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CAA ANNOUNCES FOUR ADDITIONAL
2014-15 SEASON SHOWS

Classic Rock, Irish Music, and Thrilling Dance
Round Out CAA’s New Season at the Aronoff Center 

CINCINNATI, OH – The Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is pleased to announce the addition of four shows to its 2014-15 Season at the Aronoff Center. From the hit music of Led Zeppelin and The Beatles to the Celtic ballads of The Irish Tenors, from contemporary American dance to passionate Argentine Tango to interactive cooking fun, the following 2014-15 Season line-up is certain to continue CAA’s long-standing mission of presenting an eclectic mix of alternative entertainment choices to Cincinnati’s diverse audiences.

CAA 2014-15 SEASON
(just announced)

The Irish Tenors: The Premiere Irish Holiday Celebration Tour
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 • 7:30 PM
Aronoff Center • Procter & Gamble Hall  

The Irish Tenors – Finbar Wright, Anthony Kearns, and Ronan Tynan – return to Cincinnati with their special holiday concert of traditional carols and classic Irish ballads. Since they first joined voices in 1998, The Irish Tenors have made countless traditional songs breathe with new life and have proven themselves gifted interpreters of a wide range of material. Their faces and voices are familiar to PBS audiences through several specials, including the “Ellis Island” recordings that sold a million CDs and DVDs. Each year, The Irish Tenors perform to fans around the globe, and in the United States, they are one of the most successful Irish touring acts ever, second only to the rock group U2. www.theirishtenorsmusic.com 

Tango Buenos Aires: Song of Eva Perón
Monday, January 26, 2015 • 7:30 PM
Aronoff Center • Procter & Gamble Hall     

Tango Buenos Aires has become one of Argentina’s great cultural exports, known throughout the Americas, Europe, and the Far East as the most authentic and uncompromising representative of the Tango. The acclaimed dance company’s Song of Eva Perón is a Tango dance and music presentation inspired by the most important feminine character in Argentinian history, Eva Perón. Tracing her epic life – from her ascent to fame in the 1930s to her death in 1952 – this is a sparkling and poignant spectacle that is not to be missed.

 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 • 7:30 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 • 7:30 PM
Aronoff Center • Procter & Gamble Hall    

Be inspired by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s incomparable dancers as they bring you the pulse-racing thrill of contemporary favorites and the spirit-lifting joy of such classics as Alvin Ailey’s masterpiece, Revelations.  “Phenomenal.  Go see Ailey.  it’s change-your-life-good,” praised NBC’s Today Show.  Experience the power of Ailey for yourself and see why this extraordinary company is hailed as America’s cultural ambassador to the world.   www.alvinailey.org

RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles
Monday, May 11, 2015 • 7:30 PM
Aronoff Center • Procter & Gamble Hall     

This live, multi-media spectacular takes you on a musical journey through the life and times of the world’s most celebrated band. Going further than before, this expanded RAIN adds even more hits that you know and love from the vast anthology of The Beatles’ classics, such as “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” “Let It Be,” “Come Together,” and “Hey Jude.” This stunning concert event takes you back in time with the legendary foursome delivering a note-for-note theatrical event that is the next best thing to The Beatles. Don’t miss the Broadway smash that’s taking the world by storm! www.raintribute.com

 (previously announced)

 Get The Led Out: The American Led Zeppelin
Friday, October 17, 2014 • 8:00 PM
Aronoff Center • Procter & Gamble Hall    

From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the big concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six accomplished musicians intent on delivering Led Zeppelin’s studio recordings with all the bells and whistles. Utilizing the multi-instrumentalists at their disposal, Get The Led Out re-create the songs in all their depth and glory with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed live. www.gtlorocks.com

Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour
Saturday, November 1, 2014 • 8:00 PM
Aronoff Center • Procter & Gamble Hall    

With his upcoming tour, Alton Brown brings his brand of quirky humor and culinary-science antics to the stage.  The two-hour show is a unique blend of stand up comedy, food experimentation, talk show antics, multimedia lecture, and, for the first time…live music.  Audience interaction is strictly enforced throughout the evening, though if you’re called upon as a culinary assistant you’ll definitely want to take the lab coat Brown offers, as things tend to get messy.  Brown has worked his weird magic on live audiences across the nation for over a decade, but this is the first time he’s actually hit the road with a live tour.  The entire family will have a blast, especially as you sing along with Brown’s soon to be hits “Airport Shrimp Blues” and “TV Cookin Ain’t Like No Other Cookin.”  www.altonbrowntour.com 

• www.CincinnatiArts.org 
• (513) 621-ARTS [2787]
• Aronoff Center Ticket Office
• Group Discount Tickets (10 or more):  (513) 977-4157
  *Additional ticketing fees may apply.  Ticket prices and fees subject to change.

