{"id":587,"date":"2019-07-17T18:18:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/love-wins-at-wcsu\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:18:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:31","slug":"love-wins-at-wcsu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/love-wins-at-wcsu\/","title":{"rendered":"WCSU 2016 – Love wins at WCSU"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n


\n <\/p>\n

DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 \u201cLove Wins! A Celebration of Music to Benefit the Ana Grace Project and the Ana M\u00e1rquez-Greene Scholarship at WCSU\u201d will be from 8 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016<\/strong>, in the Veronica Hagman Concert Hall of the Visual and Performing Arts Center<\/a> (VPAC) on the Western Connecticut State University<\/a> Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The Love Wins! concert will feature\u00a0Regina Carter\u00a0<\/a>on violin,\u00a0Christian Sands<\/a> on piano, Russell Malone on guitar,\u00a0Ben Allison\u00a0<\/a>on bass, Alvester Garnett\u00a0<\/a>on drums and WCSU Coordinator of Jazz Studies and Assistant Professor of Music\u00a0Jimmy Greene\u00a0<\/a>on saxophone. The event is hosted by the WCSU Department of Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Ticket sales and donations will support The Ana Grace Project<\/a>, an organization \u201cdedicated to promoting love, community and connection for every child and family,\u201d and the Ana Grace M\u00e1rquez-Greene Music Scholarship<\/a>, an endowed memorial music scholarship for incoming freshmen at WCSU. Both the project and the scholarship fund were created to honor the memory of Ana Grace M\u00e1rquez-Greene<\/a>, daughter of Jimmy Greene<\/a> and Nelba M\u00e1rquez-Greene<\/a>, who lost her life in Sandy Hook on Dec. 14, 2012.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Ana\u2019s mother, Nelba M\u00e1rquez-Greene, said, <\/strong>\u201cWe are thrilled to honor Ana\u2019s life by making significant financial contributions to the community. This evening is everything Ana was about: joy, music, love.\u00a0We are thankful to WCSU, Klingberg [Family Centers] and the community members who love and remember Ana.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Tickets are $35 for general admission and $50 for a VIP reception with the musicians before the concert. A limited number of $20 WCSU student tickets are available with a valid WCSU I<\/strong>.D<\/strong>. at the VPAC box office. <\/strong>For more information and tickets, visit the concert\u2019s Eventbrite page<\/a>. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

For more information, contact the Office of University Relations at (203) 837-8486.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England\u2019s best small private universities.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n