Buffalo Bandits Announce Veterans Appreciation Night

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National Lacrosse League (NLL) Buffalo Bandits

The Buffalo Bandits team will hold a Veterans Appreciation Night on Saturday, February 6 against the Toronto Rock at 7:30 p.m.

All Veterans who show their Military ID will be eligible to purchase a 300 Level ticket for only $10 (reg. $23). Tickets can be purchased through the HSBC Arena Box office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. or online at bandits.com (coupon code: Military).

Individual game tickets for all 2010 Buffalo Bandits home games are on sale now. Individual game tickets can be purchased at any tickets.com outlet or bandits.com. For more ticket information please call 1-888-467-2273 or log

Tickets.com Congratulates INTIX Board Members

Congratulations to the new INTIX board members including:

- Mardi Dilger of Tickets.com
- Aren Murray from Texas A&M University
- Derek Younger of the Washington Nationals
- Gary Lustig of Ticket Philadelphia (returning for a second term)

Sue Uings has also been appointed to the board and will represent the non–North American INTIX members. She is a past board member, current member of INTIX, and oversees Europe Talks Tickets (ETT).

Seattle Rock Opera Hosts A Tribute To David Bowie 3/26

BroadwayWorld.com
BWW News Desk

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents the Seattle Rock Orchestra performing a tribute to David Bowie on Friday, March 26, 2010 at 8:00 pm at the Moore Theatre.

The Seattle Rock Orchestra (SRO) will pay tribute to the glam rock years of David Bowie, featuring a 70 piece orchestra, backing band, the Kindness Kind, and guest vocalists John Roderick (the Long Winters), Jon Auer (the Posies), David Terry (Aqueduct), Nouela Johnston (People Eating People), Alessandra Rose (the Kindness Kind) and many more. The Kindness Kind will open the show, as well. SRO is directed by bassist and orchestrator Scott Teske.

Comprised of some of Seattle's best freelance classical and pop musicians, the Seattle Rock Orchestra collaborates with bands and artists to produce one-of-a-kind symphonic shows. Formed in December of 2008, SRO has since accompanied favorite local artists such as Jeremy Enigk, Jesse Sykes, Damien Jurado and Rosie Thomas, and bands Black Swedes, Exohxo and Grand Hallway. Most recently SRO performed a tribute to the Arcade Fire, performing their iconic album Funeral in it's entirety with help of guest vocalists from the likes of The Purrs, Hey Marseilles, with Friends Like These, The Kindness Kind, Shenandoah Davis and others.

Tickets: $15.00 in advance, $18.00 day of show, not including applicable fees. Tickets are on sale Friday, January 22nd at 10am at Tickets.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box offices (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside The Paramount & Moore Theatres, charge by phone at 877-784-4849, or online at STGPresents.org.

Sacramento Theatre Company to present 'Tuesdays with Morrie'

Sacramento Press
by Jonathan Mendick

After leaving sports writing, journalist and author Mitch Albom truly found his niche. His first foray into the non-sports world was the book "Tuesdays with Morrie," the best-selling memoir of all time.

"Tuesdays with Morrie," which recounts Albom's conversations with his former sociology professor who is dying of Lou Gherig's Disease, was subsequently adapted into an Emmy Award-winning television movie as well as a play. Wednesday, the Sacramento Theatre Company will begin staging its run of the Albom-penned play of the same name.

The idea for the book first came to Albom after seeing Nightline's Ted Koppel interviewing Morrie Schwartz, his former professor at Brandeis University. After Schwartz tells Koppel of his life — and imminent death — with Lou Gherig's Disease, Albom is inspired to reconnect with Schwartz, whom he has not seen since college.

Albom schedules time every Tuesday to see Morrie, eventually finding that his time speaking with the professor is liberating and enlightening. Dialogue between Albom and Schwartz juxtaposes humor and life lessons, creating a moving portrait of Schwartz's last days.

Albom relates the life lessons he learns to past and contemporary events, giving the book a universal and timeless philosophical quality. By applying Schwartz's lessons to everyday life, Albom's tone turns indignant and urgent, not mourning loss, but instead inspiring the reader to help make positive social changes.

"Tuesdays with Morrie" will be performed at the Pollock Stage, 1419 H St. through Feb. 28. Tickets cost $15-$44 and can be purchased through tickets.com and at the STC box office.

Daughtry, Lifehouse coming to Times Union Center

TimesUnion.com
Steve Barnes, Senior Writer

Daughtry, the band led by former "American Idol" contestant Chris Daughtry, will play a concert at the Times Union Center on Sunday, March 28. California alternative rockers Lifehouse and post-grungers Cavo open the show.

Tickets, priced at $29.50 and $39.50, are on sale now at the arena box office, by calling (800) 30-EVENT or online via http://www.tickets.com.

Daughtry was formed after its lead singer/songwriter was the fourth-place finisher of the fifth season of "American Idol," in 2006. The third-best-selling "Idol" alum, behind Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, Daughtry sold 1 million copies of his debut album in five weeks.

Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=890271#ixzz0d51AVtYM

Seattle Helping Haiti To Feature MxPx, Sweet Water, The Maldives And More

BroadwayWorld.com
BWW News Desk

In conjunction with the American Red Cross, Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents the Seattle Helping Haiti on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 8:00 pm at the Moore Theatre.

Our mission is to unite members of the Seattle community to raise funds and help those affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti. With the help of the Red Cross and the Seattle Theatre Group, The Seattle Helping Haiti Concert and Auction was born. All net proceeds from the event will go to the earthquake victims in Haiti.

A collection of Seattle's favorites bands new and old have come together to create a one of a kind concert experience. Bands donating their time include Sweet Water, Vince Mira, MXPX, The Maldives, The Classic Crime and The Memphis Radio Kings. The event will also include a silent auction with donated items from local businesses, athletes, and musicians. The show will be hosted by numerous radio personalities, all of whom will be encouraging attendees to donate throughout the evening.

