Happy New Year! Wishing you and your family a healthy, prosperous and Happy 2015!! All the best in the new year.

Happy Holidays to you and your family! Christmas time is my favorite time of the year. May the joys of Christmas fill your heart with love. Wishing you a wonderful holiday today! This holiday, many special children will enjoy their holiday thanks to our efforts through the Toys for Tots organization. Thank you so much to all who attended the concerted, donated toys and helped with my sixth annual toy drive at Silvana in Harlem on Tuesday, December 16th. It was a huge success thanks to you! It was well worth the effort knowing the children will enjoy the magic of Christmas this season. I am so grateful for your support of my musical endeavors through the years. I really appreciate your interests, words of encouragement, support (by purchasing my music and attending my shows) and your well wishes. To all my new friends who recently signed my mailing list, it was nice to meet you and I look forward to seeing you at my shows in the future. May you have a day filled with love, joy and happiness to last you throughout the year! Much love, Benita Charles Music http://benitacharles.com "I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." -- Charles Dickens

The Benita Charles & Friends Band will present an evening of holiday favorites, R&B, jazz and original music to spread holiday cheer at Bar Thalia at Symphony Space on Manhattan's upper west side on Friday, December 13, 2013. The show starts at 9:00 pm (no cover but unwrapped toy for a boy or girl requested). **Please bring an unwrapped toy for a boy or girl to our 5th annual toy drive for the Toys For Tots program. A representative from the U.S. Marine Corps will be present to collect the toys. Let's make this the best toy drive ever!!! The Toys for Tots program is dedicated to helping less fortunate children throughout the New York area experience the joy of the holiday season. Benita Charles & Friends are honored and proud to partner with the U.S. Marine Corps in this endeavor to serve and improve our local community. For more information, visit: http://brooklyn-ny.toysfortots.org "I'm so excited about this show!! This is my favorite show of the year because through our toy drive, we will make this a very special holiday for the children! Come to the show help us spread holiday cheer and make a difference!! Let's make this the best toy drive ever!!! I look forward to seeing you at the show." -- Benita Charles Music To RSVP for the Benita Charles & Friends Holiday Show, send email to starent99@hotmail.com or call (212) 802-9249. BC&F Band: Benita Charles, lead vocals Peter Archer, guitar Manny Montanez, percussion Bar Thalia at Symphony Space is located at 2537 Broadway (at 95th Street) on Manhattan's upper west side. The closest subway station is the #1 and #2 trains at 96th Street. For more information about the venue, visit: http://barthalia.org. ###

The Benita Charles & Friends Band presents a soulful set at the newly established Harlem restaurant, Silvana! In the set, Benita Charles will present songs from her Moments In Love: Volume 1 CD, her new single, "Got Me" which peaked at #3 on the ISB Radio Chart on http://RhythmandSoulRadio.com/ as well as songs from her favorite artists. Come to the show and enjoy the sounds of great music by one of the most dynamic live performers in the city. Prepare to be thoroughly entertained! Also featured in the show is music from the lovely vocalist, Christi Gehrisch, Ari Kessler on piano and Eusebio Manuel Montanez on Percussion! Join us for a special evening of great music & live entertainment, good friends and fun times! To RSVP, call (212) 802-9249/email: starent99@hotmail.com/artist website: http://benitacharles.com/ Benita Charles & Friends Band: Benita Charles, lead vocals Christi Gehrisch, vocals Ari Kessler, piano Manny Montanez, percussion Silvana is located at 300 West 116th St.(between Manhattan Ave & 8th Ave), in Harlem USA (New York City).

Star Entertainment New York presents, Benita Charles "Unplugged" at the cozy, Elberta Restaurant in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Join NY-Vocalist, Benita Charles for a very personal show of original music from her debut CD, Moments In Love: Vol 1 and her new single, "Got Me" as well as songs that have changed her life. Showtime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. (No cover) Wednesdays at Elberta is also ladies night. Ladies enjoy 2 for 1 featured drink specials all night long! Join us for an evening of great music, scrumptious food, delicious drink specials and great entertainment! Join us for an evening of great music, scrumptious food and delicious drinks and great entertainment. For more information about the artist, Benita Charles, visit: http://benitacharles.com. Elberta Restaurant & Bar is located at 335 Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn, NY 11217 (Prospect Heights). The closest subway station is the 7th Ave station on the Q and B train lines. For more information about restaurant, visit: http://www.elbertarestaurant.com.