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Kentucky High School 9th Region Boys' & Girls Basketball Tournament
9th Region Basketball Tournament Event Details
Martina McBride and Trace Adkins
Martina McBride and Trace Adkins Event Details
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean Event Details
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
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Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
There are not any age restrictions for this show
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Jeff Dunham
Jeff Dunham Event Details
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
There are not any age restrictions for this show
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Monster Truck Nationals
Monster Truck Event Details
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
There are not any age restrictions for this show
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Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 1 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
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Bluegrass-Buckeye Charity Holiday Classic
Bluegrass-Buckeye Charity Holiday Classic Event Details
Shinedown and Papa Roach
Shinedown and Papa Roach Event Details
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
Ther are not any age restrictions for this show
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Dane Cook - ISolated INcident Tour
Dane Cook Event Details
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
No age restrictions for this show
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Royal Hanneford Circus
Royal Hanneford Circus Event Details
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Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 1 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
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Jay-Z
Jay-Z Event Details
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
No age restrictions for this show
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Thomas & Friends™ Return to The Stage With An All-New Tour to Delight Families Coast To Coast!
Thomas & Friends™ Live! On Stage: A Circus Comes To Town From HIT Entertainment and AEG/ThemeSTAR Coming to The Greater Cincinnati Area June 10 and 11!
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY - APRIL 27, 2009 - Percy, James, Gordon – and, of course Thomas - are headed to The Bank of Kentucky Center on June 10 and 11, 2009! Show times are, Wednesday June 10th at 6:30pm and Thursday June 11th at 3:00 and 6:30pm. Join these engine friends, Sir Topham Hatt and the townspeople of Sodor for a one-of-a-kind not-to-be-missed live entertainment experience: Thomas & Friends™ Live! On Stage: A Circus Comes To Town.
Tickets are priced at $46.00, $36.00, $28.00, $23.00, $18.00 (plus applicable fees). Tickets go on sale Friday, May 1, 2009 at 10:00am and will be available at The Bank of Kentucky Center’s Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, online at Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000.
The 90-minute musical adventure, produced by HIT Entertainment and AEG/ThemeSTAR, includes brand-new singalong songs and a colorful cast of circus performers to tell the engaging story of how all the engines on the Island of Sodor must work together to prepare for the exciting event under the Big Top. Problems arise along the way, and Thomas has to prove he's a really useful engine once again. Thomas & Friends™ Live! On Stage: A Circus Comes To Town demonstrates the importance of friendship and cooperation as it gets young children dancing and singing along, creating lifelong memories for them and their families.
"We're thrilled to bring families an entertainment experience they can't find anywhere else," said Mark Avery, CEO, AEG/ThemeSTAR. "Thomas & Friends™ Live! On Stage: A Circus Comes To Town engages and captures kids' attention the way Thomas and his friends have captured their imagination for generations. Kids will never forget the fun they have at the show – and their parents will never forget the smiles it brings to their kids' faces. If a family can only see one live entertainment show this year, make it Thomas & Friends™ Live!"
About Thomas & Friends™
Thomas & Friends™ invites children to enter a world of imagination through the tracks of a train and the words of a story. Thomas the Tank Engine™ was created by a father for his son more than 60 years ago. Today, families in more than 145 countries enjoy fun and adventure with their engine friends while experiencing timeless life lessons of discovery, friendship and cooperation. Thomas & Friends™ is making tracks to great destinations on PBS KIDS®, PBS KIDS SproutSM and with downloadable episodes available through iTunes. For more information about the world of Thomas the Tank Engine™ and his friends, please visit www.thomasandfriends.com
About HIT Entertainment
HIT Entertainment, owned by private equity investment group Apax Partners, is one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT's portfolio includes properties, such as Barney™, Bob the Builder™, Thomas & Friends™, Pingu™, Fireman Sam™, Angelina Ballerina™ and Rainbow Magic™. HIT represents Chapman Entertainment’s Fifi and the Flowertots™ and Roary the Racing Car™ in North America and Japan, as well as Wallace & Gromit™, Shaun the Sheep™ and Aardman Classics from Aardman Animations. HIT also acts as a worldwide representative for The Jim Henson Company’s library of classic family brands and as representative for The Wiggles® in the UK. Launched in 1989, HIT’s lines of business span television and video production, content distribution, publishing, consumer products licensing and live events and has operations in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan. HIT is a part-owner of US-based preschool channel, PBS KIDS SproutSM, and international preschool channel JimJam, (outside of the US, UK and China). For more information, visit www.hitentertainment.com.
About AEG/ThemeSTAR
AEG/ThemeSTAR produces live family entertainment for the global marketplace. Since its inception in 2004, AEG/ThemeSTAR has repeatedly acquired high-potential, globally branded intellectual properties from major studios and entertainment brand owners, and then creates, distributes and operates live entertainment productions via their proprietary, global distribution network. ThemeSTAR licensed productions that are currently touring include Scooby-Doo Live in StageFright with Warner Bros., Dora's Pirate Adventure in conjunction with Live Nation and Nickelodeon, Mummy Returns Live with Universal Studios, Looney Tunes Hollywood House of Fun with Warner Bros., and Quidam with Cirque du Soleil in China. In addition to its growing core business, AEG/ThemeSTAR’s unique position as a strategic global operator is also generating new and diverse IP and licensing opportunities that leverage management’s ability to structure and commercialize new ventures on a global basis and in key developing markets. For more information about AEG/ThemeSTAR, please visit www.themestar.com.
For press materials and artwork, please visit www.thomaslive.com.
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“When Elmo Grows Up”
Favorite Friends Plan Their Pageant - and Their Future -in Cincinnati from April 23 – 26
Highland Heights, KY - Introducing Abby Cadabby! The newest Muppet on Sesame Street joins Elmo, Zoe, Rosita and all of her furry and feathered friends in asking, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ as they prepare for a pageant on Sesame Street. Get ready to sing cowboy songs, ride the rails and more when Sesame Street Live “When Elmo Grows Up” performs at The Bank of Kentucky Center from Thursday, April 23 through Sunday, April 26. Tickets for all seven performances go on sale Monday, March 2 at 10 a.m.
When Elmo and his Sesame Street Live friends think about growing up, it’s a musical show-and-tell! Bert dreams of becoming a forest ranger, Telly longs to be a cowboy and their newest friend, Abby Cadabby, wants to be a Fairy Godmother just like her mommy. Elmo thinks about becoming a ‘weather monster,’ but has a hard time predicting his own forecast—he wants to be anything and everything all at once! “When Elmo Grows Up” includes lessons on perseverance, teamwork and the power of imagination. Children learn that if they believe in themselves and are willing to try, the possibilities are endless.
Like television’s Sesame Street, each Sesame Street Live production features timeless lessons for all ages. Through the razzle-dazzle of this musical Broadway-quality musical production, children learn about patience, acceptance and teamwork. The universal appeal of a Sesame Street Live production continues long after preschool. Adults will appreciate the high-tech stagecraft, cleverly written scripts, and music they’ll recognize and enjoy sharing with children, such as “Home on the Range,” “Down on the Corner” and “Give a Little Love.” “When Elmo Grows Up” features nearly two dozen songs, including classics that children will love to sing along with such as “I Love Trash” and “Itsy Bitsy Spider.”
What: Sesame Street Live "When Elmo Grows Up"
When:
Thursday April 23 7 p.m. (*Opening Night Discount)
Friday April 24 10:30 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Saturday April 25 10:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Sunday April 26 1 p.m. & 4:30 p.m.
Where:
The Bank of Kentucky Center
500 Nunn Drive
Highland Heights, KY 41099
Tickets: $12, $15 and $18. A limited number of $25 Gold Circle seats are also available. *Opening Night, all seats (excluding Gold Circle) are $12. A facility fee of $2.00 will be added to all ticket prices. Additional fees and discounts may apply. For more information, call 859-442-2652. To charge tickets by phone, please call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. For information online, please visit www.sesamestreetlive.com.
ABOUT SESAME WORKSHOP
Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization that changed television forever with the legendary Sesame Street. As the single largest informal educator of young children, local Sesame Street programs produced in countries as diverse as South Africa, Bangladesh and India are making a difference in over 120 nations. Using proprietary research to create engaging and enriching content, Sesame Workshop produces programs such as Dragon Tales and Pinky Dinky Doo. In addition, multimedia needs-driven initiatives provide families tools for addressing such issues as children's health, military deployment and emergency preparedness. Proceeds from the sale of Sesame Street products and services, and individual and corporate philanthropic support, endow Sesame Workshop's educational research and creative content for children around the world. Learn more at www.sesamestreet.org.
ABOUT VEE CORPORATION
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, VEE Corporation is one of the most experienced and respected names in family-friendly entertainment. VEE Corporation has delighted millions of children around the world with live touring stage shows for over a quarter of a century. VEE also provides entertainment, promotion and event marketing services for the world’s most respected brands and agencies. Clients and partners in the corporate, sports, museum and event marketing sector come to VEE for imaginative solutions to capture the undivided attention of their customers and audiences through custom-designed interactive environments that deliver brand and product-specific communication. For more information, please visit www.vee.com.
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Tickets for the Kentucky High School, 9th & 10th Regions' Basketball Tournament On Sale Now
Highland Heights, KY - Tickets are priced at $8.00 for each day’s session (see schedule below), and are on sale now.
Patrons can also purchase a $12.00 ticket that will allow re-entry for the 10th Region Boys’ Quarterfinals on Saturday, March 7th. This will give patrons an all day pass for that day only for all four games.
Please note that the Center will be emptied at the conclusion of the 10th Region Boys’ Quarterfinals and patrons will need to purchase a separate ticket for the 9th Region Girls’ final on Saturday, March 7th at 8:00 p.m. All tickets may be subject to applicable fees. Tickets can be purchased at The Bank of Kentucky Center Box Office at Northern Kentucky University, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, charge by phone at (513) 562-4949 or on-line at: www.ticketmaster.com
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The Bank of Kentucky Center Gets Its First Rock Concert! Avenged Sevenfold & Buckcherry With Special Guest Papa Roach and Saving Abel
Set to Rock The Bank of Kentucky Center
February 23, 2009 – Highland Heights, KY (Greater Cincinnati)
Doors- 5:30PM Show- 6:30PM
Tickets on sale Friday, December 19 at 10AM
All Tickets: $41.75 (plus applicable fees)
*Please note that on the day of the concert, February 23, 2009 all tickets will be $3.00 more per ticket, making all tickets $44.75*
Tickets available at The Bank of Kentucky Center's Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, online at Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 513-562-4949.
Building on the success of their current co-headlining tour, Avenged Sevenfold and Buckcherry have announced the next leg of their tour. The tour is offering fans 3 and a half hours of the best current Rock acts for under $42.00.
Contact: Fred Frank at Frank Productions - ffrank8430@aol.com
Buckcherry
Dubbed the “Next Great American Rock Band,” has evolved from playing in front of 200 people to sold-out crowds of tens of thousands in just two years. Buckcherry will be touring in support of their latest album, Black Butterfly, which was recently named iTunes Rock Album of the Year. The album produced iTunes choices for the #2 Rock Song of the Year, “Too Drunk…” and the #8 Rock Song of the Year, “Rescue Me,” as well as critically acclaimed songs such as “A Child Called It” and “Don’t Go Away.” The album debuted at #8 on Billboard’s Top 200, giving the band their first Top 10 album debut. Black Butterfly follows the platinum success of 15, and hit songs like “Lit Up,” “Everything,” “Crazy Bitch” and the mainstream crossover smash “Sorry.” Black Butterfly was also recently ranked #1 on Stephen King’s Top 10 albums of 2008 for Entertainment Weekly, stating, “Black Butterfly was the best hard-rock album I heard this year.” The video for “Don’t Go Away” can be seen on VH1.
Avenged Sevenfold (or A7X)
the metal core outfit were still attending high school in Huntington Beach, CA, when they formed their band in 1999. Nevertheless, it didn't take long for M. Shadows (vocals), Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Synyster Gates (guitar), the Reverend (drums), and Johnny Christ (bass) to make an impression with their aggressive hybrid of metal and punk-pop. The band made its official debut in July 2001, releasing Sounding the Seventh Trumpet on the Good Life label before moving to the Hopeless roster for 2003's Waking the Fallen. Warner Bros. took interest in the band's aggressive sound and issued its breakthrough release, City of Evil, in June 2005. The album reached number 30 on Billboard's Top 200, propelled in part by the Top Ten success of the single "Bat Country." The accompany music video was heavily rotated on MTV and Fuse, where live appearances also helped boost Avenged's growing profile, and the band ultimately won the Best New Artist Award (though they were hardly newcomers) at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. As demand for their music increased, Avenged Sevenfold canceled their tour dates for fall 2006 and decamped to Houston, TX, where they set to work on a fourth studio album. Boasting a grittier sound than previous releases, the self-titled/self-produced disc appeared in October 2007, debuting at number four on the Billboard Top 200 and spinning off the radio single "Almost Easy." Avenged Sevenfold helped support the release by touring North America on the Taste of Chaos tour. -Christina Fuoco, All Music Guide
Papa Roach
pierced the record industry in 2000 with their triple-platinum major label Grammy Nominated debut album, Infest, on Dreamworks SKG. Two years later Lovehatetragedy debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200. In 2004, the band released the hook-heavy album, Getting Away With Murder, once again affirming the band’s platinum status around the globe. Their fourth major label album was the next step in their evolution with The Paramour Sessions on Geffen Records (2006) receiving five out of five stars from Rolling Stone establishing Papa Roach as a consistent alternative rock force. Numerous Top 10 Billboard singles add to the bands list of accolades including “Last Resort”, “Forever”, “Getting Away With Murder”, “Scars” and “To Be Loved”. Papa Roach is currently completing their fifth album Metamorphosis, which will be released in early 2009.
Saving Abel
was formed in 2004 by vocalist Jared Weeks and guitarist Jason Null, they combine riff-heavy hard rock with sexually charged lyrics and Southern rock influences. The quintet took root in Corinth, MS, where Weeks and Null cut their teeth in different bands before merging their songwriting talents. In early 2005, the duo's music attracted attention from producer Skidd Mills, who invited Weeks and Null to record in his Memphis studio. Juggling day jobs and regional gigs, the two began driving back and forth between Corinth and Memphis, sporadically recording their self-titled EP with Mills while assembling a full lineup comprised of guitarist Scott Bartlett, bassist Eric Taylor, and drummer Blake Dixon. Within a year, the EP had earned Saving Abel a contract with Virgin Records, and Mills returned to helm their full-length debut. Combining new material with the EP's best songs, the self-titled album was issued in March 2008. -Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide
For more information on Buckcherry, Please visit:
www.buckcherry.com or www.myspace.com/buckcherry
For more information on Avenged Sevenfold, Please visit:
www.avengedsevenfold.com or www.myspace.com/avengedsevenfold
For more information on Papa Roach, Please visit:
www.paparoach.com or www.myspace.com/paparoach
For more information on Saving Abel, Please visit:
www.savingabel.com or http://www.myspace.com/savingabel
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The Bank of Kentucky Center Will "Git-R-Done!"
Highland Heights, KY, — The man who added the catchphrase “Git-R-Done” to the American dictionary is coming to The Bank of Kentucky Center on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
Dan Whitney, known better as Larry The Cable Guy, has proven to be one of America's most successful comics will be performing his “Eat Drink and Be Larry” Tour at The Bank of Kentucky Center. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 12, 2008 at 10:00am and will be available at The Bank of Kentucky Center’s Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, online at Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 513-562-4949.
TWO TICKETS FOR JUST $44.00!*
(*PLUS APPLICABLE FEES*)
For a limited time, we are offering an 'Economic Recovery Package' where select tickets are 2-for-1. This offer on select seats is valid Friday, December 12th at 10 a.m. until Wednesday, December 31st at 11:59 p.m.
There will also be select “Artist Circle Seats” available for $44.00 each. There is no discount available on these special “Artist Circle Seats.”
Larry’s latest film, “Witless Protection” was released on DVD in early June; Larry stars as a sheriff along with his co-star Ivana Milicevic and Jenny McCarthy. He’s a bestselling author and has many record breaking comedy CDs, including his latest release, “Morning Constitutions”.
Larry has been a part of the highly successful concert, “Blue Collar Comedy Tour’. Last holiday season, Larry starred in VH1’s “Larry The Cable Guy’s Christmas Spectacular”. Larry is the voice of Mater in the Golden Globe winning Disney/Pixar animated film “Cars.”
Larry has received a Billboard Top Comedy Tour Award. For the second year in a row, Larry has been named to the Forbes Celebrity 100, which lists the hottest and most successful people in the entertainment industry.
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The 7th Annual Bluegrass - Buckeye Holiday Charity Classic
Highland Heights, KY - Tuesday, November 25, 2008 — The Bank of Kentucky Center is proud to announce the first high school basketball games that will take place at The Bank of Kentucky Center. The Bluegrass-Buckeye Holiday Charity Classic is scheduled for Saturday, December 13 2008 through Sunday December 14, 2008. There will be six games between boys’ high school basketball teams from Kentucky and Ohio with all of the proceeds benefiting four local charities.
Proceeds from this 7th annual event will be donated to the Neediest Kids of All, Ruth Lyons Children’s Fund, Queen City Foundation, and St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Advance tickets are priced at $10 for adults and $6 for students and are available at all 12 of the participating high schools. All tickets at the door will be $12. You can purchase a weekend pass for $15.
The action begins on Saturday, Dec. 13 when defending Kentucky state champion Mason County will take on Cincinnati St. Xavier at 12:30 p.m. followed by Scott vs. Cincinnati Moeller at 2:15 p.m. The classic resumes on Sunday, Dec. 14 with two more interstate matchups – Ryle vs. Georgetown (Ohio) at 1:00 p.m. and St. Henry vs. Cincinnati Oak Hills at 2:30 p.m.
The final two games on Sunday’s schedule will involve four of the premier high school teams in Kentucky. Covington Catholic will take on Highlands at 4:15 p.m. and Covington Holmes will face Scott County at 6:30 p.m.
A game between local sports and media celebrities will take place between the final two games on Sunday. The honorary chairperson for this year’s event is the legendary Oscar Robertson. Oscar will be doing a book signing on the concourse of The Bank of Kentucky Center with all proceeds going to charity.
To request media credentials, contact Richard Murgatroyd at 859-653-7797 or murgm@zoomtown.com.
Game Schedule:
December 13
Bill Gaither Comes to The Bank of Kentucky Center
GAITHER HOMECOMING “LOVIN’ LIFE” Tour 2009
Highland Heights, KY - Gospel music fans everywhere are “Lovin’ Life” as BILL GAITHER and his Homecoming Friends bring their inspirational music and message across America with the GAITHER HOMECOMING “LOVIN’ LIFE” TOUR 2009. The tour arrives at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Saturday, March 28th, 2009 at 6:00pm with tickets going on sale to the public on October 20th at 10:00 a.m. Visit www.gaither.com for additional information.
Hot on the heels of the release of their latest CD, LOVIN’ LIFE, The Gaither Vocal Band, along with a bevy of beloved Homecoming artists, share the classic and timely Gospel sounds of the Gaither phenomenon live with audiences in more than 32 cities. Few events have the ability to bring people together the way Gaither Homecoming concerts do. Year after year, Bill Gaither showcases the very best talent in the world of Gospel music, entertaining both young and old, and winning new fans with every performance.
