Embers to perform holiday concert


North Carolina band The Embers will play a return engagement in Henderson on Friday, December 5, 2008.

The family sit-down concert, featuring “Christmas with The Embers,” will take place at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center at 7 p.m.

The Embers are a North Carolina tradition renowned for their special brand of rhythm and blues and beach music. Since their inception in 1958, the group has been touring and turning out hit songs.

A limited number of tickets are on sale now for this special event at the Chamber office located at 414 South Garnett Street. Ticket price for adults is $15, while children’s tickets, 12 and below, will sell for $10.

EMBARQ will serve as the presenting sponsor of the concert which is coordinated by the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce. Major sponsors also include P&G Pet Care, Progress Energy and Wal-Mart Distribution Center 6091.

Media sponsors for the event include The Daily Dispatch, US 98.3 and WIZS (AM 1450).

For more information or tickets, contact the Chamber at 438-8414 or info@hendersonvance.org.