Chicago's `Blues in Schools' Program Awarded Grant From AIWA America; Consumer Electronics Company Will Make Presentation On June 9 During Chicago Blues Festival.Business Editors/Entertainment Editors MAHWAH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2000 Consumer electronics product manufacturer AIWA AIWA Asian Immigrant Women Advocates AIWA Armenian International Women's Association AMERICA INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . announced today that the company will provide a $2,500 grant to Chicago's Grant Academy for its Blues In The Schools program. A presentation will take place on Friday, June 9 during the Chicago Blues Festival The Chicago Blues Festival is an annual event that features four days of performances by top-tier blues musicians, both old favorites and the up-and-coming. It is hosted by the City of Chicago Mayor's Office of Special Events, and always occurs in early June. in Chicago's Grant Park. The Blues In The Schools program teaches students an appreciation for the blues and its history, how to play blues selections on the harmonica harmonica. 1 The simplest of the musical instruments employing free reeds, known also as the mouth organ or French harp. It was probably invented in 1829 by Friedrich Buschmann of Berlin, who called his instrument the Mundäoline. , and how to compose their own blues songs. The Grant Academy program is headed by renowned blues performer Billy Branch, who has a long affiliation with the program and who has recorded over 50 albums and performed with some of the genre's biggest stars. His Grant Academy group, 15 students from grades three to seven, will be performing on the AIWA Front Porch Stage at the Chicago Blues Festival on June 9 at 1:00 p.m. with Branch and The Sons of Blues with Roy Hytower. The AIWA presentation follows at 2:00 p.m. "It's important for children to gain an appreciation for all kinds of music, but with the blues so much a part of Chicago's history and heritage, this program has a very special meaning here, and we're proud to be a supporter," said Akio Imanishi, senior vice president, marketing, AIWA AMERICA. This year marks AIWA's fourth as a major sponsor of the Chicago Blues Festival, each year sponsoring the AIWA Front Porch Stage. This year's festival runs from June 8-11. Headquartered in Mahwah, N.J., AIWA AMERICA INC. is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of audio, video, car stereo, and multimedia products. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AIWA CO. LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability ., based in Tokyo, a $3 billion manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional audio and video entertainment, computer, data storage, and communications products. |
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