All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross' relief efforts to Haiti. Red Cross local chapter CEO will be speaking at the event, and the Red Cross will have a large onsite presence. The Red Cross recognizes Seattle Helping Haiti as a fully sanctioned Red Cross event and are promoting it throughout all their channels.
Tickets: $15.00 not including applicable fees. Tickets are on sale now at Tickets.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box offices (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside The Paramount & Moore Theatres, charge by phone at 877-784-4849, or online at STGPresents.org.

About STG
Seattle Theatre Group is the 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization that operates the historic Paramount and Moore Theatres in Seattle, Washington. Our mission is to make diverse performing arts and education an integral part of our region's cultural identity while keeping these two landmark venues alive and vibrant. STG presents a range of performances from Broadway, off-Broadway, dance and jazz to comedy, concerts of all genres, speakers and family shows - at both historic theatres in Seattle and venues throughout the Puget Sound and Portland, Oregon.

Lipizzaner Stallions to show in Lauderdale County

Scott County Times

The World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions will present their 40th anniversary presentation of the “Dancing White Stallions” at the Lauderdale Co. Agri-Center in Meridian on January 28 at 7:30 p.m. Regular admission tickets are $22.50 each. For children under 12 and seniors of 60, regular admission tickets are $20.50. Tickets are available at Lauderdale Co. Farm Supply and at www.tickets.com. For more information, call (601) 482-8498 or visit www.lipizzaner.com or www.lauderdalecounty.org.

Glenn Beck Coming to Tulsa in March

Tulsa Today

Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck is bringing his "Taking Our Country Back Tour" to the Tulsa Convention Center Arena in March

Also attending are John Rich, a country music star currently with Big & Rich; Gretchen Wilson, another country music star with five Top Ten singles; and Dick Morris, an American political author and commentator who previously worked as a pollster and political campaign consultant.

The event is March 13 with tickets on sale now. Tickets are $47, $77, $102 and $127. There are available online at www.bokcenter.com or www.tulsaconvention.com, Arby’s Box Office, all Tickets.com outlets, or by calling 1-866-7-BOKCTR.

More information is available at www.takingourcountrybacktour.com.

Beck is an American radio and television host, author, conservative political commentator, and entrepreneur. He is the host of The Glenn Beck Program, a nationally-syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States and is also the host of a self-titled cable-news show on Fox News Channel. As an author, Beck has gained success with five #1 New York Times-bestselling books.

The Olympics Take A Stab At Secondary Tickets

Venues Today
By Dave Brooks

After years of opposing the resale of event tickets, the Vancouver Olympic Committee has introduced the first Olympic-sanctioned ticketing resale program. Powered by Tickets.com, the new system has separate tiers for consumers to sell tickets to other consumers, and an additional site for sponsors to trade and resell tickets to other sponsors.

For Canadian ticket buyers, the “fan-to-fan” marketplace at vancouver2010.com is designed to help fill empty seats and create a safe, reliable resale market where fans can sell their tickets without having to worry if they are stolen or counterfeit. Only Canadians who purchased their tickets through the VANOC system are allowed to list and sell tickets, although international visitors are allowed to view and purchase tickets.

“Obviously with any event out there, there is a secondary market, but we wanted to make sure we could keep control of it,” said Thomas Benson, director of Ticketing for Tickets.com’s Olympic operations. “Nothing is worse than somebody who shows up for the opening ceremonies and bought a ticket from a guy on the corner and it turns out the ticket is not valid after they shelled out $1,500. That’s pretty heart breaking. This is legitimate and it’s the only guaranteed way to get a ticket on the secondary market.”

The Olympic secondary marketplace will operate like most other sites — there will be no limits on price markup (although tickets can’t be sold below face), and like Tickets.com’s deal with StubHub and Major League Baseball, all tickets will be re-barcoded and reprinted for the buyer once the sale is complete. Secondary buyers will pick up their tickets from the will call window. VANOC will charge a 10-percent fee to both the seller and buyer for each transaction.

The VANOC team originally considered putting some limitations on how high a ticket could be marked up, but decided to scrap the caps.

“Basically we want to get as many people into the system as we can and as soon as you put a limit on it they go to Craigslist and sell their ticket because there is no limit there,” Benson said.

The other system announced was a platform for sponsors to sell and trade tickets to other sponsors. Unlike the consumer website, sponsors are not allowed to mark up the price of tickets, nor are they allowed to sell the tickets to the general public. If a sponsor has a difficult time filling a particular seat, they can consign the tickets to VANOC, which will place the inventory back into the primary market at no cost to the sponsor.

“Sponsors cannot directly sell to the public. VANOC was very adamant that sponsors should not be trying to pass off the tickets they purchased. They didn’t sign a sponsorship agreement so that they can scalp tickets. The sponsors are only allowed to sell to each other at face value,” Benson said.

The system was not budgeted for in the original Olympic contract with Tickets.com, explained Caley Denton, VANOC’s vice president for ticketing and consumer marketing. The fees on the consumer site are designed to help the platform pay for itself, and Denton said tickets can only be listed for up to 24 hours before an event.

“The message to the consumer is simple. If someone’s selling tickets outside of our Web site, people need to ask themselves why are they doing that and [question if that is a valid ticket],” Denton said during a press conference on Dec. 21. “We expect fairly high prices to start, as people test the market. Tickets will go quickly on the site, so people who are interested in a particular event should go fairly often.”

The other goal the new system achieves is striking a balance between sponsor tickets and public tickets. The goal was to have 70 percent of all tickets — and at least 30 percent of any event — available to the public. Allowing sponsors to consign tickets to the public through the site returns some high demand tickets into the hands of the public without a high-markup, said Dave Cobb, deputy CEO of the VANOC games, pointing out that the committee was also much more careful how sponsor tickets were allotted this year.

“We expect to have a minimum of 40 percent high demand tickets for each session [available to the public],” he said. “We think that’s a result of being very careful [during our review of ticket purchases] and making sure they are valid orders. That resulted in a significant reduction of tickets and provided 80,000 tickets more than we started with.”

