ATLANTIC CITY — Platinum Productions will present the fifth annual Mother’s Day Music Festival Weekend Saturday and Sunday, May 11-12. The main event is the Mother’s Day concert at Boardwalk Hall Saturday, May 11, starting 7pm.

This year’s concert will feature Charlie Wilson (pictured left), Jaheim, Freddie Jackson and El Debarge. Seating is priced at $45, $65, $80 and $95, and a VIP package has been added for $125 that includes premium seating, after-party tickets and a $10 voucher for Boardwalk Hall concession stands. Tickets can be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-736-1420. Tickets are on sale now.

The festival also has an after-party scheduled at Trump Plaza on Saturday, May 11, immediately following the concert, and on Sunday, May 12, an all-you-can-eat Sunday Jazz Brunch will be hosted at the Trump Plaza (11am-2pm, $40) featuring a live jazz band. The Mother’s Day Music Weekend Festival will culminate with an up-close-and-personal concert featuring the legendary Whispers (right) at Caesars Circus Maximus Theater on Sunday starting 6pm. Tickets are $55 to $75.

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Charlie Wilson was the lead singer for the Gap Band and sang on four number-one R&B hits: “Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me).” “Early in the Morning,” “Outstanding” and “Addicted to Your Love.” After a long hiatus, Wilson returned in 2000 with Bridging the Gap, an album that became an R&B hit, and the 2005 LP Charlie, Last Name Wilson hit the Top 10 thanks to the success of the title track and “Magic.” Uncle Charlie followed in 2009 and Just Charlie released in 2010. Last month he released With Love Charlie and the first single entitled “My Love.”

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Along with the recent announcement of the annual “American Idols Live!” tour coming to Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall in September (followed by Madonna on Sept. 15), the historic venue on the Atlantic City Boardwalk will host Carrie Underwood (with Hunter Hayes) on Nov. 9; Enrique Iglesias on July 29 and an Aug. 17 “Gigantes Tour” stop featuring Marc Anthony, Marco Antonio Solis and Chayanne.

Also slated for the Hall:

Mother’s Day Weekend Show w/ Charlie Wilson, Patti LaBelle and Johnny Gill: May 12

New Edition: May 27

Jimmy Buffett: Aug. 4

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The 2012 Mothers Day Music Festival returns to Boardwalk Hall on Saturday, May 12, starting 7:30pm for the fourth year. Tickets are available online at Ticketmaster or by calling the Music Festival hotline at 866-881-2999.

This year Philadelphia-born, Grammy Award winning singer Patti LaBelle (left, the subject of an AC Weekly’s cover story in 2006) will be joined by an all-star lineup including soul singer Charlie Wilson and R&B singer Johnny Gill.

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Charlie Wilson

Atlantic City’s third annual Mother’s Day Music Festival at historic Boardwalk Hall will hold special reverential significance this year.

Slated for Saturday, May 7, starting 7:30pm, the event will serve a tribute to Teena Marie, the Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer who passed away unexpectedly December 26, 2010.  Nicknamed “Lady T” and often referred to as the Ivory Queen of Soul, Teena Marie produced, sang and arranged virtually all of her songs since her 1980 album debut Irons in the Fire. Her final album, Congo Square, was a jazz-influenced collection of personal songs released in 2009.

Performers at this year’s show include The Whispers, Charlie Wilson, and Keith Sweat. For more on this story, go here.

For more information, please contact Kara Cermanski at  (609) 348-7021 or e-mail kcermanski@accenter.com.