To call Mr. Gaither a music mogul might just be an understatement. In the fifteen years since gospel music pioneer Bill Gaither began recording his Homecoming series of videos, virtually everything the Grammy Award winner has touched has turned to gold...and platinum. Ninety-Nine of Gaither's Homecoming projects have achieved precious metal status, with four certified multi-platinum, 45 certified platinum and 50 selling gold to date, Gaither Homecoming videos have sold more than 15 million units.
For nearly 30 years, Gaither Homecoming concert tours have literally brought the live experience home to fans, performing year-round to packed houses globally and consistently ranking at the top of the list for most concerts tickets sold worldwide, in any music genre.
Gaither comments, “Our audiences over the years have been so gracious and supportive that now, more than 40 years after quitting our day jobs as teachers to pursue music full-time, we are still shaking our heads at how far beyond our imagination this path has taken us.” Gaither adds, “We were just writing songs out of our daily struggles and questions… but apparently it struck a chord in the lives of real people like us. Awards, acclaim and gold albums cannot compare to the simple joy of being able to do what we love, after all these years, knowing that our work is still finding its way into the core of people’s lives.” In the tour produced by AEG LIVE, audiences can look forward to an evening of music and celebration featuring both fresh new sounds and classic favorites. Gaither joins a cavalcade of singers, musicians and comedians, whose collective talents have been honored with countless awards, including Grammys, Doves and The NARAS President’s Merit Award. In 2000, Bill and Gloria Gaither were presented with the first ever “Songwriter of the Century” award by ASCAP. They also received the 2009 Sachem, the state of Indiana’s highest award.
Joining Gaither are the Gaither Vocal Band; Ernie Haase & Signature Sound; Jeff & Sheri Easter; Janet Paschal; Gordon Mote, Ben Speer and others (all artists subject to change).
Groups of 10 people or more can take advantage of great group discounts which include TWO complimentary tickets for every ten tickets purchased! Additional information on ticketing and group sales is available at www.gaither.com GaitherNet subscribers receive advance access to preferred seating.
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Casting Crowns, Headline Multi-Group Christmas Tour
"Casting Crowns Christmas Celebration"
With Special Guests Natalie Grant, Denver & The Mile High Orchestra,
Avalon, Michael English and pureNRG
(Nashville, Tenn.) September 11, 2008 – Grammy winning, multi-platinum recording artists Casting Crowns, who sold 450,000 tickets in more than 80 cities during its last outing, will headline the 14-city “Casting Crowns Christmas Celebration” with a full orchestra and choir touring this November and December, performing songs from their first and highly anticipated Christmas Album, Peace On Earth. The tour, billed as Casting Crowns Christmas Celebration, will feature special guest, three-time GMA Dove Award winning Female Vocalist of the Year, Natalie Grant, Denver & The Mile High Orchestra, Avalon, Michael English and new music from Radio Disney favorites, pureNRG. “I want to see people rediscover the worship that Christmas songs have in them,” says Mark Hall, front man and principal songwriter for Casting Crowns. “A lot of times, when we sing carols, we sort of shift into Christmas carol mode— singing songs that we’ve been singing for so long, we might not be hearing what they’re really saying,” explains Hall.
Hall and Casting Crowns hope to point audiences this Christmas season to the deeper meaning of songs sung for generations, many which were written from a place of searching and pure desperation. Peace on Earth’s featured single “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” which features a Chattanooga, Tenn.-based boys choir personifying the bells, was originally penned by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poetic lyrics document how hope emerged from a crisis of faith the writer experienced after he lost his wife in a house fire and soon saw his son crippled in the Civil War. Hall explains, “He wrote about how every year when these Christmas bells ring, it reminds him that there’s peace on earth, good will toward men. The verses change, and suddenly he’s saying, ‘But there is no peace. There’s war, and there’s hate. And this hate mocks the song of the bells.’ He’s working through his understanding of Christmas. And as the bells keep ringing, he just has this moment when he realizes God is not dead, nor does He sleep. Good will prevail. God is going to save the day.” The timelessness of the song’s potent hope-filled message is glaring to Hall—especially in light of today’s world events. “This generation needs to hear this song,” he says. “My kids need to hear this song.” So when the people of God are here, there’s peace, because there’s hope that God can change anyone’s life.”
Casting Crowns, with lead singer Mark Hall, recently led the 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards with seven
wins including Group of the Year for the fourth consecutive year, and Song of the Year for its No. 1 hit
“East to West.” The group’s third studio recording The Altar and The Door achieved an historical debut at
No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart with 130,000 first-week copies sold, making it the highest debut in the
country that week and the second highest CD seller of any kind in America. The album sailed to RIAA
Gold status in 10 weeks. Casting Crowns was the No. 1 top-selling Christian music artist of 2007 and
won its first American Music Award in November of 2007.
Lead singer Mark Hall is a full-time youth pastor, serving his 17th year in youth ministry as a student pastor at Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church in Atlanta. All seven band members remain active in student ministry in the Atlanta area and tour part-time around their local church duties.
www.castingcrowns.com
About Natalie Grant
Considered a powerhouse vocalist, heart-gripping songwriter and charismatic performer, Natalie Grant’s most recent recording is Relentless, her seventh album and first studio recording in nearly three years. Grant is a three time GMA Female Vocalist of the Year, an author, popular speaker and performer on Women of Faith’s “Revolve Tour” for teen girls. She was one of the first artists to open the eyes of the Church to the atrocities of children around the world forced into the sex trade, Natalie created The Home Foundation in 2005 to raise both awareness and financial support for this important fight.
http://www.nataliegrant.com/
About Denver & The Mile High Orchestra
A one-of-a-kind big band ensemble, amidst the landscape of today’s Christian music scene, Denver & The Mile High Orchestra is comprised of Denver with three trumpet players, three saxophone players, two trombone players and a rhythm section. The group’s power-packed sound is infectious, with brass horns flashing back and forth, swinging to a toe-tapping retro beat. With three studio recordings and a Christmas album under their belt and a nearly non-stop touring schedule each year, audiences across the country can attest firsthand to the excitement of a live Denver & The Mile High Orchestra performance. Career highlights for the band include performances at two Olympics—Salt Lake City’s Winter Games in 2002 and the Summer Games in Athens, Greece, in 2004.
http://www.denvermho.com
About Avalon
Avalon, considered the premier Christian vocal group, formed in 1996, setting a high standard in contemporary Christian music. Reviewing its 2006 project Faith: A Hymns Collection, All Music Guide noted “the vocal efficiency and personalized stylings that place Avalon among the elite singing groups in contemporary Christian circles.” To date, the quartet has sold more than three million albums, charted 20 No. 1 singles, and won an American Music Award plus numerous Dove Awards such as the 1999 Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year for “Testify to Love.” That song, a listener favorite, has also been specially re-recorded for Avalon’s ninth recording, Another Time, Another Place, giving new voice and a debt of gratitude to various landmark faith-driven songs of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s.
http://www.avalonlive.com
About Michael English
The sound that Michael English pioneered in the 1990s, after emerging from his apprenticeship with the Gaither Vocal Band into the light of his solo career, pointed contemporary Christian music in a fresh direction. His influence was enormous and his accomplishments; multiple Dove Awards, No. 1 singles in Christian and Adult Contemporary charts, two consecutive Top 5 albums, impressive, commercially and artistically. The title of his latest effort, The Prodigal Comes Home, actually graces two achievements: his upcoming CD and his memoir, published by Thomas Nelson on April 10.
http://www.michaelenglishmusic.com
About pureNRG
A favorite with Radio Disney audiences, pureNRG burst on to the scene in 2007 with a top-selling Fervent Records debut, two DVD releases showcasing their vocal skills and complex choreography and followed with sophomore release, “Here We Go Again”. The three youths of pureNRG are rapidly becoming one of the most popular young acts in both mainstream and Christian circles, racking up touring miles as opening acts for MercyMe, BarlowGirl and Skillet as well as Jump5. The winning combination of high-octane energy combined with lyrical integrity, directed at spreading the gospel, is the root of pureNRG’s success. The threesome will release A pureNRG Christmas on 9/23/08.
www.purenrgonline.com
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The Bank of Kentucky Center Dedication and Community Open House
Highland Heights, KY - The Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University will host a Dedication and Community Open House on Monday, September 22 from 4-8 p.m.
The afternoon will feature a Dedication Ceremony beginning at 4 p.m. followed by a Community Open House at 5 p.m. The general public is welcome to attend both scheduled events. Please note that the Community Open House will end at 8 p.m.
The Community Open House will allow for the general public to take a tour of the venue as well as catch a glimpse of some of the entertainment that will be coming to the Center in its inaugural year. In addition, you will be able to register to win a number of prize packages from some of the upcoming events that The Bank of Kentucky Center will host.
The Center’s Box Office will also have extended hours that day to allow for the purchase of tickets to all upcoming events.
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NKU vs. Louisville Men's Basketball
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team should be a battle-tested group by the time Great Lakes Valley Conference play begins. That’s because the Norse begin the season with exhibition games against Louisville and Cincinnati, a pair of Big East Conference programs loaded with talent in 2008-09.
Louisville, in fact, is considered by many as one of the favorites to win the NCAA Division I national championship.
Louisville visits NKU to open The Bank of Kentucky Center on Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. The Cardinals return four starters - seniors Terrence Williams and Andre McGee, and juniors Earl Clark and Jerry Smith -- from a team that posted a 27-9 record and reached the NCAA Elite Eight last season. Louisville also adds high school player of the year Samardo Samuels, a 6-foot-8 forward/center.
“You could not ask for a better atmosphere for the first-ever basketball event in The Bank of Kentucky Center,” NKU head coach Dave Bezold said. “Louisville might be the most talented team in the country. They have a legendary head coach and great fan support. It’s going to be a great evening for the entire community.”
Louisville competes in the Big East Conference and is coached by Rick Pitino. The Cardinals have never met NKU in men’s basketball.
Three days later, NKU travels across the Ohio River to meet Cincinnati in an exhibition game. It will mark the eighth consecutive year the Norse and Bearcats have played in an exhibition contest.
NKU, which welcomes back two starters from last season’s 21-8 team that captured the Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division championship, adds an impressive group of newcomers in 2008-09. Cameron (Okla.) University transfer Leslie Malone will make his NKU debut against Louisville on Nov. 8. Malone, a 6-7 forward, averaged 19.4 points and 10.7 rebounds last season for Cameron. Malone also finished with 58 blocked shots and 53 steals.
Other transfers looking to make an impact for NKU this season are 6-5 A’Daeron Duncan (Coppin State), 6-5 Dustin Maguire (Saint Louis) and 6-7 Tanner Jacobs (Kennesaw State).
NKU tips off the regular season Nov. 15 with a home game against regional rival Ferris State. The Norse play host to the 27th annual John L. Griffin/Lions Club Classic Nov. 21-22.
NKU plays Olivet Nazarene on Nov. 21, followed by a game against UC-Clermont the next evening. The Norse wrap up their season-opening four-game homestand Nov. 24 with a regional contest against Saginaw Valley State.
NKU hits the road for a two-day tournament in Wingate, N.C., Nov. 29-30. The Norse meet perennial powerhouse Wingate on Nov. 29. Those two programs have met just once, that being an 81-73 Wingate victory on Dec. 18, 2001, at Wingate, N.C.
NKU concludes the tournament on Nov. 30 with a game against Catawba (N.C.).
The Norse open the GLVC schedule Dec. 4 with a road game at Indianapolis, then return home for non-conference contests against Urbana (Dec. 9) and Indiana-East (Dec. 22). NKU finishes its non-conference schedule with a road game at Saginaw Valley State on Dec. 29.
“The two exhibition games and our non-conference schedule will prepare us for the GLVC,” Bezold said, “and you better be prepared, because looking at the talent many of the GLVC schools have brought in, it’s going to be more difficult than ever to win on the road in our league.”
NKU resumes GLVC Jan. 2 with a rare Friday night game at Bellarmine. Two days later, NKU visits Kentucky Wesleyan for a Sunday afternoon GLVC East Division battle.
The annual NKU Homecoming will take place Feb. 7 in The Bank of Kentucky Center against Indianapolis. The GLVC Tournament is scheduled for March 5-8 at a site to be determined.
The NCAA Division II Tournament begins March 14 and will again feature a 64-team field. The GLVC and Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference make up the Midwest Region, which was formerly known as the Great Lakes Region. NKU has earned two straight NCAA Tournament berths.
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NKU vs. Louisville Women's Basketball
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team begins defense of its NCAA Division II national championship Nov. 20 when Wayne State (Mich.) visits for the inaugural regular-season game in The Bank of Kentucky Center.
NKU, which captured the NCAA Division II national championship in March at Kearney, Neb., also plays host to Mercyhurst (Pa.) on Nov. 24. The Norse begin defense of their Great Lakes Valley Conference East title on Dec. 4 with a road game at Indianapolis.
Before starting the regular season, NKU will play exhibition games against Cincinnati (Nov. 1) and Louisville (Nov. 8). The Norse’s Nov. 8 contest against Louisville will be played in The Bank of Kentucky Center as part of a men’s/women’s exhibition doubleheader in the first-ever basketball games in NKU’s new facility.
Louisville finished with a 26-10 record last season and dropped a 78-74 decision to North Carolina in the NCAA Division I Tournament regional semifinals. The Cardinals welcome back All-America forward Angel McCoughtry, who averaged 23.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game last season.
“We start off by playing two exhibition games against Big East schools, and everyone will tell you that’s one of the best conferences in the nation,” NKU head coach Nancy Winstel said. “Our girls really enjoyed going over and playing against UC last season in the exhibition. They beat us last year, and I expect them to be very good this season.”
“Louisville will be ranked in the top 25 nationally in the preseason poll,” Winstel added. “Angel McCoughtry is an All-American for Louisville, and she is going to play in the WNBA one day. She is a great player, and they return a really good team. This is a great way to prepare for the upcoming season. You find out what a team needs to work on by playing exhibition games. As a coach, it’s a chance to see what strengths and weaknesses your team has early in the season.”
NKU plays at Southern Illinois at Edwardsville on Dec. 6 in a non-conference game. SIUE, a former member of the GLVC, reclassified to NCAA Division I status after last season. NKU plays host to the Travel America Classic Dec. 12-13, and the Norse face North Carolina-Pembroke in the first round. NKU meets Carson-Newman in the finale of the two-day event.
Ashland will visit The Bank of Kentucky Center on Dec. 30 to meet NKU in a key regional game. The Eagles are members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and posted a 19-11 record last season. Defending GLVC Tournament champion Drury plays host to NKU on Jan. 17 in Springfield, Mo.
NKU welcomes back three starters and seven letterwinners in 2008-09. The Norse feature senior post player Cassie Brannen, who averaged 13.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game last season. Brannen also blocked 75 shots and was named the most outstanding player of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Tournament.
Senior guard Jessie Slack also returns to the NKU lineup after averaging 13.3 ppg and knocking down a team-leading 68 shots from 3-point range last season. Slack made 85 percent of her free throws and added 92 assists.
Senior guard Danyelle Echoles (6.9 ppg) made 45 shots from 3-point range last season and is back in 2008-09. Echoles also dished out 79 assists. Senior guard/forward Karen Brackman also returns after averaging 5.1 ppg and finishing with 74 assists last season.
Junior guard Rachel Lantry, sophomore point guard Diondra Holliday and sophomore post player Kendra Caldwell all return and add experience for NKU. The Norse also brought in an impressive recruiting class for 2008-09.
“We lost two great leaders in Angela Healy and Nicole Chiodi, and we are going to have to find a way to replace them,” Winstel said. “I think we have some very good players returning, and they know what it takes to win big games.
"And moving into The Bank of Kentucky Center is going to be a great experience for all of us. When you look up and see the new scoreboards in that building, see the seating and what a beautiful facility it is, you can’t help but get excited about playing in it.”
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Alan Jackson brings Trace Adkins on board his Good Time Tour for a double-header of great music
Alan Jackson, one of country music’s greatest voices and most accomplished artists, will invite Trace Adkins along when his GOOD TIME tour hits the road this Fall. The double-barrel pairing of two of country’s most exciting performers are coming to town. Tickets go on sale Saturday, September 13 and are available at www.ticketmaster.com.
Three-time CMA Entertainer of the Year and most nominated artist in CMA Awards history Alan Jackson is “one of country music’s true masters” writing songs that ‘make life’s mundanities carry emotional heft and make it look easy.” (USA Today)
He has sold more than 49 million albums and topped the album and country album chart this year with GOOD TIME, which produced two #1 singles, “Small Town Southern Man” and “Good Time”, bringing Jackson’s career total of #1s to 33, 23 of which were written by the Grammy-winning songwriter.
Since releasing his platinum debut album in 1996, the Louisiana-born performer, musician, author and actor Trace Adkins has recorded seven studio albums, which netted him 24 singles on the Billboard chart. His latest chart-topping CD, American Man: Greatest Hits Vol. II includes the multi-week #l single "You're Gonna Miss This”. After his strong showing on NBC’s hit reality series, “The Celebrity Apprentice,” Adkins is turning to the big screen. He’ll soon appear in the feature film American Carol, an irreverent comedy directed by David Zucker. He is set to release his next studio album this fall.
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Pop Go The Wiggles Live!
ROUND AND ROUND THE COBBLER’S BENCH THE MONKEY CHASED THE WIGGLES.
TICKETS FOR THE WIGGLES® POP GO THE WIGGLES LIVE! SHOW IN GREATER CINCINNATI! ON SALE BEGINNING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th
Presented by Toys R Us
(Highland Heights, KY) – Get ready for “Pop Go The Wiggles Live!” - presented by
Toys“R”Us. The most successful family entertainment band in history, The Wiggles, are
setting out on their most rhythmic adventure to date as they invite fans to “Romp Bomp A
Stomp,” do “The Monkey Dance,” and “Move like an Emu.” Join The Wiggles, Captain
Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus, Wags the Dog and all the Wiggly
Dancers as part of the All-New live concert tour coming to Cincinnati.
The Wiggling commences at The Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University on Tuesday, November 11th for a performance at 6:30 PM.
Tickets for greater Cincinnati go on sale to the general public at 10:00 AM on Friday,
September 12th and are available at The Bank of Kentucky Center Box Office, located just
inside the lobby of the Center, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, by phone
at (513) 562-4949 or on-line at www.ticketmaster.com. Prices range from $18-$38 (additional
facility fees and service charges may apply). Seating for tickets purchased at the $38 level will
take place in the “hot potato seats” and will include an exclusive Wiggles giveaway.
Come and wiggle in the aisles as the Pop Go The Wiggles Live! Tour brings The Wiggles highly interactive, fun and educational message to greater Cincinnati. Audience participation features include:
About The Wiggles
The Wiggles, the world’s #1 preschool band, performed 300 shows to more than 1.5 million fans since 2005 in the United States alone. The Wiggles perform over 200 shows annually across four continents. Fans can catch The Wiggles twice daily on Disney Channel’s Playhouse DisneyTM block. The Wiggles have sold more than 22.5 million videos in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
About Toys“R”Us, Inc.
Toys“R”Us, Inc. is the world’s leading dedicated toy and baby products retailer. Currently it sells merchandise through more than 1,500 stores, including 584 Toys“R”Us stores and 262 Babies“R”Us stores in the U.S., 690 international stores in 33 countries, which includes licensed and franchise stores, and through its Internet site at www.Toysrus.com.
