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Ben Folds To Perform at Nancy Hanks Lecture APril 16th

Ben Folds will perform at The Americans for the Arts 25th Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy on April 16th at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Folds will perform on the lecture stage prior to Emmy Award®-winning TV, film and stage actor and arts advocate Alec Baldwin delivering this year's Nancy Hanks Lecture. In addition, both artists will be participating in the 25th annual Arts Advocacy Day events in Washington, D.C. on April 17th.

The lecture is presented by Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, in partnership with Ovation, the only television network celebrating art, artists and all forms of artistic story-telling.

"I am honored to join grassroots advocates from around the country on Arts Advocacy Day and to perform at the Nancy Hanks Lecture. I am proud to shine a spotlight on the necessity of public funding for arts education," said Folds. "The arts teach discipline, teamwork and creativity, which are the exact skills needed to succeed in the workforce. I am pleased to join Americans for the Arts to support this important cause."

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