Simon and Garfunkel Tribute Concert on April 22 will benefit the Imagination Library
The United Way of Elgin will host a Simon and Garfunkel Tribute Concert to benefit the Dolly Parton Imagination Library on Sunday, April 22 at 6:30 pm at Elgin Community College. The concert will be performed by AJ Swearingen and Jonathan Beedle, a duo who have been performing this remarkable tribute to the music of “Simon & Garfunkel” for more than a decade to sold-out audiences.
The performance will include big hits, including “Mrs. Robinson,” “Strawberry Fields,” “Sounds of Silence” and “Scarborough Fair”, as well as some lesser known songs of this once-in-a-lifetime duo. Tickets cost $30 and are available for purchase by calling the ECC Box Office at 847-622-0300 or purchasing the tickets online at http://tickets.elgin.edu.
“We are pleased to be sponsoring this event for such an important program,” said Lynne Bosley, President of the United Way of Elgin. “Audience members can expect a great, entertaining performance. And we thank everyone in advance for ticket purchases, as your support is vital to keeping the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in the area, and to helping area children enter school prepared to succeed.”
All proceeds from the concert support the United Way of Elgin's Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a program that sends free books monthly to all children from birth to age 5 who register from Elgin, South Elgin, Hampshire, Burlington, and Pingree Grove. The program works to foster a love of reading in children so they are prepared when they enter kindergarten and beyond. Parents can learn how to register their children to receive books by visiting http://www.uwelgin.org/freebooks.
Current Simon and Garfunkel Tribute Concert sponsors include JPMorgan Chase and Co., Sherman Health, Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Joyce, IHC Construction Companies and Lundstrom Insurance.
Please contact Lynne Bosley at United Way of Elgin with any questions about the concert, including inquiries about sponsorship, at 847-741-2259 or lbosley@uwelgin.org.