Beowulf Alley Theatre Presents FACADE FANTASTIQUE, 2/11

A benefit concert will be held on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Hotel Congress' Club Congress, featuring the vocals of Diane Van Deurzen and Lisa Otey, voted Best Entertainer in Tucson Lifestyle and Tucson Home magazines. There will be a live and silent auction including restaurant gift certificates, wine, merchandise, art and entertainment items. Proceeds from this event will be used to match the Façade Improvement Matching Grant awarded to Beowulf Alley Theatre by the City of Tucson. Improvements include an illuminated marquee, redesigned entrance with exterior box office, new energy efficient display windows, new lighting, as well as support the annual fund of the 501(c)(3) organization.

Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. Tickets may be purchased, and donations may be made, through Beowulf Alley Theatre online at http://www.beowulfalley.org/html/facade_fantastique.html or by phone at (520) 882-0555. Prices are $19 in advance or $24 at the door. There will be a cash bar. Appetizers and food may be purchased at The Cup Café.

Diane Van Deurzen and Lisa Otey take their act all over the world, performing at festivals, clubs and theatres but they call Tucson "home." Their new CD, "Wild Women," celebrates 100 years of classic blues women. Diane is also a member of Lisa Otey and the Desert Divas. Lisa has been inducted into the Tucson Music Hall of Fame, the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame and appeared on the Grammy-nominated CD, "Ladies Man", by Pinetop Perkins. Lisa and Diane co-produced Lisa's 8th CD, "Trio", and Diane's debut CD, "I Never Knew," on Lisa's label, Owl's Nest Productions.