The Kingston Trio to Play the Turnage Theater | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Press release from the Turnage Theater for immediate release, September 8, 2010. For More Information, contact Katherine Buchholz, Box Office Manager.

The Turnage Theater will be celebrating the opening of its 4th Season on Friday, September 17th, with the legendary Folk music group, The Kingston Trio.

    With a diverse and busy season ahead, and strong pre-season ticket sales behind them, the Turnage board, staff, and patrons are anticipating the season opener with a great deal of excitement. Once again, the first show of the new season will begin at 6:30pm with a pre-show reception full of delicious food and complimentary beverages. This time, however, the Turnage Board has arranged for a portrait photographer to capture the moment for all the well dressed patrons who would like to commemorate the event at no additional charge. Also, this year, there will be a special itemized raffle with wonderful prizes, so the Turnage staff reminds attendees to come with cash, check or charge to be able to participate.

    Each item in the raffle will be played for separately, so patrons know their raffle tickets are their chance to win the prize(s) they really want. Patrons are encouraged to buy multiple $20 tickets and "bid" on many different items, or increase their odds by using all their tickets on one particular item. However, just one $20 ticket will give the patron a chance to win one of a number of excellent prizes, including a week's rental of a gorgeous vacation home at the beach, a pair of season tickets (over $600 value), and an original Jeff Jakub painting, to name a few.

    To encourage generous participation among the attendees, the Turnage is also entering anyone who purchases 10 or more tickets into a drawing for one of 4 limited-edition, Jeff Jakub Turnage Theater prints worth $150 each.

    Of course, The Kingston Trio is the night's main attraction, and their show at 8pm is much anticipated by their fans. This is their second appearance at the Turnage Theater, and promises to be just as fun and nostalgic as their first. Another first of this season's opening night is the option for patrons to attend only the performance. So, for people who are not interested in the pageantry and society of the pre-show reception, there is still an opportunity to enjoy The Kingston Trio's beautiful music live, and to meet them after the show.

    Tickets range from $40 in the balcony to $100 to sit on stage with The Trio, and are on sale now at the Turnage Theater box office (252 975-1191; 150 West Main St. Washington), or on line at turnagetheater.com.

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