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SATURDAY,
November 1st, 2003 at 9PM
PLACE:
Inter-Media Art Center
370 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY
11743
CONTACT: Kathie
Bodily [631] 549-9666
PHONE: [631]
549-ARTS
TICKETS: $35.00 General Public
/ $26.50 IMAC Members
On
Saturday, November 1st, 2003 at 9PM, the Inter-Media Art Center
(IMAC) in Huntington, Long Island will present a concert with
folk/rock vocalist/guitarist RICHARD THOMPSON.
Hailed
as a great folk-rock romanticist for his dark wit and sardonic
lyrics and admired for his biting guitar playing, Richard
Thompson has been cited as an influence by many of today’s
top artist including REM, Bruce Springsteen, Beck, Bonnie
Raitt, Los Lobos, Linda Ronstadt, David Byrne and Nanci Griffith
. His songs have been recorded by a wide spectrum of artists
including Raitt, Ronstadt, Griffith, Elvis Costello, Shawn
Colvin, and The Pointer Sisters.
Richard
Thompson has been a critics’ favorite for more than
thirty years starting with his days in the pioneering British
folk/rock group Fairport Convention. Critical acclaim followed
Richard through the 70’s and 80’s with many successful
solo recordings on various labels. His solo career continued
with his first Capitol recording 1988’s Amnesia. Songs
such as “Turning of the Tide” and “Waltzing’s
For Dreamers” showed Thompson writing with fresh energy
and strength after a period where his music had been influenced
by the break-up of his marriage to his longtime musical partner,
Linda Thompson. Three years later, he enjoyed one of his biggest
successes to date with the acclaimed Rumor & Sigh; which
contained songs such as “I Misunderstood”, “Keep
Your Distance”, and “I Feel So Good”. To
celebrate his new album Action Packed- The Best of The Capitol
Years (which includes such hits as “Beeswing”
and “King of Bohemia”), IMAC is thrilled to welcome
Richard Thompson to our stage.
Tickets
for this performance are $35.00 ($26.50 for IMAC Members).
For tickets or further information on this performance, or
on other IMAC programs, call IMAC's 24-hour Arts-Line at (631)
549-ARTS. Tickets can also be purchased at the theater from
noon to 6PM, Tuesday through Friday, 2PM to 6PM on Saturdays
and after 2PM on the day of the performances. For further
information, call IMAC's business office at (631) 549-9666.
The
Inter-Media Art Center, Inc. is a non-profit Media and Performing
Arts Center whose programs and services are supported in part
by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts
(a state agency), Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs,
the Town of Huntington, grants from New York State Senator
James A. Lack and Suffolk County Legislator Jon Cooper, as
well as by the Members of IMAC. IMAC also gratefully acknowledges
support from Fleet Bank, Korg USA, The Guitar Center, The
D’Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts, AutoOne
Insurance, Branch Financial Services and Olivia and Harlan
Fischer.
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