Green Jazz Series hosts a free night on the town!

PHOENIX - Arizona State University and the Herberger Theater is treating students and the community members to a night on the town with a free jazz concert and a “green” business networking event.

The ASU Jazz Combos will headline the next Green Jazz Series concert, which takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Herberger Theater, 222 E. Monroe St., Phoenix. Admission is free.

The series, which runs through April 2009, is sponsored by Arizona State University Online and the Herberger Theater Center.

“We are offering this concert free of charge to encourage greater participation by members of the community and ASU students or whom the cost of a ticket is significant,” said Mernoy E. Harrison, Jr., ASU Online and Extended Campus vice president and executive vice provost. “It might also spark a lifelong interest in jazz music to those who attend.”

Proceeds from the concert series will support the Green Survival Initiative (GSI), a Phoenix-based sustainability project. Through the use of cost-effective green technologies such as compact fluorescent lights, low-flow shower heads and water heater blankets, GSI seeks to mitigate increasing energy costs for approximately 1,000 low- and fixed-income households in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

A green business networking opportunity that includes informational booths and promotional giveaways starts at 5:30 p.m. and will precede the 6:45 p.m. concert. For more information or to reserve a booth, call 602 363 1677 or e-mail Publisher@sw-green.com.