MEDIA RELEASE
FOR
RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY
DATE: September 27, 2007
CONTACT: Lisa
Skari, (206) 870- 3705
DES
MOINES, Wash. — Highline
Community College is a co-sponsor of Love, Life, Live, a performance by Japan’s
Naoko Ken, scheduled for October 12, 2007, in Benaroya Hall. The concert, which
begins at 8 p.m. in the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, is a benefit
concert for the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington.
Highline
hosted the Japanese TV star and recording artist Naoko Ken and her husband,
Norio Noguchi, a former actor and now Ms. Ken’s agent, in April. The two were
in the United States touring
the Seattle
area for the benefit concert. They also enjoyed their visit with their son, who
is a Highline student.
“Opportunities
such as the Naoko Ken benefit concert allow the college to highlight one of its
international relationships that supports the local community” said interim
president Jack Bermingham, Ph.D.
Highline
joins Vulcan, a Paul G. Allen Company, the Seattle
Art Museum, and the Hyogo Business &
Cultural Center
in sponsorship. Tickets are $50 each and are available at Ticketmaster or BH
Box Office. Call (206) 292-ARTS or go to www.Ticketmaster.com.
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Highline Community College was founded in 1961 as the first
community college in King
County. With
approximately 9,500 students and 350,000 alumni, it is one of the state’s
largest institutions of higher education. The college offers a wide range of
academic transfer and professional-technical education programs, with online,
day, evening and weekend classes, and takes a multi-cultural approach to education for the success of
all its students and the prosperity of its surrounding communities. At the core
of Highline’s mission and vision are the principles of stewardship for all
students, regardless of their backgrounds. Highline does this by participating
in and leading innovative local, state, national and international initiatives. Alumni include former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice,
entrepreneur Junki Yoshida and noted
author Ann Rule.
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