BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:KC and The Sunshine Band BEGIN:VEVENT UID:355042026-07-10 DTSTART:20260710T230000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260710T040000Z 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:38.466 017,-75.112054 GEO:38.466017;-75.112054 SUMMARY:KC and The Sunshine Band CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Children 12 and under are free to attend and do not need a tick et when\nsitting in the Lawn section. KC and the Sunshine Band are still a s\nwidely popular today as they were when they first danced into the\nmusi c scene 50 years ago. Harry Wayne Casey — KC for short —\ndeveloped a unique fusion of R&B and funk\, with a hint of a Latin\npercussion groove\ , giving us an impressive string of hits like “Get\nDown Tonight\,” “That’s The Way (I Like It)” and “Shake Your\nBooty.” With sales of over 100 million records\, nine Grammy\nnominations\, three Grammy Awa rds and an American Music Award\, KC and\nthe Sunshine Band was one of the most progressive bands of the 70s and\nis credited with changing the soun d of modern pop music. Today\, KC and\nthe Sunshine Band play over 100 liv e shows annually\, circling the\ncountry and playing dates regularly throu ghout Europe\, Australia and\nSouth America. This year KC will celebrate 5 0 years of entertaining\nus\, writing songs\, and performing around the wo rld and has no\nintention of stopping. In the last decade\, KC has continu ed to\ninfluence the dance and disco scene by releasing new music\, most\n recently his single\, “Unconditional Love featuring Bimbo Jones.”\nIn March of 2015 KC and the Sunshine Band released “Feeling You! The\n60s. ” The album was a tribute to the era that shaped KC into the\nrevolution ary artist he became in the 70s. Covers on the album include\nsongs by six ties legends Bob Dylan\, Ben E. King\, The Kinks\, The\nRighteous Brothers \, Jackie DeShannon\, Aaron Neville and many more.\nJust like the rest of America during that time he was inspired by the\nmusic\, innocence\, sex\, social and political movements and\ncounterculture of the era\, which led to him founding the Dance\nRevolution and teaching the world how to boogi e. “The widespread\nsocial and political issues of the 1960s was\, in pa rt\, the inspiration\nto do something that would make people forget about their problems and\nbe happy\,” said Casey. “People were looking for s omething that\nwould divert their attention from the negative aspects of e veryday\nlife surrounding them.” KC started working in the music busines s at\nage 17\, performing menial tasks around the T.K. Records/Studio comp lex\nin his hometown of Miami. The Sunshine Band originated in 1973. Their \nfirst record\, Blow Your Whistle\, made the top 15 on the R&B chart.\nTh eir second album\, KC and the Sunshine Band\, was released in 1975\,\nwent triple platinum and contained the #1 hits “Get Down Tonight\,”\n“Th at’s the Way (I Like It)\,” “Boogie Shoes” and “Rock\nYour Baby. ” KC and the Sunshine Band became the first act to score\nfour #1 pop si ngles in one 12-month period since the Beatles in 1964.\nThree of those si ngles also crossed over to become #1 R&B tracks.\nKC’s third album\, Par t 3\, released in 1976\, also went triple\nplatinum and contained the #1 s ingles “I’m Your Boogie Man\,”\n“Shake Your Booty\,” and “Keep It Comin’ Love.” The band’s\nstring of hit singles continued with “Boogie Shoes\,” which was\nincluded on the Saturday Night Fever sound track\, “Please Don’t\nGo” and “Yes\, I’m Ready\,” a duet with high school friend Teri\nDeSario. KC returned to the charts in 1983 with “Give It Up\,”\nwhich also hit #1 in the UK. KC’s success in music h as earned him an\nextensive list of accolades\, including an American Musi c Award for\nBest R&B Artist in 1975 and a songwriting Grammy for Best R&B song for\n“Where Is The Love\,” which was recorded by Betty Wright. H e also\nreceived a Grammy Award for Album of the Year\, as well as Produce r of\nthe Year in 1978 for his work on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack .\nIn 2001\, KC was honored with the NARAS Governor’s Award\, the highes t\nhonor given by a chapter of the Academy. He received a coveted Star on\ nthe Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002\, where Dick Clark and music\nproducer Michael Lloyd turned out to honor him. This particular\nrecognition repre sents the passion that KC has in writing music\,\nimplementing elements of various eras in his songs\, proving him to be\na passionate\, veteran cra ftsman. All of these career highlights are\nchronicled in his book\, That ’s The Way I Like It – The Harry Wayne\nCasey Story\, which was publis hed that same year. KC’s music\ncontinues to be a favorite today. His so ngs have appeared in ads for\ncompanies like General Motors\, Burger King\ , Payless Shoes\, Papa John's\nPizza\, Old Navy and Nick at Nite. His musi c has also been featured in\nover 200 commercials and movies such as Forre st Gump (“Get Down\nTonight”)\, Boogie Nights (“Boogie Shoes”)\, B oys Don’t Cry\n(“Rock Your Baby”)\, Rush Hour (“Get Down Tonight ”)\,\nCarlito’s Way (“Rock Your Baby\,” “Shake Your Booty” and \n“That’s The Way I Like It”) and Austin Powers in Goldmember\n(“S hake Your Booty”). In the summer of 2003\, KC also had a cameo\nin the f eature film The In-Laws starring Michael Douglas and Albert\nBrooks. KC’ s songs are regularly heard at sporting events\, were\nfeatured during Ope ning Ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympics in\nTorino\, Italy and he even performed a free concert in Salt Lake City\nfor the 2002 Winter Olympics. No stranger to the small screen\, KC’s\nsongs have been featured in suc h shows as Desperate Housewives\, Ally\nMcBeal\, American Bandstand’s 50 th Anniversary Party and most\nrecently American Idol and Dancing With The Stars with the help of the\nUSC marching band. Additionally\, KC and the Sunshine Band have the\ndistinction of having made more appearances on Dic k Clark’s New\nYear’s Rockin’ Eve than any other artist in the progr am’s\nhistory! Music acts like White Zombie\, Baha Men\, Beyoncé and Am erican\nIdol’s Kelly & Justin have covered his music. Additionally\, KC and\nthe Sunshine Band’s grooves and bass lines have been sampled in\nev erything from “Rap” by Snoop Dogg to “Trick Daddy to Dance”\nby Ul tra Nate and many\, many more. You can count on hearing his music\non the radio\, at a nightclub\, at the movies\, in a sports arena or at\none of t he 100-plus concerts KC and the Sunshine Band plays every\nyear. It is alw ays fun and truly makes all who hear it happy enough to\ndance! Venue: Fre eman Arts Pavilion. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Children 12 and under are free to attend and d o not need a ticket when sitting in the Lawn section. KC and the Sunshine Band are still as widely popular today as they were when they first danced into the music scene 50 years ago. Harry Wayne Casey — KC for short — developed a unique fusion of R&B and funk\, with a hint of a Latin percus sion groove\, giving us an impressive string of hits like “Get Down Toni ght\,” “That’s The Way (I Like It)” and “Shake Your Booty.” Wi th sales of over 100 million records\, nine Grammy nominations\, three Gra mmy Awards and an American Music Award\, KC and the Sunshine Band was one of the most progressive bands of the 70s and is credited with changing the sound of modern pop music. Today\, KC and the Sunshine Band play over 100 live shows annually\, circling the country and playing dates regularly th roughout Europe\, Australia and South America. This year KC will celebrate 50 years of entertaining us\, writing songs\, and performing around the w orld and has no intention of stopping. In the last decade\, KC has continu ed to influence the dance and disco scene by releasing new music\, most re cently his single\, “Unconditional Love featuring Bimbo Jones.” In Mar ch of 2015 KC and the Sunshine Band released “Feeling You! The 60s.” T he album was a tribute to the era that shaped KC into the revolutionary ar tist he became in the 70s. Covers on the album include songs by sixties le gends Bob Dylan\, Ben E. King\, The Kinks\, The Righteous Brothers\, Jacki e DeShannon\, Aaron Neville and many more. Just like the rest of America d uring that time he was inspired by the music\, innocence\, sex\, social an d political movements and counterculture of the era\, which led to him fou nding the Dance Revolution and teaching the world how to boogie. “The wi despread social and political issues of the 1960s was\, in part\, the insp iration to do something that would make people forget about their