If sponsors can’t trade or consign unwanted Olympic tickets, VANOC also has a site to donate the tickets to “children and families, Aboriginal peoples, and residents of Vancouver’s inner-city neighborhoods” through its Celebrate 2010 program. VANOC organizers hope to provide 50,000 free tickets to the public. Fans can donate their tickets for free on VANOC’s website, although Canadian law prevents them from writing off the tickets as a tax deduction.

Seattle Theatre Group Presents 311 with Special Guest, The Wailers, 3/1

BroadwayWorld.com
BWW News Desk

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents 311 with special guest, The Wailers, on Monday, March 1, 2010 at 7:30 pm at the Moore Theatre.

311 have always been a band that's defied easy description but Uplifter, the band's latest album, finds the group harder than ever to pin down. What other band releases their riskiest, richest record after almost 20 years together? What other band had its biggest radio hit in the mid-90's but is more popular than ever a decade later, selling out amphitheaters even when they haven't had a new album in almost four years? What other band is so intent on challenging themselves while inspiring listeners to have an open mind? Clearly, there are no other bands that are quite like 311, a band that blurs borders between styles so thoroughly that they wind up blurring preconceptions of what a rock band can be. Uplifter, their ninth studio album, stands as the best evidence of 311's eclecticism and is, in many ways, the boldest, best music they've ever made.

The key to realizing the band's potential didn't lie in changing the band, but rather strengthening their existing identity. "We were trying to be bold and expressive, never compromising and being as eclectic as possible," says bassist P-Nut. Chad recalls, "Bob said 311 is a band that has a characteristic sound and he wanted to take those characteristics and enhance them and simply bring out the best of 311." Nick agrees: "We explored our diversity with hard rock, reggae, power-pop, etc. To me, the music is positive and fun. It reflects the mind state we were in when we made it. There are themes of personal struggle in the songs, but as always with 311, there is a resolution. There are some songs about relationships ("Two Drops in the Ocean") that are straight from the heart. There's a balls-to-the-wall burner about the fun of touring ("Never Ending Summer"), a thank you to the fans that I think is destined to be a live anthem. There's a heavy song about the magic of creativity ("Something Out of Nothing"). And our first single, "Hey You" is an ode to music itself...our "constant companion." Nick continues, "To me, it sounds like 311 taken to the next level. The reggae, rock, and hip hop are there, but there are new guitar textures and tones that will surprise people. There is a funkiness to the reggae that I love and a danceable-ness to the rock that is new. Space in the riffs that makes you want to move."

This diversity has been part of 311 since they formed in 1990 in Omaha, Nebraska (where all 5 band members grew up). After two independent releases, the group relocated to Los Angeles and signed with Capricorn Records who released the band's major-label debut Music in 1993. 311 supported Music by literally living on the road, playing show after show, and building a fan base that thrives to this day. They saluted this burgeoning following with the very title of their second album, 1994's Grassroots. The album that broke the doors down for the band was the following year's 311, commonly called the Blue Album. 311 gave the band their breakthrough hit "Down," a single that climbed all the way to number one on the Modern Rock charts, as well as produced another Modern Rock Top Ten hit in "All Mixed Up," songs that helped the album go multi-platinum in the US and turned the group into an international force.

311 continued to gain momentum in the back half of the '90s, as they released Transistor in 1997 - which generated the hit "Beautiful Disaster" -- and then 1999's Soundsystem, which gave them another Modern Rock Top Ten in "Come Original." The most dramatic evidence of 311's increasing popularity was the institution of "311 Day" in March of 2000 - 311 Day being a celebration of the band's music and fans, where the group throws a huge concert in New Orleans every other year, playing sets lasting well over 60 songs. Following From Chaos in 2001, the band signed with Volcano/Jive Records, releasing Evolver in 2003. After having a hit with a cover of the Cure's "Love Song" -- featured in the Adam Sandler 2004 film 50 First Dates - they released Don't Tread on Me in 2005. While the record may not have sold as much as its predecessors, 311 began selling more concert tickets than ever, regularly playing to audiences as large as 18,000 people, all without the presence of a current hit single. Encouraged by these dedicated fans, the group continued to tour every summer, knowing that they had an audience of faithful that would be willing to wait for the right album, just like how the band was willing to wait.

Tickets: $37.50 & $31.50, not including applicable fees. Tickets are on sale now at Tickets.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box offices (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside The Paramount & Moore Theatres, charge by phone at 877-STG-4TIX, or online at STGPresents.org.

Seattle Theatre Group is the 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization that operates the historic Paramount and Moore Theatres in Seattle, Washington. Our mission is to make diverse performing arts and education an integral part of our region's cultural identity while keeping these two landmark venues alive and vibrant. STG presents a range of performances from Broadway, off-Broadway, dance and jazz to comedy, concerts of all genres, speakers and family shows - at both historic theatres in Seattle and venues throughout the Puget Sound and Portland, Oregon.

Tickets.com Partner Spotlight: Mondial Assistance

Henrico-based insurer arranges medical evacuations out of Haiti
By Peter Bacque

Two Americans injured in the Haitian earthquake received medical care in the U.S. thanks to Henrico County-based Mondial Assistance, a worldwide travel insurance company.

Mondial is trying to locate at least 285 of its customers in Haiti, including four from Richmond and 10 from other places in the state.

"The overriding issue right now is how to deal with health and safety issues of our customers," Jon Ansell, president and CEO of the company's U.S. operation, said Friday.

"Disasters like the earthquake in Haiti present special challenges," Ansell said. "Electricity is out. Phones are out. Hospitals have been damaged. We have to send in personnel to look for our customers."

The company has already arranged the medical evacuation of two severely injured young women back to Miami for medical care, said Kimberly Seay, Mondial's nursing manager at the company's Innsbrook operations center.

The quake victims -- one from Idaho and one from Arizona -- were doing charity work in Haiti.

The Coast Guard transported the two to the Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba for initial care, and "the naval base called us," said Noreen Deyo, director of Mondial's international assistance department, who last night had already been working for 36 hours straight.

Deyo's department also made arrangements to bring the injured women's families to Miami and keep them informed about their loved ones' care.

For privacy reasons, Mondial, which has about 800 employees in Henrico, would not identify the two women or its other customers in Haiti.

