Country for Kids 2011, presented by
GTI Systems, is our annual charity concert to benefit the
Center for Child & Family Services in Hampton, Virginia. This year's concert will be our 11th Annual and has featured artists such as Keith Urban, Gary Allan, Phil Vassar, Rodney Atkins, Jo Dee Messina, Tracey Lawrence, Cagle to name a few over the years. Over the past 11 years the shows have helped to raise over $400,000 in proceeds for the Center. What a great way to see a great country music with 100% of proceeds going to support of a local children and families charity. All proceeds benefit the
Center for Child & Family Services, a non-profit community service organization, dedicated to delivering quality counseling programs & support services that empower individuals and families to improve their lives. We offer programs such as as; Individual and family counseling, child abuse and neglect counseling, trauma counseling, school and community based anger management prevention, adult and youth job readiness skills, domestic violence counseling, non-custodian visitation services, credit & debt management services, community financial education programs, housing and foreclosure prevention counseling and quality child care resource & referral.
Country For Kids
2011 Raffle
Win up to 7 Day
Holland America Line Cruise for Two
When you step aboard one of the five-star ships of Holland America Line, you will experience a voyage unlike any other. You can choose any cruise for two (same stateroom) up to seven days in length to Alaska, the Caribbean, Mexico or Canada/New England. Your journey will include extraordinary dining, spacious staterooms, elegant surroundings and days filled with new discoveries and gracious pampering by an
award winning crew. You can choose to partake in as many - or as few - activities as you wish, from the renowned Greenhouse Spa and Salon, to cooking demonstrations and wine tasting in the Culinary Arts Center, and much more. Or simply relax and enjoy the spectacular scenery from the beautiful wrap-around teak deck. This cruise certificate is valid for 18 months. (Excludes Alaska
Cruise Tours, Grand Voyages, Holiday (Christmas & New Year’s) Voyages, World Cruises and chartered sailings.
Mutually agreeable date. Minimum outside stateroom. Airfare to and from departure and arrival ports not included. Does not include taxes, onboard charges, shore excursions or hotel services charges)
Winner will be picked at the 2011 Country for Kids concert February
18, 2011. Winner not need to be
present.
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Event
Schedule
Hampton Roads Convention Center
1610 Coliseum Dr. Hampton, VA 23666
Embassy Suites Hotel is attached to the Hampton Roads Convention Center and offers convenient walking access to the concert.
There are many hotels within a few blocks of the Convention Center in Coliseum Central, please
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What is “The Reason Why” some bands survive and thrive? It is not likely one thing, but many. In the case of Little Big Town, the reasons are plenty. They have sold over 1.5 million records and garnered 3 Grammy nominations, including The Road to Here’s nomination for album of the year. CMA and ACM nominations have arrived in abundance. Critical acclaim and end of year “best” lists have been copious. But this is a band with a history. A band that has always put music first… and that is the biggest reason of all. The music is the reason for the accolades. The music is the reason they survived three record label changes and personal tragedy. The music is the reason that the band has collaborated with a wide range of other respected artists from multiple genres. The music is the reason four people with families, leave home to work and travel tirelessly. It is with this clarity of vision and purpose that the band entered the studio to record their fourth album, confidently titled The Reason Why.
While they've never been afraid to break new musical ground, the band truly had no bounds in the studio this time around. From the heartland country rock of the title cut to the groovy mountain soul of lead single "Little White Church" and the stone country in the ballad "Can't Have Everything," there is a creative hunger and renewed energy evident on each track. It all started with the band's approach, says Little Big Town's Phillip Sweet.
"For the first time, we were able to take off the road and really focus on making a record. It was an amazing creative time for the band. There's a lot of push and pull that goes into making music, we believe that's what makes it interesting."
Though that extra time in the studio led to new sonic territory on tracks like the soaring "Kiss Goodbye," the qualities that make up the signature Little Big Town sound remain intact. Namely, that trademark harmony.
"The harmony is the common thread through the record," notes Karen Fairchild. "It's always going to be about the harmony. It doesn't matter if the textures behind us on the record change. We're always trying to do something different, not just for the fans, but for us to be inspired."
That inspiration comes bound to very high standards though. For every song that made the album, two to three were scrapped because they just didn't make all four of them sit up and take notice. While those multi-dimensional harmonies form the heart of the Little Big Town sound, the exact ingredients of what makes a song work for the band is defined by their years together and the intangible magic that makes them who they are.
"There is a knowing. We kinda know when it's hit that marker for us," explains Phillip.
Achieving that level of personal satisfaction became a call the band had the luxury of answering on The Reason Why. "It truly is about the pure love of music and feeling connected to the lyrics we're writing." Phillip adds. "That's the whole point. If it didn't get us to that place, it didn't make the record."
That love for the music and love of harmony has always been the common thread for the band. From the first time those voices blended, sitting in Kimberly Schlapman’s living room, they knew this is what they were supposed to do...make music together. Karen and Kimberly had first met in college at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. While Karen and Jimi Westbrook had known each other from other touring bands, the timing of his move to Nashville didn't seem like a coincidence. Soon after the three began hanging out together, they were introduced to Phillip through a writer/friend of Karen's.
"At its core, the vocal blend is the same today as it was sitting in that living room when we first all four sang together," Kimberly recalls. Karen chimes in, "Now there's a maturity and a history to the band that can't help but come through -- the breathing together, the moving together. The knowing what we're going to do without having to say it to each other."
That kind of musical bond can only be forged over the span of many years and a lot of hard miles. Looking back on the past decade plus, Kimberly says, "It's been 12 years so crammed full with story after story and drama after drama...crazy stuff in 12 years that most people might take a lifetime to live out."
The backstory goes likes this -- Early in their collaboration, all four band members were in relationships. Due to break ups, divorces, and in Kimberly's case, the death of her husband Steven Roads in 2005, they all found themselves single again with their fellow band members forming their main support system.
Read more
about their bio here.
Josh Kelley’s debut country release, Georgia Clay, is an intriguing collection of songs that serve as a musical interpretation of his life story, a vivid exploration of the people and places that molded him into who he is today. Kelley is co-producer of Georgia Clay with Clint
Lagerberg.
Kelley has become the man, father and husband he always knew he was meant to be, an evolution that couldn’t have occurred without great reflection on his Georgia roots and the values and principles on which he was raised. Naturally, this personal introspection profoundly influenced his music, resulting in an authentic and undeniable country sound that’s based upon soul-searching yet universal lyrics and themes.
“This record is a time capsule,” says Kelley, who wrote or co-wrote each of the album’s 11 songs. “It’s by far the best thing I’ve written and I’ve never been more proud. I’m finally in a genre where I can write lyrics, tell stories and be a man.” Along with writing/co-writing...
(Excerpted from Josh
Kelley's website)
A VIP Ticket is the ultimate way to experience our Country for Kids 2011 concert -- You will enjoy these VIP benefits:
Your reserved seat is located in the front of the stage in VIP Access Only section
(see 2011 seating
chart)
Your ticket includes Beverages (Soda, water and adult beverages (beer provided you are 21 or over) from doors open till 9pm.
Souvenir Country for Kids 2011 VIP Lanyard
VIP Ticket does not include Meet and Greet or Access to Backstage or Artist Areas
These tickets go fast and sell out every year; so make sure to get your ticket early!!! Everyone loves VIP Treatment
What time do doors open?
Doors open to the public at
5:30 p.m.
Is there nearby lodging?
Concert Location is:Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Dr. Hampton, VA 23666
Lodging is available right next door at the Embassy
Suites. You can also visit
coliseumcentral.com
and click on directory for other hotels/accommodations in the area. Coliseum Central is full of great lodging that is near the Hampton Roads Convention Center.
For a variety of different prices, please visit
www.hotels.com.
Where do we park?
Park
anywhere in the Hampton Roads Convention Center Parking Lot.
Parking
is free.
How does General Admission seating work?
General Admission seating is filled on a first come, first served basis. The earlier you get there, the better your seat will be!
Will there be a place for me to buy food?
The concession stands will be open for anyone wanting to purchase food and drinks (soda, water and adult beverages).
If you are looking for a sit down dinner before the show Coliseum Central has many fine restaurants within blocks of the convention center--Hooters and Embassy Suites are two sponsors of Country for Kids 2011.
