WBGH Presents A CHRISTMAS CELTIC SOJOURN WITH BRIAN O'DONOVAN 12/16

WBGH PRESENTS: A CHRISTMAS CELTIC SOJOURN WITH BRIAN O'DONOVAN returns to the Veterans Memorial Auditorium on Thursday, December 16 at 7:30P. Tickets for A CHRISTMAS CELTIC SOJOURN WITH BRIAN O'DONOVAN will go on sale on Saturday, September 18 at 8A at the VMA/PPAC Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence. Tickets are $68, $58, and $30; all ticket prices include a $2 per ticket facility charge. Discounted admission is available for groups of 20 or more; for more information and to order, please contact Group Sales Representative Paul Hiatt via email: phiatt@ppacri.org or call (401) 574 - 3162.

From 8A to 2P on Saturday, September 18, patrons can purchase A CHRISTMAS CELTIC SOJOURN tickets in person for 20% off the regular ticket price as part of PPAC's OPEN HOUSE at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence. From 2P to midnight on September 18, patrons can apply the discount to online purchases at www.vmari.com using the code TONY.

Host and producer Brian O'Donovan said, "The Providence audiences have been so wonderful to us since we started performing A CHRISTMAS CELTIC SOJOURN in the city in 2008. We are looking forward to our return to Providence and the Veterans Memorial Auditorium!"

The Christmas edition of O'Donovan's radio program, A Celtic Sojourn, has been broadcast nationally for the past 23 years. The Christmas Celtic Sojourn Concert series was launched in 2003 and reflects the relaxing and diverse offerings of the annual national program.

The line-up for this year's A CHRISTMAS CELTIC SOJOURN WITH BRIAN O'DONOVAN includes:
Seamus Egan from Solas
Robbie O'Connell from the Clancy Brothers
Heidi Talbot, former singer of Cherish the Ladies
Natalie Haas, Celtic cellist, along with violinist Hanneke Cassel, join contemporary ensemble Beoga members Eamonn Murray (percussion) and Sean Graham (guitar/accordion).
Chico Hoff, bassist
Chris Stout and Caitriona McKay, harp and fiddle duo
Kieran Jordan, Boston-based Irish dance performer
Amanda Cavanaugh, traditional Irish fiddler
Caitlin nic Gabhann, concertina player
Harney Academy of Irish Dance from Walpole, MA

Tickets for CHRISTMAS CELTIC SOJOURN WITH BRIAN O'DONOVAN will go on sale on Saturday, September 18 at the PPAC/VMA Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence. Patrons can purchase tickets in person, online at www.vmari.com or by phone at (401) 421 - ARTS (2787). Regular Box Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 10A to 5P; Saturday, 10A to 2P and through curtain time(s) on performance days. The on-site VMA Box Office, located at 1 Avenue of the Arts in downtown Providence, is only open on performance days; hours vary, please call (401) 421 - ARTS (2787) in advance for times.