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Carolina Performing Arts opens single-event sales

Single-event tickets for all performances in the 2007-2008 Carolina Performing Arts season go on sale at noon today (July 23). Highlights will include the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Yo-Yo Ma, Nritygram Dance Ensemble of India, STOMP and many more. All performances are in Memorial Hall on the UNC campus.

The season will open Sept. 13 with a concert by Al Green and special guest Lizz Wright and end on May 6 with classical pianist Mitsuko Uchida. Also included in the season are concerts by the UNC music department and the North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra.

For tickets and information, click to www.carolinaperformingarts.org, call (919) 843-3333, or visit the Memorial Hall Box Office on Cameron Avenue, open from noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays during the summer. Tickets are $10 for Carolina students.

Carolina Performing Arts contact: Jennifer Warner, (919) 843-7775, jenniferwarner@unc.edu