Media Only Open Rehearsal Schedule and Live Feeds of A Capitol Fourth, America's National Independence Day Celebration, Live on PBS!

Media Only Open Rehearsal Schedule and Live Feeds of A Capitol Fourth, America's National Independence Day Celebration, Live on PBS!

*** JULY 2 EVENING MUSIC REHEARSAL OPEN THIS YEAR ***

Jimmy Smits Hosts; Barry Manilow Leads All-Star Cast Including Aretha Franklin, Natasha Bedingfield, the cast of Jersey Boys and the Muppets from SESAME STREET

WHAT: Open rehearsals for accredited media of the 29th Annual PBS A Capitol Fourth Concert. Note: The concert will be broadcast live on PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, July 4, 2009 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET (check local listings).

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090615/SESAME)

WHEN: THURS, July 2 -- MUSIC REHEARSAL from 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. (subject to change): WITH THE CAST OF JERSEY BOYS, BARRY MANILOW, BIG BIRD, ELMO, NATASHA BEDINGFIELD, MICHAEL FEINSTEIN and ANDREW VON OEYEN.

FRI, July 3 -- TALENT REHEARSAL SCHEDULE (subject to change):

11:00A - 12:15P -- BARRY MANILOW
12:15A - 12:35P -- JIMMY SMITS
2:00P - 2:45P -- MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, ANDREW VON OEYEN
2:45P - 3:30P -- ARETHA FRANKLIN
3:30P - 4:15P -- NATASHA BEDINGFIELD
4:15P - 5:15P -- THE MUPPETS FROM SESAME STREET
5:15P - 5:50P -- THE CAST OF JERSEY BOYS

8:00P - 10:30P -- FULL CONCERT DRESS REHEARSAL (see below for live feed info)

** CLOSED SET SATURDAY JULY 4: 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 # 16 by calling the ABC News Bureau (pool chair) assignment desk at (202) 222-7700. The ABC pool coordinator is Peter Doherty. The assignment desk will make the feed available to you on Friday, July 3, 20:00 - 22:30 EDT (full dress rehearsal) and Saturday, July 4, 20:00 - 21:30 EDT (live broadcast). All media are welcome to receive the concert on PBS's Schedule X which can be found on AMC 2, C-Band Transponder C16. AMC-2 is located at 101deg. W. This service is an unencrypted analog C-band clear feed. The L band frequency is 1130 MHz horizontal polarity. The audio subcarriers are L = 6.2 MHz and R= 6.8 MHz. 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 A Capitol Fourth Concert/PBS.

Technical contact for all other information and for assistance on site:

Tad Scripter/Capital Concerts, Inc.
Cell phone: (818) 903-5711

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

Web Site: www.pbs.org/capitolfourth
Press Web Site: www.pbs.org/pressroom

CONTACT: Kristina Hallman, +1-202-537-5199, +1-202-361-7090; Karen Baratz, +1-240-497-1811, +1-301-404-6977; or Carol Marshall, +1-213-598-5888; all of Capital Concerts

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- June 29/

Source: Capital Concerts

Web Site: http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth/

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