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  College of Charleston PRSSA and Charleston Beer Works Hosts 2nd Annual Rockstock Music Festival March 30th, 2009 Posted by Hunter Wilson

  The College of Charleston’s Public Relations Student Society of America chapter along with Charleston Beerworks will host the 2nd annual Charleston Rockstock music festival in support of Carolina Empowerment Group on Friday April 17, 2009 at the Visitor"s Bus Terminal downtown on John Street from 7-11 p.m. The festival will feature four local bands including The Valkyrie, Plainfield Project, Cougar Magnum and Number One Contender. The official Rockstock after party will take place at Charleston Beerworks, located at 468 King Street. Tickets for the event are $5 and can be purchased at the Stern Student Center on George St, at the door or on the Charleston Rockstock Web site. Food and alcohol will be sold separately. Free Firefly Vodka drinks will be offered while supplies last. Other sponsors include Charleston City Paper, Offset Impressions, Firefly Vodka, Zafari, inc. and Mellow Mushroom.           Proceeds will benefit the PRSSA chapter and Carolina Empowerment Group, a non-profit community organization that conducts educational and informational activities that increase public awareness about health disparities impacting the community including: HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, and teenage pregnancy. For additional information, please visit the official Charleston Rockstock website at www.charlestonrockstock.com or find us on Facebook About Rockstock: Rockstock is an annual music event put on by the College of Charleston"s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and Charleston Beerworks. The fund raiser was created to promote Carolina Empowerment Group (CEG), PRSSA and local bands. The event allows PRSSA members to get hands-on event planning experience while promoting HIV/AIDS awareness, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy. A portion of the event"s proceeds go to CEG. For more information, please visit www.charlestonrockstock.com.   About Carolina Empowerment Group: The Carolina Empowerment Group, Inc. (CEG) is a nonprofit community organization, which was established in 2006 to conduct HIV/AIDS awareness in the Charleston community. Its mission is to "Empower People Day by Day" through charitable, scientific and educational purposes, more specifically to community outreach and awareness programs. The organization conducts educational and informational activities that increase public awareness about health disparities impacting the community including: HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, and teenage pregnancy. For more information please visit www.carolinaempowermentgroup.org. About PRSSA The Public Relations Student Society of America is a national organization created in 1968 to cultivate a favorable and mutually advantageous relationship between students and professional public relations practitioners.  The student society aims to serve its members by enhancing their knowledge of public relations and providing access to professional development opportunities to serve the public relations profession by helping to develop highly qualified, well-prepared professionals.  Today PRSSA has more than 9,600 members in 284 universities across the country. For more information please visit www.prssa.org or www.cofcprssa.blogspot.com.

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  Charles is the Executive Director of Carolina Nightlife and very involved in the nightlife industry in NC and SC. He has been working with venues of all sizes, different brands and products, and countless events across NC and SC for over 8 years.

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