Temple University Athletics
MUSIC LEGEND CHUBBY CHECKER TO PERFORM AT TEMPLE-FORDHAM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME ON JANUARY 6 AT THE LIACOURAS CENTER
12.29.03 | Women's Basketball
The new single, "Limbo Rock," is credited to Chubby C, Checker's latest incarnation. The new hit song has already risen to the top-five on Billboard's Hot Dance Singles Chart. Similar to "The Twist," "Limbo Rock" gets the party moving in a way that makes you want to get up and dance, a trademark of Checker's which has kept him on the Billboard Record Charts for the past 44 years. The song also features the rap duo OD along with the original Bad Boys of Reggae, Inner Circle.
Born Ernest Evans 62 years ago, Checker moved to Philadelphia when he was 10 years old. His breakout single, "The Twist," was the only record to reach number-one twice in its glory, once in 1960 and again in 1962. The advent of Chubby Checker turned the world into dancing machines. His music is loved and respected, and his worldwide tours have audiences of all ages dancing in the aisles.
More than 4,000 school children from across the Delaware Valley are expected to attend the second annual Staley School Day Field Trip game at the Liacouras Center. The game, named for current Temple Women's Basketball Head Coach Dawn Staley, will feature entertainment from Philadelphia 76ers mascot Hip Hop and the Temple Diamond Gems Dance Team, as well as question and answer educational sessions with Staley, Philadelphia 76ers President and General Manager Billy King, Q-Deezy from Power 99 FM and more.
"The Staley School Day offers classrooms a full day of education and entertainment, as well as an exciting basketball game," said Bill Bradshaw, Temple's Director of Athletics. "With the addition of Chubby Checker to the festivities, it should be an exciting afternoon at the Liacouras Center. We are encouraging everyone from the Delaware Valley to attend the game if they are able to."
Tickets at $5 are available at the Liacouras Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations throughout the Delaware Valley. Tickets can also be charged by phone by calling Ticketmaster at (215) 336-2000, (856) 338-9000 or (302) 984-2000. Group rates are available for classrooms or teams wishing to attend the game together. Groups of 20 or more can purchase tickets for $2 by calling (215) 204-6710.
The Liacouras Center (www.liacourascenter.com), a 10,200-seat multi-purpose venue, is located on the Temple University campus along the Avenue of the Arts in Center City, Philadelphia. The venue is a full entertainment arena featuring concerts, family shows, Temple Men's and Women's Basketball games and more. Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com), the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field with more than 35 facilities throughout the United States and Canada, manages the Liacouras Center. The Philadelphia-based company is part of one of the world's largest sports and entertainment conglomerates Comcast-Spectacor, which also owns the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum, the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League, Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks, Comcast SportsNet, a regional sports programming network, three minor league baseball teams - the Bowie Baysox, the Delmarva Shorebirds and the Frederick Keys - all affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, and Patron Solutions, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities.
