Grand Prix of Denver Announces Race Weekend Concert to Benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Grand Prix of Denver Announces Race Weekend Concert to Benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Steven Page of the Barenaked Ladies to Perform Solo, Acoustic

DENVER, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver presented by PacifiCare has added another element to the city's most unique summer festival by announcing that Steven Page of the Barenaked Ladies will headline a concert performing works from his new album, The Vanity Project, on Saturday, August 13 at the Universal Lending Pavilion.

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The Vanity Project, released last week, is Page's first collaborative work outside of Barenaked Ladies. The Vanity Project is a compilation of songs that Steven co-wrote with long time collaborator Stephen Duffy and can be heard at www.vanity-project.com. Opening for Page will be Clarias, www.clariasmusic.com, who will start the show at 8:00 p.m., followed by Page at 8:45 p.m.

Good friend and Grand Prix of Denver Grand Marshall, Jason Priestley, who is an active supporter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, invited Page to the Grand Prix event. The concert is a unique event for Page as he will be donating his time and all proceeds from the concert to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

"I am so happy that I am able to be part of the Grand Prix weekend," said Page. "More importantly it is a pleasure to play my new album in front of the great fans in Denver and have it all benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation."

Tickets for the concert go on sale on July 1 and can be purchased through any Ticketmaster outlet, through www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 303-830-TIXS. Tickets are $35 each and included in the purchase price is a free ticket to all of Saturday's Grand Prix of Denver events.

About Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States. A defective gene causes the body to produce an abnormally thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections or sometimes permanent liver damage in approximately six percent of people with CF. More than 10 million Americans are unknowing, symptomless carriers of the defective CF gene. The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to assure the means to cure and control CF and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease. For more information, please visit www.cff.org.

About the CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver

The CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver presented by PacifiCare is three days of international auto racing surrounded by the city's most unique summer street festival. This annual event transforms the heart of the city into the largest gathering of car enthusiasts, sports fans and music lovers. Alongside Montreal, Mexico City and Australia's Gold Coast, Denver is one of only 14 host cities in the Champ Car World Series.

CENTRIX Financial has served as the title sponsor since 2003 and acquired the event in 2004 with the vision of making it one of Denver's premier summer events, a foundation for the city's economic growth and an opportunity for some of Denver's most caring companies to give back to the community. For more information on the CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver, including ticket sales, visit www.gpdenver.com. More information on CENTRIX Financial is available at www.centrixfinancial.com.

Media Contacts Jana Watt Karen Cryderman CENTRIX GP of Denver GroundFloor Media Presented by PacifiCare 720-838-4036 720-873-5035 kcryderman@groundfloormedia.comjwatt@gpdenver.com

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CONTACT: Jana Watt of CENTRIX Grand Prix of Denver, +1-720-873-5035, jwatt@gpdenver.com; or Karen Cryderman of GroundFloor Media, +1-720-838-4036, kcryderman@groundfloormedia.com, for CENTRIX Grand Prix of Denver

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