Long Center Presents It Gets Better

The Long Center is proud to present It Gets Better, September 20 in Dell Hall. A LIVE, multimedia salute to strength, courage and HOPE. Inspired by the YouTube response to a shocking string of teen suicides...It Gets Better will feature Conspirare, The Capital City Men's Chorus, The It Gets Better Project and the LA Gay Men's Chorus. STUDENT TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR $10 This musical performance provides a performing arts response to the difficult issue of bullying, one of the most challenging issues among today’s young adults and adolescents. The performance at the Long Center will involve a number of Austin musicians, including members of Conspirare, the Capital City Men’s Chorus and others, in a program designed to inspire and open minds. The It Gets Bet­ter Project was founded in Sep­tem­ber 2010, when the first it gets bet­ter video was uploaded to YouTube, ignit­ing a world­wide phe­nom­e­non. That video offered a des­per­ately needed mes­sage of hope to les­bian, gay, bisex­ual and trans­gen­der (LGBT) youth. It urged them to tough it out through the bul­ly­ing and other chal­lenges that con­fronted them in their teenage years, and described the pos­i­tive future they could expe­ri­ence as adults. It told them that no mat­ter how dif­fi­cult things may be today, it gets bet­ter. Today, the mis­sion of the It Gets Bet­ter Project is to com­mu­ni­cate to LGBT youth around the world that it gets bet­ter, and to help effect the changes nec­es­sary to make it so. Contains material that may not be suitable for younger children. Purchase a $49 ticket and we’ll donate $10 to provide a ticket to a local student. Official website for the It Gets Better Tour: http://bit.ly/18SoORC Contact our Group Sales department for information on bringing your student groups: http://bit.ly/13AsQFt Subscription Information It Gets Better is also a part of our new Create Your Own series for the new season! Simply pick three or more Long Center Presents shows from the 2013-2014 season to qualify. You get 10% off regular ticket prices, even when you add tickets later, AND get priority access to new shows announced throughout the season and always pay the subscriber price. Click ‘Subscribe’ to see a complete list of available shows. Subscribe Here: http://bit.ly/19xZpw5 Questions? Call the 3M Box Office at (512) 474-LONG (5664), TTY (800) 735-2989.