Aronoff Center Ticket Office Hours        

• Monday-Friday:  9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
• Saturday: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• Through intermission of the last show on performance days

 “CAA PRESENTS” SPONSORS:  Arthur Murray Dance Studio – Cincinnati, Heidelberg Distributing, Coldwell Banker West Shell, Macy’s, Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc., Ultimate Air Shuttle

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS: CityBeat, Cincinnati Herald

Halloween Tours of Cincinnati Music Hall

Rare opportunity to experience Music Hall – on Halloween night!

CINCINNATI, OH – Music  Hall, one of Cincinnati’s most iconic buildings and a National Historic Landmark, is also widely considered to be one of the City’s most active paranormal sites. Many of the stories about unusual happenings have deep historic roots, beginning in the Cincinnati of the 1800s and often centered on the graveyards formerly located on and nearby the venue’s footprint.

This year presents a rare opportunity to tour Music Hall after hours on All Hallows’ Eve – Halloween night. Four hour-long tours have been scheduled for 7:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, and 11:30 PM for those who are fascinated by the history and paranormal potential of this unique venue. Each tour is limited to 40 people. Costumes are optional (costumes should allow freedom of mobility on an extensive walking tour that includes stairs and tight spaces), and there will be free Halloween candy for tour-goers.

Tickets are $20 and are available at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Music Hall or Aronoff Center Ticket Offices.  Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

The tours are hosted and led by Cincinnati Research & Paranormal Studies (CRPS), a local group dedicated to investigating, documenting, and researching paranormal activities. CRPS will have “ghost hunting” equipment on display, and their team will be on hand in the foyer to explain how it works. They will also have a station where people can listen to EVPs (electronic voice phenomenon) that they have captured during their investigations of Music Hall.

The first Music Hall “ghost tour” was offered on Halloween night 2010, and proved to be so popular that the tours have since become sold-out monthly events. Tour guides showcase the history and evolution of Music Hall; lead participants through the auditorium, ballroom, backstage, and other areas; and share stories about the various supernatural and odd experiences of visitors and staff, past and present. The only after-hours tours offered within Music Hall itself, these special events showcase a darker side of the iconic venue not often seen by patrons attending performances. Participants are welcome to bring their own “ghost hunting” equipment, although none is required.

Those planning to take the tour (or simply wishing they could) may wish to consider watching the Syfy channel’s popular series Ghost Hunters on Wednesday, October 29 at 9:00 PM – Music Hall will be the featured destination of this special Halloween episode!

CALENDAR INFORMATION

• WHAT:                 Halloween Tours of Cincinnati Music Hall
• DATE:                    Friday, October 31, 2014
• TIMES:                  7:00 PM • 8:30 PM • 10:00 PM • 11:30 PM
• WHERE:               Cincinnati Music Hall
• PRICE:                   $20 – limit of 40 people per tour
• ATTIRE:                 Costumes optional (costumes should allow freedom of mobility on an extensive walking tour that includes stairs and tight spaces)
• INFO:                    Don’t miss a rare opportunity to explore one of Cincinnati’s most haunted buildings – Music Hall – on Halloween night! Tours have been scheduled for those who are fascinated by the history and paranormal potential of this unique and iconic venue, and are hosted by Cincinnati Research & Paranormal Studies, a local group dedicated to investigating, documenting, and researching paranormal activities. 

TICKET INFORMATION – on sale Wednesday, September 17 at 10:00 AM

• www.CincinnatiArts.org
• (513) 621-ARTS [2787]
• Aronoff Center Ticket Office
• Group sales (10 or more): (513) 977-4157
• Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.