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AMA Arenacross Series Set to Return to Cincinnati in 2009
Series Finale to be held at the new Bank of Kentucky Center
AURORA, Ill., (September 5, 2008) – The AMA Arenacross Series returns to the Cincinnati area for the first time in over a decade to The Bank of Kentucky Center March 20-22, 2009. Tickets are set to go on sale Monday, September 8 at 10:00am. Adults can save $5 for a limited time on all mid-level seats. This offer will only be valid through Friday, September 12, 2008 and only through Ticketmaster.com.
What many refer to as “motocross in a microwave,” arenacross is a form of motocross racing, conducted within an arena-type facility on a specially-constructed dirt race track. The track design is similar to that of a supercross track, but is much shorter in length due to the smaller facilities utilized in arenacross.
Pro racing will take place on Friday and Saturday, and amateur racing will take place on Sunday. Event times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon on Sunday. The gates will open one hour prior to the start of the event. Ticket prices for Friday and Sunday are $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12 (plus applicable service fees).
Ticket prices for Saturday are $20 for gold circle seating, $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12 (plus applicable service fees). Tickets will go on sale through all outlets on September 13, 2008 including the Bank of Kentucky Center box office, by phone at (513) 562-4949, and online at Ticketmaster.com.
For more information on the AMA Arenacross Series, log on to www.arenacross.com.
About Live Nation
Live Nation is the future of the music business. With the most live concerts, music venues and festivals in the world and the most comprehensive concert search engine on the web, Live Nation is revolutionizing the music industry: onstage and online. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol "LYV." Additional information about the company can be found at www.livenation.com under the “About Us” section.
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Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience
Based on the award-winning BBC Television Series comes to the Bank of Kentucky Center for nine performances only October 29 to November 2.
Tickets go on sale on August 23
by calling (513) 562-4949, on-line at Ticketmaster.com
or in person at the Bank of Kentucky Center Box Office. For Groups, call (859) 292-2890
(August 21, Highland Heights) --- Dinosaurs once again roam the earth in a spectacular theatrical arena show, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience, based on the award-winning BBC Television Series. WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience is now on tour in North America and will perform nine performances at the Bank of Kentucky Center in Highland Heights.
Over one and a half million Americans have already seen the production since it opened in July 2007.
The show originated in Australia, where after years of planning, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS came to life at Sydney’s Acer Arena in January 2007. The show proved itself such a sensation, that this North American tour was fast-tracked. It began a short three months after completing its sold out engagements in Australia.
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience is brought to North America by The Creature Production Company, headed by CEO Carmen Pavlovic. Pavlovic said, “The BBC Series was a brilliant blend of special effects, escapism, excitement and information. Our show brings together all of that, plus something extra - it’s live! In this production, fifteen roaring, snarling “live” dinosaurs mesmerize the audience – and are as awe-inspiring as when they first walked on earth.”
Pavlovic continued, “The dinosaurs are life-size, making the show so immense, it could only fit in arenas. It’s a $20 million arena spectacle of unprecedented size and quality, which captivates young and old alike. With Walking with Dinosaurs, we really believe we have created a new genre in entertainment and we hope to continue to bring new product to arenas for years to come ”
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience has sold out performances and broken records in arenas all over the America – generating more than $50 million in ticket sales to date. It has been seen on "The Today Show," Good Morning America," "Live with Regis and Kelly," and has been written about in Newsweek, The New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor and the Wall Street Journal. It was the subject of a Discovery Channel Really Big Things episode and a video clue category on Jeopardy.
The production has won the 2007 THEA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Touring Event. The THEAs recognize excellence in the creation of compelling educational, historical, and entertainment projects.
Artistic Director William May developed the creative vision of the show based on an original idea by entrepreneur Bruce Mactaggart to create an arena version of the Walking with Dinosaurs television series.
A talented and experienced team of creative artists came together to produce WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience. The show is directed by Scott Faris, a Broadway veteran who has worked side by side with Harold Prince, Trevor Nunn, Michael Blakemore, Gene Saks, John Caird, Tommy Tune and Jerry Zaks. The creatures are designed and built by Sonny Tilders; the set and projected image design are by Peter England; the show’s lighting is by John Rayment, our score was composed by James Brett; and Warner Brown wrote the script.
Tim Haines, creator and producer of the original BBC series, which was seen by a worldwide audience of 700 million, serves as Project Consultant to WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience. The series won six Emmy and three BAFTA Awards.
Ten species are represented from the entire 200 million year reign of the dinosaurs. The show includes the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the terror of the ancient terrain, as well as the Plateosaurus and Liliensternus from the Triassic period, the Stegosaurus and Allosaurus from the Jurassic period and Torosaurus and Utahraptor from the awesome Cretaceous. The largest of them, the Brachiosaurus is 36 feet tall, and 56 feet from nose to tail. It took a team of 50 – including engineers, fabricators, skin makers, artists and painters, and animatronic experts – a year to build the original production.
The show depicts the dinosaurs’ evolution, complete with the climatic and tectonic changes that took place, which led to the demise of many species. With almost cinematic realism, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS has scenes of the interactions between dinosaurs, and the audience sees how carnivorous dinosaurs evolved to walk on two legs, and how the herbivores fended off their more agile predators.
The history of the world is played out with the splitting of the earth’s continents, and the transition from the arid desert of the Triassic period is given over to the lush green prairies and forces of the later Jurassic. Oceans form, volcanoes erupt, a forest catches fire -- all leading to the impact of the massive comet, which struck the earth, and forced the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Variety said, “The dinosaurs are stunning, life-size and faultlessly nimble. In act one, the beasts parade into the arena gnashing and cavorting as a safari-suited paleontologist describes their attributes … in the second half, the action cranks up, culminating in a spectacular clash as a T-Rex mom defends her baby from predators. Sonny Tilders' triumphant creature design ensures ‘Walking With Dinosaurs’ is a truly spectacular spectacular. It is everything a dino-phile could want.”
The New York Times said that in this show dinosaurs make "a thundering comeback after 65 million years."
Gloria Goodale of the Christian Science Monitor said, “When the dinosaurs start pouring out onto the stage, if you don’t have to stifle the natural flight response of any living breathing being, then it’s your pulse that needs checking.”
Newsweek called the show, "that rare entertainment beast that parents and kids can enjoy together."
It took 50 artists and technicians one year to build the show. The 15 dinosaurs were originally “hatched” by Tilders, the head of creature design, in a Melbourne Docklands workshop big enough to park a 747. For the North American tour, the only building large enough to house rehearsals for the dinosaurs – some as large as 36 ft tall by 56 ft long, was the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center!
Artistic Director William May is known around the globe for co-producing shows with Malcolm Cooke for the past 30 years, including The Hobbit and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. He produced Marilyn An American Fable on Broadway and co-composed and wrote the musical Always for the West End.
Director Scott Faris directed Michael Crawford in EFX at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, which at the time was the biggest stage production ever conceived, and was on the production team that created Siegfried & Roy at the Mirage Hotel. Faris has directed Chicago the Musical in 16 countries around the world in over a dozen languages. Most recently he directed Bette Midler in her new Las Vegas show, The Showgirl Must Go On at Caesars Palace.
Faris said, "We take the audience on a journey back in time and show them how the dinosaurs might have actually looked in their prime - huge, sometimes frightening, sometimes comical monsters - that fought for survival every day of their lives. Our dinosaurs move exactly like they are real -- with all the roars, snorts and excitement that go with it. The realism is mind-blowing!"
Sonny Tilders, who designed and built the creatures has been, for the past decade, one of the major creative forces of the high-tech world of animatronic puppetry for film and television. He was one of the lead animatronic engineers for Jim Henson’s Creature workshop on the Farscape series, followed by work on Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Peter Pan, Ghost Rider and The Chronicles of Narnia.
Tilders said, “Many of the technologies we are using on WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience are borrowed from film. The computer software and hardware we have developed is based on the systems used to control animatronic creatures in feature films.”
“To make it appear that these creatures are flesh and blood weighing six, eight or even 20 tons, we use a system called ‘muscle bags,’ made from stretch mesh fabric and filled with polystyrene balls, stretched across moving points on the body. These contract and stretch in the same manner that muscle, fat, and skin does on real creatures.”
“The puppeteers use ‘voodoo rigs’ to make many of the dinosaurs move. They are miniature versions of the dinosaurs with the same joints and range of movement as their life-sized counterparts. The puppeteer manipulates the voodoo rig and these actions are interpreted by computer and transmitted by radio waves to make the hydraulic cylinders in the actual dinosaur replicate the action, with a driver hidden below the animal, helping to maneuver it around the arena.” Suited puppeteer specialists, who are inside the creatures, operate five of the smaller dinosaurs.
Warner Brown wrote the script of WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience. He is an accomplished writer whose works include the book of the musical Flickers on Broadway, the screenplay of Nijinsky for Regent Entertainment, the musical The Black and White Ball, which features music by Cole Porter and The Truth About Light, written with composer Jimmy Roberts. Other credits include a new version of Half A Sixpence for the West End in 2008, Garbo – The Musical with music by Jim Steinman and Michael Reed, playing in Europe, and the plays and musicals Scandal, The Biograph Girl, Six for Gold, Cinderella, Talullah for a Day and Dance for Life.
The score of WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience is by James Brett whose work can be heard on soundtracks including 10,000 BC, Alien vs Predator, Miramax's Ella Enchanted and the forthcoming UK feature Outpost. He also helped create the groundbreaking collaboration between Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony. The album S&M has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
The sets and projections are by the multi-award winning designer Peter England whose work has toured the world extensively. A frequent collaborator at Opera Australia, the Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre, he also designed sections of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, three City of Sydney New Year's Eve Celebrations and in 2002 was a finalist in the international design competition for the Pentagon Memorial in Washington DC.
Lighting Designer John Rayment lit the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games; Hong Kong’s original A Symphony of Light, a massive cityscape permanent lighting display involving over 18 buildings; Singapore’s 2002 National Day Parade stadium event; and Singapore’s Marina Bay annual New Year’s Eve Countdown display. Rayment also works frequently at Opera Australia and has lit 30 productions for Sydney Dance Company.
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience was originally produced in Australia by Gerry Ryan, Malcolm Cooke and Jill Bryant and is brought to North America by The Creature Production Company.
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience will perform nine performances at The Bank of Kentucky Center in Highland Heights, KY. Tickets are available beginning August 23 by calling (513) 562-4949 on-line at Ticketmaster.com or in person at the Bank of Kentucky Center Box Office. For groups, please call Jessica Korth or email her at mmerchant@bankofkentuckycenter.com. For more information, please visit www.dinosaurlive.com. Video of the show is available on our site under “The Dinosaurs” tab in the middle of the front page.
For more information about WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience,
or to set up coverage about the show, please contact:
Jackie Reau/Elise Greene
Game Day Communications
(513) 929-4263
jreau@gamedaypr.com
egreene@gamedaypr.com
David Barber, Davidson & Choy Publicity 323-954-7510 ex 19; d.barber@dcpublicity.com
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ASA Entertainment's Action Sports World Tour
World's Top Action Sports Pros return in the Final Qualifier before the LG Action Sports World Championships
LOS ANGELES (July 31, 2008) – With the first sporting event in their new facility, The
Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University will host the country’s
premier action sports circuit when ASA Entertainment’s (ASA) Action Sports World
Tour (ASWT) returns to Greater Cincinnati on October 3 and 4. The Action Sports
World Tour will offer fans two nights of explosive action sports entertainment featuring
the world’s best in skateboarding and BMX competition as well as high-flying freestyle
motocross exhibitions and top-name bands performing live. This is the final opportunity
for the sport’s most daring athletes to showcase their talents and gain the ranking points
needed to qualify for the prestigious LG Action Sports World Championships.
ASA's Action Sports World Tour offers more than $1 million in prize money and draws the top athletes from around the world, including a host of X Games and World Champions such as Bucky Lasek, Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Ryan Nyquist, Simon Tabron, Kevin Robinson, Jamie Bestwick, and Sandro Dias.
Tickets for the Cincinnati ASWT go on sale on Friday, August 1 at 10:00 a.m. Seats
start at $7.50 (plus applicable fees) for military personnel and children and are available at The Bank of Kentucky Center Box Office (opening in mid to late August), all Ticketmaster locations, select Kroger stores, Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 513 562 4949 to charge them by phone. For more ticket information, actionsportstour.com.
The Cincinnati ASWT event will be televised nationally on CBS Sports on November 8. Please check your local listings for details in your area.
For more information on the 2008 ASA Entertainment Action Sports World Tour, contact Denise M. Abbott at 310 410 3020 or via email at abbott@asaent.com, or Bryan Wright at 513 318 8855 or bryan.wright@strata-g.com.
About ASA Entertainment:
A leader in the action sports industry since 1994, ASA Entertainment, headquartered in Culver City, California is the largest action sports event and television production company in the world. The company produces more than 200 events and 100 television programs annually around the globe that feature skateboarding, freestyle BMX, inline skating, freeskiing, freestyle motocross, snowboarding and music. Its events are broadcast on CBS, VERSUS, Spike, Fuel and Fox Sports Net domestically and distributed to more than 1 billion HH globally throughout Asia, Europe, USA, Africa, Canada, South & Central America
and Australia. ASA’s properties range from large-scale international competitions such as the LG Action Sports World Championships to grassroots amateur contests, lifestyle and branded entertainment events, demonstrations, exhibitions and mobile tours. As one of the oldest and most established organizations in action sports, ASA Entertainment leads the market in developing premium content around the fastest growing sector of American sports. For more information visit www.actionsportstour.com or www.asaentertainment.com.
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Tickets for So You Think You Can Dance 2008 Go On Sale Aug. 2 at 10 a.m.
Highland Heights, KY, Thursday, May 1, 2008 — Tickets for the So You Think You Can Dance 2008 Tour, which will be held at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Saturday, October 24, at 7:30 p.m., will go on sale this Saturday, August 2, at 10 a.m. and will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets, including select Kroger stores, by phone at (513) 562-4949 or on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.
Ticket prices are $35, $45 and $54.50 (plus applicable fees)
Performing their hottest routines in hip-hop, contemporary, ballroom, tango, Broadway, salsa and more, live and on stage, the 2008 Tour will Feature the Top 10 Finalists from the hit television show, including:
Due to the physical nature of the performances, not all dancers may perform. Dancers subject to change. Event date and time are also subject to change.
Produced by AEG Live
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Monster Nationals Tour Crashes Into The Bank Of Kentucky Center
Highland Heights, KY, Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - The biggest, baddest, loudest Monster Trucks will be storming into The Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University on Friday, January 16 and Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. both nights.
Sponsored by Suzuki, the Monster Nationals 2009 Tour will be crushing cars and entertaining the crowds at the new Center in full force. Monster Nationals is a fun, friendly atmosphere that will thrill the crowd with the biggest monster trucks and excite all in attendance. The show is very excited to be part of the inaugural year for The Bank of Kentucky Center on the campus of Northern Kentucky University.
The Monster Nationals 2009 Tour will bring a unique mix to the Monster Truck fan including extreme motocross, a Pit Party for fans prior to the show which includes autographs and photographs with the drivers and Monster Trucks and the antics of one of the funniest mascots in the industry, TreadHead Ted.
Kids 12 and under have tickets priced at just $6.00 (plus applicable fees), with Adult ticket prices being just $18.00 (plus applicable fees) in advance of performance dates. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, July 25 beginning at 10 a.m. and will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, by phone at (513) 562-4949 or on-line at: www.ticketmaster.com.
This will be the 16th consecutive season for the Monster Nationals tour. For more information please visit www.monsternationals.com.
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Carrie Underwood with Special Guest Little Big Town To Open
The Bank of Kentucky Center in September
Highland Heights, KY, Tuesday, June 17, 2008 — Carrie Underwood with special guest Little Big Town will open The Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University on Wednesday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $35, $45 and $55 each (plus applicable fees). Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, June 21 beginning at 10 a.m. and will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, by phone at (513) 562-4949 or on-line at: www.ticketmaster.com.
This event is an AEG Live Presentation.
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Tickets On Sale Now for The "World Famous" Lipizzaner Stallions
Highland Heights, KY, Thursday, May 12, 2008 — Tickets for The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions are on sale now for their appearance at The Bank of Kentucky Center, November 29 and 30, 2008. Performance times are 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 29 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 30. Ticket prices start at $26.50 (plus applicable fees) and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, by phone at (513) 562-4949 or on-line at: www.ticketmaster.com
Children ages 2-12 and Seniors over 60 years of age plus will be subject to a discount. (Please note that this discount is not applicable on the top ticket price.) Additionally, groups of 15 or more are subject to a discount.
The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions proudly presents their 38th anniversary presentation of the “Dancing White Stallions”! Over the years, twenty five million people throughout North and South America, Europe, Australia and Hawaii have seen this internationally acclaimed spectacle. The Lipizzaner Stallion has galloped boldly out of the pages of over 400 years of history, and is now preserved as an equestrian work of art, an equine ballet not to be rivaled. Harkening back to a time when the horse was a symbol of grace and majesty, the Lipizzaner Stallions are truly a great experience to be enjoyed by the entire family!
The “World Famous” LIPIZZANER STALLIONS includes many of the traditional movements and exercises presented at the world-renowned Spanish Riding School of Vienna. While maintaining a classical presentation of the Lipizzaner, also featured is the forefather of the Lipizzaner – the Spanish Andalusian. Other exciting departures from tradition include a rousing number set to the big band music of the swing era.
Many of the horses and riders who appear in this 38th Anniversary edition were hand picked by producer Gary Lashinsky to perform in this family oriented arena attraction. Over the years, more than twenty-five million people throughout North and South America, The United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and Hawaii have seen this internationally acclaimed spectacle.
The graceful dance of the Lipizzaner Stallions is a breathtaking ballet over 400 years in the making. A highlight of the performance is their spectacular leaps and maneuvers known as the “Airs Above the Ground” which were born in the fury of the battlefield. Now these stunning maneuvers are preserved as an equestrian work of art that you can witness from the safety of your seat!
The Lipizzan is a rare and unique breed; its history and culture is known worldwide. The Walt Disney movie The Miracle of the White Stallions, depicting General George S. Patton saving them at the end of World War II from certain extinction, created an even greater worldwide interest in the Lipizzaner breed. Had it not been for Patton, there would be no Lipizzans today.
Harkening back to a time when the horse was a symbol of grace and majesty, the LIPIZZANER STALLIONS are a fun and entertaining family experience. One does not need to be a horse lover to enjoy the skill and beauty of the "The Dancing White Stallions".
For more information on The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions, please visit: www.lipizzaner.com.
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Cirque du Soleil - Saltimbanco for the first time in Highland Heights, KY
5 days only on October 8 - 12
Highland Heights, June 2, 2008 - Tickets now on sale for Club members. Public on sale on Monday, June 16, at 10:00
Cirque du Soleil™ is pleased to announce that the Saltimbanco© Arena Tour will stop in Highland Heights, KY, at the Bank of Kentucky Center for a limited engagement from October 8 to 12, 2008. Tickets are now on sale for Cirque Club members. To become a member (free of charge) simply connect to www.cirquedusoleil.com.
Public on sale will be Monday, June 16, at 10:00. To purchase tickets simply connect to www.cirquedusoleil.com, or by calling at 513.562.4949.
The world premiere of Saltimbanco was held in Montreal on April 23, 1992 and featured a cast of 36 performers. During its 14-year tour under the big top, the show visited 75 cities on five continents, for a total of more than 4,000 performances before a combined audience of 10 million people. In 2007, Saltimbanco embarked on a tour of over 40 arenas across Canada and the United States. The new tour model allows Cirque du Soleil to bring its shows to additional cities, giving more people than ever the opportunity to enjoy a Cirque du Soleil show in their own town.
