Crown Royal Donates $25,000 to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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altThere’s something quite charming about imbibing on Crown Royal Black complemented by blackberries, kiwi and chocolate-covered strawberries. I am sure Atlanta’s newfangled theater critics and lovers, event planners and lifestyle PR crowd who were on hand at Kai Lin Art Gallery will agree.

The Midtown Atlanta showroom, which showcases diverse art platforms such as canvas, photography, sculptures and handcrafted pieces by local artists, was the venue chosen to host a special reception to kick-off Atlanta’s celebration of 50 years of the beloved masterpiece “Revelations,” the classic and signature choreographic work by Alvin Ailey himself.


Among the crowd were Mark Strachan, vice president of multicultural marketing for Diageo, who presented the evening’s man of the hour, Robert Battle, artistic director designate for Alvin Ailey, with a check for $25,000 to support Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc.’s educational initiatives in the local Atlanta community.

Guests were also treated to a special preview of the short film “Celebrating Revelations at 50,” as well as a Crown Royal Black tasting with a Master of Whisky following the film. –yvette caslin


Tickets are now on sale for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performances at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre Feb.10-13, 2011.  

Photo Caption: Marc Strachan and Virginia Sanchez of Diageo present Alvin Ailey artistic director designate Robert Battle, center, with a $25,000 donation to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Crown Royal and Alvin Ailey short film premiere and reception on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, at Kai Lin Art Gallery.

ALVIN AILEY® AMERICAN DANCE THEATER’S 24-CITY U.S. TOUR CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ALVIN AILEY’S REVELATIONS

Washington, D.C.                     Kennedy Center Opera House       http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/ (800) 444-1324

Tues 2/1 7:00pm                     ANOINTED / CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Wed 2/2 7:30pm                     NIGHT CREATURE, THE EVOLUTION… / THE PRODIGAL PRINCE / FILM, REVELATIONS

Thurs 2/3 7:30pm                    NIGHT CREATURE, THE EVOLUTION… / THE PRODIGAL PRINCE / FILM, REVELATIONS

Fri 2/4 7:30pm                         ANOINTED / CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 2/5 1:30pm                        ANOINTED / CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 2/5 7:30pm                        THREE BLACK KINGS, IN/SIDE / FORGOTTEN TIME / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sun 2/6 1:30pm                       THREE BLACK KINGS, IN/SIDE / FORGOTTEN TIME / FILM, REVELATIONS


Atlanta, GA                             The Fox Theatre           http://www.foxtheatre.org/showschedules.aspx          (404) 881-2100

Thurs 2/10 7:30pm THREE BLACK KINGS/ CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Fri 2/11 8:00pm                       ANOINTED / FORGOTTEN TIME / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 2/12 2:00pm                      THREE BLACK KINGS/ CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 2/12 8:00pm                      ANOINTED / FORGOTTEN TIME / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sun 2/13 3:00pm                     THREE BLACK KINGS/ CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS


Clearwater, FL                      Ruth Eckerd Hall               http://www.rutheckerdhall.com/                                (727) 791-7400

Tues 2/15 8:00pm                   ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS


Miami, FL                              Adrienne Arsht Center http://www.arshtcenter.org/                                          (305) 949-6722

Thurs 2/17 8:00pm                 ANOINTED / CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Fri 2/18 8:00pm                       LOVE STORIES / THREE BLACK KINGS / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 2/19 2:00pm                      LOVE STORIES / THREE BLACK KINGS / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 2/19 8:00pm                     ANOINTED / CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sun 2/20 2:00pm                    ANOINTED / CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS


Chapel Hill, NC                    Memorial Hall UNC                   http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org                  (919) 843-3333

Tues 2/22 7:30pm                  ANOINTED / VESPERS, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Wed 2/23 7:30pm                    THREE BLACK KINGS / FORGOTTEN TIME / FILM, REVELATIONS

Thurs 2/24 7:30pm                 ANOINTED / VESPERS, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS


Philadelphia, PA   Academy of Arts                  http://kimmelcenter.org/                                                          (215) 893-1999

Sat 2/26 2:00pm                      ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 2/26 8:00pm                      ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sun 2/27 2:00pm                     DANCING SPIRIT / FORGOTTEN TIME / FILM, REVELATIONS


East Lansing, MI   Wharton Center                         http://whartoncenter.com                                                 (517) 432-2000

Tues 3/1 7:30pm                     ANOINTED / SUITE OTIS, IN/SIDE / FILM, REVELATIONS


Detroit, MI                              Detroit Opera House          http://www.motopera.org/                                     (313) 961-3500

Thurs 3/3 7:30pm                    ANOINTED / VESPERS, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Fri 3/4 7:30pm                         THREE BLACK KINGS / UPTOWN / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 3/5 2:30pm                        NIGHT CREATURE, THE EVOLUTION… / SUITE OTIS / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 3/5 7:30pm                        ANOINTED / VESPERS, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sun 3/6 3:00pm                       NIGHT CREATURE, THE EVOLUTION… / SUITE OTIS / FILM, REVELATIONS

Lincoln, NE                            Lied Center              http://www.liedcenter.org/                                                 (402) 472-4747

Thurs 3/8 7:30pm                    SUITE OTIS, IN/SIDE / DANCING SPIRIT / FILM, REVELATIONS


Omaha, NE                             Omaha PAC            http://www.omahaperformingarts.org/                                (402) 345-0606

Wed 3/9 7:30pm                      SUITE OTIS, IN/SIDE / DANCING SPIRIT / FILM, REVELATIONS


St. Louis, MO                      Fox Theater                  http://www.fabulousfox.com/                                           (314) 534-1111

