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Make history at Red Rocks
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Denver Film Society as they prepare to break record for the World's Largest Guitar Lesson |
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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Contact: Rodolfo Betancourt
rudy@swallowhillmusic.org
Laura McGaughey
laura@swallowhillmusic.org
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DENVER, COLO. (7/2/08) -- Guitar players of all ages and skill levels
are invited to make history with Swallow Hill, the Denver Film Society
and Red Rocks Amphitheatre as they attempt to break the current record
for the World's Largest Guitar Lesson on Monday, August 18 at Red Rocks.
Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the lesson starting at 7 p.m.
This event is part of the Denver Film Society's annual Film on the Rocks
series and is the last for summer 2008, preceding the film, Zoolander.
The current world record is held by the Old Town School in Chicago with
1,377 participants in 2007. Red Rocks holds approximately 8,400 people.
In order to be counted in the Guinness World Book Record, all
participants must register and bring a guitar to the lesson.
Pre-registration is now available at
www.swallowhillmusic.org
and is strongly encouraged. Pre-registrants will also be entered in a
contest to win free airline tickets from Southwest Airlines and high-end
Epiphone guitars (made by Gibson).
All participants are required to check-in the day of the event at any of
the three entrances to Red Rocks Amphitheatre with a photo ID and their
guitar in hand. Guitars will not be available for rent or sale at Red
Rocks; recommended vendors from whom participants can buy or rent in
advance are the Denver Folklore Center, the Old Towne Pickin' Parlor and
Acoustic Music Revival. Numerous Swallow Hill faculty members and other
Colorado musicians will be on hand to help those in the crowd during the
lesson and a lead musician will be on stage, as well as a projection
screen, to offer instruction. After the lesson there will be an open jam
led by the Colorado All-Stars Band before screening of Zoolander begins.
More details about the lesson are at
www.swallowhillmusic.org.
Get free admission to the World's Largest Guitar Lesson when you are one
of the first 200 people to register or renew a Swallow Hill membership
at www.swallowhillmusic.org
or by calling (303) 777-1003 x2. Film on the Rocks tickets are also
available in advance at any ticketswest.com, King Soopers or by calling
(866) 464-2626.
This press
release is also available online at
http://www.swallowhillmusic.org/newsroom/newsmain.htm and also as a RSS Feed at
http://www.swallowhillmusic.org/xml/newsroom/rss/SwallowHillNews.xml.
About Swallow Hill Music
Association
Helping
people make and enjoy music since 1979, Swallow Hill Music Association
is one of the largest nonprofit institutions of its kind in the United
States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than
2,300 members, Swallow Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is
rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region. Three concert
venues house more than 200 performances a year, featuring some of the
world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent.
Swallow Hill’s Julie Davis School of Music
offers classes for every interest, skill level and member of the family. Each
year, a faculty of 60 instructors provides training to more than 4,000 students.
A Tier II member of the
Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Swallow Hill has won both
the Mayor's and Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, countless
"Best of Denver" awards, has been recognized by the the North American
Folk Alliance, and is one of the most sought-after venues by folk and
roots performers in the country.
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