Saltimbanco belongs to the emblematic style of Cirque du Soleil - a signature Cirque du Soleil show with a style that borrows from theatre, dance and music and where spectacular costumes, lighting and make-up take pride of place. The current cast of 49 artists,15 of whom were part of the show’s original big top tour, hail from Canada and 20 other countries.
Full of colour, amusement and amazement, Saltimbanco is a fun show for the whole family to enjoy, a great outing for everyone!
Saltimbanco tickets are now available and can be purchased online for all Cirque Club members at www.cirquedusoleil.com Tickets range from $40 to $95 for adult and $32 to $76 for children (12&-). Public on sale will be on Monday, June 16 at 10:00.
Performance Schedule:
Wednesday and Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10 & 11 at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
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Jeff Dunham - Spark of Insanity comes to The Bank of Kentucky Center
Highland Heights, KY, Thursday, May 29, 2008 — With two amazon.com #1 selling DVDs, two record-setting Comedy Central specials, a sold-out national tour and You-Tube hits in the multi-millions, Jeff Dunham is a pop culture phenomenon! Dunham brings a Spark of Insanity to the new Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University on Friday, September 26 at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $45.50 and go on sale Friday, June 6 at 10 a.m. and will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets, including select Kroger stores. Charge by phone at (513) 562-4949 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Dunham’s undeniable talent has transcended the art of ventriloquism and transformed it into a cutting-edge comedy experience. His latest DVD, Spark of Insanity, held the number one spot on Amazon.com for 11 days and is flying off retail shelves at a rate of 35,000 per week. Both of Dunham’s DVDs have gone multi-platinum (Arguing with Myself was released in April 2006), and Spark of Insanity continues to be one of the highest rated hour-long standup specials in Comedy Central’s history, with multiple airings every month. Since the release of Spark of Insanity in September 2007, Dunham has sold over 250,000 concert tickets, grossing in excess of $7 million in revenue, making him one of the strongest touring artists today. His overwhelming popularity and international appeal now has Canada taking note, as The Comedy Channel (Canada’s version of Comedy Central) will premiere both record-breaking specials - Arguing with Myself and Spark of Insanity - beginning this month.
Dunham of course never travels alone, and fans of all ages have fallen in love with his fast-talking and socially reckless “Suitcase Posse”. First, and probably most recognizable to TV viewers, is ‘Walter’, the elderly, outspoken and politically incorrect curmudgeon who spouts his views on the foibles of marriage, politics and anything else that needs skewering in American culture. Next is ‘Peanut’ a frenzied, loudmouthed, purple, loveable imp who Walter describes as “a Muppet on crack”. Then there’s ‘José Jalapeño’, a chili pepper who teamed up with Dunham after a pogo accident in his home country of Mexico, permanently placing him "on a STEEK!" Lowest on the I.Q. chart is ‘Bubba J’ simply white trash and trailer park, and a true diehard beer-drinking NASCAR fan.
Finally, Dunham’s latest character to join the act is ‘Achmed the Dead Terrorist’ who thankfully has failed in multiple suicidal tasks, and has allowed Dunham to throw a spitball directly in the eye of political correctness.
Check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go&feature=related
(Currently, this clip of Achmed and Dunham boasts over 22 million views.)
Explore Dunham's world at www.jeffdunham.com or www.myspace.com/jeffdunham.
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Tickets for the 2008 Northern Kentucky Wine Festival Go On Sale
Highland Heights, KY, Thursday, May 1, 2008 - Tickets for the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival, which will be held at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Saturday, June 7 from 2 - 9 p.m., will go on sale this Friday, May 2, at 10 a.m. and will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, by phone at (513) 562-4949 or on-line at: www.ticketmaster.com
The third annual wine festival will be held outside of the new Bank of Kentucky Center in the facility’s adjacent surface parking lot. Tickets will be $17 in advance and $22 on the day of the event. Patrons, of legal drinking age will be issued five tickets upon entry to the festival that will allow for two-ounce tastings from the participating wineries at the festival. Additional tasting tickets will be available for purchase at the festival as well. In addition, each patron of legal drinking age will receive a complimentary wine glass upon entry.
"We are excited about playing host to the 2008 edition of the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival," said Les Crooks, general manager of The Bank of Kentucky Center, "We look forward to partnering with the Festival to reach its full potential in the years to come."
The Northern Kentucky Wine Festival will feature many Kentucky wineries that will be on-site for sampling and purchasing of wines. There will be special foods, music, artisans, crafts and Kentucky products as well as presentations on wine, food and its history and current importance.
“We are looking forward to having our third annual event held at The Bank of Kentucky Center," said Dan Bryan, co-chair of the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival "The Center is a first-class facility with an excellent location, easy parking and we are very proud to call it home this June."
For more information on the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival, please visit: www.nkywinefestival.com
Click here for a Registration Form for the 5k Run portion of
the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival.
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The Bank of Kentucky Center to host the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival in June of 2008
Highland Heights, KY, Friday, February 29, 2008 - The Bank of Kentucky Center is proud to announce that it will host the third annual Northern Kentucky Wine Festival on Saturday, June 7, 2008.
"On behalf of the Northern Kentucky Vintners & Grape Growers Association (NKV&GGA), we are extremely excited to bring the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival to the new Bank of Kentucky Center," said Dan Bryan, co-chair of the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival "The Center is a first-class facility and we are very proud to call it home this June."
The Northern Kentucky Wine Festival will feature many Kentucky wineries that will be on-site for sampling and purchase of wines. There will be special foods, music, artisans, crafts and Kentucky products as well as presentations on wine, wine and food and its history and current importance.
"We are equally excited about playing host to the 2008 edition of the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival," said Les Crooks, general manager for The Bank of Kentucky Center "Northern Kentucky University is serious about this being a special events center for the entire region and securing an event like the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival is one of the first steps. We look forward to working with the Festival to reach its full potential in the years to come."
Tickets will be priced at $15 in advance and $20 day of event and will be made available at a later date.
For more information, please visit: www.nkywinefestival.com
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The Bank of Kentucky Center secures Region Nine Boys and Girls Basketball Tournament
Highland Heights, KY, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - The Bank of Kentucky Center, set to open in September, is proud to announce a multi-year agreement to host the Region Nine Boys and Girls Basketball Tournaments beginning in March of 2009 and running for three consecutive years.
"We are extremely excited to be playing the Region Nine Tournaments here at the new Bank of Kentucky Center," said Chad Molley, Lloyd High School athletic director and assistant principal, "The Center is a first class facility and we are very pleased to be bringing a first class tournament to it."
A three-year agreement with the premier basketball tournament in Northern Kentucky will feature the boys and girls tournaments both being played at the 9,400 seat venue on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. The deal begins in 2009 and runs through the 2011 tournament and will feature the following dates:
Crooks also added, "With 9,400 seats in our basketball setup, we will not need to clear the Center between games nightly and we will have plenty of on-site parking available to patrons."
Tickets will be priced at $8 for each day's session and will go on sale after the first of the year (2009). A limited number of $10 courtside seats will be available for each session as well.
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Louisville to Meet NKU in The Bank Of Kentucky Center Opener
Cardinals, Norse play men's/women's doubleheader Nov. 8 in new facility
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Rick Pitino is bringing his University of Louisville Cardinals up I-71 North this November to meet Northern Kentucky University in The Bank of Kentucky Center's first-ever men's college basketball game.
NKU president Dr. James Votruba announced Thursday night that Louisville and NKU will open The Bank of Kentucky Center's 2008-09 college basketball schedule with a men's/women's doubleheader on Nov. 8. The women's game is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m., and the men will tip off at 8 p.m.
"For the past several years, those who follow NKU basketball know that our men's and women's teams have been tipping off their seasons with exhibition road games against big-time national Division I powers," Votruba told the Regents Hall crowd at halftime of the NKU/Saint Joseph's game. "We've played the likes of the UK, UC, Ohio State, Xavier and Indiana. It's always fun to face those kinds of opponents, and we've come pretty close to beating several of them. I was thinking - maybe the thing that has been missing, the thing that might help us score a victory over one of these programs, is a home court advantage.
"That's why it's my pleasure to announce that in about nine months - on Saturday, November 8, 2008 - we will play the grand-opening and first-ever doubleheader in the Bank of Kentucky Center against none other than the University of Louisville Cardinals."
Louisville, a perennial NCAA Division I powerhouse and a member of the Big East Conference, has never played Division II NKU in men's basketball. The Norse, coached by Dave Bezold, compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division.
NKU has played its basketball games in Regents Hall since the 1972-73 season, but both Norse teams will move into their new, state-of-the-art facility in 2008-09. The Bank of Kentucky Center will have a capacity of 9,400 for basketball.
Former NKU basketball player Jeff Walz, a graduate of Highlands High School, coaches the Louisville women's team. Walz will go up against NKU head coach Nancy Winstel, who has more than 500 career victories and ranks in the all-time top 10 for victories in NCAA Division II history.
For ticket information, call (859) 572-6639.
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“Rob the Bank” Ticket Giveaway Contest kicks off
The Bank of Kentucky Center, in conjunction with WXIX-TV Fox 19, Q-102 Radio and CiN Weekly have launched the “Rob the Bank” Ticket Giveaway Contest beginning on Wednesday, January 16, 2008.
The promotion offers anyone 18 years of age or older the chance to register to win two top price level tickets to every event that The Bank of Kentucky Center will host in it's first year of operation! Two tickets to every publicly ticketed event that Cincinnati's NEWEST Entertainment Destination will host beginning September 2008 and running through August 31, 2009.
Simply click on www.bankofkentuckycenter.com and click on the "Rob the Bank" icon to sign-up for your P.I.N. (People In the kNow) Access and be registered to "Rob the Bank"! It's just that easy to "Rob the Bank"!
The contest will run until February 22, 2008 from which three winners will be drawn. Each winner will be given a pair of tickets to each event hosted by The Bank of Kentucky Center in it’s first year of operation.
For all the contest details, rules and more information about the Center please visit www.bankofkentuckycenter.com
WHO: The Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University
WHAT: “Rob the Bank” Ticket Giveaway Contest
WHEN: Beginning Wednesday, January 16 through Friday, February 22, 2008
WHERE: www.bankofkentuckycenter.com
WHY: The Bank of Kentucky Center wants you to “Rob the Bank”
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“The Bankers Club” Premium Seating at The Bank of Kentucky Center
Now Available
The Bank of Kentucky Center is pleased to announce “The Bankers Club” Premium Seating opportunities are now available for purchase.
“The Bankers Club” membership is your ticket into the premium seating area at The Bank of Kentucky Center on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. Beginning in September 2008, greater Cincinnati’s NEWEST Entertainment Destination and will open and will feature concerts, family / stage shows, various sporting events as well as playing home to the Northern Kentucky University’s Men’s & Woman’s Basketball Teams.
As a Bankers Club member you and your guests will enjoy a variety of special benefits and amenities such as:
-Exclusive opportunity to purchase Top Price Level tickets to all events held at The Bank of Kentucky Center including, concerts, family shows and other sporting events.
-Tickets to all Northern Kentucky University Men’s and Women’s Basketball regular season games. (Excludes Season 2008 Opener)
-Priority to purchase tickets for all NCAA Events and post season games for Northern Kentucky University Men’s and Women’s Basketball.
-Dedicated personalized ticketing representative. Never stand in line or wait online again!
-Invitations to the exclusive “VAULT” Lounge for special pre, during, and post event gatherings.
-With every four Bankers Club Seats purchased you will receive one VIP parking pass good for NKU Athletic events only.
-Three year commitment required.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of greater Cincinnati’s NEWEST Entertainment Destination, The Bank of Kentucky Center, by owning an exclusive Bankers Club Seat! You will get the opportunity to own great seats year after year for all the hottest concerts, family shows, and exciting sporting events. “See you at THE BANK!”
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The Bank of Kentucky Center launches Website, Logo
The Bank of Kentucky Center is pleased to announce the launch of the Center’s website, www.bankofkentuckycenter.com
The website will feature up-to-the-minute news and updates on all the events at “The Bank”, including concerts, family / stage shows, various sporting events as well as playing home to the Northern Kentucky University’s Men’s & Woman’s Basketball Teams.
In addition, the website will allow visitors to witness the construction progress being made through current aerial photos as well as video through a Live Web Cam. Visitors to the website can also learn more about the “The Bankers Club” Premium Seating opportunities, as well as information about the twelve (12) Luxury Suites the Center will feature.
“This website will be the first stop for all of our event information,” Les Crooks, General Manager for The Bank of Kentucky Center commented, “We aim to make this website the place for clear, concise, up-to-the-minute information for all of our patrons, promoters and sponsors. It will be a full service website.”
Visitors will have the ability to sign-up to be part of “People In the kNow”, the Center’s e-mail notification system that will give those who do sign-up the ability to be the very first to get event announcements, on-sale information and special offers for all the great entertainment coming to The Bank of Kentucky Center, set to open in September 2008.
The Bank of Kentucky Center is also pleased to reveal the Center’s logo:
A combined effort between the Center’s architect, GBBN Architects, various departments at Northern Kentucky University, The Bank of Kentucky and SMG, the Center’s management company all came together to create a logo that the University, the naming rights sponsor and the flow of the Center’s design will be showcased.
“All parties involved came together and did a great job to get us a logo to present to the public”, said Les Crooks, General Manager of The Bank of Kentucky Center, “This logo ties all aspects together into a sleek look for the Center, including the sloping design of the venue’s roofline.”
The Bank Of Kentucky Center is the Tri-State’s NEWEST Entertainment Destination and will open in September 2008 featuring concerts, family / stage shows, various sporting events as well as playing home to the Northern Kentucky University’s Men’s & Woman’s Basketball Teams.
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Cirque du Soleil - Alegria
Cirque du Soleil Event Details
- Thursday, April 29- Sunday, May 2, 2010
- Performance Times
- Thursday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, April 30 at 3:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, May 1 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, May 2 at 1:00p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
- Doors open one hour prior to the show's start time.
- Tickets go on sale January 25th at 10:00am
- Ticket Prices for Adults:
- Premium Seats - $97.00
- Price Level 1 - $77.00*
- Price Level 2 - $52.00*
- Price Level 3 - $42.00*
*Applicable fees may apply
- Ticket Prices in Children Ages 2-12:
- Premium Seats - $78.00
- Price Level 1 - $62.00*
- Price Level 2 - $42.00*
- Price Level 3 - $34.00*
*Applicable fees may apply
- Click Here To View The Seating Chart
Check out some footage of the show:
Policies
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: NO cameras of any kind, video cameras, recording equipment, cell phones, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
There are not any age restrictions for this show
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Sesame Street Live Event Details
- Friday, April 16, - Sunday, April 18, 2010
- Ticket Prices:
- Price Level 1 - $29.00*
- Price Level 2 - $21.00*
- Price Level 3 - $17.00*
- Price Level 4 - $14.00*
*Applicable fees may apply
- Click Here To View The Seating Chart
- Performance Times
- Friday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m.
- *Opening Night, all seats (excluding Gold Circle $29.00 seats) are $14.00
- Saturday, April 17 at 10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 5:30 p.m.
- Sunday, April 18 at 1:00p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
- Friday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m.
OR CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Policies
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 1 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
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Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin Event Details
- Friday, March 19
- Featuring: Chevelle, Thousand Foot Krutch, and Red
- Concert starts at: 7:00pm
- Doors open at 5:30pm
- Concert Line-Up:
- Thousand Foot Krutch: 7pm – 7:30pm
- Red: 7:50pm – 8:20pm
- Chevelle: 8:45pm – 9:25pm
- Breaking Benjamin: 9:50pm – 11pm
- Ticket Prices for Adults:
- General Admission Floor - $42.50*
- General Admission Arena - $37.00*
*Applicable fees may apply, and General Admission Arena ticket prices increase $3.00 on the day of the concert.
- Click Here To View The Seating Chart
Policies
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
There are not any age restrictions for this show
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Kentucky High School 9th Region Boys' & Girls Basketball Tournament
9th Region Basketball Tournament Event Details
- Monday, March 1 - Sunday March 7, 2010
- Tournament Schedule
- Mon, March 1 – Girls’ Quarterfinal at 6:00 & 7:30pm
- Tues, March 2 – Girls’ Quarterfinal at 6:00 & 7:30pm
- Wed, March 3 – Boys’ Quarterfinal 6:00 & 7:30pm
- Thurs, March 4 – Boys’ Quarterfinal at 6:00 & 7:30pm
- Fri, March 5 – Girls’ Semifinal at 6:00 & 7:30pm
- Sat, March 6 – Boys’ Semifinal at 6:00 & 7:30pm
- Sun, March 7 – Girls’ Final at 1:00pm & Boys’ Final at 3:00pm
- Doors open at 5:30pm March 1-6, and doors open at 12:00pm on March 7th
- Tickets go on sale February 5th at 10:00am
- Ticket Prices:
- Each Day's Session in Advance - $6.00*
- Each Day's Session Day of Game- $8.00*
Policies
Parking: $2.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 6 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, detachable lenses, long lenses, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
There are not any age restrictions for this show
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Martina McBride and Trace Adkins
Martina McBride and Trace Adkins Event Details
- Shine All Night Tour
- Sunday, February 28, 2010 at The Bank of Kentucky Center
- Concert starts at 7:30pm
- Doors open at 6:30pm
- Tickets go on sale November 6th at 10:00am
- Ticket Prices:
- Price Level 1 - $59.75*
- Price Level 2 - $49.75*
- Price Level 3 - $39.75*
*Applicable fees may apply
Policies
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
No age restrictions for this show
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Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean Event Details
- Wide Open Tour
- With Special Guest: Luke Bryan
- Friday, February 19, 2010 at The Bank of Kentucky Center
- Show starts at 7:30pm
- Doors open at 6:30pm
- Tickets go on sale December 11th at 10:00am
- Ticket Prices In Advance Of Show:
- Price Level 1 - $36.75*
- Price Level 2 - $31.75*
- Price Level 3 - $26.75 *Applicable fees may apply
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
There are not any age restrictions for this show
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Jeff Dunham
Jeff Dunham Event Details
- Identity Crisis Tour
- Sunday, January 31, 2010 at The Bank of Kentucky Center
- Show starts at 5:00pm
- Doors open at 4:00pm
- Tickets go on sale October 23rd at 10:00am
- Ticket Prices:
- Price Level 1 - $45.50* *Applicable fees may apply
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
There are not any age restrictions for this show
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Monster Truck Nationals
Monster Truck Event Details
- Friday, January 29- Saturday, January 30, 2010
- Show starts at 7:30pm
- Doors open at 5:30pm for the Pit Party on both days
- Event Ticket grants access to the Pit Party
- Ticket Prices in Advance of Show for Adults:
- Price Level 1 - $42.00*
- Price Level 2 - $27.00*
- Price Level 3 - $21.00*
*Applicable fees may apply & ALL Tickets Increase $2.00 day of show
- Ticket Prices in Advance of Show for Children Ages 2-12:
- Price Level 1 - $42.00*
- Price Level 2 - $12.00*
- Price Level 3 - $12.00*
*Applicable fees may apply & ALL Tickets Increase $2.00 day of show
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
There are not any age restrictions for this show
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Curious George Live!
Curious George Live! Event Details
- Friday, January 8, - Sunday, January 10, 2010
- Ticket Prices:
- Price Level 1 - $30.00*
- Price Level 2 - $22.00*
- Price Level 3 - $19.00*
- Price Level 4 - $14.00*
*Applicable fees may apply
- Performance Times
- Friday, January 8 at 7:00 p.m.
