University Settlement Presents Benefit Concert with Anagnoson and Kinton, 4/18

A benefit concert feature James Anagnoson and Leslie Kinton will take place April 18th to raise funds for University Settlement, a multi-service agency founded in 1910, which has the distinction of being the first community-based social service centre in Toronto.

The concert features the popular Toronto piano duo, Anagnoson and Kinton in a dual piano recital. Located in downtown Toronto and bordering on the revitalized Grange Park (where John Street ends, north of Queen), University Settlement is part of the Grange neighbourhood, a culturally rich and vibrant area. One essential program is the Music & Arts School. It provides affordable, quality programs to people from the Grange neighbourhood, as well as the wider GTA. The school functions in the belief that the arts should be a right, not a privilege, and that lessons should be available to everyone regardless of age, ethnicity, perceived talent, disability, or ability to pay. Classes are available for those of all ages, regardless of income. Lessons are available for piano, violin, viola, cello, guitar, clarinet, saxophone, accordion, voice, drum set/percussion, along with ear training and theory.

University Settlement receives funding from the United Way of Greater Toronto, the Federal and Provincial governments, the City of Toronto and the private sector. In addition, funds are collected through registration fees of various programs and a number of different fundraising events held by the Agency. University Settlement's fundraising priority in 2010 is to raise funds for its subsidy program to help families in need participate in our programs. Donations will go towards our programs and services to help achieve this goal. A tax receipt will be issued for any donation over $10.00.

The details for the concerts are as follows:

Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 2 PM, Glenn Gould Studio (250 Front Street West) ANAGNOSON & KINTON BENEFIT CONCERT FOR UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT James Anagnoson and Leslie Kinton, Piano.

Tickets: $40 adults/seniors, $20 for students and children, 18 and under.

Contact the box office at (416) 872-4255, www.roythomson.com or in person at King & Simcoe. The GGS box office will be open for ticket sales two hours before the concert.

For more information on University Settlement, please visit http://www.usrc.ca.