Mondial has activated its global-catastrophe plan, led by its French unit, and sent employees, including 15 French doctors, to Haiti yesterday, Ansell said.

So far, the company has determined that hundreds of its customers -- from the 28 countries where it has operation centers, including the United States, France, Canada and the Netherlands -- are in Haiti, he said.

Insurance for a trip typically costs a customer $50-$70, Ansell said.

"These kinds of [catastrophic] events tend to be the most expensive for us," Ansell said, though "the primary concern is not the cost, but how we can help these people get out of trouble."

About 250 million people are served by Mondial Assistance businesses, part of the Europe-based Allianz group of companies.

Dr. Bill Brady, a University of Virginia professor of emergency medicine and Mondial's medical director, consulted on the evacuation of the two women from Haiti.

"I would imagine there are going to be a lot more patients, unfortunately, [from Haiti] in the next several days," Brady said, "and we stand ready to help them out."

Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble coming to Patriots Theater!

Celebrating over 40 years of Passion, Power, and Perfection.

PRLog.com

The Dance Theater of Harlem Ensemble is a professional troupe of sixteen young dancers trained at the Dance Theater of Harlem. The school was founded in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook, with the goal of bringing awareness of the ballet and the arts to children in the community. In celebration the school's 40th anniversary, the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble embarks on its 2009-2010 national tour, exposing diverse audiences to their unique yet classic brand of dance.

The ensemble's presentation will center on the art of ballet, but will include a variety of dance forms. Acclaimed for revolutionizing the non-minority casting of ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem also brought this classic art form to the inner cities sparking the dreams of underprivledged communities through the United States. The beautiful dancing and exquisite grace of this group of talented young dancers will captivate audiences. Through the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble, all members of the audience, regardless of familiarity with dancing, will gain new knowledge and appreciation for the art of dance.

Tickets are $25.00, $35.00, $49.00, $65.00 and available at The Patriots Theater Box Office at (609) 984-8400, (800) 955-5566 or online at www.thewarmemorial.com or www.tickets.com and a 10% Military Discount (Box office only, must show ID).

Tickets to George Strait and Reba McEntire’s Tulsa show go on sale Jan. 23

BAM's Blog
Brandy McDonnell

The BOK Center confirmed that country legends George Strait and Reba McEntire, along with special guest Lee Ann Womack, will perform at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at the arena, 200 S Denver.

Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 23 and will be available online at www.bokcenter.com, at the Arby’s Box Office and all Tickets.com outlets, or by phone at (866) 7BOKCTR.

Tickets are priced at $81.50 and $91.50.

Strait, a 17-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year nominee, will kick off his arena tour Jan. 22 in Baltimore, and this time, he’s bringing along a very special lady – Chockie native Reba.

The superstars performed together for the first time in many years for a sold-out crowd at the inaugural event last summer at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Selling out in less than an hour, fans and critics proclaimed the show one hot ticket. The concert was hailed by the Dallas Morning News as “an extravaganza” that “showcased Strait at the pinnacle of his musical game” and Ft. Worth Star Telegram wrote “Reba McEntire’s performance was a breathtaking master’s class in effortless brilliance.”

With 57 No. 1 hits, 33 multi-platinum albums and countless sold-out shows year after year, Strait, who holds the record for the most CMA wins, is known for giving fans exactly what they want and expect. This year will be no exception, he promises.

“I can’t wait to get back out there and perform some of my new favorites from ‘Twang’ along with hits the fans already love,” says Strait in a news release. “And with my friend Reba, we will make it a really spectacular night.”

Strait’s recent release, “Twang,” debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums charts. This is the fourth time in Strait’s career that a new release has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and the 13th time debuting at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. It has become a critically acclaimed album and received rave reviews in USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, People, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, The Boston Globe, Billboard and many more.

Strait co-wrote three songs on “Twang,” including the debut single, “Living for the Night.” The current single and title track of the album sits at No. 22 on Billboard and Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart.

At the 2008 CMA Awards, the King of Country became the artist with the most CMA Awards in history with Album of the Year for “Troubadour” and Single of the Year for “I Saw God Today.”

In addition, his platinum-selling “Troubadour” was named Best Country Album at the 51st Grammy Awards. Last April, Strait was the fifth artist ever to receive the Academy of Country Music’s Artist of the Decade honor. Strait has won 19 Academy of Country Music Awards including Entertainer of the Year.

With a career spanning more than 25 years, Strait has 57 No. 1 singles to his credit, which is the most of any artist in history, including Elvis Presley. He has sold more than 67 million records, garnering him 33 different platinum or multi-platinum albums – the most RIAA platinum certifications in country music and the third in all genres, behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley.

One of the most successful female recording artists in history, McEntire has sold more than 55 million albums worldwide, earned 33 No. 1 singles and was recently recognized as the biggest female hit-maker in country music history by Billboard, Mediabase and Country Aircheck. She is the winner of 15 American Music Awards, 12 Academy of Country Music Awards, nine People’s Choice Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards and two Grammy Awards.

Reba’s new album, “Keep On Loving You,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart – her first solo studio album to do so. With 11 No. 1 albums, she holds the record as the female artist with the most No. 1 albums in the history of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The superstar also recently scored her second consecutive Top 10 single of 2009, as the fastest-rising single of her career, “Strange,” ascended the Top 10 on the USA Today/ Country Aircheck Chart powered by Mediabase).

In November 2008, McEntire signed with The Valory Music Co., reuniting her with multimedia entertainer and industry leader Scott Borchetta, president and CEO of Big Machine Records and sister label The Valory Music Co.

Seattle Theatre Group Hosts Comic Paula Poundstone, 2/26

BroadwayWorld.com
BWW News Desk

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Paula Poundstone on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 8:00 pm at the Mt. Baker Theatre in Bellingham, WA.

Attending a Paula Poundstone performance will leave you marveling at her ability to interact spontaneously with audience members. In conversations bound to garner riotous laughter. Armed with nothing but a stool, a microphone and a can of Diet Pepsi, Paula's ability to create humor on the spot has become the stuff of legend. Little wonder people leave Paula's shows complaining that their cheeks hurt from laughter, and debating whether the random people she talked to are "plants" - which, of course they never are.

