NORFOLK—EVMS cancer research will benefit again this year as tennis and music share the spotlight at AnthemLIVE! 2006. As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting cancer research, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield will sponsor the fourth annual AnthemLIVE! at Old Dominion University's Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk Dec. 7.

All proceeds of AnthemLIVE! will be donated to research programs at EVMS, Virginia Commonwealth University's Massey Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

The event will feature a match between tennis greats James Blake and Andre Agassi. Blake, ranked in the top ten men's tennis players in the world, lost his father to cancer of the stomach in 2004.

Since its inception, AnthemLIVE! has raised more than $1.8 million for cancer research, including $485,000 in 2005 when AnthemLIVE! was held in Hampton Roads for the first time. EVMS received more than $100,000 from the event, including money raised by an auction for a private tennis lesson with Andre Agassi and a tennis clinic with Blake.

Special guests include the Bryan Brothers, men's #1 ranked doubles champions, and Boyd Tinsley of the Dave Matthews Band.

Tickets for AnthemLIVE! are available through Ted Tix at constantcenter.com or (888) 411-4TED, or the Constant Center Box Office. Ticket prices will range from $15 to $100. Courtside box seats for six are available for $2,500.

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For more information, contact:

Doug Gardner, Director of News and Publications
EVMS Office of Institutional Advancement
(757) 446-6070 - gardneda@evms.edu

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