- *Opening Night, all seats (excluding Gold Circle $30.00 seats) are $14.00
- Saturday, January 9 at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
- Sunday, January 10 at 1:00p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
- Friday, January 8 at 7:00 p.m.
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 1 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
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Bluegrass-Buckeye Charity Holiday Classic
Bluegrass-Buckeye Charity Holiday Classic Event Details
- Saturday, December 12, 2009 - Sunday, December 13, 2009
- Ticket Prices:
- Advance ticket prices
- Adults: $10.00
- Students: $5.00 (Grades 1-12)
- Free admission to children 6 years & younger
- Weekend passes
Adults: $15.00
Students: $10.00
- Admission on day of game
- Adults: $12.00
- Students: $6.00 (Grades 1-12)
- Free admission to children 6 years and younger
- Game Pairings
Saturday Dec 12,2009
7:00 pm Ryle vs. Pendleton Co.
8:30 pm Highlands vs Oak Hills
Sunday Dec 13,2009
1:00pm St. Henry vs. Little Miami
2:30pm Cov. Cath. vs. Franklin Co.
4:15pm Simon Kenton vs. Colerain
5:45pm Dixie vs. Mason Co.
7:15pm Celebrity Game
8:00pm Scott vs. Lexington Catholic
- Advance ticket prices
Policies
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 7 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
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Shinedown and Papa Roach
Shinedown and Papa Roach Event Details
- Saturday, December 5, 2009 at The Bank of Kentucky Center
- Show starts at 7:30pm
- Doors open at 6:00pm
- Tickets go on sale October 30th at 10:00am
- Ticket Prices In Advance Of Show:
- General Admission Floor - $39.50*
- General Admission Arena - $33.50* *Applicable fees may apply
- Ticket Prices Day Of Show:
- General Admission Floor - $45.00*
- General Admission Arena - $36.00* *Applicable fees may apply
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
Ther are not any age restrictions for this show
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Dane Cook - ISolated INcident Tour Dane Cook Event Details
- The ISolated INcident Tour
- Sunday, November 15, 2009 at The Bank of Kentucky Center
- Show starts at 8:00pm
- Doors open at 7:00pm
- Tickets go on sale August 28th at 10:00am
- Ticket Prices:
- Price Level 1 - $102.00*
- Price Level 2 - $62.00*
- Price Level 3 - $32.00*
*Plus applicable fees may apply
Click Here To View A Video of Dane Cook’s Comedy
Policies
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
No age restrictions for this show
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Daughtry Announces Headline Arena Tour
Daughtry Event Details
- Leave This Town Tour
- Special Guests: Theory of a Deadman and Cavo (Opening Act)
- Friday, November 13, 2009 at The Bank of Kentucky Center
- Concert starts at 7:30pm
- Doors open at 6:30pm
- Tickets go on sale September 19th at 10:00am
- Ticket Prices:
- Price Level 1 - $41.50*
- Price Level 2 - $31.50*
*Applicable fees may apply
Policies
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
No age restrictions for this show
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REO Speedwagon & STYX with Night Ranger
Reo Speedwagon/ STYX Event Details
- Can’t Stop Rockin’ 2009 Tour
- Special Guest: Night Ranger
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 7:00pm at The Bank of Kentucky Center
- Tickets go on sale Friday, October 2nd at 10:00am
- Ticket Prices:
- Price Level 1 - $69.75*
- Price Level 2 - $49.75*
- Price Level 3 - $34.75*
*Applicable fees may apply
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
No age restrictions for this show
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Royal Hanneford Circus
Royal Hanneford Circus Event Details
- Friday, November 6 – Sunday, November 8, 2009 at The Bank of Kentucky Center
- Tickets go on sale September 23rd at 10:00am
- Ticket Prices:
- Price Level 1 - $38.00*
- Price Level 2 - $18.00*
- Price Level 3 - $12.50*
- Price Level 4 - $8.50*
*Applicable fees may apply
- Performance Times
- Friday, November 6 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, November 7 at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, November 8 at 3 p.m.
Policies
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 1 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
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Jay-Z
Jay-Z Event Details
- Saturday, October 10, 2009 at The Bank of Kentucky Center
- Opening Acts: N.E.R.D., WALE, AND J.COLE
- Concert starts at 8:00pm
- Doors open at 7:00pm
- Tickets go on sale Saturday, September 12th at 10:00am
- Ticket Prices:
- Price Level 1 - $127.00*
- Price Level 2 - $77.00*
- Price Level 3 - $52.00*
- Price Level 4 - $37.00*
*Applicable fees may apply
Parking: $5.00 charged at the lot
All patrons over 2 years of age must have a ticket for this show
Camera: No professional cameras of any kind, flash, detachable lenses, long lenses, video cameras, recording equipment, or laser pointers
Signs: NO
Strollers: NO
Food/Drink: NO outside food or drink permitted
Gifts: NO
No age restrictions for this show
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Thomas & Friends™ Return to The Stage With An All-New Tour to Delight Families Coast To Coast!Thomas & Friends™ Live! On Stage: A Circus Comes To Town From HIT Entertainment and AEG/ThemeSTAR Coming to The Greater Cincinnati Area June 10 and 11!
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY - APRIL 27, 2009 - Percy, James, Gordon – and, of course Thomas - are headed to The Bank of Kentucky Center on June 10 and 11, 2009! Show times are, Wednesday June 10th at 6:30pm and Thursday June 11th at 3:00 and 6:30pm. Join these engine friends, Sir Topham Hatt and the townspeople of Sodor for a one-of-a-kind not-to-be-missed live entertainment experience: Thomas & Friends™ Live! On Stage: A Circus Comes To Town.
Tickets are priced at $46.00, $36.00, $28.00, $23.00, $18.00 (plus applicable fees). Tickets go on sale Friday, May 1, 2009 at 10:00am and will be available at The Bank of Kentucky Center’s Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, online at Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000.
The 90-minute musical adventure, produced by HIT Entertainment and AEG/ThemeSTAR, includes brand-new singalong songs and a colorful cast of circus performers to tell the engaging story of how all the engines on the Island of Sodor must work together to prepare for the exciting event under the Big Top. Problems arise along the way, and Thomas has to prove he's a really useful engine once again. Thomas & Friends™ Live! On Stage: A Circus Comes To Town demonstrates the importance of friendship and cooperation as it gets young children dancing and singing along, creating lifelong memories for them and their families.
"We're thrilled to bring families an entertainment experience they can't find anywhere else," said Mark Avery, CEO, AEG/ThemeSTAR. "Thomas & Friends™ Live! On Stage: A Circus Comes To Town engages and captures kids' attention the way Thomas and his friends have captured their imagination for generations. Kids will never forget the fun they have at the show – and their parents will never forget the smiles it brings to their kids' faces. If a family can only see one live entertainment show this year, make it Thomas & Friends™ Live!"
About Thomas & Friends™Thomas & Friends™ invites children to enter a world of imagination through the tracks of a train and the words of a story. Thomas the Tank Engine™ was created by a father for his son more than 60 years ago. Today, families in more than 145 countries enjoy fun and adventure with their engine friends while experiencing timeless life lessons of discovery, friendship and cooperation. Thomas & Friends™ is making tracks to great destinations on PBS KIDS®, PBS KIDS SproutSM and with downloadable episodes available through iTunes. For more information about the world of Thomas the Tank Engine™ and his friends, please visit www.thomasandfriends.com
About HIT Entertainment
HIT Entertainment, owned by private equity investment group Apax Partners, is one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT's portfolio includes properties, such as Barney™, Bob the Builder™, Thomas & Friends™, Pingu™, Fireman Sam™, Angelina Ballerina™ and Rainbow Magic™. HIT represents Chapman Entertainment’s Fifi and the Flowertots™ and Roary the Racing Car™ in North America and Japan, as well as Wallace & Gromit™, Shaun the Sheep™ and Aardman Classics from Aardman Animations. HIT also acts as a worldwide representative for The Jim Henson Company’s library of classic family brands and as representative for The Wiggles® in the UK. Launched in 1989, HIT’s lines of business span television and video production, content distribution, publishing, consumer products licensing and live events and has operations in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan. HIT is a part-owner of US-based preschool channel, PBS KIDS SproutSM, and international preschool channel JimJam, (outside of the US, UK and China). For more information, visit www.hitentertainment.com.
About AEG/ThemeSTAR
AEG/ThemeSTAR produces live family entertainment for the global marketplace. Since its inception in 2004, AEG/ThemeSTAR has repeatedly acquired high-potential, globally branded intellectual properties from major studios and entertainment brand owners, and then creates, distributes and operates live entertainment productions via their proprietary, global distribution network. ThemeSTAR licensed productions that are currently touring include Scooby-Doo Live in StageFright with Warner Bros., Dora's Pirate Adventure in conjunction with Live Nation and Nickelodeon, Mummy Returns Live with Universal Studios, Looney Tunes Hollywood House of Fun with Warner Bros., and Quidam with Cirque du Soleil in China. In addition to its growing core business, AEG/ThemeSTAR’s unique position as a strategic global operator is also generating new and diverse IP and licensing opportunities that leverage management’s ability to structure and commercialize new ventures on a global basis and in key developing markets. For more information about AEG/ThemeSTAR, please visit www.themestar.com.
For press materials and artwork, please visit www.thomaslive.com.
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“When Elmo Grows Up”Favorite Friends Plan Their Pageant - and Their Future -in Cincinnati from April 23 – 26
Highland Heights, KY - Introducing Abby Cadabby! The newest Muppet on Sesame Street joins Elmo, Zoe, Rosita and all of her furry and feathered friends in asking, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ as they prepare for a pageant on Sesame Street. Get ready to sing cowboy songs, ride the rails and more when Sesame Street Live “When Elmo Grows Up” performs at The Bank of Kentucky Center from Thursday, April 23 through Sunday, April 26. Tickets for all seven performances go on sale Monday, March 2 at 10 a.m.
When Elmo and his Sesame Street Live friends think about growing up, it’s a musical show-and-tell! Bert dreams of becoming a forest ranger, Telly longs to be a cowboy and their newest friend, Abby Cadabby, wants to be a Fairy Godmother just like her mommy. Elmo thinks about becoming a ‘weather monster,’ but has a hard time predicting his own forecast—he wants to be anything and everything all at once! “When Elmo Grows Up” includes lessons on perseverance, teamwork and the power of imagination. Children learn that if they believe in themselves and are willing to try, the possibilities are endless.
Like television’s Sesame Street, each Sesame Street Live production features timeless lessons for all ages. Through the razzle-dazzle of this musical Broadway-quality musical production, children learn about patience, acceptance and teamwork. The universal appeal of a Sesame Street Live production continues long after preschool. Adults will appreciate the high-tech stagecraft, cleverly written scripts, and music they’ll recognize and enjoy sharing with children, such as “Home on the Range,” “Down on the Corner” and “Give a Little Love.” “When Elmo Grows Up” features nearly two dozen songs, including classics that children will love to sing along with such as “I Love Trash” and “Itsy Bitsy Spider.”
What: Sesame Street Live "When Elmo Grows Up"
When:
Thursday April 23 7 p.m. (*Opening Night Discount)
Friday April 24 10:30 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Saturday April 25 10:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Sunday April 26 1 p.m. & 4:30 p.m.
Where:
The Bank of Kentucky Center
500 Nunn Drive
Highland Heights, KY 41099
Tickets: $12, $15 and $18. A limited number of $25 Gold Circle seats are also available. *Opening Night, all seats (excluding Gold Circle) are $12. A facility fee of $2.00 will be added to all ticket prices. Additional fees and discounts may apply. For more information, call 859-442-2652. To charge tickets by phone, please call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. For information online, please visit www.sesamestreetlive.com.
ABOUT SESAME WORKSHOP
Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization that changed television forever with the legendary Sesame Street. As the single largest informal educator of young children, local Sesame Street programs produced in countries as diverse as South Africa, Bangladesh and India are making a difference in over 120 nations. Using proprietary research to create engaging and enriching content, Sesame Workshop produces programs such as Dragon Tales and Pinky Dinky Doo. In addition, multimedia needs-driven initiatives provide families tools for addressing such issues as children's health, military deployment and emergency preparedness. Proceeds from the sale of Sesame Street products and services, and individual and corporate philanthropic support, endow Sesame Workshop's educational research and creative content for children around the world. Learn more at www.sesamestreet.org.
ABOUT VEE CORPORATION
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, VEE Corporation is one of the most experienced and respected names in family-friendly entertainment. VEE Corporation has delighted millions of children around the world with live touring stage shows for over a quarter of a century. VEE also provides entertainment, promotion and event marketing services for the world’s most respected brands and agencies. Clients and partners in the corporate, sports, museum and event marketing sector come to VEE for imaginative solutions to capture the undivided attention of their customers and audiences through custom-designed interactive environments that deliver brand and product-specific communication. For more information, please visit www.vee.com.
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Tickets for the Kentucky High School, 9th & 10th Regions' Basketball Tournament On Sale Now
Highland Heights, KY - Tickets are priced at $8.00 for each day’s session (see schedule below), and are on sale now.
Patrons can also purchase a $12.00 ticket that will allow re-entry for the 10th Region Boys’ Quarterfinals on Saturday, March 7th. This will give patrons an all day pass for that day only for all four games.
Please note that the Center will be emptied at the conclusion of the 10th Region Boys’ Quarterfinals and patrons will need to purchase a separate ticket for the 9th Region Girls’ final on Saturday, March 7th at 8:00 p.m. All tickets may be subject to applicable fees. Tickets can be purchased at The Bank of Kentucky Center Box Office at Northern Kentucky University, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, charge by phone at (513) 562-4949 or on-line at: www.ticketmaster.com
9th Region Boys’ and Girls’ Tournament Schedule
3/10/09 - Final at 8:30pm
10th Region Tournament Schedule
3/9/09 - Boys’ Semifinal at 6:00pm and 8:00pm
3/10/09 - Boys’ 10th Final at 6:00pm
3/10/09 - Final at 8:30pm
10th Region Tournament Schedule
3/9/09 - Boys’ Semifinal at 6:00pm and 8:00pm
3/10/09 - Boys’ 10th Final at 6:00pm
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The Bank of Kentucky Center Gets Its First Rock Concert! Avenged Sevenfold & Buckcherry With Special Guest Papa Roach and Saving Abel
Set to Rock The Bank of Kentucky Center
February 23, 2009 – Highland Heights, KY (Greater Cincinnati)
Doors- 5:30PM Show- 6:30PM
Tickets on sale Friday, December 19 at 10AM
All Tickets: $41.75 (plus applicable fees)
*Please note that on the day of the concert, February 23, 2009 all tickets will be $3.00 more per ticket, making all tickets $44.75*
Tickets available at The Bank of Kentucky Center's Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, online at Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 513-562-4949.
Building on the success of their current co-headlining tour, Avenged Sevenfold and Buckcherry have announced the next leg of their tour. The tour is offering fans 3 and a half hours of the best current Rock acts for under $42.00.
Contact: Fred Frank at Frank Productions - ffrank8430@aol.com
BuckcherryDubbed the “Next Great American Rock Band,” has evolved from playing in front of 200 people to sold-out crowds of tens of thousands in just two years. Buckcherry will be touring in support of their latest album, Black Butterfly, which was recently named iTunes Rock Album of the Year. The album produced iTunes choices for the #2 Rock Song of the Year, “Too Drunk…” and the #8 Rock Song of the Year, “Rescue Me,” as well as critically acclaimed songs such as “A Child Called It” and “Don’t Go Away.” The album debuted at #8 on Billboard’s Top 200, giving the band their first Top 10 album debut. Black Butterfly follows the platinum success of 15, and hit songs like “Lit Up,” “Everything,” “Crazy Bitch” and the mainstream crossover smash “Sorry.” Black Butterfly was also recently ranked #1 on Stephen King’s Top 10 albums of 2008 for Entertainment Weekly, stating, “Black Butterfly was the best hard-rock album I heard this year.” The video for “Don’t Go Away” can be seen on VH1.
Avenged Sevenfold (or A7X)the metal core outfit were still attending high school in Huntington Beach, CA, when they formed their band in 1999. Nevertheless, it didn't take long for M. Shadows (vocals), Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Synyster Gates (guitar), the Reverend (drums), and Johnny Christ (bass) to make an impression with their aggressive hybrid of metal and punk-pop. The band made its official debut in July 2001, releasing Sounding the Seventh Trumpet on the Good Life label before moving to the Hopeless roster for 2003's Waking the Fallen. Warner Bros. took interest in the band's aggressive sound and issued its breakthrough release, City of Evil, in June 2005. The album reached number 30 on Billboard's Top 200, propelled in part by the Top Ten success of the single "Bat Country." The accompany music video was heavily rotated on MTV and Fuse, where live appearances also helped boost Avenged's growing profile, and the band ultimately won the Best New Artist Award (though they were hardly newcomers) at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. As demand for their music increased, Avenged Sevenfold canceled their tour dates for fall 2006 and decamped to Houston, TX, where they set to work on a fourth studio album. Boasting a grittier sound than previous releases, the self-titled/self-produced disc appeared in October 2007, debuting at number four on the Billboard Top 200 and spinning off the radio single "Almost Easy." Avenged Sevenfold helped support the release by touring North America on the Taste of Chaos tour. -Christina Fuoco, All Music Guide
Papa Roach
pierced the record industry in 2000 with their triple-platinum major label Grammy Nominated debut album, Infest, on Dreamworks SKG. Two years later Lovehatetragedy debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200. In 2004, the band released the hook-heavy album, Getting Away With Murder, once again affirming the band’s platinum status around the globe. Their fourth major label album was the next step in their evolution with The Paramour Sessions on Geffen Records (2006) receiving five out of five stars from Rolling Stone establishing Papa Roach as a consistent alternative rock force. Numerous Top 10 Billboard singles add to the bands list of accolades including “Last Resort”, “Forever”, “Getting Away With Murder”, “Scars” and “To Be Loved”. Papa Roach is currently completing their fifth album Metamorphosis, which will be released in early 2009.
Saving Abel
was formed in 2004 by vocalist Jared Weeks and guitarist Jason Null, they combine riff-heavy hard rock with sexually charged lyrics and Southern rock influences. The quintet took root in Corinth, MS, where Weeks and Null cut their teeth in different bands before merging their songwriting talents. In early 2005, the duo's music attracted attention from producer Skidd Mills, who invited Weeks and Null to record in his Memphis studio. Juggling day jobs and regional gigs, the two began driving back and forth between Corinth and Memphis, sporadically recording their self-titled EP with Mills while assembling a full lineup comprised of guitarist Scott Bartlett, bassist Eric Taylor, and drummer Blake Dixon. Within a year, the EP had earned Saving Abel a contract with Virgin Records, and Mills returned to helm their full-length debut. Combining new material with the EP's best songs, the self-titled album was issued in March 2008. -Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide
For more information on Buckcherry, Please visit:
www.buckcherry.com or www.myspace.com/buckcherry
For more information on Avenged Sevenfold, Please visit:
www.avengedsevenfold.com or www.myspace.com/avengedsevenfold
For more information on Papa Roach, Please visit:
www.paparoach.com or www.myspace.com/paparoach
For more information on Saving Abel, Please visit:
www.savingabel.com or http://www.myspace.com/savingabel
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The Bank of Kentucky Center Will "Git-R-Done!"