Paula's spontaneity and intelligent humor makes her the perfect panelist for NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me where she gets to match wits with some of our nation's leading pundits. The show is awinner of the prestigious Peabody Award for Broadcasting excellence. Paula was the first woman to win an ACE Award for Best Standup Comedy performance and the first woman to be invited to perform at the distinguished White House Correspondents dinner. She has starred in solo specials on HBO and BRAVO and made frequent TV appearances on Letterman, Leno, Craig Ferguson, and Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion. Paula is also an author and lecturer. She wrote her first book for Random House, There Is Nothing in This Book That I Meant To Say (with foreward by Mary Tyler Moore) and is hard at work on her second tomb for the same imprint. Her first CD is entitled: I Heart Jokes: Paula Tells Them In Maine. Her editorial pieces can be heard on NPR's Morning Edition. It is easy to see why a night with Paula Poundstone will keep you laughing and be like no other!

Tickets: $35.00 not including applicable fees. Tickets are on sale Friday, January 8th at 10am at Tickets.com, in person at the Mt. Baker Theatre box office, charge by phone at (360) 734-6080, or online at www.STGPresents.org.

Seattle Theatre Group is the 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization that operates the historic Paramount and Moore Theatres in Seattle, Washington. Our mission is to make diverse performing arts and education an integral part of our region's cultural identity while keeping these two landmark venues alive and vibrant. STG presents a range of performances from Broadway, off-Broadway, dance and jazz to comedy, concerts of all genres, speakers and family shows - at both historic theatres in Seattle and venues throughout the Puget Sound and Portland, Oregon.

Theatre At The Center Presents NOISES OFF 2/18-3/21

BroadwayWorld.com
BWW News Desk

The first production to ever be produced at Theatre at the Center in the summer of 1991, Noises Off will kick off the milestone 20th anniversary season for this award winning theatre. The uproarious comedy will run at Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana, February 18 through March 21, with a press performance on Sunday, February 21 at 7 p.m. The story follows the on and off stage antics of an inept acting troupe as they stumble from bumbling dress rehearsal to disastrous closing night. Everything that can go wrong does, as actors desperately try to hang on to their lines, their performances, and the furniture.

Noises Off is directed by Theatre at the Center Artistic Director William Pullinsi, who is considered by many to be a master of directing the farce. He has directed dozens of farces including last season's smash hit LEADING LADIES. The cast consists of a "dream team" of Chicagoland's favorite comedic actors including Marilynn Bogetich as "Dotty Otley", Dale Benson as "Selsdon Mowbray", Will Clinger as "Lloyd Dallas", Jeff Cummings as "Garry Lejune", Clay Sanderson as "Frederick Fellowes", Laura Leonardo Ownby as "BeLinda Blair", Anna Hammonds as "Poppy Norton-Taylor", Jason Wroblewski as "Tim Allgood" and Laura E. Taylor as "Brooke Ashton".

"The Funniest Farce Ever Written" is how the New York critics described the awesome hilarity and mind-boggling mayhem of Noises Off. It follows a troupe of has-been, never-was, and wanna-be actors led by a somewhat pretentious and strained-to-the-breaking-point director. They are touring in a typical English bedroom farce called Nothing On through the hinterlands of the outer regions of Britain (the equivalent off Off OFF Broadway in America). As the show progresses from one town to the next, the little romances, intrigues, and foibles of the cast begin to wear on them until, by the time they arrive in the last town, all semblance of the play that they were rehearsing has vanished into the mayhem of their personal and professional vendettas. Shoelaces are tied together, plates of sardines are dumped on heads, alcohol is consumed in quantity, and sexual peccadilloes and dalliances are revealed both onstage and off.

In theatrical stage directions, the term "noises off" specifies sounds that are meant to originate offstage. The play premiered at the Lyric Theatre in London in 1982. Shortly after, it transferred to the West End's Savoy Theatre in The Strand, where it ran until 1987 with five successive casts. It won the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy.

On December 11, 1983, Noises Off opened in New York City at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it ran for 553 performances. It earned Tony Award nominations including Best Play and won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble. On October 5, 2000, the National Theatre in London mounted a revival which ran for two years, transferring to the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End on May 14, 2001. The production then returned to Broadway, again at the Brooks Atkinson, on November 1, 2001, with Patti LuPone, Peter Gallagher, Faith Prince, T.R. Knight, and Katie Finneran. The production was nominated for a Tony and Drama Desk Award as Best Revival of a Play, and Finneran was awarded Best Featured Actress by both groups.

In addition to William Pullinsi as Director, Fight Choreography is by R & D Choreographers. The design team for Noises Off is Scenic Designer Lee Brasuell, Costume Designer Brenda Winstead, Lighting Designer Denise Karczewski, Wig Designer Kevin Barthel, Props Designer Libby Fandrei and Sound Designer Matt Meier. The Stage Manager is Rebecca Green with Technical Director Ann Davis.

Founded in 1991, Theatre at the Center is a year-round professional theater at its home, The Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana. Theatre at the Center is conveniently located off I-80/94, just 35 minutes from downtown Chicago.

Performances are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 2:00 p.m.; Fridays at 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.; Sundays at 2:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 7:30, and Saturdays at
2:30 p.m. Also, for each show in the 2010 season, there will be one specific Tuesday performance at 10 a.m. Individual ticket prices range from $20 - $40, based on the performance date and time, seat location and are currently available for purchase. Season subscriptions to the 20th Anniversary Season are available for $125. New for this season will be subscription series events. The first of these events, the Wine and Theatre Series, will allow guests to enjoy delectable wines from all over the world at Theatre at the Center's home, the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. An assortment of hors d'oeuvres will be served to complement the wines. This Wine and Theatre Series can be conveniently added to season subscriptions for $75. Finally, the Dinner Theatre series may be added to any subscription for only $105.25. Guests may enjoy pre-show special dinners conveniently located in The Center for Visual and Performing Arts, right across from the theatre lobby. To purchase season tickets, individual tickets call the Box Office at 219.836.3255 or Tickets.com at 800.511.1552. Group discounts, available for groups of 11 or more; and gift certificates, perfect for all special occasions are also available by calling the Box Office at 219.836.3255. For more information on Theatre at the Center, visit TheatreAtTheCenter.com.

