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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Media Only Open Dress Rehearsal Schedule and Live Feeds of PBS' National Memorial Day Concert 2007

Media Only Open Dress Rehearsal Schedule and Live Feeds of PBS' National Memorial Day Concert 2007

Award-Winning Live Concert from the U.S. Capitol Hosted by Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna

** General Admission Gates for the Public Open at 5 p.m. on May 26 and 27 ** (Please note this is a change from previous years)

WASHINGTON, May 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Capital Concerts, Inc.:

   (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070523/DCW006 )    WHAT:      Open dress rehearsals for accredited media of the 18th Annual              PBS National Memorial Day Concert.  Note: The concert will be              broadcast live on PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on              Sunday, May 27, 2007 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET (check local              listings).    WHEN:      SAT., MAY 26     TALENT REHEARSAL SCHEDULE (subject to change):              10:00A - 10:45A  Josh Turner              10:45A - 11:45A  Jane Monheit              11:45A - 12:30P  Natalie Cole              2:00P - 2:45P    Charles Durning              2:45P - 3:15P    Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise and Bonnie Hunt              3:15P - 3:45P    Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise              3:45P - 4:30P    Jimmy Smits and Dianne Wiest              4:30P - 5:30P    CeCe Winans and Jimmy Smits              7:35 to 10:00 p.m.  FULL CONCERT DRESS REHEARSAL (see below for                                  live feed info)              ** CLOSED SET FRIDAY AND SUNDAY, MAY 25 & 27: NO MEDIA ACCESS **    WHERE:     U.S. CAPITOL, WEST LAWN, IN FRONT OF THE STAGE.    LIVE FEED: Pool members -- CNN, CBS, NBC, FOX and ABC -- are invited to              use the live program feed available at Verizon's AVOC pool              switch Source Port # 17 by calling the CBS News (pool chair)              assignment desk at (202) 457-4444.  The CBS pool coordinator is              Aaron Lewis.  The assignment desk will make the feed available              to you on Saturday, May 26, 19:45 - 22:00 EDT (full dress              rehearsal) and Sunday, May 27, 20:00 - 21:30 EDT (live              broadcast).  All media are welcome to receive the concert on              PBS' schedule X which can be found on IA 6, C-Band Transponder              8.  This service is an unencrypted analog clear feed.              Additionally, a mult feed will be available from the production              truck on site.  The maximum footage allowed for use is 3              minutes and the video credit which must be chyroned while              footage is broadcast is National Memorial Day Concert/PBS.    Technical contact for all other information and for assistance on site:   Tad Scripter/Capital Concerts, Inc.   Cell phone: (818) 903-5711; Voicemail/Pager: (888) 582-2838   

NOTE: ADMISSION IS BASED ON CURRENT, VALID PRESS CREDENTIALS; CALL FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ON-SITE PARKING FOR MEDIA TRUCKS.

   Web Site: http://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert   Press Web Site: http://www.pbs.org/pressroom    Kristina Hallman: (202) 537-5199; cell (202) 361-7090   Ross Moonie: cell (917) 690-5713   Karen Baratz: (240) 497-1811; cell (301) 404-6977  

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Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070523/DCW006
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com

Source: Capital Concerts, Inc.

CONTACT: Kristina Hallman, +1-202-537-5199, cell: +1-202-361-7090, Ross
Moonie, cell: +1-917-690-5713, or Karen Baratz, +1-240-497-1811, cell:
+1-301-404-6977, all of Capital Concerts, Inc.

Web site: http://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert
http://www.pbs.org/pressroom


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