Highland Heights, KY, — The man who added the catchphrase “Git-R-Done” to the American dictionary is coming to The Bank of Kentucky Center on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
Dan Whitney, known better as Larry The Cable Guy, has proven to be one of America's most successful comics will be performing his “Eat Drink and Be Larry” Tour at The Bank of Kentucky Center. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 12, 2008 at 10:00am and will be available at The Bank of Kentucky Center’s Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, online at Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 513-562-4949.
TWO TICKETS FOR JUST $44.00!*
(*PLUS APPLICABLE FEES*)
For a limited time, we are offering an 'Economic Recovery Package' where select tickets are 2-for-1. This offer on select seats is valid Friday, December 12th at 10 a.m. until Wednesday, December 31st at 11:59 p.m.
There will also be select “Artist Circle Seats” available for $44.00 each. There is no discount available on these special “Artist Circle Seats.”
Larry’s latest film, “Witless Protection” was released on DVD in early June; Larry stars as a sheriff along with his co-star Ivana Milicevic and Jenny McCarthy. He’s a bestselling author and has many record breaking comedy CDs, including his latest release, “Morning Constitutions”.
Larry has been a part of the highly successful concert, “Blue Collar Comedy Tour’. Last holiday season, Larry starred in VH1’s “Larry The Cable Guy’s Christmas Spectacular”. Larry is the voice of Mater in the Golden Globe winning Disney/Pixar animated film “Cars.”
Larry has received a Billboard Top Comedy Tour Award. For the second year in a row, Larry has been named to the Forbes Celebrity 100, which lists the hottest and most successful people in the entertainment industry.
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The 7th Annual Bluegrass - Buckeye Holiday Charity Classic
Highland Heights, KY - Tuesday, November 25, 2008 — The Bank of Kentucky Center is proud to announce the first high school basketball games that will take place at The Bank of Kentucky Center. The Bluegrass-Buckeye Holiday Charity Classic is scheduled for Saturday, December 13 2008 through Sunday December 14, 2008. There will be six games between boys’ high school basketball teams from Kentucky and Ohio with all of the proceeds benefiting four local charities.
Proceeds from this 7th annual event will be donated to the Neediest Kids of All, Ruth Lyons Children’s Fund, Queen City Foundation, and St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Advance tickets are priced at $10 for adults and $6 for students and are available at all 12 of the participating high schools. All tickets at the door will be $12. You can purchase a weekend pass for $15.
The action begins on Saturday, Dec. 13 when defending Kentucky state champion Mason County will take on Cincinnati St. Xavier at 12:30 p.m. followed by Scott vs. Cincinnati Moeller at 2:15 p.m. The classic resumes on Sunday, Dec. 14 with two more interstate matchups – Ryle vs. Georgetown (Ohio) at 1:00 p.m. and St. Henry vs. Cincinnati Oak Hills at 2:30 p.m.
The final two games on Sunday’s schedule will involve four of the premier high school teams in Kentucky. Covington Catholic will take on Highlands at 4:15 p.m. and Covington Holmes will face Scott County at 6:30 p.m.
A game between local sports and media celebrities will take place between the final two games on Sunday. The honorary chairperson for this year’s event is the legendary Oscar Robertson. Oscar will be doing a book signing on the concourse of The Bank of Kentucky Center with all proceeds going to charity.
To request media credentials, contact Richard Murgatroyd at 859-653-7797 or murgm@zoomtown.com.
Game Schedule:
December 13
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12:30 Mason County vs. Cincinnati St. Xavier
2:15 Covington Scott vs. Cincinnati Moeller
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1:00 Ryle vs. Georgetown, OH
2:30 St. Henry vs. Cincinnati Oak Hills
4:15 Covington Catholic vs. Ft. Thomas Highlands
5:45 CELEBRITY GAME
6:30 Covington Holmes vs. Scott County
Bill Gaither Comes to The Bank of Kentucky Center
GAITHER HOMECOMING “LOVIN’ LIFE” Tour 2009
Highland Heights, KY - Gospel music fans everywhere are “Lovin’ Life” as BILL GAITHER and his Homecoming Friends bring their inspirational music and message across America with the GAITHER HOMECOMING “LOVIN’ LIFE” TOUR 2009. The tour arrives at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Saturday, March 28th, 2009 at 6:00pm with tickets going on sale to the public on October 20th at 10:00 a.m. Visit www.gaither.com for additional information.
Hot on the heels of the release of their latest CD, LOVIN’ LIFE, The Gaither Vocal Band, along with a bevy of beloved Homecoming artists, share the classic and timely Gospel sounds of the Gaither phenomenon live with audiences in more than 32 cities. Few events have the ability to bring people together the way Gaither Homecoming concerts do. Year after year, Bill Gaither showcases the very best talent in the world of Gospel music, entertaining both young and old, and winning new fans with every performance.
To call Mr. Gaither a music mogul might just be an understatement. In the fifteen years since gospel music pioneer Bill Gaither began recording his Homecoming series of videos, virtually everything the Grammy Award winner has touched has turned to gold...and platinum. Ninety-Nine of Gaither's Homecoming projects have achieved precious metal status, with four certified multi-platinum, 45 certified platinum and 50 selling gold to date, Gaither Homecoming videos have sold more than 15 million units.
For nearly 30 years, Gaither Homecoming concert tours have literally brought the live experience home to fans, performing year-round to packed houses globally and consistently ranking at the top of the list for most concerts tickets sold worldwide, in any music genre.
Gaither comments, “Our audiences over the years have been so gracious and supportive that now, more than 40 years after quitting our day jobs as teachers to pursue music full-time, we are still shaking our heads at how far beyond our imagination this path has taken us.” Gaither adds, “We were just writing songs out of our daily struggles and questions… but apparently it struck a chord in the lives of real people like us. Awards, acclaim and gold albums cannot compare to the simple joy of being able to do what we love, after all these years, knowing that our work is still finding its way into the core of people’s lives.” In the tour produced by AEG LIVE, audiences can look forward to an evening of music and celebration featuring both fresh new sounds and classic favorites. Gaither joins a cavalcade of singers, musicians and comedians, whose collective talents have been honored with countless awards, including Grammys, Doves and The NARAS President’s Merit Award. In 2000, Bill and Gloria Gaither were presented with the first ever “Songwriter of the Century” award by ASCAP. They also received the 2009 Sachem, the state of Indiana’s highest award.
Joining Gaither are the Gaither Vocal Band; Ernie Haase & Signature Sound; Jeff & Sheri Easter; Janet Paschal; Gordon Mote, Ben Speer and others (all artists subject to change).
Groups of 10 people or more can take advantage of great group discounts which include TWO complimentary tickets for every ten tickets purchased! Additional information on ticketing and group sales is available at www.gaither.com GaitherNet subscribers receive advance access to preferred seating.
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Casting Crowns, Headline Multi-Group Christmas Tour
"Casting Crowns Christmas Celebration"
With Special Guests Natalie Grant, Denver & The Mile High Orchestra,
Avalon, Michael English and pureNRG
(Nashville, Tenn.) September 11, 2008 – Grammy winning, multi-platinum recording artists Casting Crowns, who sold 450,000 tickets in more than 80 cities during its last outing, will headline the 14-city “Casting Crowns Christmas Celebration” with a full orchestra and choir touring this November and December, performing songs from their first and highly anticipated Christmas Album, Peace On Earth. The tour, billed as Casting Crowns Christmas Celebration, will feature special guest, three-time GMA Dove Award winning Female Vocalist of the Year, Natalie Grant, Denver & The Mile High Orchestra, Avalon, Michael English and new music from Radio Disney favorites, pureNRG. “I want to see people rediscover the worship that Christmas songs have in them,” says Mark Hall, front man and principal songwriter for Casting Crowns. “A lot of times, when we sing carols, we sort of shift into Christmas carol mode— singing songs that we’ve been singing for so long, we might not be hearing what they’re really saying,” explains Hall.
Hall and Casting Crowns hope to point audiences this Christmas season to the deeper meaning of songs sung for generations, many which were written from a place of searching and pure desperation. Peace on Earth’s featured single “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” which features a Chattanooga, Tenn.-based boys choir personifying the bells, was originally penned by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poetic lyrics document how hope emerged from a crisis of faith the writer experienced after he lost his wife in a house fire and soon saw his son crippled in the Civil War. Hall explains, “He wrote about how every year when these Christmas bells ring, it reminds him that there’s peace on earth, good will toward men. The verses change, and suddenly he’s saying, ‘But there is no peace. There’s war, and there’s hate. And this hate mocks the song of the bells.’ He’s working through his understanding of Christmas. And as the bells keep ringing, he just has this moment when he realizes God is not dead, nor does He sleep. Good will prevail. God is going to save the day.” The timelessness of the song’s potent hope-filled message is glaring to Hall—especially in light of today’s world events. “This generation needs to hear this song,” he says. “My kids need to hear this song.” So when the people of God are here, there’s peace, because there’s hope that God can change anyone’s life.”
Casting Crowns, with lead singer Mark Hall, recently led the 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards with seven
wins including Group of the Year for the fourth consecutive year, and Song of the Year for its No. 1 hit
“East to West.” The group’s third studio recording The Altar and The Door achieved an historical debut at
No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart with 130,000 first-week copies sold, making it the highest debut in the
country that week and the second highest CD seller of any kind in America. The album sailed to RIAA
Gold status in 10 weeks. Casting Crowns was the No. 1 top-selling Christian music artist of 2007 and
won its first American Music Award in November of 2007.
Lead singer Mark Hall is a full-time youth pastor, serving his 17th year in youth ministry as a student pastor at Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church in Atlanta. All seven band members remain active in student ministry in the Atlanta area and tour part-time around their local church duties.
www.castingcrowns.com
About Natalie Grant
Considered a powerhouse vocalist, heart-gripping songwriter and charismatic performer, Natalie Grant’s most recent recording is Relentless, her seventh album and first studio recording in nearly three years. Grant is a three time GMA Female Vocalist of the Year, an author, popular speaker and performer on Women of Faith’s “Revolve Tour” for teen girls. She was one of the first artists to open the eyes of the Church to the atrocities of children around the world forced into the sex trade, Natalie created The Home Foundation in 2005 to raise both awareness and financial support for this important fight.
http://www.nataliegrant.com/
About Denver & The Mile High Orchestra
A one-of-a-kind big band ensemble, amidst the landscape of today’s Christian music scene, Denver & The Mile High Orchestra is comprised of Denver with three trumpet players, three saxophone players, two trombone players and a rhythm section. The group’s power-packed sound is infectious, with brass horns flashing back and forth, swinging to a toe-tapping retro beat. With three studio recordings and a Christmas album under their belt and a nearly non-stop touring schedule each year, audiences across the country can attest firsthand to the excitement of a live Denver & The Mile High Orchestra performance. Career highlights for the band include performances at two Olympics—Salt Lake City’s Winter Games in 2002 and the Summer Games in Athens, Greece, in 2004.
http://www.denvermho.com
About Avalon
Avalon, considered the premier Christian vocal group, formed in 1996, setting a high standard in contemporary Christian music. Reviewing its 2006 project Faith: A Hymns Collection, All Music Guide noted “the vocal efficiency and personalized stylings that place Avalon among the elite singing groups in contemporary Christian circles.” To date, the quartet has sold more than three million albums, charted 20 No. 1 singles, and won an American Music Award plus numerous Dove Awards such as the 1999 Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year for “Testify to Love.” That song, a listener favorite, has also been specially re-recorded for Avalon’s ninth recording, Another Time, Another Place, giving new voice and a debt of gratitude to various landmark faith-driven songs of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s.
http://www.avalonlive.com
About Michael English
The sound that Michael English pioneered in the 1990s, after emerging from his apprenticeship with the Gaither Vocal Band into the light of his solo career, pointed contemporary Christian music in a fresh direction. His influence was enormous and his accomplishments; multiple Dove Awards, No. 1 singles in Christian and Adult Contemporary charts, two consecutive Top 5 albums, impressive, commercially and artistically. The title of his latest effort, The Prodigal Comes Home, actually graces two achievements: his upcoming CD and his memoir, published by Thomas Nelson on April 10.
http://www.michaelenglishmusic.com
About pureNRG
A favorite with Radio Disney audiences, pureNRG burst on to the scene in 2007 with a top-selling Fervent Records debut, two DVD releases showcasing their vocal skills and complex choreography and followed with sophomore release, “Here We Go Again”. The three youths of pureNRG are rapidly becoming one of the most popular young acts in both mainstream and Christian circles, racking up touring miles as opening acts for MercyMe, BarlowGirl and Skillet as well as Jump5. The winning combination of high-octane energy combined with lyrical integrity, directed at spreading the gospel, is the root of pureNRG’s success. The threesome will release A pureNRG Christmas on 9/23/08.
www.purenrgonline.com
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The Bank of Kentucky Center Dedication and Community Open House
Highland Heights, KY - The Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University will host a Dedication and Community Open House on Monday, September 22 from 4-8 p.m.
The afternoon will feature a Dedication Ceremony beginning at 4 p.m. followed by a Community Open House at 5 p.m. The general public is welcome to attend both scheduled events. Please note that the Community Open House will end at 8 p.m.
The Community Open House will allow for the general public to take a tour of the venue as well as catch a glimpse of some of the entertainment that will be coming to the Center in its inaugural year. In addition, you will be able to register to win a number of prize packages from some of the upcoming events that The Bank of Kentucky Center will host.
The Center’s Box Office will also have extended hours that day to allow for the purchase of tickets to all upcoming events.
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NKU vs. Louisville Men's Basketball
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team should be a battle-tested group by the time Great Lakes Valley Conference play begins. That’s because the Norse begin the season with exhibition games against Louisville and Cincinnati, a pair of Big East Conference programs loaded with talent in 2008-09.
Louisville, in fact, is considered by many as one of the favorites to win the NCAA Division I national championship.
Louisville visits NKU to open The Bank of Kentucky Center on Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. The Cardinals return four starters - seniors Terrence Williams and Andre McGee, and juniors Earl Clark and Jerry Smith -- from a team that posted a 27-9 record and reached the NCAA Elite Eight last season. Louisville also adds high school player of the year Samardo Samuels, a 6-foot-8 forward/center.
“You could not ask for a better atmosphere for the first-ever basketball event in The Bank of Kentucky Center,” NKU head coach Dave Bezold said. “Louisville might be the most talented team in the country. They have a legendary head coach and great fan support. It’s going to be a great evening for the entire community.”
Louisville competes in the Big East Conference and is coached by Rick Pitino. The Cardinals have never met NKU in men’s basketball.
Three days later, NKU travels across the Ohio River to meet Cincinnati in an exhibition game. It will mark the eighth consecutive year the Norse and Bearcats have played in an exhibition contest.
NKU, which welcomes back two starters from last season’s 21-8 team that captured the Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division championship, adds an impressive group of newcomers in 2008-09. Cameron (Okla.) University transfer Leslie Malone will make his NKU debut against Louisville on Nov. 8. Malone, a 6-7 forward, averaged 19.4 points and 10.7 rebounds last season for Cameron. Malone also finished with 58 blocked shots and 53 steals.
Other transfers looking to make an impact for NKU this season are 6-5 A’Daeron Duncan (Coppin State), 6-5 Dustin Maguire (Saint Louis) and 6-7 Tanner Jacobs (Kennesaw State).
NKU tips off the regular season Nov. 15 with a home game against regional rival Ferris State. The Norse play host to the 27th annual John L. Griffin/Lions Club Classic Nov. 21-22.
NKU plays Olivet Nazarene on Nov. 21, followed by a game against UC-Clermont the next evening. The Norse wrap up their season-opening four-game homestand Nov. 24 with a regional contest against Saginaw Valley State.
NKU hits the road for a two-day tournament in Wingate, N.C., Nov. 29-30. The Norse meet perennial powerhouse Wingate on Nov. 29. Those two programs have met just once, that being an 81-73 Wingate victory on Dec. 18, 2001, at Wingate, N.C.
NKU concludes the tournament on Nov. 30 with a game against Catawba (N.C.).
The Norse open the GLVC schedule Dec. 4 with a road game at Indianapolis, then return home for non-conference contests against Urbana (Dec. 9) and Indiana-East (Dec. 22). NKU finishes its non-conference schedule with a road game at Saginaw Valley State on Dec. 29.
“The two exhibition games and our non-conference schedule will prepare us for the GLVC,” Bezold said, “and you better be prepared, because looking at the talent many of the GLVC schools have brought in, it’s going to be more difficult than ever to win on the road in our league.”
NKU resumes GLVC Jan. 2 with a rare Friday night game at Bellarmine. Two days later, NKU visits Kentucky Wesleyan for a Sunday afternoon GLVC East Division battle.
The annual NKU Homecoming will take place Feb. 7 in The Bank of Kentucky Center against Indianapolis. The GLVC Tournament is scheduled for March 5-8 at a site to be determined.
The NCAA Division II Tournament begins March 14 and will again feature a 64-team field. The GLVC and Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference make up the Midwest Region, which was formerly known as the Great Lakes Region. NKU has earned two straight NCAA Tournament berths.
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NKU vs. Louisville Women's Basketball
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team begins defense of its NCAA Division II national championship Nov. 20 when Wayne State (Mich.) visits for the inaugural regular-season game in The Bank of Kentucky Center.
NKU, which captured the NCAA Division II national championship in March at Kearney, Neb., also plays host to Mercyhurst (Pa.) on Nov. 24. The Norse begin defense of their Great Lakes Valley Conference East title on Dec. 4 with a road game at Indianapolis.
Before starting the regular season, NKU will play exhibition games against Cincinnati (Nov. 1) and Louisville (Nov. 8). The Norse’s Nov. 8 contest against Louisville will be played in The Bank of Kentucky Center as part of a men’s/women’s exhibition doubleheader in the first-ever basketball games in NKU’s new facility.
Louisville finished with a 26-10 record last season and dropped a 78-74 decision to North Carolina in the NCAA Division I Tournament regional semifinals. The Cardinals welcome back All-America forward Angel McCoughtry, who averaged 23.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game last season.
“We start off by playing two exhibition games against Big East schools, and everyone will tell you that’s one of the best conferences in the nation,” NKU head coach Nancy Winstel said. “Our girls really enjoyed going over and playing against UC last season in the exhibition. They beat us last year, and I expect them to be very good this season.”
“Louisville will be ranked in the top 25 nationally in the preseason poll,” Winstel added. “Angel McCoughtry is an All-American for Louisville, and she is going to play in the WNBA one day. She is a great player, and they return a really good team. This is a great way to prepare for the upcoming season. You find out what a team needs to work on by playing exhibition games. As a coach, it’s a chance to see what strengths and weaknesses your team has early in the season.”
NKU plays at Southern Illinois at Edwardsville on Dec. 6 in a non-conference game. SIUE, a former member of the GLVC, reclassified to NCAA Division I status after last season. NKU plays host to the Travel America Classic Dec. 12-13, and the Norse face North Carolina-Pembroke in the first round. NKU meets Carson-Newman in the finale of the two-day event.
Ashland will visit The Bank of Kentucky Center on Dec. 30 to meet NKU in a key regional game. The Eagles are members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and posted a 19-11 record last season. Defending GLVC Tournament champion Drury plays host to NKU on Jan. 17 in Springfield, Mo.
NKU welcomes back three starters and seven letterwinners in 2008-09. The Norse feature senior post player Cassie Brannen, who averaged 13.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game last season. Brannen also blocked 75 shots and was named the most outstanding player of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Tournament.
