Grammy Award Winner Charley Pride To Headline ACRC Gala for Life Sept. 21

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LITTLE ROCK — Three-time Grammy award-winning country and gospel vocalist Charley Pride will perform at the Gala for Life, an annual event benefiting the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

The 11th annual ACRC Gala will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Wally Allen Ballroom of the Statehouse Convention Center and will include a cocktail reception, dinner, dancing and entertainment by headliner Pride and local band the Rockets. Organized by the ACRC Foundation’s Board of Directors, the black-tie event will raise funds for cancer research and patient care.


 


In addition, Northwest Arkansas philanthropist Pat Walker will be honored for her long-time support of the ACRC and other programs at UAMS.


 


Tickets are $300 per person. For information about the event or to make a reservation, contact Jeanette Shack at the ACRC Foundation at (501) 526-2277.


 


Nominated for his first Grammy Award in 1966, Pride has recorded more than 60 albums and been named both Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist by the Country Music Association. In 2000, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.


 


UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with five colleges, a graduate school, a medical center, six centers of excellence and a statewide network of regional centers. UAMS has about 2,320 students and 690 medical residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 9,300 employees, including nearly 1,000 physicians who provide medical care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’ Area Health Education Centers throughout the state. UAMS and its affiliates have an economic impact in Arkansas of $4.5 billion a year. For more information, visit www.uams.edu.