Press Release Summary = MAMAPALOOZA, a concert and festival featuring performing moms will be held at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront Resort in Cocoa Beach on Friday May 26th from 6-11pm. In addition to the concert, there will be displays of artwork, readings from authors and poets, vendors and exhibitors. There will be drawings for door prizes and a silent auction. GIBSON GUITAR GIVEAWAY: Gibson Guitars has donated a Les Paul Studio guitar valued at $1270 that will be given away in a drawing to one lucky audience member at the event. Proceeds from the event will be donated to local non-profits Hidden Potentials, Unconditional Love, and the Central Brevard Humane Society, as well as the Alliance for Lupus Research.
Press Release Body = Cocoa Beach, May 19, 2006: This May, in cities across America, Moms are stepping out and onto the stage: The Fifth Annual MAMAPALOOZA presents singer-songwriters, rockers, poets, artists and comics laughing, singing and stomping their way out of the kitchen and into your hearts.
Twenty cities and counting, the Women of MAMAPALOOZA are poised to celebrate new ways of incorporating creativity and song into one of the more challenging jobs women face; The role of mother. Founded by Joy Rose of "Housewives On Prozac", MAMAPALOOZA 2006 promises to be the largest presentation of the Mom-Rock movement in America; Recently featured in PEOPLE, Ladies Home Journal, Daily News, Wall St, Journal, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, London Times, CNN, Good Morning America, FOX News, and NPR to name a few.
With alliances in New York, Nashville, Washington DC, Detroit, San Francisco, Cocoa Beach, Chicago and Dallas, The Women Of MAMAPALOOZA are taking to stages, poetry jams and concert halls, forging new ways of thinking, being, celebrating and defining what it is to be an artist and mother in the 21st Century.
"I\'m really excited about MAMAPALOOZA," said Sheryl Paige, Regional Coordinator for central Florida, "both as a vehicle to promote the mom artists in our area, as well as its potential to inspire moms all over central Florida to participate in the arts. I sincerely believe that all women possess an innate ability to create, and that mothers who have the opportunity to express themselves artistically lead happier and richer lives, and serve as a healthy model for their children. That\'s what we want to promote." A wide array of talented mothers and others are singing songs that reflect every musical genre, from pop to rock to folk. The event, held at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront Resort at 1300 North A1A in Cocoa Beach on Friday May 26th from 6-11pm, will also feature displays of artwork, readings from authors and poets, vendors and exhibitors.
There will be drawings for door prizes and a silent auction. GIBSON GUITAR GIVEAWAY: Gibson Guitars has donated a Les Paul Studio guitar valued at $1270 that will be given away in a drawing to one lucky audience member at the event. Proceeds from the event will be donated to local non-profits Hidden Potentials, Unconditional Love, and the Central Brevard Humane Society, as well as the Alliance for Lupus Research.
The event will be webcast live on www.TropicWaveRadio.net, and emceed by "The Crazy Radio Chicks" web radio personalities Jackie McCoy and Susan Ramon.
Family Circle Magazine, the title sponsor, will be giving away copies of the magazine at the event. Locally, the event is sponsored by S.O.L.O. Creative Media Inc., Gibson Guitars, Slug-A-Bug, eWomenNetwork, ERA Realtor Sue Tillman "The Brit", and Safety Suzie Swim School.
All are invited to come experience this event. Tickets are $15 for general admission, and $50 for VIP admission, which includes VIP seating and a MAMAPALOOZA event T-shirt. For information about the event and to purchase tickets, visit www.mamapaloozaFL.com. Mothers involved in the arts who would like to join the MAMAPALOOZA movement and participate as performers at future events are invited to join at no cost by visiting www.mamapalooza.com.
Web Site = http://www.mamapaloozaFL.com
Contact Details = Sheryl Paige Regional Coordinator and event producer 3775 Felda St Cocoa FL 32926 321-631-4325 (studio) or 321-223-9071 (cell)Sheryl@sherylpaige.com www.mamapaloozaFL.com