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Tattoo Will Leave its Mark on the Midwest

DEKALB, Ill., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The first Midwest International Music Tattoo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, and at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 26, 2006, at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center, 1525 West Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, Ill.

The Heartland International Tattoo is the first of its kind in the Midwest. Its mission is to honor and salute all current military, veterans, military units and bands. The Heartland Tattoo features more than 350 performers in civilian and military brass bands, bag pipe bands, wind bands, Scottish dancers, drum corps and more.

Patterned after the great Edinburgh Tattoo (Scotland) and the Nova Scotia Tattoo, this indoor musical pageant will be a major tourism event for northern Illinois as well as the entire Midwest region. The other major North American tattoo is the 10-day Virginia Arts Tattoo which attracts thousands of visitors.

There will be special appearances by the U.S. Navy Band and the U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps. Featured groups include the 8th Trenton Regiment Bagpipe Band (Canada), the Prairie Brass Band (national champions), The McNulty Irish Dancers, the Highland Regimental Rifle Team, Emerald Society Pipe Band, Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps, Honor Guards and other musical and specialty acts.

FunME Events, the production company that is organizing this premiere Midwest tattoo, has made a three-year commitment to hosting the tattoo in the Midwest. Future Heartland International Tattoos will be held March 30-31, 2007 and March 28-29, 2008.

Bringing the Heartland Tattoo to the Midwest is founder Michael Embrey, executive director of FunME Events of DeKalb. Embrey has been active in the area of special events, music, entertainment and education for three decades. He served as a musician and arranger for the United States Air Force Academy Band/Drum Corps. He created the first Drum Corps-styled university marching band. As a clinician and adjudicator, he has traveled extensively. He has arranged music and drills routines for several bands and drum corps and has produced pageants, parades and half-time shows for many NFL teams. He currently writes and produces variety shows and musical revues featuring vocal and musical groups.

A complete list of entertainers is posted on the Heartland Tattoo web site: http://www.heartlandtattoo.org/ . Group tickets and package information is available from FunME Events at 815-756-1263. For more information, email m.embrey@HeartlandTattoo.org or call Embrey at 815-758-0197.

Source: Michael Embrey

CONTACT: Ginny Richardson of GR-PR, +1-630-789-8555, or
grichardson@gr-pr.com

Web site: http://www.heartlandtattoo.org/

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