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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">For Immediate Release: May 21, 2013</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">Krannert Center for the Performing Arts</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">Bridget Lee-Calfas, Advertising and Publicity Director</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">Phone: 217.766.2820</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">Email:
<a href="mailto:bklee@illinois.edu">bklee@illinois.edu</a></span></font></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>KRANNERT CENTER, FOX/ATKINS DEVELOPMENT, LLC & THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESENT</b></font></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>OUTSIDE AT THE RESEARCH PARK 2013 | </b></font></span><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial; font-size:11px"><b>June
14 and July 12 at 6:30pm | </b></span><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial; font-size:11px"><b>FREE</b></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">Krannert Center for the Performing Arts once again joins forces with Fox/Atkins Development, LLC and the
University of Illinois for a two-show series of summer concerts at the University of Illinois Research Park. Both concerts are free and open to the public. OUTSIDE at the Research Park plays upon a simple concept: great music, fresh food, a green state of
mind, and an open, relaxed environment. The performance space and seating area are located just south of the building at the corner of First Street and St. Mary’s Road in Champaign. The tree-lined, grassy space has hosted thousands of audience members each
summer since the inception of OUTSIDE in 2007.</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><b>Headliners for the 2013 series will be ELLNORA | The Guitar Festival alum Vieux Farka Touré with his
signature Malian blues on June 14 and the alternative American roots band Spuyten Duyvil on July 12.</b></span></font></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial; font-size:11px">Come Together</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">Krannert Center’s senior associate director Rebecca McBride notes, “It has been a pure pleasure to see OUTSIDE
at the Research Park become a beloved summer tradition in our community. Through the generosity of our donors, we’ve been able to help create a joyous celebration that recognizes our region’s diversity, talent, and dedication to solving problems such as sustainability
and that offers an opportunity to witness the power of the arts to transform lives and connect people.” The 2013 OUTSIDE series will continue to demonstrate Krannert Center’s commitment to reduce waste, decrease energy consumption, and provide environmentally
friendly services to patrons.</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><b>The performance on Friday, July 12, is the perfect launching point for the forthcoming 2013-14 season
at Krannert Center, which begins with ELLNORA | The Guitar Festival on September 5-7; tickets for these events go on sale at 10am on Saturday, August 10. The July 12 event will also feature a green fair that will invite sustainability-minded local businesses
and organizations to take advantage of free exhibit space to share information about their green efforts. Interested parties can contact Lisa Lillig at 217.244.6298 or
<a href="mailto:lillig@illinois.edu">lillig@illinois.edu</a> for more information.</b></span></font></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">Performances</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Friday, June 14, 2013, at 6:30pm, FREE</b></font></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Vieux Farka Touré with opening act Mhondoro Rhythm Success</b></font></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">CU’s own Mhondoro Rhythm Success simmers with enchanting Zimbabwean pop songs that blend traditional regional music with electric guitar.
Sharp percussion and appealing melodies from that southern African nation create the ultimate dancing atmosphere. The evening then journeys into the desert as the Hendrix of the Sahara and ELLNORA 2011 alum Vieux Farka Touré boosts the temperature with scorching
rock solos and thrilling vocals. In penetrating bluesy licks and joyful tunes “straight from the heart of Mali,” he charges ancestral grooves with modern energy (<a href="http://NPR.org">NPR.org</a>).</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><a href="http://mhondororhythmsuccess.com/">http://mhondororhythmsuccess.com/</a></span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><a href="http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/">http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/</a></span></font></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><b>Friday, July 12, 2013, at 6:30pm, FREE</b></span><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"></span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Green Fair starts at 6pm</b></font></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Spuyten Duyvil with opening act The Diva & The Dude/Kathy Harden & Andy Baylor</b></font></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">A refreshing night kicks off with
<span style="color:black">The Diva & The Dude/Kathy Harden & Andy Baylor</span>, who cover songs by saucy women ranging from Patsy Cline to Koko Taylor. Then prepare yourself for the rowdy roots music of Spuyten Duyvil (that’s Spite-en Dive-el). “All the playing
is hot” on ripping bluegrass-meets-country-meets-blues from this eight-piece force of nature (Huffington Post).</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-DIVA-The-DUDEKathy-Harden-Andy-Baylor/160776970611179">https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-DIVA-The-DUDEKathy-Harden-Andy-Baylor/160776970611179</a></span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><a href="http://www.spuytenduyvilmusic.com/">http://www.spuytenduyvilmusic.com/</a></span></font></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">Location, Parking, and Services</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">These concerts will be held just southwest of Assembly Hall on First Street in the Research Park. Free parking
is available in the lot south of the Caterpillar/SAIC Building at 1901 South First Street.</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">All performances are free and open to the general public.</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">Beverages, wine, and food are available from Houlihan’s Restaurant in the concession area located<b>
</b>at the northwest corner of the Caterpillar/SAIC Building.<b></b></span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">Restrooms are available inside the Caterpillar/SAIC Building at 1901 South First Street.</span></font></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">Sponsors</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">Presented by Krannert Center, Fox/Atkins Development, LLC & the University of Illinois</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">Corporate Sponsors: Prosource, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon, <a href="http://ChambanaMoms.com">ChambanaMoms.com</a>,
and Champaign Cycle Co.</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">With thanks to the Illinois Natural History Survey/Prairie Research Institute</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px">Community Partner: Prairie Rivers Network </span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font class="x_Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><b>Visit
<a href="http://KrannertCenter.com">KrannertCenter.com</a> or call 217.333.6280 or 800.KCPATIX (527.2849). Patrons who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired may also contact Krannert Center via TTY at 217.333.9714.</b></span></font></p>
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<div>Bridget Lee-Calfas</div>
<div>Advertising and Publicity Director</div>
<div>Krannert Center for the Performing Arts</div>
<div>500 South Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801</div>
<div><a href="mailto:bklee@illinois.edu">bklee@illinois.edu</a></div>
<div>217/333-6282</div>
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