RockStar Lounge Oct. 7 to Benefit UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
| LITTLE ROCK – The stage is set for the second annual RockStar Lounge on Oct. 7 benefiting the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
Guests are invited to “party like a rock star” from 6:30-10:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Clinton Presidential Center to the sounds of Aerosmith tribute band Draw the Line.
Tickets are $75 and may be purchased at www.cancer.uams.edu/envoys or by calling (501) 526-2277. RockStar Lounge is sponsored by the Envoys, a Cancer Institute advocacy group. Hosts are Herren Hickingbotham and Tiffany Robinson.
Draw the Line, of Boston, is the only Aerosmith tribute band to be publicly endorsed by the members of Aerosmith. Guests also will enjoy specialty cocktails, concert-styled food and a Rock Band game competition.
Presenting sponsor is Win Rockefeller Jr. Beverage sponsor is Glazer’s, and band accommodations are provided by Crowne Plaza.
Envoys is an advocacy group whose mission is to advance the outreach efforts of the Cancer Institute by promoting its physicians, scientists, programs and vision in the local community and beyond. Membership is free, and volunteering hours are flexible.
UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Related Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a 540,000-square-foot hospital; a statewide network of regional centers; and six institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute and the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. UAMS has 2,775 students and 748 medical residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including nearly 1,150 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. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com.