Barry Manilow's A Gift of Love IV
Pop culture icon and music legend Barry Manilow will once again perform five holiday concerts to raise funds for 25 charities in the Coachella Valley.
Scheduled to take place at Palm Desert’s McCallum Theatre, Manilow’s A Gift of Love IV concerts will feature his hit songs and holiday favorites. His past holiday concerts have surprised audiences with a children’s choir, Santa Claus, and even snow!
Concerts are scheduled for December 12 and 13 and then again December 15, 16 and 17.
All tickets allow purchasers to designate which of the 25 charities benefit from their purchase. All undesignated proceeds are assigned to a general fund and are distributed equally among all the participating charities. Detailed information about the VIP Premium tickets is available online at www.agiftofloveiv.com. Tickets will not be available at the McCallum box office.
Mr. Manilow is contributing his performances to the A Gift of Love IV concerts and will not be compensated.
The 25 charities benefiting from the 2017 A Gift of Love IV concerts are:
- ACT For MS
- AAP-Food Samaritans
- Angel View
- Animal Samaritans
- Barbara Sinatra Children's Center
- Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley
- California CareForce
- College of the Desert Foundation
- Desert AIDS Project
- Desert Arc
- Desert Cancer Foundation
- The Desert Symphony
- Gilda's Club Desert Cities
- The Girlfriend Factor
- Guide Dogs of the Desert
- JFS of the Desert
- The LGBT Community Center of the Desert
- The Manilow Music Project
- Martha's Village & Kitchen
- McCallum Theatre Institute
- "Paws and Hearts" Animal Assisted Therapy
- S.O.S.
- Tools for Tomorrow
- United Cerebral Palsy of the Inland Empire
- The Well in the Desert
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