ATLANTA -- Gospel music tinged with jazz and neo-soul, and dance fused with praise are among the performances scheduled at Praise Fest “No Tears Beyond the Gate,” Friday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. Hosted by the  Spelman College Sisters Chapel Arts Ministries, a leadership development program emphasizing unique expressions of faith, culture and art,  Praise Fest will bring together students from the Atlanta University Center to minister through spoken word, dance (mime, liturgical and African) and music during an evening of dynamic praise and worship.
 
A diverse roster of artists and ministries are scheduled to appear at Praise Fest:

ATLANTA -- In recognition of October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Spelman College Department of Drama and Dance, the Office of Research Resources, the Women’s Research and Resource Center and the Office of Student Activities have partnered to present “Fighting for the Title,” a one-woman musical written, produced and performed by award-winning gospel artist Delores Burgess, Oct. 4-7, 2012. In the play, Burgess blends her voice in R&B, gospel and blues styles to depict nine characters and share her triumphant and traumatic battle with breast cancer.

Performances for "Fighting for the Title" will be held in the Rockefeller Fine Arts Building, Baldwin Burroughs Theater, 350 Spelman Lane, Atlanta 30314. GPS Address: 440 Westview Drive, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30310.

Show times: Thursday - Saturday, Oct. 4-6, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 7, 3 p.m.