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

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

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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