickets are required. To reserve a ticket, contact Ginny Burkhart at 618-482-6904 or vburkha@siue.edu.
SIUE East St. Louis Center: With a focus on empowering people and strengthening communities, the SIUE East St. Louis Center is dedicated to improving the lives of families and individuals—from pre-school through adult—in the Metro East region. The Center offers programs that give the community renewed hope and an opportunity to reach educational, career and life goals. It does so by providing comprehensive programs, services and training in the areas of education, health, social services and the arts.
Photo Information:
The Discovery Center for Little Scholars performs “When the Spirit of the Lord.” Students are from the classes of Dana Jackson, Krista Cawvey and Novia Banks. Pictured from left to right are Za’Riyah Hinton, Diamond Hamilton, Armani Eaton, Isaiah Johnson, Kendon Teer, Damir Smith-Mckenzie and Zamiyah Willis.
Performing the musical number, “The Lord is High Above the Heavens” are SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School students from left to right: Clara Williams, a senior; and DeAmbra Loveless, a sophomore.
Stephanie Howard is seen singing with her Discovery Center for Little Scholars class.