Apollo Amateur Night!!!

Give & Receive This Holiday Season at the Apollo Give the Gift of a Coat & Receive a Discount on Amateur Night Tickets Discount Tickets For Up to 50% Off Beginning Wednesday, December 17th, 7:30PM What: The Apollo Theater invites you to give and receive this Holiday season. Partnering with 98.7 KISS- FM’s Coat Drive, the Apollo Theater Foundation continues its service to its community with its First Annual Apollo Coat Drive at the Apollo Theater from the week of December 17, 2008 until January 14, 2009. The Theater’s management is encouraging New Yorkers and visitors alike to drop off a new or gently-used coat of any style and size and for any age, at the Apollo. In return, those who give will receive up to 50% off on Amateur Night tickets per ticket, per coat donated. Please go to the Apollo Box Office with your coat during Box Office Hours, purchase your Amateur Night ticket and then drop your donated coat in the box located in the Apollo Lobby. Box Office Hours: Mon, Tue., Thu. and Fri. – 10am-6pm, Wed. 10am- 8pm, Sun: 12pm-6pm. Where: The Apollo Theater- 253 West 125 Street (Between 7th & 8th Avenues) – Harlem, New York When: Offer begins – Tuesday, December 17th. Offer valid for the 12/17/08, 12/23/08, 1/7/09, and 1/14/09 Amateur Night shows. Super Top Dog Final (12/30) is included in this offer. Tickets: Tickets are $27 and $17and are available through the Apollo Theater Box Office, 125th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, 212/531- 5305 and Ticketmaster, (212) 307-7171, www.ticketmaster.com/apollotheater . Photo op: All Media MUST RSVP prior to the show. TV Crews (News Only) -first 30 minutes/Usage 3 minutes. Stills can shoot the first 30 minutes. No Flash. All requests for coverage must be submitted immediately on company letterhead to Nina Flowers via email to: mailto:nina.flowers@apollotheater.org nina.flowers@apollotheater.org or fax 212/749-2743. About us: Since 1934 when the Apollo Theater first introduced its world-famous Apollo Amateur Night, launching the careers of legendary artists like Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross and Lauryn Hill, the Apollo has been the nation’s premier arena for emerging and established black and Latino performers. Based in the heart of Harlem, the national historic landmark hosts major pop, R & B concerts and special events and continues its tradition of discovering future stars in the syndicated television show, “Showtime at the Apollo,” which is taped at the world famous venue and airs weekly in over 150 markets nationwide, and the historic and popular weekly stage show, “Apollo Amateur Night.” One of New York City’s tourist attractions, the Apollo Theater draws 1.3 million visitors annually. www.ticketmaster.com/apollotheater