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October 11th, 2006
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John Tesh to perform at Potter Center Oct. 21

The Potter Center at Jackson Community College will welcome recording artist and radio host John Tesh for one show only, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, in the Harold Sheffer Music Hall. A special pre-show dinner will be available.

In a remarkably successful career that now spans more than 25 years, John Tesh is known worldwide as a leading and respected figure in the entertainment and broadcasting industries. In 1996, after 10 years as co-host of “Entertainment Tonight,” he surprised many by leaving the highly visible position to pursue his career as a full-time musician.

Music has always been Tesh’s main passion. Three of Tesh’s most recent releases, “A Deeper Faith,” “Christmas Worship” and “Power of Love” all resided on the Billboard Pop and Christian Music charts. “Power of Love” was nominated for a 2003 Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Releasing “A Deeper Faith 2” and his book “The Power of Prayer and Worship,” Tesh stepped further into a world in which he desires only to be ‘useful’ to others. Tesh released the family-friendly CD and DVD, “Live At Red Rocks,” which is also a national television special. Tesh’s first live Red Rocks concert from 1993 was a best-selling and RIAA Gold-certified CD.

Now, a decade later, Tesh has once again created an amazing project in God’s natural amphitheatre in “Worship at Red Rocks.” This worldwide television event features favorite praise and worship songs such as “You Are Good,” “I Can Only Imagine,” “Lord Have Mercy” and “Above All,” plus many new pieces created especially for the occasion.

John’s entrepreneurial side also brought him to the world of radio and has made him one of the most listened-to voices on the air. “The John Tesh Radio Show” is heard on 220-plus affiliate stations across the country. Tesh’s radio show focuses on a concept he calls “Music and Intelligence For Your Life,” providing listeners with guidance and information that they can use in their daily lives.

Tesh holds three Gold albums, six Emmys, two Grammy nominations, an Associated Press Award for investigative journalism, a Keyboard Magazine Award, several No. 1 radio hits, has had three hit PBS specials and two tours as an Olympic announcer/composer.

Tickets are on sale now for this versatile entertainer and personality. Ticket costs are $40, $36 and $32 and may be purchased by calling either the Potter Center Ticket Office at 517.796.8600, or online at www.jccmi.edu/events.

In addition, concert-goers are invited to attend a gourmet buffet dinner prior to the evening’s performance. A cash bar will be available starting at 6:15 p.m. and dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Potter Center’s Federer Rooms (located on the first floor near the front entrance). Dinner menu includes a romaine salad, bourbon teriyaki flank steak, wild rice and pepper jack cheese stuffed breast of chicken with supreme sauce, garlic and havarti whipped potatoes, honey glazed carrots with dried cranberries, assorted rolls and butter, and chocolate fudge torte with strawberry sauce. Cost is $18 per person. Please RSVP no later than Tuesday, Oct. 17 to the Potter Center Ticket Office.