April 10, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Kirk Howard 715.845.4251

Kinzie Benefit Concerts, LLC

915 Fifth Street

Wausau, WI 54403

www.kinziebenefitconcerts.com

Wausau, WI—Nationally-recognized RCA Recording artist Sara Evans is scheduled to perform live at The Amphitheater in Marathon Park on Saturday evening, June 3, in Wausau. All 6,300 reserved seats and 1,000 tickets for lawn space will be sold nationwide in advance through the Performing Arts Foundation in Wausau beginning April 21, and area promoters don’t expect those tickets to last long. 

Kinzie Benefit Concerts, LLC, is presenting the concert in cooperation with the area’s most popular country music radio stations, WDEZ 101.9 FM and other prominent area sponsors.  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to area non-profit and charitable organizations. 

 “Sara Evans consistently ranks as the most popular female country artist in Central Wisconsin, and she puts on a fabulous show,” says WDEZ Program Director Bob Jung. “We are so excited that she’s coming to Wausau and that Kinzie Benefit Concerts has stepped forward to make this happen. What a way to start the summer!”

Ticket prices for the Sara Evans concert in Wausau are $35, $30 and $25. A Service/Handling and Facility Fee may apply.  Tickets can be purchased after 10 a.m. on April 21 at the Performing Arts Foundation, 401N 4^th Street, Wausau, charged to a credit card by calling (715) 842-0988 or purchased online at www.onartsblock.org. Additional information about the event and a link to the online ticket center is available at www.kinziebenefitconcerts.com. 

Sara Evans attracted a huge crowd at the Wisconsin Valley Fair in Wausau in 2004, and has continued to gain popularity across the U.S. She was hailed as a country traditionalist when she made her recording debut in 1997, but she explores pop and rock influences in her most recent albums. She’s been nominated frequently for Female Vocalist of the Year and her Born to Fly and Restless albums were nominated for Album of the Year by the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music respectively.

Sara Evans’ newest album, Real Fine Place, pursues small-town themes, dark story songs, 21^st century womanhood, sexualized love songs and affirmations of bedrock rural families. The album’s title track skyrocketed to the tops of the country single charts. 

“This album really takes me back to my roots,” says Evans. “When I listen to it, it makes me happier than anything I’ve done in a long time.”

Kinzie Benefit Concerts, LLC is managed by Kirk Howard, president and owner of Kinziegreen Marketing Group, a national marketing firm headquartered in Wausau and celebrating its 40^th year in business. “We wanted to kick off our 40^th year by launching a first class summer concert series in Marathon Park that could help us generate funding for local non-profit organizations. We’re thrilled that our first event will be a Sara Evans concert.”

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