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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman"">For Immediate Release: Tu Aug 6</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman"">Contact: Bridget Lee-Calfas, Public Information Director, 217/333-6282,
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman"; color:windowtext"><a href="mailto:bklee@illinois.edu">bklee@illinois.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 85 Heavy"">ELLNORA | The Guitar Festival:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 85 Heavy"">Timmy D and Blind Justice Ignite Pre-Festival Local Heroes Night</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 85 Heavy""></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 85 Heavy"">Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at 6:30pm, FREE</span><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Avenir 55 Roman'; font-size:15px"> </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman"">Local axe slammers representing the best of Champaign-Urbana’s music scene will perform in true ELLNORA style in a FREE pre-festival <a href="http://www.krannertcenter.com/performance.aspx?id=2013861102623128174106178">Local
Heroes concert on Tuesday, September 3 at 6:30pm</a>. Tim Donaldson of Timmy D and Blind Justice has curated a lineup that promises a high-energy night of rock standards and original music. In addition to the Texas and British blues-influenced Blind Justice,
the audience can expect appearances by Brandon Washington, </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman"">Gloria Roubal & Paul Sabuco, David Howie & Lou DiBello, The Diva & The Dude/Kathy Harden & Andy Baylor, Tim Frazier, Megan Johns,
Michael Carpenter of The Decadents, Justin Larkin & Christopher Kunz, Dyke Corson, and Kenna Mae Riess.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman"">Krannert Center Senior Associate Director Rebecca McBride remarked that “Local Heroes Night celebrates the grand rock band tradition that has thrived
in Champaign-Urbana since the 1960s. Every CU music lover will appreciate this tribute to our community’s rock ‘n’ roll spirit as we rev up to the start of ELLNORA | The Guitar Festival 2013.“ In the same sense of community pride,<b style=""> The Art Theater
Co-op will present Robert Zimmerman’s CU music scene documentary, </b></span><a href="http://www.krannertcenter.com/performance.aspx?id=201371895914131128174106178"></a><a href="http://www.krannertcenter.com/performance.aspx?id=201371895914131128174106178"><b><i style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman"; color:black">Out
of Nowhere,</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman"; color:black"> on Wednesday, September 4, at 7:30pm</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman"">.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman"">Watch the film trailer at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqmOQcq0WcI&feature=youtu.be"><span style="color:black">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqmOQcq0WcI&feature=youtu.be</span></a>.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman"">And for regional residents who are ready to warm up for ELLNORA even sooner—check out Tim Donaldson’s special guest appearance with
the Tons O’ Fun Band on Saturday, August 24, at the Urbana Sweet Corn Festival.</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman"">Visit </span><a href="http://KrannertCenter.com/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman"; color:windowtext">KrannertCenter.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman""> or </span><a href="http://EllnoraGuitarFestival.com/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman"; color:windowtext">EllnoraGuitarFestival.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Avenir 55 Roman""> to
learn more about Local Heroes Night and the entire lineup for ELLNORA | The Guitar Festival at Krannert Center, September 5-7, 2013.</span></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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