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| May 09, 2008 |
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| Family Arena Eliminates Pay-At-The-Gate Parking |
“Pay-At-The-Gate” Parking will soon be a thing of the past at the Family Arena. St. Charles County Government announced today that effective Aug. 1 parking fees will be incorporated into the ticket prices for all events at The Family Arena. After studying venues nationwide it was determined that the entry process would be significantly expedited by including the cost of parking in the ticket price.
“We looked at the way arenas comparable to ours handled parking and we thought this was the best way to go,” said Chuck Gross, director of administration for St. Charles County. “Since the arena is serviced by only one road, we are always searching for ways to improve the flow of traffic during events. We feel this process will maximize traffic flow for both the event attendees and any members of the general public that happen to utilize that route for their daily commute.”
Beginning with the “Weird Al” Yankovic show on Aug. 8 (tickets on sale Friday, May 9), $1.50 will be added to the cost of each ticket sold for Family Arena events. The current $5 parking fee will cease to be collected at the gate.
“We are in the customer service business and I think this will be a great improvement for our customers,” said Steven R. Rosenblatt, the new director of the Family Arena. “This will eliminate the fumbling for money and the making of change that can so often bring a line of cars to a screeching halt.”
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| Family Arena Welcomes Kenny Loggins |
Sunday, August 17
Prices: $69 (Gold Circle)
$52 (Floor & 100 Level Sidelines)
$46 (200 Level Sidelines)
$36 (100 & 200 Level End Zone)
Tickets On Sale Thursday, May 8 @ 10am
There are certain welcoming voices in popular music that can be identified as soon as a song starts – they’re immediately familiar musical touchstones, inextricably part of our collective pop culture soundtrack. Singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins possesses such a voice, and for over three decades it’s been inviting listeners in to experience music that reaches the heart and the senses with disarming candor, authentic emotion and rich lyrical and melodic resonance. From Loggins & Messina classics like “Danny’s Song” to signature solo tracks including “Celebrate Me Home” and the GRAMMY®-winning “This Is It,” Kenny Loggins’ expansive body of work speaks volumes with its warmth and directness.
In a creative journey that’s encompassed over three decades of hit singles and more than twelve albums exceeding platinum status, one of the earliest highlights in Loggins’ career – besides a stint as guitarist for psychedelic rockers the Electric Prunes – was a publishing deal that placed four of his songs on a 1970 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band LP including the Billboard-charting “House At Pooh Corner.” In commenting on the now-classic song in his liner notes for the 2002 compilation The Essential Kenny Loggins, Rolling Stone editor David Wild noted, “Right there, at the start of his impressive life in music, Loggins managed to write a song about childhood that somehow continues to speak to us at any age.” The timeless track became a hit for Loggins himself when it landed on Loggins & Messina’s 1972 debut LP Sittin’ In, which also introduced “Danny’s Song;” both tunes remain cornerstones of the Kenny Loggins songbook.
Other solo highlights include 1982’s High Adventure, boasting two major hits, “Don’t Fight It” (a duet with Steve Perry) and “Heart To Heart.” 1991’s Leap Of Faith begat “Conviction Of The Heart,” a masterpiece that Loggins performed with a 25-voice choir and 6-piece percussion ensemble at the 1993 Earth Day concert at the Hollywood Bowl, a star-studded event also featuring Paul McCartney. Al Gore has called the song “the unofficial anthem of the environmental movement.”
Throughout the ’80s and ’90s, Kenny Loggins also reigned as one of the most successful movie theme song composers of his era, with massive hits including “I'm Alright” (Caddyshack), “Danger Zone” (Top Gun), “Nobody's Fool” (Caddyshack II) and the Oscar-nominated “Footloose” (Footloose) and “For The First Time” (One Fine Day). Parallel to that, Loggins continued to release expressive, thought-provoking albums including, in addition to those already mentioned, Vox Humana, Back to Avalon, The Unimaginable Life and It’s
About Time. December, a Christmas album, has become a contemporary holiday classic, and two beloved albums for children of all ages, Return To Pooh Corner and More Songs From Pooh Corner, are universally appealing, described – knowingly – by Loggins, a father of five, simply as, “music to make and enjoy children by.”
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| Weird Al Yankovic Comes To The Family Arena |
Friday, August 8
$48.75 (Gold Circle)
$38.75 (Floor)
$31.25 (100 Level)
$23.75 (200 Level)
Tickets On Sale Friday, May 9 @ 10am
“Weird Al” Yankovic, the undisputed king of pop culture parody, has sold more comedy recordings than any other artist in history. In a career spanning nearly three decades, he has amassed 28 Gold and Platinum albums, 7 Gold and Platinum-certified home videos and 3 Grammy Awards (with 9 nominations).
Yankovic’s 12th studio album Straight Outta Lynwood (Way Moby/Volcano) is a DualDisc release brimming with special features. The DVD side contains six brand new Weird Al music videos produced by some of the world’s top animators, including Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Bill Plympton, “Ren & Stimpy” creator John Kricfalusi, acclaimed media artist Jim Blashfield, the creative team behind Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim show “Robot Chicken” and popular Internet animators Thomas Lee and David C. Lovelace. The package also features a 9-minute behind-the-scenes documentary, as well as PCM Stereo, 5.1 Surround Sound and karaoke/instrumental versions of the entire album.
Straight Outta Lynwood debuted at #10 on the Billboard charts, making it Al’s highest charting album to date.
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