Walmart AMP Holds One-Day Blood Drive
with Live Entertainment
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, October 5, 2020–Walton Arts Centeris expanding its successful blood drive with live entertainment to the Walmart AMP with a one-day blood drive Oct. 14 from 10 am until 4 pm in partnership with the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks.
The blood drive will take place backstage in the new artist catering lounge to allow for social distancing and to provide a climate-controlled space for both donors and performers. This also creates a unique opportunity as patrons are rarely granted access to backstage areas. Entertainment will be provided for donors, and all successful donors will receive a CBCO t-shirt.
“We’re glad that we’re able to support our community through these blood drives,” said Jennifer Ross, director of programming at Walton Arts Center. “Bringing in local musicians to play during the blood drives allows the donors to experience a mini-concert and gives the musicians an opportunity to perform. We all miss the live music experience and being able to offer these small concerts is a joy for all of us.”
Walton Arts Center has programmed live entertainment for four blood drives since May. Ten local performers have been hired for 13 performance opportunities as part of these events.
Entertainment scheduled for the blood drive at the Walmart AMP:
10 am – noon Christian Serrano-Torres, cello
Noon – 2 pm Artosphere Festival Orchestra Recording
2 - 3:30 pm Ben Harris, guitar
3:30 - 4 pm Artosphere Festival Orchestra Recording
A limited number of spaces are available to donate blood, and it is recommended that donorsschedule an appointmentprior to arrival.
In addition to the standard safety protocols followed by staff during blood drives, everyone will be required to wear a mask and practice social distancing. Hand sanitizer will be provided throughout donation appointments and all surfaces will be sanitized using enhanced disinfecting practices.
CBCO is the exclusive provider of blood and blood products to 44 hospitals in a 40-county area comprising Southwest Missouri, Northwest Arkansas and Southeast Kansas. More than 60,000 donations of blood are required each year to meet the transfusion needs of our friends and neighbors. Giving blood is the greatest thing you can do today, because it will make a difference tomorrow in the lives of your relatives, friends and neighbors.
The Walmart AMP (Arkansas Music Pavilion), a Walton Arts Center venue since February 2011, is Arkansas’ premier outdoor concert venue. The AMP has presented headlining concerts for the past 12 years, including rock, country and pop. In its permanent home in Pinnacle Hills at 5079 W. Northgate Rd., Rogers, Ark., the Walmart AMP has the largest outdoor stage house in Arkansas.