Fri 3/11 8:00pm                       UPTOWN / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 3/12 2:00pm                     NIGHT CREATURE, IN/SIDE / ANOINTED / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 3/12 8:00pm                     UPTOWN / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS


Portland, OR                       Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall      http://pcpa.com/events/asch.php                        (503) 248-4335

Tues 3/15 7:30pm                  UPTOWN / DANCING SPIRIT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Wed 3/16 7:30pm                   NIGHT CREATURE, IN/SIDE / ANOINTED / FILM, REVELATIONS


Vancouver                       The Queen Elizabeth Theatre        http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/cultural/theatres/qet/ (604) 280-3311

Fri 3/18 8:00pm                       MEMORIA / CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 3/19 2:00pm                      ANOINTED, IN/SIDE / DANCING SPIRIT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 3/19 8:00pm                      MEMORIA / CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sun 3/20 2:00pm                     ANOINTED, IN/SIDE / DANCING SPIRIT / FILM, REVELATIONS


Victoria                              Royal Theatre          http://www.rmts.bc.ca/royaltheatre/index.aspx                        (250) 386-6121

Tues 3/22 7:30pm                   ANOINTED / SUITE OTIS, IN/SIDE / FILM, REVELATIONS

Wed 3/23 TBA pm* ANOINTED / SUITE OTIS, IN/SIDE / FILM, REVELATIONS

Wed 3/23 7:30pm                    ANOINTED / SUITE OTIS, IN/SIDE / FILM, REVELATIONS


Seattle, WA                            5th Ave Theatre                   http://www.5thavenue.org/                                    (206) 625-1900

Fri 3/25 8:00pm                       ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 3/26 8:00pm                      UPTOWN / DANCING SPIRIT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sun 3/27 2:00pm                     ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS


Berkeley, CA                          Zellerbach Hall                            http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/                     (510) 642-9988

Tues 3/29 8:00pm                   ANOINTED / CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Wed 3/30 8:00pm                    THREE BLACK KINGS, IN/SIDE / FORGOTTEN TIME / FILM, REVELATIONS

Thurs 3/31 8:00pm                  THE PRODIGAL PRINCE / MEMORIA / FILM, REVELATIONS

Fri 4/1 8:00pm                         ANOINTED / CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 4/2 2:00pm                        THREE BLACK KINGS, IN/SIDE / FORGOTTEN TIME / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 4/2 8:00pm                        THE PRODIGAL PRINCE / MEMORIA / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sun 4/3 3:00pm                       ANOINTED / CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS


Davis, CA                              Mondavi Center                                  http://www.mondaviarts.org/                     (530) 754-2787

Tues 4/5 8:00pm                     NIGHT CREATURE, THE EVOLUTION… / VESPERS, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Wed 4/6 8:00pm                     NIGHT CREATURE, THE EVOLUTION… / VESPERS, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS



Los Angeles, CA               Dorothy Chandler Pavilion                                   http://musiccenter.org/                       (213) 972-0711

Fri 4/8 7:30pm                         ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 4/9 2:00pm                        ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 4/9 7:30pm                        MEMORIA / THREE BLACK KINGS, CRY / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sun 4/10 2:00pm                     MEMORIA / THREE BLACK KINGS, CRY / FILM, REVELATIONS

Wed 4/13 7:30pm                    UPTOWN / FORGOTTEN TIME / FILM, REVELATIONS

Thurs 4/14 7:30pm                  ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Fri 4/15 7:30pm                       MEMORIA / THREE BLACK KINGS, CRY / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 4/16 2:00pm                     LOVE STORIES / FORGOTTEN TIME / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 4/16 7:30pm                     ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sun 4/17 2:00pm                     LOVE STORIES / FORGOTTEN TIME / FILM, REVELATIONS


Greenvale, NY                        Tilles Center                                        http://www.tillescenter.org/                              (516) 299-3100

Fri 4/29 8:00pm                       ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 4/30 2:00pm                      THREE BLACK KINGS, FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 4/30 8:00pm                      ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS


Newark, NJ                             NJPAC                                                   http://www.njpac.org/                                 (888) 466-5722

Fri 5/6 8:00pm                         ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 5/7 8:00pm                        THE PRODIGAL PRINCE / THREE BLACK KINGS, IN/SIDE / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sun 5/8 3:00pm                       MEMORIA / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS


Providence, RI                       Providence PAC                                        http://www.ppacri.org/                             (401) 421-2787

Tues 5/10 7:30pm                   SUITE OTIS / CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS


Worcester, MA                     Hanover Theater                                             http://www.thehanovertheatre.org/        (877) 571-7469

Wed 5/11 7:30pm                    SUITE OTIS / CRY, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS


Norfolk, VA                            Chrysler Hall                             http://www.sevenvenues.com/about/history/chrysler   (757) 664-6464

Fri 5/13 8:00pm                       ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 5/14 8:00pm                      THREE BLACK KINGS / SUITE OTIS, IN/SIDE / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sun 5/15 2:00pm                     ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS


Chicago, IL                            Auditorium Theatre               http://auditoriumtheatre.org/wb/                                  (800) 982-2787

Wed 5/18 7:30pm                    ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Thurs 5/19 7:30pm                  MEMORIA / FORGOTTEN TIME / FILM, REVELATIONS

Fri 5/20 7:30pm                       MEMORIA / FORGOTTEN TIME / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 5/21 2:00pm                      ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sat 5/21 8:00pm                      THREE BLACK KINGS / SUITE OTIS, IN/SIDE / FILM, REVELATIONS

Sun 5/22 3:00pm                     ANOINTED / THE EVOLUTION…, THE HUNT / FILM, REVELATIONS


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