Senior guard Jessie Slack also returns to the NKU lineup after averaging 13.3 ppg and knocking down a team-leading 68 shots from 3-point range last season. Slack made 85 percent of her free throws and added 92 assists.
Senior guard Danyelle Echoles (6.9 ppg) made 45 shots from 3-point range last season and is back in 2008-09. Echoles also dished out 79 assists. Senior guard/forward Karen Brackman also returns after averaging 5.1 ppg and finishing with 74 assists last season.
Junior guard Rachel Lantry, sophomore point guard Diondra Holliday and sophomore post player Kendra Caldwell all return and add experience for NKU. The Norse also brought in an impressive recruiting class for 2008-09.
“We lost two great leaders in Angela Healy and Nicole Chiodi, and we are going to have to find a way to replace them,” Winstel said. “I think we have some very good players returning, and they know what it takes to win big games.
"And moving into The Bank of Kentucky Center is going to be a great experience for all of us. When you look up and see the new scoreboards in that building, see the seating and what a beautiful facility it is, you can’t help but get excited about playing in it.”
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Alan Jackson brings Trace Adkins on board his Good Time Tour for a double-header of great music
Alan Jackson, one of country music’s greatest voices and most accomplished artists, will invite Trace Adkins along when his GOOD TIME tour hits the road this Fall. The double-barrel pairing of two of country’s most exciting performers are coming to town. Tickets go on sale Saturday, September 13 and are available at www.ticketmaster.com.
Three-time CMA Entertainer of the Year and most nominated artist in CMA Awards history Alan Jackson is “one of country music’s true masters” writing songs that ‘make life’s mundanities carry emotional heft and make it look easy.” (USA Today)
He has sold more than 49 million albums and topped the album and country album chart this year with GOOD TIME, which produced two #1 singles, “Small Town Southern Man” and “Good Time”, bringing Jackson’s career total of #1s to 33, 23 of which were written by the Grammy-winning songwriter.
Since releasing his platinum debut album in 1996, the Louisiana-born performer, musician, author and actor Trace Adkins has recorded seven studio albums, which netted him 24 singles on the Billboard chart. His latest chart-topping CD, American Man: Greatest Hits Vol. II includes the multi-week #l single "You're Gonna Miss This”. After his strong showing on NBC’s hit reality series, “The Celebrity Apprentice,” Adkins is turning to the big screen. He’ll soon appear in the feature film American Carol, an irreverent comedy directed by David Zucker. He is set to release his next studio album this fall.
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Pop Go The Wiggles Live!
ROUND AND ROUND THE COBBLER’S BENCH THE MONKEY CHASED THE WIGGLES.
TICKETS FOR THE WIGGLES® POP GO THE WIGGLES LIVE! SHOW IN GREATER CINCINNATI! ON SALE BEGINNING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th
Presented by Toys R Us
(Highland Heights, KY) – Get ready for “Pop Go The Wiggles Live!” - presented by
Toys“R”Us. The most successful family entertainment band in history, The Wiggles, are
setting out on their most rhythmic adventure to date as they invite fans to “Romp Bomp A
Stomp,” do “The Monkey Dance,” and “Move like an Emu.” Join The Wiggles, Captain
Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus, Wags the Dog and all the Wiggly
Dancers as part of the All-New live concert tour coming to Cincinnati.
The Wiggling commences at The Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University on Tuesday, November 11th for a performance at 6:30 PM.
Tickets for greater Cincinnati go on sale to the general public at 10:00 AM on Friday,
September 12th and are available at The Bank of Kentucky Center Box Office, located just
inside the lobby of the Center, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, by phone
at (513) 562-4949 or on-line at www.ticketmaster.com. Prices range from $18-$38 (additional
facility fees and service charges may apply). Seating for tickets purchased at the $38 level will
take place in the “hot potato seats” and will include an exclusive Wiggles giveaway.
Come and wiggle in the aisles as the Pop Go The Wiggles Live! Tour brings The Wiggles highly interactive, fun and educational message to greater Cincinnati. Audience participation features include:
- Having fun with your favorite wiggly pal as they sing and dance through the audience.
- Start the fun at home by creating a Wiggles sign and/or dressing up as your favorite character.
- Yelling “Wake up, Jeff!” whenever the loveable Purple Wiggle falls asleep onstage.
- Bringing roses, for dancing pal Dorothy the Dinosaur, and bones, for canine comedian Wags the Dog, that The Wiggles and Wiggly Dancers collect during the show.
About The WigglesThe Wiggles, the world’s #1 preschool band, performed 300 shows to more than 1.5 million fans since 2005 in the United States alone. The Wiggles perform over 200 shows annually across four continents. Fans can catch The Wiggles twice daily on Disney Channel’s Playhouse DisneyTM block. The Wiggles have sold more than 22.5 million videos in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
About Toys“R”Us, Inc.
Toys“R”Us, Inc. is the world’s leading dedicated toy and baby products retailer. Currently it sells merchandise through more than 1,500 stores, including 584 Toys“R”Us stores and 262 Babies“R”Us stores in the U.S., 690 international stores in 33 countries, which includes licensed and franchise stores, and through its Internet site at www.Toysrus.com.
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AMA Arenacross Series Set to Return to Cincinnati in 2009
Series Finale to be held at the new Bank of Kentucky Center
AURORA, Ill., (September 5, 2008) – The AMA Arenacross Series returns to the Cincinnati area for the first time in over a decade to The Bank of Kentucky Center March 20-22, 2009. Tickets are set to go on sale Monday, September 8 at 10:00am. Adults can save $5 for a limited time on all mid-level seats. This offer will only be valid through Friday, September 12, 2008 and only through Ticketmaster.com.
What many refer to as “motocross in a microwave,” arenacross is a form of motocross racing, conducted within an arena-type facility on a specially-constructed dirt race track. The track design is similar to that of a supercross track, but is much shorter in length due to the smaller facilities utilized in arenacross.
Pro racing will take place on Friday and Saturday, and amateur racing will take place on Sunday. Event times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon on Sunday. The gates will open one hour prior to the start of the event. Ticket prices for Friday and Sunday are $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12 (plus applicable service fees).
Ticket prices for Saturday are $20 for gold circle seating, $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12 (plus applicable service fees). Tickets will go on sale through all outlets on September 13, 2008 including the Bank of Kentucky Center box office, by phone at (513) 562-4949, and online at Ticketmaster.com.
For more information on the AMA Arenacross Series, log on to www.arenacross.com.
About Live Nation
Live Nation is the future of the music business. With the most live concerts, music venues and festivals in the world and the most comprehensive concert search engine on the web, Live Nation is revolutionizing the music industry: onstage and online. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol "LYV." Additional information about the company can be found at www.livenation.com under the “About Us” section.
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Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience
Based on the award-winning BBC Television Series comes to the Bank of Kentucky Center for nine performances only October 29 to November 2.
Tickets go on sale on August 23
by calling (513) 562-4949, on-line at Ticketmaster.com
or in person at the Bank of Kentucky Center Box Office. For Groups, call (859) 292-2890
(August 21, Highland Heights) --- Dinosaurs once again roam the earth in a spectacular theatrical arena show, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience, based on the award-winning BBC Television Series. WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience is now on tour in North America and will perform nine performances at the Bank of Kentucky Center in Highland Heights.
Over one and a half million Americans have already seen the production since it opened in July 2007.
The show originated in Australia, where after years of planning, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS came to life at Sydney’s Acer Arena in January 2007. The show proved itself such a sensation, that this North American tour was fast-tracked. It began a short three months after completing its sold out engagements in Australia.
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience is brought to North America by The Creature Production Company, headed by CEO Carmen Pavlovic. Pavlovic said, “The BBC Series was a brilliant blend of special effects, escapism, excitement and information. Our show brings together all of that, plus something extra - it’s live! In this production, fifteen roaring, snarling “live” dinosaurs mesmerize the audience – and are as awe-inspiring as when they first walked on earth.”
Pavlovic continued, “The dinosaurs are life-size, making the show so immense, it could only fit in arenas. It’s a $20 million arena spectacle of unprecedented size and quality, which captivates young and old alike. With Walking with Dinosaurs, we really believe we have created a new genre in entertainment and we hope to continue to bring new product to arenas for years to come ”
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience has sold out performances and broken records in arenas all over the America – generating more than $50 million in ticket sales to date. It has been seen on "The Today Show," Good Morning America," "Live with Regis and Kelly," and has been written about in Newsweek, The New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor and the Wall Street Journal. It was the subject of a Discovery Channel Really Big Things episode and a video clue category on Jeopardy.
The production has won the 2007 THEA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Touring Event. The THEAs recognize excellence in the creation of compelling educational, historical, and entertainment projects.
Artistic Director William May developed the creative vision of the show based on an original idea by entrepreneur Bruce Mactaggart to create an arena version of the Walking with Dinosaurs television series.
A talented and experienced team of creative artists came together to produce WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience. The show is directed by Scott Faris, a Broadway veteran who has worked side by side with Harold Prince, Trevor Nunn, Michael Blakemore, Gene Saks, John Caird, Tommy Tune and Jerry Zaks. The creatures are designed and built by Sonny Tilders; the set and projected image design are by Peter England; the show’s lighting is by John Rayment, our score was composed by James Brett; and Warner Brown wrote the script.
Tim Haines, creator and producer of the original BBC series, which was seen by a worldwide audience of 700 million, serves as Project Consultant to WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience. The series won six Emmy and three BAFTA Awards.
Ten species are represented from the entire 200 million year reign of the dinosaurs. The show includes the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the terror of the ancient terrain, as well as the Plateosaurus and Liliensternus from the Triassic period, the Stegosaurus and Allosaurus from the Jurassic period and Torosaurus and Utahraptor from the awesome Cretaceous. The largest of them, the Brachiosaurus is 36 feet tall, and 56 feet from nose to tail. It took a team of 50 – including engineers, fabricators, skin makers, artists and painters, and animatronic experts – a year to build the original production.
The show depicts the dinosaurs’ evolution, complete with the climatic and tectonic changes that took place, which led to the demise of many species. With almost cinematic realism, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS has scenes of the interactions between dinosaurs, and the audience sees how carnivorous dinosaurs evolved to walk on two legs, and how the herbivores fended off their more agile predators.
The history of the world is played out with the splitting of the earth’s continents, and the transition from the arid desert of the Triassic period is given over to the lush green prairies and forces of the later Jurassic. Oceans form, volcanoes erupt, a forest catches fire -- all leading to the impact of the massive comet, which struck the earth, and forced the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Variety said, “The dinosaurs are stunning, life-size and faultlessly nimble. In act one, the beasts parade into the arena gnashing and cavorting as a safari-suited paleontologist describes their attributes … in the second half, the action cranks up, culminating in a spectacular clash as a T-Rex mom defends her baby from predators. Sonny Tilders' triumphant creature design ensures ‘Walking With Dinosaurs’ is a truly spectacular spectacular. It is everything a dino-phile could want.”
The New York Times said that in this show dinosaurs make "a thundering comeback after 65 million years."
Gloria Goodale of the Christian Science Monitor said, “When the dinosaurs start pouring out onto the stage, if you don’t have to stifle the natural flight response of any living breathing being, then it’s your pulse that needs checking.”
Newsweek called the show, "that rare entertainment beast that parents and kids can enjoy together."
It took 50 artists and technicians one year to build the show. The 15 dinosaurs were originally “hatched” by Tilders, the head of creature design, in a Melbourne Docklands workshop big enough to park a 747. For the North American tour, the only building large enough to house rehearsals for the dinosaurs – some as large as 36 ft tall by 56 ft long, was the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center!
Artistic Director William May is known around the globe for co-producing shows with Malcolm Cooke for the past 30 years, including The Hobbit and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. He produced Marilyn An American Fable on Broadway and co-composed and wrote the musical Always for the West End.
Director Scott Faris directed Michael Crawford in EFX at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, which at the time was the biggest stage production ever conceived, and was on the production team that created Siegfried & Roy at the Mirage Hotel. Faris has directed Chicago the Musical in 16 countries around the world in over a dozen languages. Most recently he directed Bette Midler in her new Las Vegas show, The Showgirl Must Go On at Caesars Palace.
Faris said, "We take the audience on a journey back in time and show them how the dinosaurs might have actually looked in their prime - huge, sometimes frightening, sometimes comical monsters - that fought for survival every day of their lives. Our dinosaurs move exactly like they are real -- with all the roars, snorts and excitement that go with it. The realism is mind-blowing!"
Sonny Tilders, who designed and built the creatures has been, for the past decade, one of the major creative forces of the high-tech world of animatronic puppetry for film and television. He was one of the lead animatronic engineers for Jim Henson’s Creature workshop on the Farscape series, followed by work on Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Peter Pan, Ghost Rider and The Chronicles of Narnia.
Tilders said, “Many of the technologies we are using on WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience are borrowed from film. The computer software and hardware we have developed is based on the systems used to control animatronic creatures in feature films.”
“To make it appear that these creatures are flesh and blood weighing six, eight or even 20 tons, we use a system called ‘muscle bags,’ made from stretch mesh fabric and filled with polystyrene balls, stretched across moving points on the body. These contract and stretch in the same manner that muscle, fat, and skin does on real creatures.”
“The puppeteers use ‘voodoo rigs’ to make many of the dinosaurs move. They are miniature versions of the dinosaurs with the same joints and range of movement as their life-sized counterparts. The puppeteer manipulates the voodoo rig and these actions are interpreted by computer and transmitted by radio waves to make the hydraulic cylinders in the actual dinosaur replicate the action, with a driver hidden below the animal, helping to maneuver it around the arena.” Suited puppeteer specialists, who are inside the creatures, operate five of the smaller dinosaurs.
Warner Brown wrote the script of WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience. He is an accomplished writer whose works include the book of the musical Flickers on Broadway, the screenplay of Nijinsky for Regent Entertainment, the musical The Black and White Ball, which features music by Cole Porter and The Truth About Light, written with composer Jimmy Roberts. Other credits include a new version of Half A Sixpence for the West End in 2008, Garbo – The Musical with music by Jim Steinman and Michael Reed, playing in Europe, and the plays and musicals Scandal, The Biograph Girl, Six for Gold, Cinderella, Talullah for a Day and Dance for Life.
The score of WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience is by James Brett whose work can be heard on soundtracks including 10,000 BC, Alien vs Predator, Miramax's Ella Enchanted and the forthcoming UK feature Outpost. He also helped create the groundbreaking collaboration between Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony. The album S&M has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
The sets and projections are by the multi-award winning designer Peter England whose work has toured the world extensively. A frequent collaborator at Opera Australia, the Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre, he also designed sections of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, three City of Sydney New Year's Eve Celebrations and in 2002 was a finalist in the international design competition for the Pentagon Memorial in Washington DC.
Lighting Designer John Rayment lit the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games; Hong Kong’s original A Symphony of Light, a massive cityscape permanent lighting display involving over 18 buildings; Singapore’s 2002 National Day Parade stadium event; and Singapore’s Marina Bay annual New Year’s Eve Countdown display. Rayment also works frequently at Opera Australia and has lit 30 productions for Sydney Dance Company.
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience was originally produced in Australia by Gerry Ryan, Malcolm Cooke and Jill Bryant and is brought to North America by The Creature Production Company.
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience will perform nine performances at The Bank of Kentucky Center in Highland Heights, KY. Tickets are available beginning August 23 by calling (513) 562-4949 on-line at Ticketmaster.com or in person at the Bank of Kentucky Center Box Office. For groups, please call Jessica Korth or email her at mmerchant@bankofkentuckycenter.com. For more information, please visit www.dinosaurlive.com. Video of the show is available on our site under “The Dinosaurs” tab in the middle of the front page.
For more information about WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience,
or to set up coverage about the show, please contact:
Jackie Reau/Elise Greene
Game Day Communications
(513) 929-4263
jreau@gamedaypr.com
egreene@gamedaypr.com
David Barber, Davidson & Choy Publicity 323-954-7510 ex 19; d.barber@dcpublicity.com
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ASA Entertainment's Action Sports World Tour
World's Top Action Sports Pros return in the Final Qualifier before the LG Action Sports World Championships
LOS ANGELES (July 31, 2008) – With the first sporting event in their new facility, The
Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University will host the country’s
premier action sports circuit when ASA Entertainment’s (ASA) Action Sports World
Tour (ASWT) returns to Greater Cincinnati on October 3 and 4. The Action Sports
World Tour will offer fans two nights of explosive action sports entertainment featuring
the world’s best in skateboarding and BMX competition as well as high-flying freestyle
motocross exhibitions and top-name bands performing live. This is the final opportunity
for the sport’s most daring athletes to showcase their talents and gain the ranking points
needed to qualify for the prestigious LG Action Sports World Championships.
ASA's Action Sports World Tour offers more than $1 million in prize money and draws the top athletes from around the world, including a host of X Games and World Champions such as Bucky Lasek, Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Ryan Nyquist, Simon Tabron, Kevin Robinson, Jamie Bestwick, and Sandro Dias.
Tickets for the Cincinnati ASWT go on sale on Friday, August 1 at 10:00 a.m. Seats
start at $7.50 (plus applicable fees) for military personnel and children and are available at The Bank of Kentucky Center Box Office (opening in mid to late August), all Ticketmaster locations, select Kroger stores, Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 513 562 4949 to charge them by phone. For more ticket information, actionsportstour.com.
The Cincinnati ASWT event will be televised nationally on CBS Sports on November 8. Please check your local listings for details in your area.
For more information on the 2008 ASA Entertainment Action Sports World Tour, contact Denise M. Abbott at 310 410 3020 or via email at abbott@asaent.com, or Bryan Wright at 513 318 8855 or bryan.wright@strata-g.com.
About ASA Entertainment:
A leader in the action sports industry since 1994, ASA Entertainment, headquartered in Culver City, California is the largest action sports event and television production company in the world. The company produces more than 200 events and 100 television programs annually around the globe that feature skateboarding, freestyle BMX, inline skating, freeskiing, freestyle motocross, snowboarding and music. Its events are broadcast on CBS, VERSUS, Spike, Fuel and Fox Sports Net domestically and distributed to more than 1 billion HH globally throughout Asia, Europe, USA, Africa, Canada, South & Central America
and Australia. ASA’s properties range from large-scale international competitions such as the LG Action Sports World Championships to grassroots amateur contests, lifestyle and branded entertainment events, demonstrations, exhibitions and mobile tours. As one of the oldest and most established organizations in action sports, ASA Entertainment leads the market in developing premium content around the fastest growing sector of American sports. For more information visit www.actionsportstour.com or www.asaentertainment.com.
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Tickets for So You Think You Can Dance 2008 Go On Sale Aug. 2 at 10 a.m.
Highland Heights, KY, Thursday, May 1, 2008 — Tickets for the So You Think You Can Dance 2008 Tour, which will be held at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Saturday, October 24, at 7:30 p.m., will go on sale this Saturday, August 2, at 10 a.m. and will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets, including select Kroger stores, by phone at (513) 562-4949 or on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.
Ticket prices are $35, $45 and $54.50 (plus applicable fees)
Performing their hottest routines in hip-hop, contemporary, ballroom, tango, Broadway, salsa and more, live and on stage, the 2008 Tour will Feature the Top 10 Finalists from the hit television show, including:
CHELSIE • COURTNEY • GEV • JESSICA • JOSHUA •
KATEE KHERINGTON • MARK • TWITCH • WILL
KATEE KHERINGTON • MARK • TWITCH • WILL
Due to the physical nature of the performances, not all dancers may perform. Dancers subject to change. Event date and time are also subject to change.
