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January 22, 2001
UPTON,
NY - In honor of the tenth anniversary of the BNL Gospel
Choir,
the U.S. Department of Energyıs Brookhaven National Laboratory
will
present a gospel concert
on
Saturday, February 10, at 3 p.m. in Berkner Hall. The concert is
open
to the public, and tickets are on sale for $10 each.
In
addition to the BNL Gospel Choir, four guest choirs will perform
at
the concert: the Rush Temple Choir, from the Rush Temple AME Zion
Church
in Jamaica; Sons and Daughters of Durham, Durham AME Zion
Church
of Bayshore; the Fulford Ensemble of the First Baptist Church
of
Cutchogue; and the Kids of the Kingdom, Unity Baptist Church,
Mattituck.
Comprised
of Brookhaven employees, the BNL Gospel Choir participates
in
over 30 concerts and programs annually. The choir took fourth
place
out of 19 choirs judged at the 1995 McDonaldıs Gospel Festival,
and
it spreads its message of peace by participating in such events
as
Multi-Cultural Awareness Days at various school districts.
Tickets
for the February 10 concert may be purchased at the door, but
seating
is limited, so advance ticket purchase is recommended.
Tickets
are on sale at the Brookhaven Employees Recreation
Association
(BERA) Sales Office in the Laboratoryıs Berkner Hall.
Tickets
will be sold for cash or checks (made payable to BERA). No
credit
cards will be accepted. The BERA Sales Office is open from 9
a.m.
to 3 p.m. on weekdays. For more information, call (631)
344-3347.
The Laboratory is located on William Floyd Parkway (County
Road
46), one-and-a-half miles north of Exit 68 of the Long Island
Expressway.
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