problems and be happy\,” said Casey. “People were looking for something that w ould divert their attention from the negative aspects of everyday life sur rounding them.” KC started working in the music business at age 17\, per forming menial tasks around the T.K. Records/Studio complex in his hometow n of Miami. The Sunshine Band originated in 1973. Their first record\, Blo w Your Whistle\, made the top 15 on the R&B chart. Their second album\, KC and the Sunshine Band\, was released in 1975\, went triple platinum and c ontained the #1 hits “Get Down Tonight\,” “That’s the Way (I Like It)\,” “Boogie Shoes” and “Rock Your Baby.” KC and the Sunshine Band became the first act to score four #1 pop singles in one 12-month per iod since the Beatles in 1964. Three of those singles also crossed over to become #1 R&B tracks. KC’s third album\, Part 3\, released in 1976\, al so went triple platinum and contained the #1 singles “I’m Your Boogie Man\,” “Shake Your Booty\,” and “Keep It Comin’ Love.” The ban d’s string of hit singles continued with “Boogie Shoes\,” which was included on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack\, “Please Don’t Go” and “Yes\, I’m Ready\,” a duet with high school friend Teri DeSario. KC returned to the charts in 1983 with “Give It Up\,” which also hit #1 in the UK. KC’s success in music has earned him an extensive list of accolades\, including an American Music Award for Best R&B Artist in 1975 and a songwriting Grammy for Best R&B song for “Where Is The Love\,” w hich was recorded by Betty Wright. He also received a Grammy Award for Alb um of the Year\, as well as Producer of the Year in 1978 for his work on t he Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. In 2001\, KC was honored with the NARA S Governor’s Award\, the highest honor given by a chapter of the Academy . He received a coveted Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002\, where Dick Clark and music producer Michael Lloyd turned out to honor him. This particular recognition represents the passion that KC has in writing musi c\, implementing elements of various eras in his songs\, proving him to be a passionate\, veteran craftsman. All of these career highlights are chro nicled in his book\, That’s The Way I Like It – The Harry Wayne Casey Story\, which was published that same year. KC’s music continues to be a favorite today. His songs have appeared in ads for companies like General Motors\, Burger King\, Payless Shoes\, Papa John's Pizza\, Old Navy and N ick at Nite. His music has also been featured in over 200 commercials and movies such as Forrest Gump (“Get Down Tonight”)\, Boogie Nights (“B oogie Shoes”)\, Boys Don’t Cry (“Rock Your Baby”)\, Rush Hour (“ Get Down Tonight”)\, Carlito’s Way (“Rock Your Baby\,” “Shake Yo ur Booty” and “That’s The Way I Like It”) and Austin Powers in Gol dmember (“Shake Your Booty”). In the summer of 2003\, KC also had a ca meo in the feature film The In-Laws starring Michael Douglas and Albert Br ooks. KC’s songs are regularly heard at sporting events\, were featured during Opening Ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino\, Italy an d he even performed a free concert in Salt Lake City for the 2002 Winter O lympics. No stranger to the small screen\, KC’s songs have been featured in such shows as Desperate Housewives\, Ally McBeal\, American Bandstand ’s 50th Anniversary Party and most recently American Idol and Dancing Wi th The Stars with the help of the USC marching band. Additionally\, KC and the Sunshine Band have the distinction of having made more appearances on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve than any other artist in the pr ogram’s history! Music acts like White Zombie\, Baha Men\, Beyoncé and American Idol’s Kelly & Justin have covered his music. Additionally\, KC and the Sunshine Band’s grooves and bass lines have been sampled in eve rything from “Rap” by Snoop Dogg to “Trick Daddy to Dance” by Ultr a Nate and many\, many more. You can count on hearing his music on the rad io\, at a nightclub\, at the movies\, in a sports arena or at one of the 1 00-plus concerts KC and the Sunshine Band plays every year. It is always f un and truly makes all who hear it happy enough to dance! Venue: Freeman A rts Pavilion. DTSTAMP:20260702T200711Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR