Arts & Business Council Announces Awards 2007 Rock the Arts Luncheon.

Join 1,600 of the region's "movers and shakers" to "Rock the Arts." The groovin' noontime jam from the Arts & Business Council, a Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce affiliate, puts the spotlight on business and arts leaders rocking the arts with their dedication, leadership and creativity.

Electrifying performances will start the show - as CJ Tywoniak, an up-and-coming rock sensation from the Paul Green School of Rock, brings down the house and Myra Bazell and ensemble push the limits of physical movement through edgy, postmodern dance. Topping off the show, the legendary Blue Notes take center stage in a tribute to Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. The Philadelphia music icons are being recognized with the Avatar Award as the architects of "The Sound of Philadelphia."

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About the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia

The Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia, a nonprofit affiliate of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and a chapter of the national Arts & Business Council of Americans for the Arts, is the region's only nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating mutually beneficial relationships between business and the arts and cultural institutions located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Northern Delaware. Since its inception in 1981, the Arts & Business Council has partnered with the business sector to generate more than $24 million in contributed goods and services for the region's arts and cultural institutions and has trained and placed more than 2,000 business professionals in a variety of leadership roles within arts organizations. For information, visit www.artsandbusinessphila.org or call 215.790.3620.