FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 14, 2008
Contact Ben Chambers, (770) 537-5756

Country Superstar Sara Evans to Play at WCTC

Dust off your cowboy boots. Country music star Sara Evans is booked to perform August 9 at West Central Technical College’s Murphy Campus for this year’s “Black Tie and Boots” benefit.

The sixth annual concert is expected to sell out, Director of Institutional Advancement Dawn Cook said. Individual and group tickets will go on sale July 1 at $100 per person or $750 per table, but corporate sponsorships which include tickets are available now.

Evans, one of Nashville’s biggest names, recently released her “Greatest Hits” album and took a brief spin on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” Her hits include “No Place That Far,” “A Real Fine Place to Start” and “Born to Fly.”

The “Black Tie and Boots” benefit includes a seated meal at 7 p.m. and the concert at 8 p.m. and is the WCTC Foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year, Cook said.

 “The proceeds go toward student scholarships, program improvements, facility upgrades and faculty development. The event is absolutely crucial,” she said. “Our Foundation is giving $20,000 in student scholarships this year because of ‘Black Tie and Boots’ and events like it.”

Past country artists who have performed at the annual concerts are Mark Wills, Patti Loveless, Diamond Rio, Crystal Gayle and Lee Greenwood, and Jo Dee Messina, who rocked West Central last year.

“This is our sixth year doing this,” Cook said, “and it’s just become a standing event in July and August depending on the entertainers’ schedule,” she said.

“Folks in the community have come to know about this event. I have people asking me every year, ‘Who are you going to get next year? Who’s coming this year? When do tickets go on sale?’ There’s a lot of community goodwill that’s built off of this, as well,” Cook said.

President Dr. Skip Sullivan said the College has come to rely on the Foundation’s support.

“When you look at the way they are supporting our students with scholarships, our faculty with reimbursement for continuing education, our plans for future growth through facility improvements, the Foundation is an essential part of our College going forward. We cannot do what we need to do for students without the Foundation.

“I encourage people to come out and see Sara Evans, have a good time and do something good to support our community and our students,” Sullivan said.

Click here for concert information.

For more information about becoming a sponsor or to purchase tickets, contact Cook at dcook@westcentraltech.edu or (770) 537-5756.

West Central Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia with campuses in Carroll, Coweta, Douglas and Haralson counties, offers over 90 associate degree, diploma and technical certificate programs of study. West Central last year served over 10,000 students including credit enrollment, adult education, ESL classes, continuing education and corporate training.

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