Produced by AEG Live
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Monster Nationals Tour Crashes Into The Bank Of Kentucky Center
Highland Heights, KY, Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - The biggest, baddest, loudest Monster Trucks will be storming into The Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University on Friday, January 16 and Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. both nights.
Sponsored by Suzuki, the Monster Nationals 2009 Tour will be crushing cars and entertaining the crowds at the new Center in full force. Monster Nationals is a fun, friendly atmosphere that will thrill the crowd with the biggest monster trucks and excite all in attendance. The show is very excited to be part of the inaugural year for The Bank of Kentucky Center on the campus of Northern Kentucky University.
The Monster Nationals 2009 Tour will bring a unique mix to the Monster Truck fan including extreme motocross, a Pit Party for fans prior to the show which includes autographs and photographs with the drivers and Monster Trucks and the antics of one of the funniest mascots in the industry, TreadHead Ted.
Kids 12 and under have tickets priced at just $6.00 (plus applicable fees), with Adult ticket prices being just $18.00 (plus applicable fees) in advance of performance dates. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, July 25 beginning at 10 a.m. and will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, by phone at (513) 562-4949 or on-line at: www.ticketmaster.com.
This will be the 16th consecutive season for the Monster Nationals tour. For more information please visit www.monsternationals.com.
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Carrie Underwood with Special Guest Little Big Town To Open
The Bank of Kentucky Center in September
Highland Heights, KY, Tuesday, June 17, 2008 — Carrie Underwood with special guest Little Big Town will open The Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University on Wednesday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $35, $45 and $55 each (plus applicable fees). Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, June 21 beginning at 10 a.m. and will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, by phone at (513) 562-4949 or on-line at: www.ticketmaster.com.
This event is an AEG Live Presentation.
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Tickets On Sale Now for The "World Famous" Lipizzaner Stallions
Highland Heights, KY, Thursday, May 12, 2008 — Tickets for The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions are on sale now for their appearance at The Bank of Kentucky Center, November 29 and 30, 2008. Performance times are 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 29 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 30. Ticket prices start at $26.50 (plus applicable fees) and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, by phone at (513) 562-4949 or on-line at: www.ticketmaster.com
Children ages 2-12 and Seniors over 60 years of age plus will be subject to a discount. (Please note that this discount is not applicable on the top ticket price.) Additionally, groups of 15 or more are subject to a discount.
The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions proudly presents their 38th anniversary presentation of the “Dancing White Stallions”! Over the years, twenty five million people throughout North and South America, Europe, Australia and Hawaii have seen this internationally acclaimed spectacle. The Lipizzaner Stallion has galloped boldly out of the pages of over 400 years of history, and is now preserved as an equestrian work of art, an equine ballet not to be rivaled. Harkening back to a time when the horse was a symbol of grace and majesty, the Lipizzaner Stallions are truly a great experience to be enjoyed by the entire family!
The “World Famous” LIPIZZANER STALLIONS includes many of the traditional movements and exercises presented at the world-renowned Spanish Riding School of Vienna. While maintaining a classical presentation of the Lipizzaner, also featured is the forefather of the Lipizzaner – the Spanish Andalusian. Other exciting departures from tradition include a rousing number set to the big band music of the swing era.
Many of the horses and riders who appear in this 38th Anniversary edition were hand picked by producer Gary Lashinsky to perform in this family oriented arena attraction. Over the years, more than twenty-five million people throughout North and South America, The United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and Hawaii have seen this internationally acclaimed spectacle.
The graceful dance of the Lipizzaner Stallions is a breathtaking ballet over 400 years in the making. A highlight of the performance is their spectacular leaps and maneuvers known as the “Airs Above the Ground” which were born in the fury of the battlefield. Now these stunning maneuvers are preserved as an equestrian work of art that you can witness from the safety of your seat!
The Lipizzan is a rare and unique breed; its history and culture is known worldwide. The Walt Disney movie The Miracle of the White Stallions, depicting General George S. Patton saving them at the end of World War II from certain extinction, created an even greater worldwide interest in the Lipizzaner breed. Had it not been for Patton, there would be no Lipizzans today.
Harkening back to a time when the horse was a symbol of grace and majesty, the LIPIZZANER STALLIONS are a fun and entertaining family experience. One does not need to be a horse lover to enjoy the skill and beauty of the "The Dancing White Stallions".
For more information on The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions, please visit: www.lipizzaner.com.
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Cirque du Soleil - Saltimbanco for the first time in Highland Heights, KY
5 days only on October 8 - 12
Highland Heights, June 2, 2008 - Tickets now on sale for Club members. Public on sale on Monday, June 16, at 10:00
Cirque du Soleil™ is pleased to announce that the Saltimbanco© Arena Tour will stop in Highland Heights, KY, at the Bank of Kentucky Center for a limited engagement from October 8 to 12, 2008. Tickets are now on sale for Cirque Club members. To become a member (free of charge) simply connect to www.cirquedusoleil.com.
Public on sale will be Monday, June 16, at 10:00. To purchase tickets simply connect to www.cirquedusoleil.com, or by calling at 513.562.4949.
The world premiere of Saltimbanco was held in Montreal on April 23, 1992 and featured a cast of 36 performers. During its 14-year tour under the big top, the show visited 75 cities on five continents, for a total of more than 4,000 performances before a combined audience of 10 million people. In 2007, Saltimbanco embarked on a tour of over 40 arenas across Canada and the United States. The new tour model allows Cirque du Soleil to bring its shows to additional cities, giving more people than ever the opportunity to enjoy a Cirque du Soleil show in their own town.
Saltimbanco belongs to the emblematic style of Cirque du Soleil - a signature Cirque du Soleil show with a style that borrows from theatre, dance and music and where spectacular costumes, lighting and make-up take pride of place. The current cast of 49 artists,15 of whom were part of the show’s original big top tour, hail from Canada and 20 other countries.
Full of colour, amusement and amazement, Saltimbanco is a fun show for the whole family to enjoy, a great outing for everyone!
Saltimbanco tickets are now available and can be purchased online for all Cirque Club members at www.cirquedusoleil.com Tickets range from $40 to $95 for adult and $32 to $76 for children (12&-). Public on sale will be on Monday, June 16 at 10:00.
Performance Schedule:
Wednesday and Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10 & 11 at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
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Jeff Dunham - Spark of Insanity comes to The Bank of Kentucky Center
Highland Heights, KY, Thursday, May 29, 2008 — With two amazon.com #1 selling DVDs, two record-setting Comedy Central specials, a sold-out national tour and You-Tube hits in the multi-millions, Jeff Dunham is a pop culture phenomenon! Dunham brings a Spark of Insanity to the new Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University on Friday, September 26 at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $45.50 and go on sale Friday, June 6 at 10 a.m. and will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets, including select Kroger stores. Charge by phone at (513) 562-4949 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Dunham’s undeniable talent has transcended the art of ventriloquism and transformed it into a cutting-edge comedy experience. His latest DVD, Spark of Insanity, held the number one spot on Amazon.com for 11 days and is flying off retail shelves at a rate of 35,000 per week. Both of Dunham’s DVDs have gone multi-platinum (Arguing with Myself was released in April 2006), and Spark of Insanity continues to be one of the highest rated hour-long standup specials in Comedy Central’s history, with multiple airings every month. Since the release of Spark of Insanity in September 2007, Dunham has sold over 250,000 concert tickets, grossing in excess of $7 million in revenue, making him one of the strongest touring artists today. His overwhelming popularity and international appeal now has Canada taking note, as The Comedy Channel (Canada’s version of Comedy Central) will premiere both record-breaking specials - Arguing with Myself and Spark of Insanity - beginning this month.
Dunham of course never travels alone, and fans of all ages have fallen in love with his fast-talking and socially reckless “Suitcase Posse”. First, and probably most recognizable to TV viewers, is ‘Walter’, the elderly, outspoken and politically incorrect curmudgeon who spouts his views on the foibles of marriage, politics and anything else that needs skewering in American culture. Next is ‘Peanut’ a frenzied, loudmouthed, purple, loveable imp who Walter describes as “a Muppet on crack”. Then there’s ‘José Jalapeño’, a chili pepper who teamed up with Dunham after a pogo accident in his home country of Mexico, permanently placing him "on a STEEK!" Lowest on the I.Q. chart is ‘Bubba J’ simply white trash and trailer park, and a true diehard beer-drinking NASCAR fan.
Finally, Dunham’s latest character to join the act is ‘Achmed the Dead Terrorist’ who thankfully has failed in multiple suicidal tasks, and has allowed Dunham to throw a spitball directly in the eye of political correctness.
Check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go&feature=related
(Currently, this clip of Achmed and Dunham boasts over 22 million views.)
Explore Dunham's world at www.jeffdunham.com or www.myspace.com/jeffdunham.
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Tickets for the 2008 Northern Kentucky Wine Festival Go On Sale
Highland Heights, KY, Thursday, May 1, 2008 - Tickets for the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival, which will be held at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Saturday, June 7 from 2 - 9 p.m., will go on sale this Friday, May 2, at 10 a.m. and will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, by phone at (513) 562-4949 or on-line at: www.ticketmaster.com
The third annual wine festival will be held outside of the new Bank of Kentucky Center in the facility’s adjacent surface parking lot. Tickets will be $17 in advance and $22 on the day of the event. Patrons, of legal drinking age will be issued five tickets upon entry to the festival that will allow for two-ounce tastings from the participating wineries at the festival. Additional tasting tickets will be available for purchase at the festival as well. In addition, each patron of legal drinking age will receive a complimentary wine glass upon entry.
"We are excited about playing host to the 2008 edition of the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival," said Les Crooks, general manager of The Bank of Kentucky Center, "We look forward to partnering with the Festival to reach its full potential in the years to come."
The Northern Kentucky Wine Festival will feature many Kentucky wineries that will be on-site for sampling and purchasing of wines. There will be special foods, music, artisans, crafts and Kentucky products as well as presentations on wine, food and its history and current importance.
“We are looking forward to having our third annual event held at The Bank of Kentucky Center," said Dan Bryan, co-chair of the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival "The Center is a first-class facility with an excellent location, easy parking and we are very proud to call it home this June."
For more information on the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival, please visit: www.nkywinefestival.com
Click here for a Registration Form for the 5k Run portion ofthe Northern Kentucky Wine Festival.
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The Bank of Kentucky Center to host the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival in June of 2008
Highland Heights, KY, Friday, February 29, 2008 - The Bank of Kentucky Center is proud to announce that it will host the third annual Northern Kentucky Wine Festival on Saturday, June 7, 2008.
"On behalf of the Northern Kentucky Vintners & Grape Growers Association (NKV&GGA), we are extremely excited to bring the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival to the new Bank of Kentucky Center," said Dan Bryan, co-chair of the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival "The Center is a first-class facility and we are very proud to call it home this June."
The Northern Kentucky Wine Festival will feature many Kentucky wineries that will be on-site for sampling and purchase of wines. There will be special foods, music, artisans, crafts and Kentucky products as well as presentations on wine, wine and food and its history and current importance.
"We are equally excited about playing host to the 2008 edition of the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival," said Les Crooks, general manager for The Bank of Kentucky Center "Northern Kentucky University is serious about this being a special events center for the entire region and securing an event like the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival is one of the first steps. We look forward to working with the Festival to reach its full potential in the years to come."
Tickets will be priced at $15 in advance and $20 day of event and will be made available at a later date.
For more information, please visit: www.nkywinefestival.com
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The Bank of Kentucky Center secures Region Nine Boys and Girls Basketball Tournament
Highland Heights, KY, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - The Bank of Kentucky Center, set to open in September, is proud to announce a multi-year agreement to host the Region Nine Boys and Girls Basketball Tournaments beginning in March of 2009 and running for three consecutive years.
"We are extremely excited to be playing the Region Nine Tournaments here at the new Bank of Kentucky Center," said Chad Molley, Lloyd High School athletic director and assistant principal, "The Center is a first class facility and we are very pleased to be bringing a first class tournament to it."
A three-year agreement with the premier basketball tournament in Northern Kentucky will feature the boys and girls tournaments both being played at the 9,400 seat venue on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. The deal begins in 2009 and runs through the 2011 tournament and will feature the following dates:
- March 2-10, 2009
- March 1-9, 2010
- February 28 - March 8, 2011
Crooks also added, "With 9,400 seats in our basketball setup, we will not need to clear the Center between games nightly and we will have plenty of on-site parking available to patrons."
Tickets will be priced at $8 for each day's session and will go on sale after the first of the year (2009). A limited number of $10 courtside seats will be available for each session as well.
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Louisville to Meet NKU in The Bank Of Kentucky Center Opener
Cardinals, Norse play men's/women's doubleheader Nov. 8 in new facility
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Rick Pitino is bringing his University of Louisville Cardinals up I-71 North this November to meet Northern Kentucky University in The Bank of Kentucky Center's first-ever men's college basketball game.
NKU president Dr. James Votruba announced Thursday night that Louisville and NKU will open The Bank of Kentucky Center's 2008-09 college basketball schedule with a men's/women's doubleheader on Nov. 8. The women's game is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m., and the men will tip off at 8 p.m.
"For the past several years, those who follow NKU basketball know that our men's and women's teams have been tipping off their seasons with exhibition road games against big-time national Division I powers," Votruba told the Regents Hall crowd at halftime of the NKU/Saint Joseph's game. "We've played the likes of the UK, UC, Ohio State, Xavier and Indiana. It's always fun to face those kinds of opponents, and we've come pretty close to beating several of them. I was thinking - maybe the thing that has been missing, the thing that might help us score a victory over one of these programs, is a home court advantage.
"That's why it's my pleasure to announce that in about nine months - on Saturday, November 8, 2008 - we will play the grand-opening and first-ever doubleheader in the Bank of Kentucky Center against none other than the University of Louisville Cardinals."
Louisville, a perennial NCAA Division I powerhouse and a member of the Big East Conference, has never played Division II NKU in men's basketball. The Norse, coached by Dave Bezold, compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division.
NKU has played its basketball games in Regents Hall since the 1972-73 season, but both Norse teams will move into their new, state-of-the-art facility in 2008-09. The Bank of Kentucky Center will have a capacity of 9,400 for basketball.
Former NKU basketball player Jeff Walz, a graduate of Highlands High School, coaches the Louisville women's team. Walz will go up against NKU head coach Nancy Winstel, who has more than 500 career victories and ranks in the all-time top 10 for victories in NCAA Division II history.
For ticket information, call (859) 572-6639.
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“Rob the Bank” Ticket Giveaway Contest kicks off
The Bank of Kentucky Center, in conjunction with WXIX-TV Fox 19, Q-102 Radio and CiN Weekly have launched the “Rob the Bank” Ticket Giveaway Contest beginning on Wednesday, January 16, 2008.
The promotion offers anyone 18 years of age or older the chance to register to win two top price level tickets to every event that The Bank of Kentucky Center will host in it's first year of operation! Two tickets to every publicly ticketed event that Cincinnati's NEWEST Entertainment Destination will host beginning September 2008 and running through August 31, 2009.
Simply click on www.bankofkentuckycenter.com and click on the "Rob the Bank" icon to sign-up for your P.I.N. (People In the kNow) Access and be registered to "Rob the Bank"! It's just that easy to "Rob the Bank"!
The contest will run until February 22, 2008 from which three winners will be drawn. Each winner will be given a pair of tickets to each event hosted by The Bank of Kentucky Center in it’s first year of operation.
For all the contest details, rules and more information about the Center please visit www.bankofkentuckycenter.com
WHO: The Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University
WHAT: “Rob the Bank” Ticket Giveaway Contest
WHEN: Beginning Wednesday, January 16 through Friday, February 22, 2008
WHERE: www.bankofkentuckycenter.com
WHY: The Bank of Kentucky Center wants you to “Rob the Bank”
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“The Bankers Club” Premium Seating at The Bank of Kentucky Center
Now Available
The Bank of Kentucky Center is pleased to announce “The Bankers Club” Premium Seating opportunities are now available for purchase.
“The Bankers Club” membership is your ticket into the premium seating area at The Bank of Kentucky Center on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. Beginning in September 2008, greater Cincinnati’s NEWEST Entertainment Destination and will open and will feature concerts, family / stage shows, various sporting events as well as playing home to the Northern Kentucky University’s Men’s & Woman’s Basketball Teams.
As a Bankers Club member you and your guests will enjoy a variety of special benefits and amenities such as:
-Exclusive opportunity to purchase Top Price Level tickets to all events held at The Bank of Kentucky Center including, concerts, family shows and other sporting events.
-Tickets to all Northern Kentucky University Men’s and Women’s Basketball regular season games. (Excludes Season 2008 Opener)
-Priority to purchase tickets for all NCAA Events and post season games for Northern Kentucky University Men’s and Women’s Basketball.
-Dedicated personalized ticketing representative. Never stand in line or wait online again!
-Invitations to the exclusive “VAULT” Lounge for special pre, during, and post event gatherings.
-With every four Bankers Club Seats purchased you will receive one VIP parking pass good for NKU Athletic events only.
-Three year commitment required.
- The Bankers Club Membership Pricing: $400 (Annually Per Seat)
- The Bankers Club Membership Courtside Pricing: $650 (Annually Per Seat)
Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of greater Cincinnati’s NEWEST Entertainment Destination, The Bank of Kentucky Center, by owning an exclusive Bankers Club Seat! You will get the opportunity to own great seats year after year for all the hottest concerts, family shows, and exciting sporting events. “See you at THE BANK!”
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The Bank of Kentucky Center launches Website, Logo
The Bank of Kentucky Center is pleased to announce the launch of the Center’s website, www.bankofkentuckycenter.com
The website will feature up-to-the-minute news and updates on all the events at “The Bank”, including concerts, family / stage shows, various sporting events as well as playing home to the Northern Kentucky University’s Men’s & Woman’s Basketball Teams.
In addition, the website will allow visitors to witness the construction progress being made through current aerial photos as well as video through a Live Web Cam. Visitors to the website can also learn more about the “The Bankers Club” Premium Seating opportunities, as well as information about the twelve (12) Luxury Suites the Center will feature.
“This website will be the first stop for all of our event information,” Les Crooks, General Manager for The Bank of Kentucky Center commented, “We aim to make this website the place for clear, concise, up-to-the-minute information for all of our patrons, promoters and sponsors. It will be a full service website.”
Visitors will have the ability to sign-up to be part of “People In the kNow”, the Center’s e-mail notification system that will give those who do sign-up the ability to be the very first to get event announcements, on-sale information and special offers for all the great entertainment coming to The Bank of Kentucky Center, set to open in September 2008.
The Bank of Kentucky Center is also pleased to reveal the Center’s logo:
A combined effort between the Center’s architect, GBBN Architects, various departments at Northern Kentucky University, The Bank of Kentucky and SMG, the Center’s management company all came together to create a logo that the University, the naming rights sponsor and the flow of the Center’s design will be showcased.
“All parties involved came together and did a great job to get us a logo to present to the public”, said Les Crooks, General Manager of The Bank of Kentucky Center, “This logo ties all aspects together into a sleek look for the Center, including the sloping design of the venue’s roofline.”
The Bank Of Kentucky Center is the Tri-State’s NEWEST Entertainment Destination and will open in September 2008 featuring concerts, family / stage shows, various sporting events as well as playing home to the Northern Kentucky University’s Men’s & Woman’s Basketball Teams.
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