Kurt Carr And Others Featured At BET's Gospel Explosion Weekend

By Justin Camacho, Christian Post Correspondent Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Black Entertainment Television will be showcasing a variety of today’s gospel artists at the BET Gospel Explosion Weekend on July 16-17.

The two-day event will be held at Paramount’s Kings Dominion and will feature performances from artists such as Kurt Karr & The Kurt Karr Singers, Tye Tribbett & G.A., 7 Sons of Soul, Ted & Sheri, Debra Killings, and Izzy. Also included in the lineup for the weekend are comedians Hamburger and Michael Washington, who will provide the opening act for the event on Saturday morning. Comedian Sean Sarvis will be hosting the event.

“With the success we have had in other markets, BET is excited to bring Gospel Explosion to Paramount’s Kings Dominion in Virginia,” said Stephen Hill, BET Executive Vice President of Programming Talent. “The combination of electrifying gospel artists and comedians along with the excitement of the park, is bound to ignite the crowd with spirit and inspiration.”

Tickets for the BET Gospel Explosion Weekend are available at Paramount’s Kings Dominion Guest Services (804/876-5000), all Ticketmaster outlets and on the Internet at www.ticketmaster.com.

Paramount's Kings Dominion is a 400- acre theme park that's home to more than 200 rides, shows and attractions. The park features one of the largest coaster collections on the East Coast, including the world's first air-launched coaster, HyperSonic XLC(TM), two children's areas and WaterWorks, a 19-acre water park playground that's included with park admission. Paramount’s Kings Dominion is located 20 miles north of Richmond, Va. and 75 miles south of Washington, D.C and is open daily during the summer; weekends in the spring and fall. For more information call (804) 876-5000 or visit www.kingsdominion.com.

BET, a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE: VIA; VIA.B), is the nation's leading television network providing quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs programming for the African-American audience. The BET Network reaches more than 80 million households according to Nielsen media research, and can be seen in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. BET is a dominant consumer brand in the urban marketplace with a diverse group of branded businesses: BET.com, the Number 1 Internet portal for African Americans; BET Digital Networks - BET Jazz, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Event Productions, specializing in a full range of event production services, including event management, venue selection, talent recruitment, sound, lighting and stage production; and BET Books, the nation's leading publisher of African-American themed romance novels under the Arabesque imprint which also publishes compelling fiction under the Sepia imprint and inspirational fiction and nonfiction under the New Spirit imprint. (www.bet.com).