Tickets Still Available for Groove Detroit ... Art In Motion, a Fund-Raising Event to Benefit The Children's Center

Tickets Still Available for Groove Detroit ... Art In Motion, a Fund-Raising Event to Benefit The Children's Center

DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Excitement builds for Detroit-area events during the days leading up to Super Bowl XL, and tickets are still available for one of the weekend's most anticipated events, Groove Detroit ... Art in Motion. This fund-raising event to benefit The Children's Center will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Ford Conference & Event Center in Dearborn, from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. To purchase tickets to this funky, high- energy event, visit http://www.groovedetroit.com/ , or call The Children's Center at 313-262-1112.

One of the highlights of the evening will be Osadia, a hairdressing duo from Barcelona, Spain, that is widely known for their eclectic, avant-garde hair sculpture creations. Osadia will bring the term "audience participation" to a new level, as they invite guests from the audience to the stage to be transformed with outrageous hairstyles and make-up on the spot. A typical transformation takes about 15 minutes.

In addition, a cast of living-art statues will engage guests in the night's overall theme, "living art in motion." Among the featured human statues will be two bronze football players (one vintage, one present day), two aerial-swing Ice Princesses, two walking-dessert-table Ice Princesses, a live-art painting with two ballerina models posed as Degas' ballet dancers, a bronze statue of "The Thinker," and an Ice Prince.

Also providing entertainment for the evening will be DJ AM, the entertainment industry's premier DJ. His name defines what's cool in Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas and New York, and his clientele is only A-List. Likewise, DJ AM has headlined at special events for celebrities, including birthday parties for Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, and a more recent engagement party for Christina Aguilera.

Groove Detroit ... Art in Motion, an officially sanctioned event of the Detroit Super Bowl XL Host Committee, will be hosted by Lisa and Bill Ford and by Kathy and Roger Penske. Mr. Penske also serves as Chair of the Super Bowl XL Host Committee.

Other festivities of the evening will include entertainment by renowned dance band Haute Chile. In addition, a live jazz trio will be featured in the intimate second-floor jazz lounge. Guest also will enjoy a strolling supper with multiple food stations and a cocktail reception with a Detroit flair.

While many Super Bowl XL-related events are either private, by invitation only, or are exclusive in terms of an extremely limited supply of available tickets, Groove Detroit ... Art in Motion, will have 1,000 tickets available at $450 each. For individuals interested in participating in Super Bowl XL- related festivities, Groove Detroit ... Art in Motion, will provide that opportunity while also supporting one of the area's local charities.

Honorary co-chairs for Groove Detroit ... Art in Motion, include Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bing, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Chelios, Mr. Alex Delvecchio, Mr. and Mrs. Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Al Kaline, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lewand, Mr. Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Yzerman.

Presenting sponsors of the event are Ford Motor Company's Ford Division, Lincoln, Mercury and Ford Customer Service Division. Additional sponsors include Big Boy Restaurants, Bodman LLP, Capital Event Productions, Casino Windsor, Comerica, Compuware, JWT, Lear Corporation, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Ogilvy, PCGCampbell, PricewaterhouseCoopers, PVS Chemicals, Rock Financial, Roush, The Detroit Lions, The Hertz Corporation and Y & R Brands.

Media sponsors include CBS Outdoor, Conde Nast Media Group, HOUR Magazine, Metro Times, News/Talk 760 WJR, Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, Renaissance Media, The Detroit News, WKRK FM Talk Live 97.1, WWJ Newsradio 950 AM and WXYT 1270 AM Sports.

A portion of the Groove Detroit ... Art in Motion ticket price is tax deductible. To purchase tickets to this funky, unique event, or for more information, call The Children's Center at 313-262-1112, or visit http://www.groovedetroit.com/ .

One of the largest, most diverse and comprehensive front line child- serving agencies in Michigan, The Children's Center addresses the needs and problems of some of the most troubled children in the United States. Founded in 1929, The Children's Center serves thousands of children and families annually through 20 inter-related programs. To learn more about The Children's Center, please visit http://www.thechildrenscenter.com/ .

The Detroit Super Bowl XL Host Committee has established the Sanctioned Event Program, on behalf of the NFL, to engage the community in Super Bowl. This form of community outreach allows local residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy Super Bowl-related programming while at the same time provides financial benefits to local charities. Sanctioned Events are promoted through various Host Committee channels including the official Event Guide and Host Committee website.

Source: The Children's Center

CONTACT: Marc Pasco, +1-313-203-7114, mpasco@pcgcampbell.com , or
Melissa Bowerman, +1-313-203-7157, mbowerman@pcgcampbell.com , both of
PCGCampbell, for The Children's Center

Web site: http://www.groovedetroit.com/
http://www.thechildrenscenter.com/

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