Three-Time Rock Gospel Grammy Winner Ashley Cleveland Performs a Concert of Freedom and Faith Sunday, Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m., at the Newseum

Three-Time Rock Gospel Grammy Winner Ashley Cleveland Performs a Concert of Freedom and Faith Sunday, Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m., at the Newseum

With renowned guitarist/producer Kenny Greenberg; Presented in partnership with WAVA Radio 105.1 FM

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three-time Grammy Award-winning musician Ashley Cleveland will appear in concert on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Newseum's Walter and Leonore Annenberg Theater. The singer-songwriter will perform her music and discuss freedom and faith.

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The special appearance will include a conversation with Ken Paulson, president of the Newseum and former host of public television's "Speaking Freely," in which Cleveland will talk about her career and her involvement with faith-based music, including her Grammy-winning CDs.

Advance tickets can be purchased online at newseum.org/concerts. Tickets also can be purchased from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at the Newseum's admission desk at 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., in downtown Washington, D.C.

Tickets for the show are $20 for the general public and $15 for Newseum members. A special $10-per-person group rate is available for church groups and other groups of five or more people.

The concert is presented in partnership with WAVA Radio 105.1 FM. Proceeds will support the Newseum's First Amendment education efforts.

Cleveland is the only three-time winner of the Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album and has received rave reviews for her latest CD release, "God Don't Never Change," a celebration of vintage African-American gospel songs. The music ranges from Blind Willie Johnson's title track to Washington Phillips's "Denomination Blues" to echoes of Mattie Moss Clark on "Going to Heaven to Meet the King" to "You Got to Move," a traditional song recorded by the Rev. Gary Davis, the Rolling Stones and Aerosmith.

"Ashley Cleveland is an extraordinary talent with a singular voice. We're delighted to have her kick off our Freedom Sings concert series at the Newseum," Paulson said.

Freedom Sings(TM) is an ongoing program of the First Amendment Center. The program includes an annual concert, "Freedom Sings at the Bluebird Cafe," Nashville's celebrated songwriter club; a national touring multimedia stage production; and special concerts and performances.

Cleveland has spent most of her career drawing on the best of both the Christian and mainstream musical worlds. For more on Cleveland and her music, visit ashleycleveland.com. Kenny Greenberg is a world-class guitarist and producer who has worked with Willie Nelson, Etta James, Amy Grant, the Indigo Girls, Steven Curtis Chapman and Joan Baez.

The Newseum is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., on America's Main Street between the White House and the U.S. Capitol and adjacent to the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall. The 250,000-square-foot museum of news offers visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits - and now, live musical performances - for an experience like no other in Washington, D.C. For information on becoming a Newseum member, visit give.newseum.org.

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CONTACT: Susan Bennett of Newseum, +1-202-292-6310

Web Site: http://www.ashleycleveland.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: Media contact information: -- For the Newseum and Ken Paulson: Susan Bennett, 202/292-6310, sbennett@newseum.org, or Jonathan Thompson, 202/292-6353, jothompson@newseum.org. -- For the First Amendment Center and Freedom Sings(TM): Gene Policinski: 615/727-1303, gpolicinski@fac.org. -- For Ashley Cleveland: Tamara Saviano, 615/298-2009, Tamara@ellis-creative.com.

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