Musicians Julie Clark and John Abella to perform in Immanuel Shelter fundraisers Nov. 6-7
Ticket sales are underway for two Immanuel Shelter fundraisers to be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7 in downtown Rehoboth Beach.
Award winning folk/pop singer and songwriter Julie Clark will present a full length concert Nov. 6 at All Saints’ Church, 18 Olive Ave. in Rehoboth Beach. Clark has garnered considerable acclaim as an emerging artist on the modern folk circuit. She won the Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Competition that added her name to a list of luminaries that includes Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, Nanci Griffith and Shawn Colvin. Clark also won first place in the Great American Song Contest, and was named Folk/Acoustic Artist of the Year at the Virginia Music Awards.
“I am thrilled to be performing in Rehoboth again, and to be supporting Immanuel Shelter,” says Clark. “I love it when people are moved by songs I’ve shared with them. That human connection is what keeps me going. It keeps me striving to reach my true potential as an artist and as a person.”
Abella, an accomplished songwriter and producer, will take the stage prior to Clark. From the inception of writing, to recording, to producing/editing/mixing/mastering, to performing, with electrifying guitar skills and passionate piano playing, he entrances audiences from coast to coast.
Tickets for the charity concert are $20 and can be purchased through Immanuel Shelter’s website: www.immanuelshelter.org. All ticket holders are invited to a pre-show mix and mingle, starting at 6:30 p.m., also at All Saints’ Church. The mingle pre-concert social will include a cash wine and beer bar and free appetizers courtesy of Hobos Restaurant. The concert will kick off at 8 p.m.
Clark’s journey: Overcoming emotional eating
In addition to being an accomplished singer/songwriter, Clark is a renowned speaker on food addiction and healthy, sustainable weight loss. Clark’s personal story is one of radical transformation. It’s hard to imagine now, but for much of her life Clark weighed 200 pounds more than she does today.
Few artists have undergone such a profound physical and spiritual change. Her lifelong struggle with obesity, and her sustained recovery from food addiction, have forever shaped her music and view of the world. She is dedicated to carrying the message that there is a solution to food addiction.
Clark’s music-infused session will be held at 1 p.m., Nov. 7 at All Saints’. Tickets are $20 and are also available through www.immanuelshelter.org.
Those wishing to attend both fundraising events can purchase a discounted ticket for $35 that includes the Friday concert, Saturday special session and one free wine or beer voucher for the mix and mingle.
Immanuel Shelter greatly appreciates its supporting sponsors for these events: All Saints’ Church, Dr. Kim Furtado, N.D., Hobos Restaurant, R Squared Design, and The Rehoboth Foodie.
Immanuel Shelter Inc. is an independent 501c3 nonprofit charity serving those experiencing homelessness in eastern Sussex County. The organization has been operational for over five years as a Code Purple winter shelter. Immanuel Shelter services include offering refuge, clean bedding, showers, food, clothing, basic human necessities, and friendly companionship that demonstrates a respect and dignity for all of its homeless guests.
Immanuel Shelter will open its doors this year Dec. 1 as a Code Purple shelter at the Faith Fellowship Hall located on Oyster House Road in Rehoboth. Immanuel plans to open a permanent, year round shelter in late 2016 and seeks contributions to its capital campaign as well as for its winter Code Purple shelter needs.
