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CALENDAR LISTING Press contacts: Jay Kelly, LCWA [email protected] or 312.565.4623 Samantha Frost, LCWA [email protected] or 312.565.4624 Jim Jarvis, Paramount Theatre [email protected] or 630.723.2474 Click here to download hi-res photos of artists slated to appear in August at the Paramount Theatre MUSIC EVENTS IN AUGUST 2012 @ The Paramount Theatre 23 E. Galena Blvd. Aurora, Illinois Ticket information: Call (630) 896-6666 Purchase online at ParamountAurora.com Or in person at the box office: Mon. – Sat.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and 2 hours prior to evening performances HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR Friday, August 24, 8 p.m. $59.50 Get ready to groove to the greatest Pop Rock of the 60’s! Don’t miss the new, ramped up, rock n’ roll dream team: Flo & Eddie, The Grass Roots, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, The Buckinghams and Micky Dolenz from the Monkees. Don’t miss out – that would be “Kind of a Drag.” Note: Just prior to the Happy Together Tour is Paramount’s 2012-2013 SEASON KICK-OFF BASH Friday, August 24, 5-7 p.m. $10 Join fellow Paramount fans in the Grand Gallery for the hottest kick-off party ever! Sample amazing appetizers prepared by local restaurants and dining partners and enjoy a refreshing drink from the cash bar while you peruse silent auction items. This premier event always sells out, so reserve your tickets early. Tickets for the Happy Together Tour must be purchased separately. ALISON KRAUSS AND UNION STATION FEATURING JERRY DOUGLAS Sunday, August 26, 7 p.m. $75, $85, $95 Alison Krauss is a driving force in American bluegrass-country music with 41 Grammy nominations and 27 Grammy wins. Her 2007 triumph, the certified platinum Raising Sand collaboration with Robert Plant and producer T Bone Burnett, won six Grammys including Album and Song of the Year. Her latest album Paper Airplane is a stunner and is her first album featuring all-new recordings with her band Union Station. Don’t miss this contemporary country legend performing in Paramount’s beautiful, intimate, acoustically perfect venue. Throughout her remarkable career, which spans a quarter century, though she’s only 40, Krauss has remained grounded and real. Deeply introspective as an artist, she’s commensurately outgoing and spontaneous in conversation—both sides of her character evidencing a life-embracing humanity. In her work, Krauss has managed to consistently locate the fertile common ground between traditional modes and topical themes. On Paper Airplane, she and the band somehow managed to plumb the depths of Krauss’ own psyche while also capturing the zeitgeist, so that this portrait of the artist doubles as a portrait of America as a whole at a crucial moment in its history. About The Paramount Theatre The Paramount Theatre is the center for performing arts, entertainment and arts education in Aurora, the second largest city in Illinois. Named “One of Chicago's Top 10 Attended Theatres” by the League of Chicago Theatres, the 1,888-seat Paramount Theatre, located in the heart of downtown Aurora at 23 E. Galena Boulevard, is nationally renowned for the quality and caliber of its presentations, superb acoustics and historic beauty. Last spring, the Paramount Theatre turned heads by appointing Chicago stage veteran Jim Corti as the company’s first artistic director in 80 years, then announcing it would self-produce its first-ever Broadway Series at the Paramount in 2011-12, presenting three-week runs of the popular musicals My Fair Lady, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat, A Chorus Line and Hair, each featuring Chicago’s top professional directors, actors and designers. In less than a year, this new series attracted nearly 13,000 subscribers, with each production playing to rave reviews and wildly enthusiastic audiences. This season, the Broadway Series includes Grease (September 12 to October 7); Annie (November 21 to December 30); The Music Man, (January 16 to February 3); and Fiddler on the Roof, (March 6 to 24). The Paramount Theatre opened on September 3, 1931. Designed by nationally renowned theater architects C.W. and George L. Rapp, the theater captures a unique Venetian setting portrayed in the art deco influence of the 1930s. The first air-conditioned building outside of Chicago, the Paramount offered the public a variety of entertainment, including "talking pictures", vaudeville, concerts and circus performances for more than 40 years. In 1976, Aurora Civic Center Authority purchased the Paramount and closed the theater for restoration. The $1.5 million project restored the Paramount to its original grandeur. On April 29, 1978, the Paramount Arts Center opened, offering a variety of theatrical, musical, comedy, dance and family programming. In 2006, a 12,000-square-foot, two-story Grand Gallery lobby was added, with a new, state-of-the-art box office, cafe, gift-shop and art gallery. Today, the Paramount Theatre continues to expand its artistic and institutional boundaries under the guidance of Executive Director Tim Rater, Artistic Director Jim Corti, a dedicated Board of Trustees and a devoted staff of live theater professionals. The 2012-13 Paramount Theatre season is sponsored by American Airlines and The Beacon News/Sun Publications. The 2012-13 Paramount Broadway Season is sponsored by BMO Harris. This season is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. For more information, visit the Paramount Theatre online at ParamountAurora.com. # # #