IF YOU GOWhat: Pearl White Gala, featuring Kem and Shirley Jones with Mocha Renaissance.When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday.Where: Chattanooga Convention Center, 1 Carter Plaza.Admission: $75 general admission, $100 VIP ticket (includes 6:30 p.m. reception).Phone: 698-2611.Website: www.sharonseniorservices.com.
Soul singer/songwriter Kem will be the special guest for the sixth annual Pearl White Gala, presented by SJK of Chattanooga on Sunday.
The Billboard Music Award winner is known for such hits as “Why Would You Stay,” “Love Calls,” “I Can’t Stop Loving You” and “Find Your Way (Back in My Life.)”
Opening act will be R&B legend Shirley Jones of The Jones Girls accompanied by Chattanooga’s Mocha Renaissance Band. Jones’ library of hits include “Nights Over Egypt,” “Who Can I Run To” and “You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else.”
Proceeds from this annual fundraiser, held during National Adult Daycare and Assisted Living Month, offset the costs of adult day care, in-home personal care and assisted-living services for the elderly and disabled by supplying scholarships to low-income families.