Keith Urban Supports the Slim Dusty Country Ball

KEITH URBAN SUPPORTS THE SLIM DUSTY COUNTRY BALL

Multi-award winning Country superstar Keith Urban has this week shown support for the Slim Dusty Foundation, by donating one of his autographed personal guitars for auction, to help raise money at the Slim Dusty Country Ball on Wednesday 31st March 2010.

High profile Country entertainers, Golden Guitar winners and members of the Slim Dusty Family will help celebrate ‘The Slim Dusty Country Ball’ from 6:30pm at the Westin Hotel Sydney.

Urban’s guitar will feature in a live auction as part of the evening’s fundraising efforts with a host of items including; an autographed guitar and hand written lyrics donated by Lee Kernaghan and a limited edition CMC Rocks the Snowy’s Al Tompkins hand crafted electric guitar.

Ray Hadley OAM will host the evening with musical performances by home grown Country entertainers Troy Cassar-Daley, Adam Harvey, The Bushwackers, The Sunny Cowgirls, Lou Bradley and Steve Passfield.

Patrons of the Foundation, Alan Jones AO, John Singleton AM, Dick Smith, Lee Kernaghan OAM and members of Slim Dusty’s family invite everyone to put on their dancing shoes as the country comes to the city for the Royal Easter Show and dance the night away at The Slim Dusty Country Ball.

All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Slim Dusty Foundation Ltd, set up to build a Museum in his hometown of Kempsey, NSW, to honour Slim’s long and illustrious career. Construction of the Slim Dusty Centre is underway and is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2010.

The Slim Dusty Centre will keep the memory of this Australian Legend alive with memorabilia collected by Slim and Joy from all over Australia. It will give visitors an opportunity to experience an interactive journey through the heart and soul of Australia– as well as developing a scholarship program to assist young talented musicians obtain the best possible start to their Country Music careers.

The Museum will be an iconic Australian experience built around Slim Dusty, his links with the Nation’s Indigenous people, and his vision of Australian culture, as depicted through Slim’s eyes and the lyrics of his timeless songs.

For further information about the Slim Dusty Centre, please visit; www.slimdustycentre.com.au

Tickets for ‘The Slim Dusty Country Ball’ are available for $250 per person.  Corporate and VIP packages are also available; please contact Martine Buchter on (02) 8306 9555

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO INTERVIEW THE FAMILY PLEASE CONTACT MARTINE BUCHTER AT INTERNATIONAL EVENTS ON (02) 8306 9555 OR 0404 849 131 OR martine@internationalevents.com.au

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