Kwan, Lysacek to join singer Sparks at Sears Centre
Celebrity figure skater Michelle Kwan will join Naperville native and current men's world champion Evan Lysacek as well as "American Idol" singer Jordin Sparks at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates Sept. 19.
"Skate for the Heart" will be a special event combining top skaters and popular singers to raise awareness of heart disease.
Others in the show, which starts at 7:30 p.m., will be 2009 ice dancing world silver medalists Ben Agosto and Tanith Belbin, 2009 U.S. champions Alissa Czisny and Jeremy Abbott and 2009 U.S. pair champions Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker.
Joining Sparks in the musical portion of the show will be 16-year-old sensation Charice Pempengco, the male quartet Honor Society and the female quintet KSM.
Kwan - a two-time Olympian, five-time world champion and nine-time national champion - will join fellow skating legend Peggy Fleming in hosting the show.
Lysacek, who in March won the World Figure Skating Championship, will return to the Chicago suburbs for the show as he prepares to compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in February.
Tickets for the show come in different seating categories costing $30, $52, $67, $87 or $187 to be on the ice itself.
Tickets may be purchased at the Sears Centre Arena box office, all Ticketmaster locations or online at ticketmaster.com.
For more information, visit dissonskating.com or searscentre.com.