Raissa Katona Bennett to Host AND THE WINNER IS...LARRY KERCHNER at Tudor City Greens, 8/7

The 6th Season of The Concerts for City Greens, free outdoor concert series, continues on Wednesday, August 7th at 6:30 pm (Rain date: Thursday, August 8th at 6:30pm.) at Tudor City Greens, with "AND THE WINNER IS...Featuring Songs from the Songwriting Contest Winner - LARRY KERCHNER", and will feature professional performers from Broadway and the New York City cabaret, jazz, classical and comedy scene. All performers donate their time and talent to benefit MUSIC AND ART FOR GREEN. The concert will be hosted by Tudor City resident, Broadway and cabaret veteran Raissa Katona Bennett.

This concert will feature Singer & Bandleader, DENNIS CHICCINO, Singer, Radio Personality, LYNN DIMENNA, Theatre &Cabaret Reviewer, Publisher & Producer, SANDI DURELL, Stand Up Comedian &Tudor City Resident, FRANCOISE GORDON, Bistro & Broadway World Award Winner, COLLEEN MCHUGH , MAC Award Nominated Singer & Actress, BARBARA PORTEUS and Cabaret Newcomer & Tudor City Resident, ROBIN WESTLE.

Host RAISSA KATONA BENNETT, Broadway's "Christine" in Phantom of the Opera and MAC & Bistro Award Winner, welcomes back series regulars, MAC & Bistro Award Winner TERESE GENECCO as sidekick & drummer, Recording Artist & Arranger MATT SCHARFGLASS on guitar, MAC Award Winning Composer, Pianist & Musical Director, BILL ZEFFIRO, and Carnegie Hall Violinist NICHOLAS PERRY.

Additional accompaniment will be provided by TEX ARNOLD & JEFF CUBETA on piano and TOM HUBBARD on bass.

Conceived and developed by Raissa Katona Bennett, The Concerts for City Greens is part of a newly forming non-profit, MUSIC AND ART FOR GREEN, which has the unique mission of promoting awareness, funding, and community for public green spaces, by creating and producing free professional music and art events for culturally, socio-economically and age- diverse audiences in city settings. We strive to link with other community groups and organizations dedicated to the greening of cities in various ways, including, but not limited to: fiscal support, educational outreach, fostering environmental awareness, action and volunteerism and identifying, promoting and supporting outdoor/green spaces accessible to specific communities. Educational outreach topics include, but are not limited to, community gardening, recycling, environmental awareness, water conservation, littering awareness, cleaning up parks and partnering with the parks departments, city agencies and schools. The organization will continue to produce at Tudor City Greens, while actively promoting creative and inclusive uses of other public green spaces. MUSIC AND ART FOR GREEN (www.musicandartforgreen.org)

For more information on the concert series, visit www.raissakatonabennett.com or www.concertsforcitygreens.com.

The concerts take place at the South Park of Tudor City Greens Park (between 41st & 42nd Streets, and 1st & 2nd Avenues) Final 2013 Concert Date is September 11th at 6:30pm (rain date September 12th at 6:30pm).