Ticket Summit, secondary ticketing industry's largest conference, starts today in New York City

Ticket News
Alfred Branch, Jr.

Hundreds of ticket industry professionals will descend on the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in Manhattan beginning today for Ticket Summit, the secondary ticketing market's largest conference and trade show.

The annual event is marking its second foray in New York City, but represents the sixth overall Ticket Summit, which was initially launched by TicketNews's parent company TicketNetwork as an annual conference in Las Vegas in 2006.

"From venue managers and event promoters, to ticketing agents and marketing strategists, the Ticket Summit conference has become the networking destination for professionals in the ticketing and entertainment industries," Dr. Molly A. Martinez, executive director of Ticket Summit, said in a statement. "With a unique variety of panel sessions and networking opportunities, the event offerings scheduled for this upcoming Ticket Summit conference are simply unparalleled."

About 500 industry professionals are expected to attend the event, and for the first time the conference will feature panels on concert and theater promotion, and the present and future of the primary ticketing market.

It is during the latter panel that conference has landed a coup: former Ticketmaster President and CEO Sean Moriarty will be participating for the first time at Ticket Summit.

Moriarty is one of the ticketing industry's most-respected and influential executives, and before leaving Ticketmaster, he was instrumental in the company acquiring TicketsNow.

Joining Moriarty on the Friday keynote panel "Then & Now: The Primary Market" will be Larry Witherspoon, CEO of Tickets.com); Jeff Kline CEO of Veritix; Andrew Dreskin, CEO of TicketFly; and Ben Mogil, Research Analyst with Thomas Weisel Partners, as the panel's moderator.

The conference and trade show begin tonight with a cocktail party that will feature a performance by the cast of the popular Broadway musical Rock of Ages. Thursday and Friday will feature the panel discussions and large exhibit floor where industry vendors will showcase their products and services, and the event will conclude Friday night with a gala reception at Nikki Beach in Manhattan.

Growth of Mobile Web Usage

As mobile web adoption continues to surge, companies worldwide are realizing the importance of providing customers a successful experience when going to their sites from mobile phones – even if the mobile experience is limited or done in phases. The mobile site is now analogous to the website as the hub of your interaction with customers’ mobile phones.

Tickets.com offers end-to-end mobile ticket purchase and mobile ticket delivery solutions:

ProVenueMobile™
Expand your reach by making tickets available for purchase through mobile devices. Now you can offer customers the ability to complete a ticket transaction from a mobile phone. Customers are no longer limited by time or place. Mobilizing your website – including event listings, venue information, and purchase process – offers your customers the ultimate convenience: the ability to buy your tickets anytime, anywhere!

Learn more about ProVenueMobile ticketing >

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Tickets@Phone®
Send paperless, barcoded tickets directly to your customers’ mobile phones. Tickets@Phone tickets are redeemed at your venue directly from their mobile phone display through the use of a barcode scanner. Tickets@Phone is an innovative ticket delivery method that expands your options of how your customers receive their tickets. With Tickets@Phone, your customers’ tickets are delivered to their mobile phones.

Learn more about Tickets@Phone mobile ticket delivery >

Thomas Benson: Venues Today Box Office Star

Gold Medal Performance

Tickets.com’s Tom Benson is a consummate pro when it comes to the Olympics

Venues Today
By Dave Brooks

For Thomas Benson, the Olympics aren’t just another sporting event — they’re a way of life.

The ticketing veteran has worked three of the last four Olympiads and will be managing box office operations for Tickets.com during the 21st Winter Olympiad from Feb. 12-28 in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia. Benson will oversee the sale and allocation of 1.6 million tickets for 15 separate venues and 86 sporting events.

“If you put a concert on sale, even if you have 10 nights, people are coming to buy one thing. They get in and get out. With this someone comes in and spends 45 minutes shopping because they don’t know what all the different sports are during the last two weeks. There are a lot of decisions to make and tickets are pricey,” said Benson, among winners of this year’s Venues Today Box Office Stars Awards.

Benson’s main task is to manage Tickets.com’s relationship with the Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC). Besides being the official ticketing provider, Tickets.com is also a sponsor of the games.

“We are in charge of setting up all of the box offices at all of the venues and hiring a couple hundred people to staff them,” said Benson. “We actually opened a call center up here in Vancouver, so that we could have French speakers and people that are familiar with the area.”

This is the first Olympics for which Tickets.com is implementing access control at every venue with hand scanners and bar-coded tickets. All box office managers will report directly to Benson, and the Tickets.com team plans to bring up several American box office managers to help with the games, including Debra Duncan, the director of ticketing for the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

“We’ve got a number of people like that who have done it and loved it and are coming back,” Benson said.

Benson got his start working at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The University of Utah grad was hired after spending several years working with ArtTix. He came back four years later to work the winter games in Torino, Italy.

“I was still in college at the time I started; it was my last year. It was kind of a big deal, especially being from Utah,” Benson said. “Salt Lake was a challenge because it was the first time the Internet was really a force in ticketing. We sold some ridiculous percentage of our tickets online there, 90 percent I think. That was kind of a first.”

Benson said one of the biggest challenges with the Winter Games is that most tickets are sold well before the venues are completed, so ticketing personnel don’t get a lot of information about how their venues will be configured.

“You don’t really know what your inventory is going to look like, but you have to put them on sale anyway,” Benson said.

When Benson is not working for one of the Olympic Games, he handles special projects for Tickets.com. After the Salt Lake games, he spent some time working with the Cleveland Indians, before moving to Virginia and later to Huntington Beach, Calif., just a few miles from the Tickets.com office. He said he gets a rush working the Olympic Games — when competitor Ticketmaster won the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, Benson took a temporary position with Coca-Cola so he could be part of one of the games.

