Ever Widening Circle

Thu, Sep 29
7:00 pm
$15 and up

7th ANNUAL
EVER WIDENING CIRCLE
An Evening of Entertainment
Celebrating Art and Disability

Featuring 13 year-old Jazz Piano Virtuoso
MATT SAVAGE and his Jazz Trio. (Bay Area debut.)

Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005 at 7:00 pm
YERBA BUENA CENTER for the ARTS THEATER in SF

The World Institute on Disability (WID) and the Corporation on
Disabilities and Telecommunication (CDT) take great pride in
presenting the 7th Annual EVER WIDENING CIRCLE: An Evening of
Entertainment Celebrating Art and Disability - featuring an
entertaining and diverse assemblage of celebrated performers with
disabilities. This year we are proud to present our headliner - 13
year-old Jazz Virtuoso with autism, MATT SAVAGE and his Jazz Trio
(Steve Sliverstein - drums and John Funkhouser - bass). In addition
other performers include actress MICHELLE BANKS - (Deaf West
Theatre's production of the critically-acclaimed musical,
BIG RIVER, and her one-woman show REFLECTIONS OF A DEAF BLACK
WOMAN); AXIS Dance Company - The East Bay based & Internationally
acclaimed ensemble of dancers with and without disabilities; and
MICHAEL LEE - a blind comedian. Actor and San Francisco resident
DANNY GLOVER is the honorary chair of the event. This annual
celebration of an array of the best performers with disabilities
working today is a one-night-only performance on Thursday, September
29 at 7:00 pm at The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theatre, 700
Howard St. (at Third St.) in SF. Tickets are $15 -$50. (Group
discounts available.) To order tickets call 415/ 978 - 2787.
The event is a benefit for WID and CDT and is presented by Verizon
Communications.
For information visit www.wid.org/performance

The World Institute on Disability (WID), founded in 1983, is a non-
profit public policy center dedicated to promoting independence and
full societal inclusion of people with disabilities. Founded in 1982,
The Corporation on Disabilities and Telecommunication (CDT) is a non-
profit organization that works to transform disability stereotypes by
providing access and opportunities for performers and mediamakers
with disabilities.

For accommodations such as Wheelchair seating, Braille programs,
Large Print Programs, Audio description, American Sign Language
Interpreter, call 510/ 251- 4347. Attendees are requested to refrain
from wearing scented products.

For additional information about the event visit www.wid.org/
performance



WHAT: The 7th Annual EVER WIDENING CIRCLE:
AN EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRATING ART AND DISABILITY
Featuring 13 year-old Jazz Piano Virtuoso MATT SAVAGE and
his Jazz Trio.
Featuring Performers with Disabilities - presented by The World
Institute on Disability (WID), Corporation on Disabilities and
Telecommunication (CDT), and Verizon Communications.

WHEN: Thursday, September 29, 2004 at 7:00 pm

WHO: MATT SAVAGE
and his Jazz Trio 13 year-old Jazz Piano Virtuoso
(autistic)
MICHELLE BANKS Actress (deaf - solo performance)
AXIS Dance Company Physically integrated dance company
MICHAEL LEE - Comedian/performance (blind)

WHERE: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater
700 Howard Street (at Third St.) in San Francisco

TICKETS: Tickets are $15 -$50. (Group discounts available.)

BOX OFFICE: To order tickets call 415/ 978 - 2787.

WEB SITE: www.wid.org/performance

Venue:

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
700 Howard St. (at Third St.)
San Francisco
415/ 978- 2787
www.wid.org/performance

Muni or BART to 5th (at Market)
Get off at 4th ST entrance and walk EAst 2 blocks to Howard and Third
Street

Additional Info:

415/ 978- 2787
www.wid.org/performance