The 3rd Annual SHYNE Awards
HOSTED BY ACTOR MALIK YOBA
@ THE BYHAM THEATRE (Downtown Pittsburgh)
THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2009

HOSTED BY ACTOR MALIK YOBA

The 3rd Annual SHYNE Awards
will recognize young adults 13-19 for their achievements in the:
Arts
Academics
Community Service
Service in Ministry
Entrepreneurship
Science
and Overcoming Obstacles

Visit www.thedarkinsgroup.com for more details!!

NOMINATE A YOUNG ADULT BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 -19 TODAY!! DON'T DELAY!!!

Actor/Singer Ryan Patrick to Host Red Carpet Event at
The 3rd Annual Shyne Awards
Premiere Awards Ceremony Recognizes Achievements Made by Young Adults

Actor/Singer Ryan Patrick Parker will host the Red Carpet event at The 3rd Annual Shyne ("shine") Awards on Thursday, August 6 at the Byham Theatre, Downtown at 6:00p.m. The show will begin at 7:00p.m. The Red Carpet event will specifically feature this year's Shyne Nominees and Performers.

Represented by the Carson-Adler Agency in New York, Ryan has appeared in various Off-Broadway productions, including: Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor, If This Hat Could Talk, Big River, The Wiz, Lil Abner, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat, The Full Monty, Porgy and Bess, and Dreamgirls. He has also shared the stage alongside various artists, such as: Melba Moore, Stephanie Mills, Tyrese, B2K, Vivian Green, and Chaka Khan. Most remember him from his television performance at the historic Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York on "Showtime at the Apollo," briefly during the fourth season of American Idol, and as a feature cabaret singer for Norwegian Cruise Lines.

The Shyne Awards is a premiere awards ceremony that celebrates the positive achievements made by young adults in seven categories: The Arts, Academics, Community Service, Service in Ministry, Entrepreneurship and newly added: Science and Overcoming Obstacles. Young adults are nominated by their peers, teachers, or the young adult can nominate his or herself. Nominations concluded in May 2009.

An adult is awarded with the Gwendolyn J. Elliot Lifetime Achievement Award. Elliot, was one of the city's first female Pittsburgh Police Officers. About a decade later, she became the department's first African American commander. She is also known for creating "Gwen's Girls," an organization that empowers girls between the ages of 8 to 18 through holistic, gender-specific programs, education and experiences, being a trailblazing champion for the rights of women, children, the elderly, minorities and crime victims.

For more information about The Shyne Awards, visit: www.theshyneawards.org

The event will be held @ the Byham Theatre (Downtown, Pittsburgh)

THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2009 @ 7:00PM.

An adult will be awarded the "Gwen Elliott Lifetime Achievement Award"

This star-studded night will allow young adults shine! This is their night to be recognized for their achievements. So much attention is focused on the negative things young people are engaged or impacted by and not enough attention is paid to those young adults who are doing positive things in their communities. The event will feature entertainment, a keynote speaker, local celebrities, and the SHYNE Recognition Ceremony when attendees find out who will walk away with a SHYNE Award!

Sponsors: Get Go from GIANT EAGLE, Chuck Sanders Charities, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, WAMO Radio, The New Pittsburgh Courier, Brotha Ash Productions and the Hill District Federal Credit Union.

WHO WILL WALK AWAY WITH A SHYNE AWARD THIS YEAR!
This Star-Studded Night will allow our young adults to shine!
Don't Miss It!!!

For event information, call (412) 646-2238 or email us at contact@thedarkinsgroup.com

This is a Darkins Group Production.

Visit the Darkins Group @ www.thedarkinsgroup.com and the Shyne Awards @ www.theshyneawards.org

Please note: Young adults do not have to be residents of the City of Pittsburgh or Allegheny County. We are looking for young people who live in Pittsburgh and its surrounding communities.

The Shyne Awards is being sponsored by Get Go from GIANT EAGLE, Chuck Sanders Charities, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, WAMO Radio, The New Pittsburgh Courier, Brotha Ash Productions and the Hill District Federal Credit Union.