“Each host city is totally different,” Benson said. “In Torino there were a lot of people who bought late. They procrastinated and they didn’t really get excited until the Olympics started. We went into the games with a lot of walk up inventory. [In Vancouver] people are pretty excited about it. Anytime there is release of any tickets, they get snapped up pretty quickly.”

A lot of people ask him, “‘Why were you there two years before, how hard can it be to sell tickets?’ It’s a big deal. It takes a whole lot of planning to put together something as big as the Olympics in such a short amount of time,” he said.
While he’s in Canada, Benson is also expected to do some business development. The 2010 games are the biggest deployment yet for Tickets.com’s new ProVenue system, a powerful ticketing solution developed to compete against Ticketmaster and Veritix.

“We are hoping to leverage this to get more business in Canada and get more people familiar with our system,” Benson said. “Some of the box office managers we have coming in say they applied for the job so they could see us and get to know our system better. We are excited about that.”

For the first time, the Olympic committee is creating a secondary marketplace to allow both fans and sponsors to resell tickets. Benson said his company is also offering a consignment program for unsold sponsor tickets.

“Sponsors can go back online and consign them to us and we will sell them — online or at the box office. When they do sell, we will credit the client back. It’s basically them giving back the tickets and if they re-sell, we give them a credit.”

Benson said the goal is to get spectators into the best seats. He noted that during the Beijing Games, there were thousands of empty seats at every venue because many sponsor would over order tickets.

“And you had people who would give their right eye just to see anything and they were lined up down the street,” said Benson. “It’s not fair to the athletes who worked so hard to get there and would like to have a full stand cheering them on.”

Basketball: Globetrotters to invade Lawlor on Tuesday night

RGJ.com

The famed Harlem Globetrotters will bring their 2010 "Magical Memories" World Tour to Lawlor Events Center at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Two players who will be performing are "Flight Time" Lang and "Big Easy" Lofton, who were recently eliminated from "The Amazing Race."

Tickets for the event are $15 and can be purchased at the Lawlor box office, Raley's or www.tickets.com.

Cubs Cactus League tickets on sale

AZ Digest

Chicago Cubs fans can purchase Cactus League tickets for games at Mesa's Hohokam Stadium by visiting tickets.com or cubs.com, or by calling 800-905-3315.

On Jan. 12, fans can visit the stadium box office to purchase tickets.

6th Annual NARPACA Ticketing Professionals Conference

PEOPLE: The Human Face of the Box Office

The 2010 NARPACA Ticketing Professionals Conference and Trade Show in Sydney will build on the success of five other annual events with the theme "PEOPLE: The Human Face of the Box Office". The 2008 Conference in Melbourne developed “CRM: a box office headache or a marriage made in heaven?” and the 2009 Conference in Gold Coast explored “Strike Gold: Mining Box Office Knowledge”. The 2010 Conference theme builds on the foundation provided by previous conferences and explores the importance of the human resource.

Over three busy days you will hear from national and international experts and network with your peers from around Australia. As part of the conference, the trade show offers system vendors and you the opportunity to share, discuss and demonstrate recent advances in ticketing systems and the analysis of box office data.

In 2010 Ticketing Professionals are meeting in Sydney 10-12 February to share ideas, compare thoughts and discuss initiatives to ensure that technology does not distract us from the importance of PEOPLE: The Human Face of the Box Office. See details about the program http://ticketingprofessionals.com.au/program.htm

Performance is at the core of most entertainment. The performing arts are about a performance on stage each night that is the effective result of the cooperation of a lot of different people both back stage and front of house. People help deliver the service of live performance in a variety of roles from the usher to the artist to the person behind the bar after the show and many other supporting roles. The staff in your box office are often the first point of contact for a patron and hopefully ... not the last!

Speakers include: Aaron Curran, Sydney Opera House – Aus, Jeremy Dixon, THE EDGE® – NZ, David Eedle, founder ArtsHub – Aus, Beth Aplin, The Aplin Partnership – UK and more. See more at http://ticketingprofessionals.com.au/speakers.htm

The venue for the conference and tradeshow is the Sydney Marriott Hotel and we have organized great deals to stay there for conference delegates. More about the hotel http://ticketingprofessionals.com.au/hotels.htm

Register online at www.ticketingprofessionals.com.au

Peoria spring training tickets going on sale

The Arizona Republic

Spring training tickets for games at the Peoria Sports Complex will go on sale next Saturday at 9 a.m.

Fans can purchase tickets for Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres games in person at the stadium box office or through Tickets.com by calling 800-677-1227 or online at www.tickets.com.

The complex is located at 16101 N. 83rd Ave., south of Bell Road.

The 2010 season begins March 3 and concludes April 1 for a total of 29 home games.

Lawn seats are $6, with other tickets ranging up to $23. Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more.

Fans who purchase tickets Jan. 9-15 at the box office will receive two free lawn tickets to either the March 6 or 7 games. Supplies are limited.

For more information, call 623-773-8720 or go online to www.peoriaaz.gov/springtraining.

Tickets.com Partner Spotlight: Turnkey Intelligence

Turnkey knows what sports fans are thinking

Philadelphia Business Journal
by John George

HADDONFIELD, N.J. — If the owner of a National Basketball Association team wanted to find out what fans think of the music played in the arena during the breaks in the action, Turnkey Intelligence could tell him.

If that same owner wanted to know whether the guy who logged on to the team’s Web site would be a good candidate for a six-game ticket plan, Turnkey Intelligence could answer that question, too.

The Camden County consumer research and analytics company, founded in 1996, is in the business of gathering and analyzing market intelligence for professional sports leagues, teams and their sponsors.

Turnkey Intelligence is part of Turnkey Sports & Entertainment, a Haddonfield firm that also operates a separate search firm that specializes in placing executives with teams.

Turnkey’s client list includes 55 professional teams in the four major sports along with the leagues themselves, NASCAR, Madison Square Garden, and Subway Restaurants. Locally, the Philadelphia Eagles, Phillies, Flyers, Sixers, and Union are all on Turnkey’s roster.

“Working with the sports teams and leagues has given us a lot of exposure,” said Haynes Hendrickson, senior vice president at Turnkey. “Working with sponsors is the growth area for the company. Sponsors are coming to us to evaluate the value of their sponsorships.”

