BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Earth\, Wind & Fire BEGIN:VEVENT UID:71352021-09-25 DTSTART:20210925T230000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20210925T040000Z LOCATION:31806 Lake View Drive\nSelbyville DE 19975 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=31806 Lake View Drive\nSelb yville DE 19975;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=31806 Lake View Drive:geo:38.465 810,-75.112030 GEO:38.465810;-75.112030 SUMMARY:Earth\, Wind & Fire CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Earth\, Wind & Fire\, one of the world top-selling musical grou ps of\nall-time was born in Chicago in 1969. With a signature sound beyond \ncategory and a groove as deep as the soul of the planet\, the band’s\n legendary journey has set the standard for music of all genres and\nmade a profound and lasting impact on popular culture. One of the most\nimportan t\, innovative\, and commercially invincible contemporary forces\nof the 2 0th century\, Earth\, Wind & Fire has released 23 albums. They\nhave recor ded eight No. 1 R&B singles and eight Double Platinum Top 10\nPop Albums. EWF has earned more than 50 Gold and Platinum albums and\nsold over 100 mi llion albums worldwide\, earning them a solid spot as\none of best selling music artists of all-time. Earth\, Wind & Fire's\ncareer achievements and influences have impacted music history. They\nhave been inducted into Roc k and Roll Hall of Fame (2000) and The\nNational Academy of Recording Arts & Science (NARAS) bestowed its\nhighest honor\, the Grammy Lifetime Achie vement Award in 2016\, totaling\nnine Grammy Awards for the group. The ens emble has also earned\nLifetime Achievement honors from ASCAP\, NAACP\, an d the BET Awards.\nMany contemporary superstar artists — including Kanye West\, Usher\,\nBeyoncé\, Prince\, Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper — are self\nproclaimed Earth\, Wind & Fire fans. Alicia Keys has said th at EWF \"\nthe best band ever\" while Mary J. Blige showed her love for th e band\nin her own version of the band's hit \"Imagination.\" ́ The Black Eyed\nPeas took the stage with EWF for a performance at the XXIX Super Bo wl\,\nand again when opening the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The\nw orldwide EWF fanbase also extends to include heads-of-state.\nPresident Bi ll Clinton invited the group to the White House in 2000 as\nspecial guests at a State dinner and\, in February 2009\, President\nBarack Obama invite d Earth\, Wind & Fire to perform in the East Room at\nthe White House for the first social event of the his administration\nand declaring in an inte rview with Rolling Stone that EWF was a\n\"rhythm and blues and pop staple ” for him. In 2016\, the powerful and\nsubstantial memoir by EWF’s fou nder and creative force\, Maurice\nWhite was release posthumously. The wor k chronicles his personal\njourney and the band’s legendary rise to the top of music history.\nApril of 2014\, lead singer Philip Bailey released his memoir SHINING\nSTAR: Braving the Elements of Earth\, Wind & Fire. Shi ning Star. Three\nof the group's principle members — Philip Bailey\, Ver dine White and\nRalph Johnson — have each earned honorary doctorate degr ees from the\nColumbia College in Chicago. Philip Bailey and founder Mauri ce White\neach earned a doctorate degree at Berklee College of Music. Venu e:\nFreeman Arts Pavilion. Presenter: Joshua M. Freeman Foundation. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Earth\, Wind & Fire\, one of the world top-sel ling musical groups of all-time was born in Chicago in 1969. With a signat ure sound beyond category and a groove as deep as the soul of the planet\, the band’s legendary journey has set the standard for music of all genr es and made a profound and lasting impact on popular culture. One of the m ost important\, innovative\, and commercially invincible contemporary forc es of the 20th century\, Earth\, Wind & Fire has released 23 albums. They have recorded eight No. 1 R&B singles and eight Double Platinum Top 10 Pop Albums. EWF has earned more than 50 Gold and Platinum albums and sold ove r 100 million albums worldwide\, earning them a solid spot as one of best selling music artists of all-time. Earth\, Wind & Fire's career achievemen ts and influences have impacted music history. They have been inducted int o Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2000) and The National Academy of Recording Arts & Science (NARAS) bestowed its highest honor\, the Grammy Lifetime Ac hievement Award in 2016\, totaling nine Grammy Awards for the group. The e nsemble has also earned Lifetime Achievement honors from ASCAP\, NAACP\, a nd the BET Awards. Many contemporary superstar artists — including Kanye West\, Usher\, Beyoncé\, Prince\, Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper — are self proclaimed Earth\, Wind & Fire fans. Alicia Keys has said tha t EWF \" the best band ever\" while Mary J. Blige showed her love for the band in her own version of the band's hit \"Imagination.\" ́ The Black Ey ed Peas took the stage with EWF for a performance at the XXIX Super Bowl\, and again when opening the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The worldwi de EWF fanbase also extends to include heads-of-state. President Bill Clin ton invited the group to the White House in 2000 as special guests at a St ate dinner and\, in February 2009\, President Barack Obama invited Earth\, Wind & Fire to perform in the East Room at the White House for the first social event of the his administration and declaring in an interview with Rolling Stone that EWF was a \"rhythm and blues and pop staple” for him. In 2016\, the powerful and substantial memoir by EWF’s founder and crea tive force\, Maurice White was release posthumously. The work chronicles h is personal journey and the band’s legendary rise to the top of music hi story. April of 2014\, lead singer Philip Bailey released his memoir SHINI NG STAR: Braving the Elements of Earth\, Wind & Fire. Shining Star. Three of the group's principle members — Philip Bailey\, Verdine White and Ral ph Johnson — have each earned honorary doctorate degrees from the Columb ia College in Chicago. Philip Bailey and founder Maurice White each earned a doctorate degree at Berklee College of Music. Venue: Freeman Arts Pavil ion. Presenter: Joshua M. Freeman Foundation. DTSTAMP:20261028T184857Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR