Bloomington, Ill. – Accomplished country icon, Sara Evans, announced today that she will perform live in “Skating for Life Benefitting Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Starring Sara Evans” a special Disson Skating music and skating production. She will be joined by Olympic, World and National figure skating champions in this one-time only event to help fight breast cancer. The cast includes Olympic Silver medalist Sasha Cohen, three-time U.S. National champion Johnny Weir, U.S. National champion Rudy Galindo and many more. Olympic champion and breast cancer survivor, Peggy Fleming will host the show. The live show is set for October 15, 2008 at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum at 7:30pm and will be televised nationwide on NBC from 4:00 – 6:00pm EST on October 25, 2008.

Evans is recognized as one of the most successful artists of her generation with accolades including Academy of Country Music’s Female Vocalist of the Year and the Country Music Association’s Video of the Year for “Born to Fly”. In 2006, she was named Female Vocalist of the Year in the R&R Reader’s Poll and has been celebrated as one of People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People.” Evans has many #1 hits including “Born to Fly,” “No Place That Far,” “Suds In The Bucket” and “A Real Fine Place to Start.” Evans has released five albums and of them “No Place That Far” has been certified gold, 2001’s “Born to Fly” is double platinum and 2003’s “Restless” and 2005’s “Real Fine Place” are both platinum.

Evans will lend the magic of her voice as top figure skaters grace the ice with rhythm, skill and athleticism. In addition to Cohen, Weir and Galindo, U.S. National Bronze medalist Emily Hughes, six-time Canadian National champion Jennifer Robinson, eight-time British champion Steven Cousins, plus many more will make this an unforgettable show.

According to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Web site, 182,460 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2008. The disease can strike anyone and the precise causes of breast cancer are unknown. Each figure skater in “Skating for Life Benefitting Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Starring Sara Evans” event has experienced breast cancer personally through family members who have battled the disease and are excited to participate in this memorable benefit for an important cause.

Ticket Information: Tickets for Skate for Life Benefitting Susan G. Komen for the Cure® are $105, $65, $50, $30. Group and senior discounts are available. Tickets go on sale Saturday, August 16 at 10 a.m. and will be available at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum Box Office, online at Ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster locations, or charge by phone at 309-454-5500. Disson Skating will donate $5 per ticket to Susan G. Komen for the Cure in support of their quest to end breast cancer forever.

 About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested more than $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.

 About Comcast-Spectacor

Comcast-Spectacor (comcast-spectacor.com) is the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company which owns the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), the Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL), the two arenas in which their teams play, the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum, four Flyers Skate Zone community ice skating and hockey rinks and Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. In addition, Comcast-Spectacor is also the principal owner of Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field with more than 60 facilities throughout the United States and Canada; Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage service provider; New Era Tickets, a ticketing and marketing company for public assembly facilities; Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company; and 3601 Creative Group, a full-service in-house advertising agency. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC.

 About U.S. Cellular Coliseum

The U.S. Cellular Coliseum is an 8,000 seat multi purpose family entertainment, cultural and sports arena located in Bloomington, Illinois. The U.S. Cellular Coliseum, which opened in 2006, is designed to accommodate a variety of events including concerts, family shows and sporting events.  For more information regarding the U.S. Cellular Coliseum and upcoming events, please visit the arena’s website at www.uscellularcoliseum.com.