The company’s main product is its market research tool called “surveyor,” which is used to collect data from fans before and after they attend sporting events. This year, the company surveyed more than 550,000 sports fans about everything from what they think of their experience at an event to whether they know about or use sponsors’ products and services.

“Teams hire us to be their research department down the hall,” Hendrickson said. “It doesn’t make sense for them to hire people to collect the information we can. All the research we do is customized for the client.”

Turnkey also performs research for Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal, a sister publication of the Philadelphia Business Journal.

In October, Turnkey launched Prospector G2, a lead generation and sales force automation tool designed to help sales departments identify, score and prioritize their best leads.

Turnkey founder and CEO Len Perna said within this decade, sports teams have started to realize the importance of collecting information about their fans, and many have amassed huge lists of potential buyers of ticket packages. What teams haven’t had, Perna said, is a way to separate the casual fan who may go to one game a year from the more ardent fan more likely to react positively to a call about a ticket plan offer.

“The conversion rate has fallen to under 1 percent,” Perna said. “That means a team will make 100 calls to get one sale. They waste a lot of time and money. Prospector helps weed out the bad leads.”

The technology uses algorithms based on an individual fan’s demonstrated level of interest and his or her ability to buy ticket packages. Factors taken into account include past ticket-buying history, online behavior on the team’s Web site, survey results, incomes and discretionary spending, and other demographics.

“A team may eventually get to all 10,000 people they have on a list, but we can direct them to the best 250 to start with,” Hendrickson said.

The fee for using the Prospector software is $4,000 per month and 10 cents for each potential lead that is scored.

Prospectus G2 is the company’s second attempt at such a product. The key difference in the new version — developed over four years at a cost of more than $1 million — is the licensing and commissioned-based deals Hendrickson negotiated with companies including Tickemaster, tickets.com, and database marketers Acxion and InfoUSA to gain access to all the needed data to make proper analyses.

Perna said the original version failed because the company did not have the same level of detailed information it now has through the partnerships.

“When you roll out a new product in tough economic times it’s important to be able to demonstrate value,” Dean said. “Our challenge is to show our customers how this will help grow their business.”

Tulsa Performing Arts Center site has tickets going mobile

Tulsa World
By JAMES D. WATTS JR. World Scene Writer

For about a year now, patrons to the Tulsa Performing Arts Center have been able to have their tickets sent to their cell phones. They just haven't been able to order those tickets by using those cell phones.

Until now. The Tulsa PAC is one of the first performing arts center in the country to have a mobile-device access site, from which patrons can order tickets to any show available through the center's ticketing Web site.

"It was one of the odd instances where you would think one technology — the ability to buy the ticket — preceded the other — being able to receive the ticket," said John Scott, PAC director. "In fact, we were the first to approach our partner, Tickets.com, about creating the technology so people could order tickets from their cell phones."

The PAC's mobile access site (TulsaPAC.mobi) reformats the PAC's Web site so that it will be readable on a cell phone screen. Patrons can now order and pay for their tickets via the cell phone.

Tickets purchased through the .mobi site may be picked up at the theater, be mailed to the receipt, printed at home or received as a text message containing a bar code.

This bar code is scanned by a PAC usher, who carries a microprinter that produces a paper ticket. This service, called Tickets@Phone, costs $2 per ticket.

"We know there are people who more or less live through their cell phones," Scott said, "and we've been pleasantly surprised at how quickly some of our patrons have taken to the new technology."

He added that the convenience fees for all these various ways of obtaining tickets for PAC events are "are quite reasonable, especially when compared to some other venues."

For example, the convenience fees for two tickets purchased online for the play "August: Osage County," playing Jan. 26-31 at the PAC, are $9.50. Fees for two tickets to events at the BOK Center can range for $16.75 for a Tulsa Oilers hockey game, $19.05 for the Monster Jam, and $32.35 for the March concert by Eric Clapton.

"Our ticketing fees are true convenience fees," Scott said. "So if someone takes the trouble of coming downtown to our ticket office to buy their tickets, then the only fee they have to pay is the $1 facility fee that was recently instituted. All the other fees are waived."

INTRUST Bank Arena and Select-A-Seat Now Offer Mobile Phone Tickets

Ticketing gets easier with ProVenueMobile™

(WICHITA, KS) – Chris Presson, General Manager of the INTRUST Bank Arena, proudly announced that tickets for Arena events can now be purchased and accessed via mobile phones. Tickets.com has partnered with top developers to bring Select-A-Seat, the Arena’s authorized ticketing agency, two revolutionary new technologies, ProVenueMobile™ and Tickets@Phone®.

Presson commented, “Mobile ticket purchasing and delivery will be available for all INTRUST Bank Arena events through www.selectaseat.com in 2010. As a modern venue, we’re pleased to be able to offer the latest technology for ticket purchasing and delivery, allowing patrons to buy tickets in real-time and receive a secure, digital ticket on their phones in mere minutes. This is an added customer convenience – one of our top priorities – and we’re hopeful that this option will be embraced by our customers.”

As the leading global provider of high-tech ticket solutions, Tickets.com enabled ProVenueMobile™ and Tickets@Phone® to cater to the growing consumer demand to use mobile phones to do everything home computers do. Tickets.com is the first to offer both ticket purchases and delivery via mobile phone in the United States.

“We focus on bringing tangible value to our clients by partnering with the best of the best technology developers, who create intuitive, easy-to-use, services that meet the needs of today’s on-the-go customer,” said Steve DeMots, Senior Vice President of Business Development for Tickets.com.

Tickets.com mobile partners include Usablenet Inc. and U.K. based Mobiqa.

While not all venues for which Select-A-Seat provides ticket purchases will allow ticket delivery to mobile phones, this option is available for all INTRUST Bank Arena events. After Arena customers purchase their tickets via the mobile site, they will be offered options for ticket delivery: will call, mail, print at home or mobile delivery to their cells phones where they can receive the secure, digital bar-coded picture message that serves as their ticket.

For additional information on the INTRUST Bank Arena, please visit www.intrustbankarena.com.