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| Rohit Malhotra, CeeLo Green, Kate Atwood, Killer Mike, Mike Walbert, Maurice Garland, Royce Bable |
Wednesday
night, A3C kicked off the 12th annual A3C Festival & Conference
with ChooseATL, at the 'Welcome To Atlanta' Reception. Held at A3C's
Conference headquarters, the Loudermilk Center, hundreds of guests from
around the world came together to connect and honor two Atlanta legends,
CeeLo Green and Killer Mike, for their tremendous musical, social and
community efforts. Legendary Dungeon Family DJ, KP The Great, manned
the turntables for the evening.
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| Killer Mike |
Mike
Walbert (A3C Executive Director), Matt Weiss (A3C Production Director)
and ChooseATL Executive Director Kate Atwood welcomed everyone to
Atlanta, while A3C's Partnership Director, Royce Bable, emceed for the
evening, asking the audience trivia questions about the guests of honor.
Acclaimed
journalist, Maurice Garland, took the stage to give his remarks for
another Atlanta native and Dungeon Family member; CeeLo Green. CeeLo was
presented with the A3C Cultural Influencer Award for his illustrious
musical career and his iconic contributions to fashion and culture. He
too delivered a powerful speech which covered his humble beginnings to
today, and payed homage to his Atlanta family.
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| Maurice Garland |
KP
The Great closed the night on a high note as attendees were on their
feet dancing and taking pictures with the special guests. “I can't
imagine a better way to kick-off the 2016 A3C Festival and Conference.
The energy in the room was amazing. Last night will definitely go on the
all-time A3C highlight reel. We're so lucky to have partners like
ChooseATL and amazing Atlantan's, like CeeLo and Killer Mike”, said Mike
Walbert. Kate Atwood of Chooose ATL echoed this sentiment adding, “This
was an amazing evening accomplished by an amazing team. Could not be
more proud of the event and the moment! Thanks to all for making it
happen!”
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| CeeLo Green |
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