www.arotr.com.
“The Beatles and Muhammad Ali share a special place in
history,” said Gary Jacob, Founder of the Abbey Road On the
River the Festival.
“Fifty years ago they both shocked and rocked the world, and
they still are. Now that the Ali Center and Abbey Road on
the River
have created a partnership, there will be more than ever to take in for
the thousands of Beatles fans who attend the Abbey Road
Festival.”
Donald Lassere, President and CEO of the Muhammad Ali
Center, agreed. “This partnership expands our offerings for
the public.
By adding the Give Peace A
Chance exhibit,
hosting February64, and being a venue for Abbey Road on the
River performances,
we feel confident that this will be an exceptional time to
mark and pay tribute to the half century of greatness that
The Beatles and
Muhammad Ali have passionately given the world.”
Watch for upcoming events at the Ali Center between February
7th and
May 26th
to celebrate Fifty Years of Beatlemania.
The Ali Center is located at 144 North Sixth Street in
downtown Louisville.
Parking is available on side streets or in the PARC garage located below
the Ali Center. For questions, please call 502.584.9254.
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About the Muhammad Ali Center
The Muhammad Ali Center, a 501(c)3 corporation, was
co-founded by Muhammad Ali and his wife Lonnie
in their hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. The international
cultural center promotes the Six Core Principles of Muhammad
Ali
(Confidence, Conviction, Dedication, Giving, Respect, and Spirituality) in
ways that inspire personal and global greatness
and provides programming and events around the focus areas
of education, gender equity, and global citizenship. Its
newest initiative,
Generation Ali, fosters a new generation of leaders to contribute
positively to their communities and to change the world for
the better.
The Center’s headquarters also contains an award-winning museum
experience.
For more information, please visit www.alicenter.org.
About Abbey Road on the River
Abbey Road on the River is the world’s largest
Beatles-inspired music festival, and the 2014 event will
feature The Beach Boys
and John Sebastian as headliners. Dozens of other musical
acts from around the world will perform on indoor and
outdoor stages
at the Belvedere Festival Park and the Muhammad Ali Center. Thousands of
fans will “come together” over Memorial Day Weekend,
May 22-26, 2014, marking the 10th Anniversary
of the festival’s arrival in Louisville.
Visit www.arotr.com to
purchase festival tickets, make a reservation at the Galt
House Hotel,
and get more information about Abbey Road on the River