March 3, 2012 at 8 p.m. at the Fox Tucson Theatre
Simulcast with Ready TV
Tucson, Arizona – Wednesday, 15, 2012 – The Fox Tucson Theatre presents a free broadcast of Amos Lee with Calexico Live from the Artists Den on Saturday, March 3rd at 8 p.m. The event will be a premiere simulcast broadcast with Ready TV, Arizona Public Media’s new 24-hour lifestyle channel located on Cox 83, Comcast 201 and Broadcast 6-3.
The original concert was taped by Live from the Artists Den at the Fox Tucson Theatre on August 23, 2011 as part of the fourth season of the innovative music series. The Live from the Artists Den series airs each Saturday evening on Ready TV at 8 p.m., following another popular music program, Austin City Limits at 7 p.m.
General admission tickets are free to the public; doors will open at 7 p.m. with the broadcast starting at 8 p.m. The Fox Theater is organizing a post-screening concert and details will be forthcoming.
About Live from the Artists Den Since its launch on U.S. public television, Live from the Artists Den – created by Mark Lieberman – has become a three-time New York Emmy-nominated series. It has expanded digitally to include Hulu, Pandora and Vevo and internationally, through Northstar Media, to include Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Latin America. Past artists include Robert Plant, Ray Lamontagne, Elvis Costello, Ringo Starr, Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette, The Black Crowes, Ben Harper, Regina Spektor, Corinne Bailey Rae and David Gray. Interviews at each show are conducted by noted music critic Alan Light, the Artists Den’s Director of Programming. Concert events take place throughout North America and are by invitation-only. Artists Den Records offers live concert CDs, DVDs and now digital episode downloads from its shows. For information, and to join Artists Den’s guest list, visit ArtistsDen.com. The series is a production of Artists Den Entertainment presented by WLIW in association with WNET New York Public Media, and is distributed by American Public Television.
About the Fox Tucson Theatre_ Built in 1930, The Fox Tucson Theatre is known throughout the U.S. for its physical beauty and near perfect acoustics. Painstakingly restored after being empty for 25 years, the “Fox” re-opened in 2006. Today, the state of the art facility offers Tucson’s most exciting year-round mix of concerts, movies, and community events. The ongoing work of the Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation galvanizes community support for the theatre, ensuring that this Southern Arizona treasure will continue to grow, thrive, and provide enjoyment for many generations to come.
About Ready TV Launched in December of 2011, Ready TV is Southern Arizona’s new 24-hour lifestyle channel programmed locally by Arizona Public Media and specifically for the Southern Arizona Audience on Cox 82, Comcast 201 and Broadcast 6-3. Eat, Build, Travel and more – that’s Ready TV! Ready TV is geared towards men and women who want to explore, be enlightened and expand their horizons. Ready TV includes the best of “how-to” programming customized to meet the needs of viewers in Southern Arizona. The channel features entertainment like Austin City Limits and the Artist’s Den for music lovers along with ‘saw dust’ shows such as This Old House and Woodwright’s Shop with Roy Underhill for the DIY crowd. For cooking fans, Ready TV’s programs nationally acclaimed culinary programs such as Essential Pepin, Lidia’s Italy in America, Kimchi Chronicles, Hubert Keller’s Secrets_ and many more. Each month a signature chef is featured, such as Julia Childs and the many masters she has inspired through the years. For adventure seekers, Ready TV will air plenty of exciting travel and nature shows that Southern Arizonans love such as Rick Steve’s Europe, locally produced The Desert Speaks and much more. For Ready TV schedules go to readytv.org.
Contact information for Ready TV and The Artists Den:
Sue DeBenedette, Marketing Manager
Arizona Public Media
PH: 520-621-5222
Cell: 520-247-5883
sdebenedette@azpm.org
Contact information for The Fox Tucson Theatre: Box Office ;520-547-3040
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