"I've Known Rivers" A Theatrical and Musical Production at the 92nd Birthday Celebration of Dr. Joseph E. Lowery

"I've Known Rivers" A Theatrical and Musical Production at the 92nd Birthday Celebration of Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, Sunday, October 6 at 6 PM. The event will be held at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College, 830 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta 30314. Steve Harvey is Master of Ceremonies and Honorary Chairs are Mr. Richard Anderson, CEO of Delta Air Lines, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and the Honorable Shirley Franklin is Chair. A fundraiser in support of The Joseph E. Lowery Institute for Justice & Human Rights at Clark Atlanta Universy. Visit www.loweryinstitute.org/lowery92 for details and to purchase tickets.

Tyler Perry, President Obama campaign dinner ATL style.

(ThyBlackMan.com) On Friday, Film maker Tyler Perry joined President Barack Obama at three pricey fundraising events in Atlanta to raise money for the president’s 2012 re-election campaign. The sold-out events, sponsored by the African-American Leadership Council and Tyler Perry, kicked off with a private reception followed by a gala celebration and later on, an evening at the movie mogul’s home. This was the President’s first visit to metro Atlanta in 18 months.

President Obama began his fundraising at a private residence where 75 people paid $10,000 each to attend. Tickets for the gala celebration, which attracted 1,000 donors to Tyler Perry’s sprawling southwest Atlanta studio, were a hefty $500, though a smaller number sold at $250, according to the campaign. The gala featured a performance by R&B singer and The Voice star Cee-Lo Green.

Read more here: http://thyblackman.com/2012/03/19/tyler-perry-president-obama-campaign-dinner-atl-style/

Hellur! This is Madea - MADEA GETS A JOB!

Hellur! This is Madea,

I was coming on this interlink email thang to let y'all know that I'm going on tour. That's right, on the road in a bran new play called MADEA GETS A JOB!!

Times done got hard on my side of town so I went to work. They making an old woman come out of retirement. This show is hilarious. I can't wait to get out there and make you hurt yoself laughin.

Now listen, I know times are hard right now so I told these promoters that in every city I wanted the tickets to start at $25. NOTICE I SAID START AT $25. Ok. But they go up from there. Two thangs I want you to be sure of... One is that I said START AT $25, and the other is that I wanted to be sure that everybody can come have a good time.

Now if you order on that computer they make you pay a whole lot extra charges. So what I would suggest is that you take a trip to the theatre box office and save them $15 and sometimes $30 fees that they put on top of the ticket prices. I ain't got nothing to do with that. That's they fees chil', they call it a service charge. So to avoid them high fees, go to the box office honey. And get 'em at the price that I'm telling you it is.

I wish all the tickets could be $25 but they can't cause the show is very expensive. So the highest ticket price is $85. That's still cheaper than a concert ticket. And this is a big show, and the ending is going to blow your mind. Y'all know I don't do nothing half way.

I'm adding dates all year long, but these are the first few cities. And tickets are on sale now.

Memphis, TN
March 15th - 18th, 2012
Orpheum Theatre
Tickets Available Now

Chicago, IL
March 22nd - 25th, 2012
Arie Crown Theatre
Tickets Available Now

Greenville, SC
March 29th, 2012
Bi-Lo Center
Tickets Go On Sale Soon

Birmingham, AL
March 30th - April 1st, 2012
Concert Hall
Tickets Go On Sale Soon

Roanoke, VA
April 5th, 2012
Roanoke Coliseum
Tickets Go On Sale Soon

Washington, DC
April 6th - 7th, 2012
Verizon Center
Tickets Go On Sale Soon

Richmond, VA
April 8th, 2012
Richmond Coliseum
Tickets Go On Sale Soon

Atlanta, GA
April 12th - 15th, 2012
Fox Theatre
Tickets go on sale Fri 02/27/12

Los Angeles, CA
April 20th - 21st, 2012
Nokia Theatre
Tickets go on sale 02/17/2012

Detroit, MI
Apr 26th - 29th, 2012
Fox Theatre Detroit
Tickets Go On Sale Soon

Shreveport, LA
May 3rd, 2012
Hirsch Coliseum
Tickets Go On Sale Soon

Baton Rouge, LA
May 4th, 2012
River Center
Tickets Go On Sale Soon

New Orleans, LA
May 5th, 2012
Orleans Arena
Tickets Go On Sale Soon

Mobile, AL
May 6th, 2012
Mobile Civic Center
Tickets Go On Sale Soon

Dallas, TX
May 10th - 13th, 2012
Verizon Theater
Tickets Go On Sale Soon

Baltimore, MD
May 17th - 20th, 2012
Lyric Theater
Tickets Go On Sale Soon

It's time to laugh with MADEA GETS A JOB.

See you soon,

Madea