FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CHAKA KHAN TO PERFORM AT SILVER CREEK EVENT CENTER, FOUR WINDS NEW BUFFALO, ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Tickets go on sale Friday, May 31
NEW BUFFALO, Mich. – May 28, 2019 – The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds® Casinos are pleased to announce 10-time Grammy Award winner and global entertainer Chaka Khan will perform at Silver Creek® Event Center on Friday, September 13, 2019 at 9 p.m. ET. Ticket prices for the show start at $59 plus applicable fees and can be purchased beginning Friday, May 31 at 11 a.m. ET by visiting FourWindsCasino.com, or by calling (800) 745-3000. Hotel rooms are available on the night of the Chaka Khan performance and can be purchased with event tickets.
A songwriter, actor, author, philanthropist, entrepreneur and activist, Chaka Khan has influenced generations of recording artists. A 10-time Grammy winner, she has the rare ability to sing in seven music genres: R&B, pop, rock, gospel, country, world music and classical. Throughout her legendary career, Chaka has released 22 albums and racked up 10 #1 Billboard magazine charted songs, seven RIAA certified gold singles and 10 RIAA certified gold and platinum albums. Chaka’s recorded music has produced over 2,000 catalog song placements. Chaka’s latest body of work, Hello Happiness, a 7-track album executive produced by English production powerhouse Switch, was released on February 15th, 2019 under Diary Records/Island Records.
Early on, she caught the attention of music icon Stevie Wonder, who penned her first smash hit with Rufus, “Tell Me Something Good.” With Chaka as the group’s dynamic center, Rufus became one of the most popular acts around with songs such as “Sweet Thing,” “Everlasting Love,” “Do You Love What You Feel?” and “Ain’t Nobody.” In 1978, Chaka blazed onto the music scene as a solo artist with the release of the smash hit “I’m Every Woman.” However, the song that made Chaka Khan a household name and propelled her to superstardom the world over was “I Feel For You.” In 2011, she was honored for her legendary career with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Chaka Khan is also an entrepreneur. In March 2019, in she launched a full collection of Chaka Khan inspired wigs and hair pieces for the everyday, modern female consumer, powered by Indique Hair and in collaboration with her long-term hair stylist and creative director, turned manager, George Robert Fuller. View high-resolution images of Chaka Khan here.
About The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ sovereignty was reaffirmed under legislation signed into law by President Clinton in September of 1994. The Pokagon Band is dedicated to providing community development initiatives such as housing, education, family services, medical care and cultural preservation for its approximately 5,600 citizens. The Pokagon Band’s ten-county service area includes four counties in Southwestern Michigan and six in Northern Indiana. Its main administrative offices are located in Dowagiac, Mich., with a satellite office in South Bend, Ind. In 2007, it opened Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Mich., followed by Four Winds Hartford in 2011, Four Winds Dowagiac in 2013 and Four Winds South Bend in January 2018. It owns and operates a variety of business via Mno- Bmadsen, the tribe’s non-gaming investment enterprise. More information is available at www.pokagonband-nsn.gov, www.fourwindscasino.com and www.mno-bmadsen.com.
About Four Winds New Buffalo’s Silver Creek Event Center Four Winds New Buffalo’s Silver Creek Event Center is a modern, multi-use facility that is located adjacent to the casino floor, at 11111 Wilson Road. In addition to hosting concerts, the 17,000-sq. ft. event center is often reconfigured to host large meetings, special events, conferences and banquets. Details on concerts and other performances at Silver Creek Event Center are available at http://www.fourwindscasino.com/newbuffalo/silvercreek_ent.php.
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