MN Walk of Fame Honors Bob Dylan 10/15

Bob Dylan, the celebrated Minnesota singer-songwriter-musician, will be the next prestigious artist honored by the Minnesota Walk of Fame, a new, ongoing initiative to recognize Minnesotans who have earned national and international acclaim in the entertainment industry. Starting at 8 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 15 at the Dakota Jazz Club, located at 1010 Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, is a Hennepin Theatre Trust-hosted musical tribute celebrating Dylan's inclusion in the Minnesota Walk of Fame.

Bob Dylan grew up in Duluth and Hibbing and attended the University of Minnesota before leaving to pursue a prolific and highly influential musical career that led to Academy and Grammy Awards and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, among many, many other honors. Performing at his Minnesota Walk of Fame tribute will be national and local musicians with ties to Dylan including Ramblin' Jack Elliott, whose mastery of Woody Guthrie material had a significant early impact, singer Maria Muldaur, who recorded a CD of his songs and performs at the Dakota on Oct. 14, and violinist Scarlet Rivera, who met Dylan in New York and worked with him on various recordings. They will be joined by Twin Cities' singer-songwriters "Spider" John Koerner and Gene LaFond. Bob Dylan and his brother David Zimmerman were also former owners of the Orpheum Theatre.

As part of the Minnesota Walk of Fame, honors include recognition at a public event and terrazzo plaques, designed by artist John Simpson, which are imbedded in the Hennepin Avenue sidewalk. Other celebrities who will soon be honored by the Minnesota Walk of Fame are Judy Garland, Vince Vaughn, Jessica Lang and James Arness. Minnesota-born actresses Marion Ross, Tippi Hedren and Loni Anderson were previously recognized and the sidewalk plaques with their names can be visited in front of Hennepin Theatre Trust's State Theatre on Hennepin Avenue between 8th and 9th streets. The project was launched in conjunction with the state's sesquicentennial and is sponsored by Hennepin Theatre Trust and coordinated by film aficionado Robert Roessel. Major support comes from SONY with contributions provided by the Carlson Family Foundation, the Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation, the Brenden Mann Foundation, Cindy O'Shaughnessy, John Oberstar and others. Additional donations are being accepted.

TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for the Minnesota Walk of Fame Bob Dylan tribute are $40 ($10 will support the Minnesota Walk of Fame). Sponsor tables supporting the project are also on sale, pending availability. For tickets and additional information, visit dakotacooks.com, call 612.333.1010 or go to the Dakota Jazz Club, at 1010 Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. For more information about the Minnesota Walk of Fame visit HennepinTheatreTrust.org